Ex-karaoke outlet owner gets 4 yrs for fatal fire in Hyogo

Ex-karaoke outlet owner gets 4 yrs for fatal fire in Hyogo

KOBE, Japan - Holding the photographs of three victims who died in a fire in January at a karaoke bar in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, the victims' relatives attend a news conference in Kobe on Dec. 12 after the Kobe District Court sentenced the former karaoke outlet owner to four years in prison for professional negligence.

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