Man admits deadly arson attack on Japanese animation studio

Shinji Aoba pleaded guilty (Ryosuke Ozawa/Kyodo News via AP)

A man accused of an arson attack at an animation studio in Japan has pleaded guilty to the murder of 36 people.

Shinji Aoba, 45, is charged with murder, attempted murder and arson after he stormed into Kyoto Animation’s No. 1 studio on July 18 2019, and set it on fire.