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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.

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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.

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