THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 17, 2021 at 18:50 JST
Firefighters investigate the scene of a fire in the Sonezakishinchi district of Osaka’s Kita Ward on Dec. 17. (Nobuhiro Shirai)
OSAKA—Twenty-four people died and three others were feared dead after a suspected arson attack at a multitenant building in a busy entertainment district of Osaka on Dec. 17, police and fire department officials said. [Read More]
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