Japan Hangs Chinese Man, First Foreigner Executed in 10 Years

Japan on Dec. 26 executed a Chinese man convicted in a 2003 murder and robbery of a family of four, marking the first time a foreigner has been executed.

Japan's Minister of Justice Masako Mori speaks at a press conference on the execution of a convict in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2019. Kyodo News via AP

Japan executed a Chinese man on Dec. 26 who was convicted in a 2003 murder and robbery of a family of four, marking the first time a foreigner has been executed in the country in 10 years.

Wei Wei, a 40-year-old Chinese national, was at a detention center in Fukuoka on Thursday, after being on death row for more than 16 years, Justice Minister Masako Mori said.