Death row prisoner Makino Tadashi has just had his latest appeal for clemency rejected on 30 September 2008, and is at imminent risk of execution. He was sentenced to death in 1990 for murdering 1 woman and injuring 2 others. He is held in Fukuoka Detention Centre.

During his trial, before Fukuoka District Court, his lawyers argued that he lacked adequate mental capacity and could not be responsible for his crimes. However, the court sentenced him to death.

Death Penalty News: Fear of Imminent Execution in Japan

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