Japanese to investigate high number of deaths in the tub

Japan's health ministry is launching an investigation after it was estimated 14,000 people in the country die every year in the bath.

Japanese to investigate high number of deaths in the tub

Japan's health ministry is launching an investigation after it was estimated 14,000 people in the country die every year in the bath.

The figures were announced after the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare looked into how many people are passing away in the tub each year in the country after local authorities collected statistics that indicated many elderly people were dying in this way.

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