Unbearable job: Death row inmates in Japan are executed not by professionals but by ordinary prison staff, said Sakamoto, who worked as a prison guard for 27 years. — AFP
TOKYO: Years waiting on death row, inmates told their fate just hours before their execution, and guards paid US$180 (RM745) to do an “unbearable” job – Japan’s capital punishment system is criticised as cruel and secretive yet remains popular.
Unusually for a major industrialised power, capital punishment in Japan enjoys broad public support with few calls for its abolishment.
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