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Possible Death Sentence Awaited In Japan Anime Arson Trial

Japan is one of the few developed countries to retain the death penalty (Credit: AFP)

A Japanese man who admitted starting a fire that killed 36 people at an anime studio in 2019 faces a possible death sentence on Thursday when a court delivers its verdict.

The July 2019 arson attack at the studios of Kyoto Animation was Japan's deadliest crime in decades, and stunned the huge film and TV cartoon industry and its fans around the world.

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