Blue sheets are prepared for the arrival of defendant Shinji Aoba at the Kyoto District Court in Kyodo, western Japan Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. A murder trial began Tuesday for the 2019 deadly arson attack on a Kyoto animation studio which left 36 people dead, and the defendant who needed time to recover from serious burns that nearly killed him pleaded guilty to the deadliest crime in decades, officials and media reports said. (Kyodo News via AP)