Chuo Univ. professor stabbed to death on campus, man flees

Chuo Univ. professor stabbed to death on campus, man flees

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows part of the campus of Chuo University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Hajime Takakubo, a professor of the university's Faculty of Science and Engineering, was stabbed to death by an unidentified man Jan. 14. Takakubo was found lying in a bathroom on the fourth floor of the No. 1 building of the university's Korakuen Campus. The suspect, who appeared to be in his 30s, ran from the scene. The photo was taken by a Kyodo-chartered helicopter.

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