THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 18, 2021 at 18:01 JST
A woman places flowers Dec. 18 in front of the building where a deadly blaze broke out the previous day. (Satoru Ogawa)
OSAKA--A 61-year-old patient at a psychiatric clinic emerged as the primary suspect in a suspected arson attack here that claimed at least 24 lives on Dec. 17, making it one of the nation’s deadliest blazes in recent memory. [Read More]
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