Japan's most-wanted fugitive, Satoshi Kirishima, was on the run for decades. A hospital death might have unveiled his secret
Excerpts: "Police arrested eight members of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front in 1975.
One member, Ayako Daidoji, is understood to be overseas. Satoshi Kirishima held the record for being on Japan's Most Wanted list the longest.
He was taken to hospital earlier this month after a resident found him collapsed outside his workplace. He revealed his identity so his death certificate would have his correct name, according to local media."
"Some 100,000 people "disappear" in Japan every year. It's such a common occurrence that there's a word for it, Johatsu, which means "vanished people". Often, it's people escaping bad debts or shame, rather than a life of crime. There's even a book called The Complete Manual of Disappearance, which spells out the steps needed to disappear in Japan."