Ex-vice health minister, wife murdered in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Police officers examine the scene near the home of former vice health minister Takehiko Yamaguchi in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 18 after Yamaguchi and his wife Michiko were found dead with stab wounds to their chests at their home. (Kyodo)

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