Arrested man admits to killing Hiroshima girl: lawyer

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Two lawyers (far L and far R) for Juan Carlos Pizarro Yagi, a third-generation Japanese-Peruvian in police custody for allegedly killing a 7-year-old girl in the city of Hiroshima, speaks with reporters outside a police station in Hiroshima after meeting their client on Dec. 1. They said Pizarro Yagi has admitted to killing Airi Kinoshita. (Kyodo)

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