Bloody footprints found near homes of ex-vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Bloody footprints are found on the street in front of the home of Kenji Yoshihara, former vice welfare minister, in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on Nov. 19. Police also found bloody footprints at the home of Takehiko Yamaguchi, another former vice welfare minister, in Saitama. (Kyodo)

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