Three people were killed in a residential fire in Odate, Akita Prefecture, Wednesday morning, police said. The fire broke out around 6:20 a.m. at the home of Masao Asari, 61, and the three are believed to be his daughter and her two children — a boy... ...full story at Japan Today
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