Overview

• In Hachioji, Tokyo, a single‑story wooden house was found fully burned around 4:20 a.m. Saturday, and two bodies were recovered from the ruins as police work to confirm identities of a resident mother and daughter who are unaccounted for.
• The Hachioji blaze spread to nearby structures, damaging additional homes and a warehouse, with the Tokyo Fire Department deploying 37 vehicles to contain the fire.
• In Kita Ward, Tokyo, a Friday afternoon fire burned about 30 square meters of an apartment belonging to entertainers Hayashiya Pe and Pāko; Pāko sustained a minor burn to a finger and two other residents were treated for smoke inhalation.
• Pāko told reporters she had been lighting a candle at a household altar when flames spread, and police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause.
• Earlier Friday in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, a two‑story wooden home burned about 18 square meters; a woman found on the first floor later died, her identity is being verified, and the homeowner’s 49‑year‑old daughter who called 119 was hospitalized after inhaling smoke.