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  • Osaka arson suspect allegedly prevented victims from escaping

    OSAKA — The suspect in a deadly arson attack at a clinic in Kita Ward, Osaka City, allegedly barrica...

    December 23, 2021

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    OSAKA — Officials investigating the fatal fire at a clinic in Kita Ward, Osaka City, said adhesive t...

    December 21, 2021

  • Osaka arson suspect said to have spiraled downward after divorce

    People who knew Morio Tanimoto, the suspect in the deadly arson attack at a clinic in central Osaka,...

    December 20, 2021

  • Osaka arson suspect bought gasoline late last month

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    December 20, 2021

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    OSAKA — Authorities released on Sunday the name of the 61-year-old patient suspected in the deadly a...

    December 19, 2021

  • Structure of building hampered evacuation in Osaka blaze

    OSAKA — The suspected arson attack on a building in central Osaka on Friday was a catastrophe that k...

    December 18, 2021

  • Oil found at scene of Osaka fire

    OSAKA — Officials investigating a fatal blaze at a clinic in Kita Ward, Osaka City, detected oil at ...

    December 18, 2021

  • More than 20 die in Osaka blaze

    OSAKA — A fire broke out Friday morning at a psychosomatic clinic in a building in central Osaka Cit...

    December 17, 2021

  • Breaking News: 27 people feared dead after blaze in central Osaka

    More than 20 people were feared dead following a blaze at a building in a commercial district of Osa...

    December 17, 2021

  • Pilfered Yaizu Port bonito sold illegally for decades

    SHIZUOKA — Fisheries cooperative employees in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, were found to have sold bo...

    December 1, 2021

  • Court nixes objection to halt of Kansai Super Market’s merger

    OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Kobe District Court dismissed on Friday an objection by Kansai Super Market Ltd...

    November 27, 2021

  • Tokyo train attacker regrets no one died

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The suspect in a knife and arson attack that injured 17 passengers on a Tokyo t...

    November 23, 2021

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    November 21, 2021

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    November 20, 2021

  • Family files criminal complaint over Sri Lankan woman’s death

    NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Family members of a Sri Lankan woman who died at a detention facility in Nagoy...

    November 10, 2021

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