Death toll of victims from Osaka mental health clinic arson rises to 26

RIP,my angel.

Another selfish senior wiping out the young.

I think it is because Japan has so many seniors that I have started to realise how selfish they really are.

The golden generation in Japan is indeed blessed.

They have been handed everything to them on a silver platter.

They didn't have to endure a war,had many opportunities,tons of job opportunities,low or even next to zero taxes,huge twice-a-year bonuses,now they are enjoying have lot of social security spending on them,all the medical facilities paying homage to them......the next generation will endure huge debts and their kids even more........in the meantime the current 'golden generation' will go on voting for the LDP which gave them this utopia but ultimately domed scenario.

May she now “Rest In Peace” along with those others who preceded her. The headline is appropriate to refer to the “26 victims” and fittingly, excludes the arsonist’s demise.

"...taking the total death toll to 27,* including Morio Tanimoto who is suspected of murder and arson*."

"Police aims to refer the case to prosecutors later this month. "

They're going to prosecute a dead guy?

They're going to prosecute a dead guy?

Need to keep up that 99% win rate.

garypen - They're going to prosecute a dead guy

They need to certify it was arson for insurance and compensation.

This was another mass-murder in a hospital in Japan. The safety country is not all sushi and cherry blossoms.

The worst Osaka crime in recent memory.

Yesterday, I happened to walk by the building. It was completely clean, without a hint of the fire. I guess the offices will be rented out and life will go on, but I couldn't help but wish that some tribute to the victims remained, instead of a shiny office building.

Lindsay

"garypen - They're going to prosecute a dead guy"

They need to certify it was arson for insurance and compensation.

In most jurisdictions that I'm aware of in the US, it would be certified as such by police and fire investigators. The prosecutors' offices would not get involved, unless they were actually going to prosecute someone.

Perhaps, they are considering charging the mental health office and/or the building owner/management for safety violations? Or maybe, they really do charge and prosecute people posthumously, in Japan. That seems kinda nuts, though.

Or, as you say, maybe they need to sign off on the investigation, regardless of actual prosecution. Perhaps, the police and fire departments don't have the authority to render a determination, even when there's nobody to prosecute.

@garypen, Wouldn't you think that they would have some kind of building inspections yearly. If anything they should charge the ward who allowed the building occupants to have so many people in a building at a certain time. As far as going after the owner/management for safety violations would be useless. I would think they would go after the ward who gave out the business permits and the ward or city inspectors who should have found the building to be out of compliance. Had the inspectors did their job they could have then warned or fined the owner/management for safety violations.

Perhaps, they are considering charging the mental health office and/or the building owner/management for safety violations?

Death toll of victims from Osaka mental health clinic arson rises to 26

Death toll of victims? Wouldn’t just “Death toll” suffice? Just saying.