At least they enforce the death penalty in Japan.
... and, interesting about the Japanese death penalty, is they do not announce the day of execution to anyone. It comes as a surprise to the media, the parents and [presumably] to the person put to death.
It is announced after the fact.
They do enforce the death penalty, and in an interesting way. The condemned is hanged sometime during the month, the body is cremated, and then the family is called at the end of the month to pick up the ashes. The condemned doesn’t know when he will be hanged until the time of the hanging, and there is no publicity.
Do they use a Katana?