Death sentences

According to Mainichi Newspaper on January 9th, death penalty declined in the US. The data went down to the data thirty years ago. On the other hand, according to New York Times on January 1st, death penalty rose. Japanese courts sentenced 44 people to death in 2006. I also heard on the news recently that China sentences death penalty easily. I was surprised when I heard that people who smuggled drug to China were sentenced to death. I think the US is starting to think about death penalty more seriously. For Japan, I think serious crimes are increasing. Or maybe there are some strange sentences of death penalty. I agree with death penalty, but I think this penalty should be sentenced more carefully.