National Jul 21, 2019
Unusual door to roof 'was hard to open,' survivor of fire at Kyoto anime studio says
The bodies of 19 people were found on staircases just in front of the door.
Culture Jul 20, 2019
Kyoto Animation: A unique force in Japan's anime industry
by Matt Schley
It took Kyoto Animation Co. almost 40 years to establish itself as one of the leading animation production studios in the country. Within a matter of minutes Thursday, dozens of the company's employees and much of the materials for its current projects were lost when ...
National Jul 20, 2019
Neighbors report seeing suspect in Kyoto Animation fire near studio in days before blaze
Several people living near Kyoto Animation Co.’s studio say they saw a man resembling the suspect in the area in the days before the deadly arson attack.
National Jul 20, 2019
Most victims of Kyoto inferno suffocated in stairwell leading to roof; no sprinklers installed
Most of the “KyoAni” employees are thought to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and police say the studio was accused of “stealing a novel.”
National Jul 19, 2019
Kyoto Animation: Arson-hit studio known for skilled animators and passionate fan base
by Mari Yamaguchi
It may not have the international name recognition of Studio Ghibli, but Kyoto Animation has many passionate fans and is known for its team of skilled animators that provide top-quality work for others and can produce its own hits, such as "Lucky Star," "K-On!" ...
National Jul 19, 2019
At least 33 people dead, dozens injured in suspected arson at Kyoto Animation studio
About 70 people were believed to have been working when the fire broke out at around 10:35 a.m.
National Jul 18, 2019
An arson attack at a well-known animation studio in Kyoto that left at least 33 people dead Thursday stunned fans of anime both at home and abroad. Expressions of sympathy and prayers poured in from fans of works produced by Kyoto Animation Co., also known ...
National / Crime & Legal Jul 18, 2019
The full-year crime figure has continued to drop from a peak in 2002.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 4, 2019
'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site that was victim of fire
Racist graffiti was painted in the parking lot of a Tennessee social justice center that hosted giants of the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, it said on Tuesday. The Highlander Research and Education Center, whose main ...
National Dec 15, 2018
China calls on Japan to protect rights of arrested protesters from Hong Kong after Yasukuni fire
China has called on Japan to ensure the legal rights of two activists from Hong Kong who were arrested after staging a protest at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Wednesday. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a news briefing in Beijing that China has taken ...
National / Crime & Legal Dec 12, 2018
Hong Kong man arrested after newspapers ignited in front of war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
In the latest incident involving the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, authorities on Wednesday arrested a Chinese man suspected of starting a fire on the premises, police and firefighters said. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Guo Shaojie, a 55-year-old Chinese man with reported links to ...
National / Crime & Legal Sep 7, 2018
Boy, 19, handed an indeterminate prison term for killing girlfriend at her request
The Tokyo District Court on Friday handed down an indeterminate prison term of four to seven years to a 19-year-old boy for killing his girlfriend at her request last year. The defendant did not do his best to avoid the murder and subsequent arson although ...