Japan Hangs First Man Convicted by Jury as Tokyo Claims Death Penalty is ‘popular’ Adan Posted on December 18, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Hot News Government claims death penalty remains popular with Japanese public, although researchers dispute 83 per cent support rate. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email