Japan Executes Man for 2009 Osaka Pachinko Parlor Arson That Killed Five

Japan executed a man convicted of killing five people in a 2009 arson attack on a pachinko parlor in Osaka. The execution, carried out on Friday, was Japan's first in one year and two months. The man was hanged for the crime, according to reports. The victims' families said they were surprised by how sudden the execution was.