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A man and a woman were found dead in a car on a mountain road in Otaki, Chiba Prefecture on Saturday.
According to police, the car was found at around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday. In the back seat was the decaying body of a woman wrapped in a blanket, TBS reported Sunday. The man was seated in the front passenger seat. A dog was also found dead on the floor of the driver's seat.
There were coal briquettes on the floor between the driver and front passenger seats.
Police said the couple were in their late 30s to early 50s.
© Japan Today
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Mirai Hayashi
Even the dog didn't get a break from this suicidal duo....geez!
Alistair Carnell
Wait a minute, 'decaying woman' ?!
That gives the impression that she went first, some time before.
Disillusioned
It's another family murder suicide!
turbotsat
Or they were trying to stay warm, and the carbon monoxide from the briquettes got them.
"Decaying" applied to one person and not the other may be significant or just oversight re "not the other".