A death-row inmate's legal team has asked the Osaka High Court to nullify the defendant's withdrawal of his appeal against the capital senten ...

The accused behind the arson attack on the Japanese animation studio, Kyoto Animation, has withdrawn his appeal to his death ...

Shinji Aoba withdraws death sentence appeal in Kyoto Animation Arson case. Tragic arson attack resulted in 36 deaths and multiple injuries, including Aoba. Kyoto Animation Studio produced iconic works ...

The suspected arsonist behind the deadly Kyoto Animation attack has been sentenced to a death penalty. The anime studio has produced numerous beloved projects. The 2019 Kyoto Animation studio ...

TOKYO: A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio has dropped his appeal and accepted the court's penalty, a lawyer and local media said Tuesday ...

Finalized death sentence for Kyoto Animation arsonist brings closure to devastating crime, sparking mixed emotions among victims' families.

(Mainichi/Takeshi Nishimura) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A man charged with the 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio has dropped his appeal to overturn his death sentence, a Japanese high ...

Monday, January 27, 2025 saw the Osaka High Court officially announce that Shinji Aoba, the Kyoto Animation arson suspect, has withdrawn the appeal to his previous death sentence.

These projects mark a return to form for a studio that faced unimaginable tragedy with the 2019 arson attack, which claimed ...

TOKYO – A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio has dropped his appeal and accepted the court’s penalty, a lawyer and local media said on ...