The then 25-year-old went on a stabbing rampage in 2008 in the Tokyo electronics district, killing seven people and injuring 10.
The Japanese government has carried out the death sentence of a man who went on a stabbing rampage in 2008.The man, 25 at the time, killed seven people and injured 10 after running a van through AkihabaraThe attack was Japan's worst mass killing in seven years
Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa told reporters that Kato, 39, was hanged at the Tokyo detention centre on Tuesday. Mr Furukawa said Kato had thoroughly prepared to commit the mass killings — "an atrocious act that led to extremely serious consequences and had a major impact on society."He was arrested on the spot shortly after the attacks, in which he rammed the rented two-tonne truck into pedestrians before randomly stabbing people.
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