Suspect in Japan anime studio arson reportedly had grudge
(WorldNews Japan)

TOKYO (AP) - The man suspected of setting ablaze a beloved Japanese animation studio, killing 33 people, was raging about theft and witnesses and media reported he had a grudge against the company, as questions arose why such mass killings keep happening in the country. Police only have said the suspect Shinji Aoba, 41, who is hospitalized with severe burns and unable to talk, is from near Tokyo and did not work for the studio, Kyoto Animation. Japanese broadcaster NHK and other media, quoting an unnamed source, said Friday that Aoba spent 3 ½ years in prison for robbing a convenience store in 2012 and lived on government support. × Advertisement The man told police that he set the...