Myojo 56 building fire
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The Myojo 56 building fire (明星56ビル火災, Myōjō Gojū-Roku Biru Kasai) was a structural fire that began at about 01:00 local time on September 1, 2001 in the Myojo 56 building, located in the Kabukichō section of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The fire, the fifth-deadliest in post-war Japanese history, burned for five hours before being extinguished and resulted in the deaths of 44 people. It is suspected that the fire resulted from arson, but no suspect was ever arrested. In the aftermath of the incident, media coverage focused on the arrest and conviction of the property owners for criminal negligence and on the building's putative ties to organized crime.
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Kabukicho Ichibangai-dori Street, Shinjuku
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東京豚骨拉麺ばんから 新宿歌舞伎町店
Kabukicho Ichibangai-dori Street 1 Chome−17−5
160-0021 Shinjuku
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