Issei Sagawa, in Tokyo, in 2007.
Issei Sagawa, in Tokyo, in 2007.
Escorted by plainclothes policemen, Sagawa leaves the Paris Prefecture of Police Headquarters after questioning, on June 17, 1981.
Escorted by plainclothes policemen, Sagawa leaves the Paris Prefecture of Police Headquarters after questioning, on June 17, 1981.
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Poetic justice: is the Japanese cannibal finally paying a price?

Issei Sagawa, who escaped prosecution for murdering and eating a fellow student, has lived off his notoriety for three decades. But as his star fades, is the Japanese cannibal finally paying the price, wonders Julian Ryall

Julian Ryall
Julian Ryall

Updated: 12:45pm, 19 Jul, 2016

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Issei Sagawa, in Tokyo, in 2007.
Issei Sagawa, in Tokyo, in 2007.
Escorted by plainclothes policemen, Sagawa leaves the Paris Prefecture of Police Headquarters after questioning, on June 17, 1981.
Escorted by plainclothes policemen, Sagawa leaves the Paris Prefecture of Police Headquarters after questioning, on June 17, 1981.
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