Mourners mark 1st anniversary of deadly fire at Osaka clinic

Mourners laid flowers Saturday on the first anniversary of a deadly fire at an Osaka mental health clinic that claimed the lives of 26 people and the suspected arsonist.The victims of the fire on the morning of Dec. 17, 2021, in Osaka's Kita Ward included regular visitors to the facility and its director, Kotaro Nishizawa, 49. The fire occurred on a Friday, when the clinic would hold a scheduled group therapy session for people on absence from work.Shuichiro Sato, who runs a nearby dental clinic, said that "even now when I pass the building, I look up. I think that what happened will always…READ FULL ARTICLE