TOKYO (Reuters) - At least 13 people were feared dead and scores injured when an animation studio was torched in Japan on Thursday, authorities said, with the cause suspected to be arson by a man who shouted "Die" as he doused the building with petrol.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the fire in the city of Kyoto - the latest grisly killing in a country known for its low crime rates - "too appalling for words" on Twitter and offered condolences to the victims.
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