Work
On the Death Penalty
Publication date: 2022/06/17
A Novelist’s Fundamental Inquiry: What Is the Death Penalty?
Despite the global trend toward the abolition of capital punishment, Japan continues to uphold the death penalty. Public support remains strong. Yet, have we truly confronted the complex sorrow of the victims? And in a society that only fuels hatred toward offenders, is there not something we have lost?
A novelist who has long explored the themes of “life” and “death” through sincere creative work now questions the very foundations of the issue, drawing on his own personal experiences.