Death penalty in Japan

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legal punishment
gptkbp:appeal Limited
gptkbp:averageLifespan Tracked by government
gptkbp:averageTemperature 10 years
gptkbp:casualties around 100
gptkbp:controversy Ongoing
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:criticism Human rights concerns
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Complex
gptkbp:death Strict
Life imprisonment without parole
Not currently on agenda
gptkbp:environmental_impact Debated
gptkbp:family Varied opinions
gptkbp:first_held 1868
gptkbp:governs Published occasionally
gptkbp:history Long-standing tradition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Death penalty in Japan
gptkbp:independence Limited
Respected
gptkbp:internationalRelations Conflicted views
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Rare
gptkbp:isReflectedIn 1976
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Japan
Controversial
Possible but rare
gptkbp:lastProduced July 2020
gptkbp:legal_principle Occasional
gptkbp:legal_representation Mandatory during trial
gptkbp:legalStatus Penal Code of Japan
gptkbp:location Tokyo_Detention_House
gptkbp:media_coverage Occasional
gptkbp:notableFeature Mitsuyoshi_Nakaido
gptkbp:operational_status Hanging
Inmates are notified shortly before execution
Not publicized in advance
gptkbp:party Divided opinions
gptkbp:player_statistics Varies yearly
gptkbp:politicalPosition Supportive
gptkbp:productionYears 1
gptkbp:public_perception Limited
Generally supportive
gptkbp:publicAccess 1872
Not practiced
gptkbp:reform Occasional discussions
gptkbp:security High level of secrecy
gptkbp:status Legal
gptkbp:student_organizations Opposed
gptkbp:technique Hanging
gptkbp:treaty Opposed_by_Japan