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Japan executes man convicted of 2009 Osaka pachinko parlor arson that killed five
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Japan executes man convicted of 2009 Osaka pachinko parlor arson that killed five

Japan executed Sunao Takami, 58, for setting fire to an Osaka pachinko parlor in 2009, killing five people and injuring 10. This is the first execution under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government.

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