(3)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(3)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

HIMEJI, Japan - Police officers examine a site near a poultry house of Asada Nosan Co.'s farm in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8, where the company's chairman, Hajimu Asada, and his wife Chisako were found to have hanged themselves earlier in the day.

(1)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(1)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

OSAKA, Japan - Hajimu Asada (file photo), chairman of Asada Nosan Co., was found to have hanged himself near a poultry house of the company's farm in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8. His wife, Chisako, was also found to have hanged herself. The company's Funai chicken farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, is under fire for a delay in alerting authorities about an outbreak of bird flu.

(2)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(2)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

OSAKA, Japan - Hajimu Asada (R), chairman of Asada Nosan Co. appeared despondent at a news conference in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 7. He and his wife Chisako were found to have hanged themselves on March 8 near a poultry house of the company's farm in Himeji on March 8. At left is Hideaki Asada, the couple's eldest son and president of Asada Nosan.

Asada Nosan executives meet press

Asada Nosan executives meet press

HIMEJI, Japan - Hideaki Asada (L in center), president of Asada Nosan Co., and Chairman Hajimu Asada (R in center) are surrounded by reporters in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 2 after they held a news conference about the outbreak of bird flu at the company's Funai farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture.

Asada Nosan executives meet press

Asada Nosan executives meet press

HIMEJI, Japan - Hideaki Asada (L in center), president of Asada Nosan Co., and Chairman Hajimu Asada (R in center) are surrounded by reporters in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 2 after they held a news conference about the outbreak of bird flu at the company's Funai farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)

(3)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(3)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

HIMEJI, Japan - Police officers examine a site near a poultry house of Asada Nosan Co.'s farm in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8, where the company's chairman, Hajimu Asada, and his wife Chisako were found to have hanged themselves earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

(2)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(2)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

OSAKA, Japan - Hajimu Asada (R), chairman of Asada Nosan Co. appeared despondent at a news conference in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 7. He and his wife Chisako were found to have hanged themselves on March 8 near a poultry house of the company's farm in Himeji on March 8. At left is Hideaki Asada, the couple's eldest son and president of Asada Nosan. (Kyodo)

(1)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(1)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

OSAKA, Japan - Hajimu Asada (file photo), chairman of Asada Nosan Co., was found to have hanged himself near a poultry house of the company's farm in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8. His wife, Chisako, was also found to have hanged herself. The company's Funai chicken farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, is under fire for a delay in alerting authorities about an outbreak of bird flu. (Kyodo)