Corpse at busy intersection in Osaka, Japan ignored for two months
Thu Dec 18,12:58 AM ET
TOKYO (AP) - Police in western Japan said Thursday a man's dead body was
ignored by crowds on a busy downtown street corner for two months before
a taxi
driver finally alerted authorities.
The body, believed to be that of a homeless man in his late 60s or early
70s, was
found in front of a popular department store in the crowded
downtown area of Osaka, Japan's second-largest city. A police official
said it was
partially decomposed by the time authorities collected it earlier this
month. The official
said the deputy chief of the local police precinct reported the corner
is among the
busiest in the city, with about one million people passing through the
area each day.
The official, who requested anonymity, said the cause of death had not been
determined but foul play was not suspected.
He said the taxi driver reported finding the body Dec. 4.
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