# Japan executes man convicted of killing five in Osaka pachinko parlor fire

https://mins.news/en/item/28589

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-21 16:00 UTC
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- Original: https://bit.ly/3Si03vp

> Japan has executed a man convicted of killing five people by setting fire to a pachinko parlor in Osaka in 2009.

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