The Death Penalty in Japan, with Mai Sato!




The Wholesome Show show

Summary: Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to death on September 11, 1968, for a 1966 quadruple murder. On March 10, 2011, Guinness World Records certified Hakamada as the world's longest-held death row inmate. Cool record huh! (Very very not cool). Today we explore his story with Mai Sato, from the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance! The Wholesome Show is Dr Will Grant and Dr Rod Lamberts, proudly brought to you by The Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science!