Japan executes man convicted of 2009 pachinko parlour arson that killed five
Both outlets reported the execution of a man convicted of a 2009 arson attack on a pachinko parlour in Osaka that killed five people. 24 News HD emphasized the timing of the execution and the usual practice of informing the prisoner shortly before the event. The Nation highlighted that this was the first execution in over a year and framed the man as the perpetrator who killed five people in the fire.
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Japan executes man who killed five in Pachinko parlour fire
TOKYO - Japan has executed a man who killed five people in a gaming parlour fire in 2009, making this the first time in more than a year that the country has enacted the death sentence.
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Japan executes pachinko parlour arsonist
Japan hanged on Friday a man convicted of a 2009 arson attack on an Osaka pachinko parlour that killed five people, with the prisoner as usual informed shortly before his execution.
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