The Japan Innocence and Death Penalty Information Center (jiadep.org)
LIST OF FOREIGN DEFENDANTS WHO ARE UNDER
SENTENCE OF DEATH IN JAPAN
TOTAL = 6
CHINESE = 5 MALAYSIAN = 1
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BELOW: Chart of Foreign Defendants (2) Executed in Japan.
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Name (Last/First) F=female Place of Detention Chronology: Dates & Court ///////////////// Retrial Status |
Case Name Date of Incident Accused's D.O.B. (if known) |
Notes |
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Chen Daiwei 陳代偉 Tokyo 2002/06/11 SC 1998/01/29 Tokyo HC 1995/12/15 Tokyo DC |
Pachinko Shop Robbery Murder Case パチンコ店強盗 殺人事件 1992/05/30 |
Chinese citizen. First non-permanent resident sentenced to death in post war period. Alleges the ringleader escaped overseas. Claims torture lead to confession and that interpretation was insufficient. Has newsletter "Ichijoh no Hikari." |
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He Li 何 力 Identical to Chen above |
Co-defendant with Chen above. Chinese citizen. |
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Won I-san (Malaysian) 黄奕善 Tokyo 2004/04/19 SC 1998/03/26 Tokyo HC 1996/07/19 Tokyo DC |
Double Robbery & Murder Case 連続強盗殺人事件 1993/10/27 1993/12.20 |
Malaysian Citizen. Assumed ringleader and alleged accomplice received a lesser sentence. Denies complicity in murder and robbery. Medical treatment during trial was problematic. |
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薛 松 b. 1974 (Jap: Setsu Shou) Tokyo 2007/06/20 SC 2004/01/23 Tokyo HC 2002/02/22 Tokyo DC |
Kasugabe Chinese Couple Murder 春日部中国人夫婦 殺人事件 2000/09/22 |
Chinese national. Insists mistakes made at trial and that sentence is unjust. [ More ] |
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Xie Yidi 謝依俤 b. 1977 2012/10/19 SC 2008/10/09 Tokyo DC 2006/10/02 Tokyo DC |
Hayakawa Family Robbery Murders 早川夫妻強盗殺人事件 2002/08/13 |
Defendant is a Chinese national. (Family name is pronounced "Shey") |
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Lin Shinka (Jenhwa) 林振華 b. 1984 2018/10/06 SC 2015/10/14 Nagoya HC 2015/02/20 Nagoya DC |
Aichi Kanie-cho Mother Son Murder (x2) 愛知県蟹江町母子殺傷事件 2009 May 1 |
Chinese national. 22nd death sentence handed down by mixed jurors. High court trial finished in one day! |
Chart of Foreign Defendants Executed in Japan
2 executions since 1993
Note: In regard to the earlier case, in 2010 the PRC executed 3 Japanese
prisoners charged with drug smuggling. This is believed to be a retaliation.
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Name (Last/First) F=female Place of Detention Chronology: Dates & Court ///////////////// Retrial Status |
Case Name Date of Incident Accused's D.O.B. (if known) |
Notes |
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Wei Wei 魏巍 POD: Fukuoka 2019/12/26 Executed ~~~~~~~~~ 2011/10/20 SC 2007/03/08 Fukuoka HC 2005/05/19 Fukuoka DC |
Fukuoka Family (x4) Murder 福岡一家４人 殺害事件 2003/06/20 |
Chinese national. Two alleged accomplices were arrested in China. One sentenced to life, the other was executed in July '05. [ More ] |
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Chen Detong 陳徳通 Tokyo 2009/07/28 Executed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2006/06/27 SC 2003/02/20 Tokyo HC 2001/09/17 Yokohama DC |
Chinese Multiple Murders (x3) 川崎中国人３人 殺人事件 |
Chinese national. Alleged that major mistakes were made in trial. |