“The suspect at the center of Japan’s worst mass killing in almost 20 years told police that his work was plagiarized and that he used gasoline to torch the renowned Kyoto Animation studio, killing 33 people.”
“Two men were sentenced Tuesday to 12 months in prison each, suspended for three years, for professional negligence resulting in death, after a mentally disabled man died from heatstroke after being left in a welfare facility service vehicle for around six hours in 2017.”
“A man temporarily arrested on suspicion of confining his eldest son, who has severe intellectual disabilities, has expressed mixed feelings about the incident in an interview with the Mainichi Shimbun.”
“According to the prefectural police, Iimori has received psychosomatic treatment and was issued a mental disorder certificate. The police will examine whether Iimori can be held criminally responsible.”
“A staff member who worked at a facility for disabled people in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, has been arrested for allegedly beating a resident of the care home to death in March of this year.”
“[F]ull recording was conducted in 3,479 of a total of 4,979 cases of questioning on suspects mainly with intellectual disabilities in fiscal 2018.”
“Three people, allegedly affiliated with the Sumiyosh-kai crime group were arrested for forcing a hearing impaired hearing woman to write a document apologizing for an offense she did not commit.”
