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Justice Minister blasts Asahi newspaper for calling him ‘Grim Reaper’

Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama criticized the Asahi Shimbun newspaper for dubbing him the “Grim Reaper” after he ordered the execution of 13 death row inmates since he assumed office.

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