Suspicious Deaths in Japan...

Found this in an LA Times Article:

Fewer than 1 in 10 unnatural deaths trigger an autopsy in Japan, which officially claims one of the world's lowest per capita murder rates.

Forensic scientists say there are many reasons for the low number of autopsies, from inadequate budgets to a shortage of pathologists outside the biggest urban areas. There is also a cultural resistance in Japan to handling the dead.

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