KYOTO Defense lawyers on Jan. 26 appealed the death sentence given to Shinji Aoba, the arsonist convicted of murdering 36 people in a fire at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio in 2019.
KYOTO A Ground Self-Defense Force member was arrested in Tokyo on Dec. 10 on suspicion of murdering an 82-year-old man in an apparent random attack in Kyoto, police said.
KYOTO Prosecutors on Dec. 7 demanded the death sentence for Shinji Aoba, the defendant in an arson attack that killed 36 people at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio in 2019, citing his motive and the number of victims.
KYOTO The defendant in a horrific arson attack that killed 36 people at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio in 2019 admitted to the charges in his first hearing at the Kyoto District Court on Sept. 5.