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Story summary
- A man in his 50s was arrested in Tokyo on April 4 for allegedly starting a fire at the Shibuya Scramble Crossing the previous night.
- Around 9 p.m., he poured petrol from a plastic bottle.
- He ignited it.
- Witnesses reported a sudden blaze.
- The man claimed to be a painter from Nagoya and turned himself in at Shibuya Police Station, and police suspect he aimed to draw attention to a cardboard board at the scene.
