Florida executes man for murdering estranged wife; Japan executes arsonist in separate cases
Florida executed William Frances Silvia for murder, while Japan executed Sunao Takami for setting a deadly pachinko parlour fire in 2009.
Florida carried out the execution of William Francis Silvia, marking the 13th execution in the state this year. Separately, Japan executed Sunao Takami, who set fire to a crowded pachinko parlour in Osaka in 2009, killing five people.
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Florida executes man who murdered estranged wife
William Frances Silvia was the 13th person executed this year by Florida.
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Japan executes man who set fire, killing 5 at pachinko parlour
Sunao Takami set fire to the crowded parlour in Osaka in 2009.