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KYOTO ANIMATION

Japan Times
CULTURE
Aug 13, 2019
Remembering the staff of Kyoto Animation
Almost a month after the main studio of Kyoto Animation was set on fire, killing 35 and injuring many more, details of the victims are still emerging after police released the names of 10 workers on Aug. 2.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2019
Tokyo comic fair exhibitors sell works to raise funds for arson-hit Kyoto Animation
Attendees at Comic Market, the nation's largest fair for self-published manga, showed support for the arson-hit Kyoto Animation Co. on Friday in Tokyo by raising funds for the studio through sales of exhibitors' creations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2019
Well-wishers fold 50,000 origami cranes for KyoAni victims
More than 50,000 origami paper cranes made by thousands of anime fans and well-wishers were presented Thursday in tribute to the victims of the arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio three weeks ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2019
Fuji TV apologizes after calling KyoAni arson victim Yasuhiro Takemoto an 'idiot' due to a misquote
Fuji Television Network has apologized to families of the victims of the July 18 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio after misquoting a friend of anime director Yasuhiro Takemoto, who died in the blaze, as saying "there was no idiot like him" during a news program that aired Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2019
Dignity, privacy and the right to know: Mixed feelings on disclosure of Kyoto arson victims' names
The release of the names of 10 of the 35 people who died in last month's arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio has prompted mixed responses from the public, including concerns over the privacy of grieving families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 3, 2019
Re-examining 2001's fatal Kabukicho blaze in the wake of the Kyoto Animation attack
Police have described the torching of Kyoto Animation, which killed 35 people, as the worst case of arson in postwar Japan. Given the shocking details of the attack that have emerged since July 18, it's certainly not hard to believe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2019
Police name 10 victims of Kyoto arson attack, including acclaimed anime director Yasuhiro Takemoto
Takemoto, who worked on “Lucky Star,” was one of Kyoto Animation's leading directors and died along with Futoshi Nishiya, who directed “Free!”
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 2, 2019
Linking mental illness to violence tarnishes an entire community
Initial reports on the Kyoto Animation fire tagged the alleged arsonist as dealing with mental illness, but his criminal past should have been emphasized more.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2019
Arson-hit Kyoto Animation to release new 'Violet Evergarden' film in September as planned
Kyoto Animation Co. has decided to release its new film in September as scheduled, with many fans welcoming the move and voicing support for the company that lost dozens of its production staff in an arson attack last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2019
Kyoto Animation admits it has record of receiving draft novel from arson suspect
The name of the suspect in the July 18 arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio has been found among a record of authors who submitted novels to the company in the past, the company's lawyer said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2019
Kyoto Animation hopes to recover drawing and storyboard data from server after arson attack
The server was located inside a concrete-lined room on the ground floor of the studio building gutted in a deadly July 18 fire.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2019
Arson-struck Kyoto Animation offered wide range of assistance
The Kyoto Animation Co. No. 1 studio, hit by an arson attack that killed 35 people, has been receiving support in a diverse range of forms, including nonmonetary aid.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2019
In days before attack on studio, arson suspect spotted near sites featured in Kyoto Animation's works
The suspect in the recent Kyoto Animation Co. studio arson was spotted at locations featured in one of its works on several days before the attack, investigative sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2019
Death toll in arson attack on Kyoto anime studio rises to 35
The death toll in last week's arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio rose to 35 Saturday after a man being treated at a hospital died, police said the same day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2019
Police search home of Kyoto Animation arson suspect for clues to motive and timeline
Around 10 investigators left Shinji Aoba's apartment in Saitama with two cardboard boxes and speakers they hope will explain the deadly attack on Kyoto Animation's studio.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2019
Kyoto Animation artworks go on display nationwide in remembrance of arson attack
Bookstores and anime-related shops around the nation are hosting exhibits of original artworks produced by Kyoto Animation Co., whose studio was hit by an arson attack last week that left 34 people dead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2019
Survivor of deadly arson attack describes escaping by jumping from the building
A survivor has recounted his experience of jumping out of a Kyoto Animation Co. studio after a man set fire to the building last week, killing 34 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
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.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jul 20, 2019
Kyoto Animation: A unique force in Japan's anime industry
It took Kyoto Animation Co. almost 40 years to establish itself as one of the leading animation production studios in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
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.”
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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