Tomohiro Kato, a 39-year-old man who killed seven people in Tokyo in 2008, was hanged at the behest of the Japanese government on Tuesday morning. Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa told reporters that Kato was hanged at the Tokyo detention centre.

Japan hangs man who went on stabbing spree at Tokyo shopping mall in 2008

The suspect, identified as Ichiro Kojima, attacked the victims around 10:00 pm (1300 GMT) aboard the shinkansen train which was travelling from Tokyo to a station in Osaka, police and news reports said

Man arrested over deadly Japan stabbing spree

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Japan hangs man who went on stabbing spree at Tokyo shopping mall in 2008

Man arrested over deadly Japan stabbing spree

Man arrested over deadly Japan stabbing spree