Suspect in Osaka clinic fire may have copied animation studio arson

The suspect in a fatal fire at a mental health clinic in Osaka last week may have intended to copy a deadly 2019 arson attack on an animation studio in Kyoto, which also involved the purchase of gasoline ahead of time, investigative sources said Tuesday.Discovered in the house where Morio Tanimoto, 61, was believed to be living in Osaka's Nishiyodogawa Ward was a newspaper article about the animation studio fire that claimed 36 lives, prompting police to believe he might have decided to use a similar method, the sources said.The death toll from the Osaka clinic fire on Friday increased to 2…READ FULL ARTICLE