Who is the most famous condemned in Japan?

One of the most famous condemneds in Japan is Shoko Asahara whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto. He was the leader of Japanese cult “Aum Shinrikyo”. He was convicted for the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995 and other crimes. 13 people were killed in the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway.

 

Shoko Asahara

 

In 2004, he was sentenced to death but his execution has not been done yet. The reason he has not been executed is that he has a mental disease.

He is held in Tokyo Detention House now.

 

"Shoko Asahara." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 7 July 2014. Web. 10 July 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoko_Asahara.

 

"わたしは見た！オウム真理教裏ワークの真相." . 元信者　H, 1 Jan. 2003. Web. 10 July 2014. http://www.cnet-sc.ne.jp/canarium/2-3.1.html.