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[ad_1] A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio appealed the ruling on Friday, a court said. Shinji Aoba, 45, was convicted on Thursday over the 2019 blaze at the studio of Kyoto Animation — Japan's deadliest crime in decades. His lawyers had entered a plea of not guilty, saying he had a mental disorder, but the judge rejected this. […]

[ad_1] Doha – Bahrain has "high morale" heading into its last-16 clash against Japan at the Asian Cup in Qatar, manager Juan Antonio Pizzi said Thursday.The Middle Eastern side booked its meeting with the four-time Asian champion by winning Group E with a 1-0 victory over Jordan.Group D runner-up Japan had been on course for a showdown with archrival South Korea until Jurgen Klinsmann's team conceded a late equalizer to […]

[ad_1] Japan's parliament convened a 150-day ordinary session on Friday, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida set to be grilled over a political fundraising scandal that has continued to rattle his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.During the Diet session through June 23, the government's response to a powerful earthquake in central Japan on New Year's Day is also likely to be a key item on the agenda, as the disaster-hit areas will […]

[ad_1] The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant said Thursday it has given up on a plan to begin retrieving debris that contains melted nuclear fuel at the facility's Unit 2 reactor by March, due to technical difficulties.Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) now aims to start the process by October this year at the plant, where reactors were severely damaged by the loss of cooling […]