Looking at the world, the number of countries / regions that allow a capital punishment is decreasing year by year. Today, a minority of countries such as Japan,India,Saudi Arabia have a death penalty.
Article 36 of the Japanese Constitution prohibits "cruel" punishment. The Japanese Supreme Court has judged that the death penalty itself is not unconstitutional, although it can be cruel depending on the way of execution. However, he also pointed out a possibility that the death penalty may turn into unconstitutional by public opinions in Japan and future trends in the world.
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