Fukushima Medical University opens center for probing death cause

Naohito Kuroda, head of Fukushima Medical University's newly opened center for identifying causes of death, explains to the press at the facility in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2015, about a specialized CT scanner for determining cases of unnatural death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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