death penalty

  • Being rich is dangerous in China

    You can’t make a fortune without making a few enemies. A New Culture News survey that was reported in China Daily found that 53 Chinese billionaires have died of unnatural causes since 2003. Of the 53 fabulously wealthy and extremely unlucky individuals, 15 were murdered, 17 committed suicide, seven...
  • The place Japan’s death row prisoners come to die

    At a glance the room looks like it would not be out of place in a Japanese company building. A small room, where one might entertain guests, or where the sales team might meet to crunch figures. Several things give the death chamber away: the pulley on the roof,...