Defendant said, 'The fire was bigger than I had anticipated and I couldn't handle it'
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Fukuoka court handed defendant a 30-year prison term
Woman is conscious and able to talk, police said
Prior to his re-arrest, the suspect said, 'After the murder, I dismembered his body and stuffed it into a carry bag'
Prosecution said, 'It was a heinous terrorist act'
Kuruma Takahira of Reiwa Roman: 'I was under the impression that it was not illegal'
Dr. Hideyuki Muramatsu: 'What patients want is to make the scars unnoticeable'
Lives of the father and second boy not in danger, police said
Judge said, 'There is no room for sympathy given the motive'
One corpse was found on a riverbank, the other on a beach