THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 31, 2025 at 18:21 JST
Four months after the deadly arson attack in July 2019, the Kyoto Animation studio in Kyoto’s Fushimi Ward still bears visible scars of the fire. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Defense lawyers for Shinji Aoba, the convicted mass murderer sentenced to die for the arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio., are seeking to nullify his withdrawal of the appeal of the ruling. [Read More]
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