It may be one of the largest economies in the world but Japan is quickly becoming a country divided into “rich” and “poor”.

Police believe three people found in their Saitama apartment, yesterday, died of starvation- a sad fate that highlights the worsening state of Japan’s economy.

The three adults, believed to be a family of two parents in their 60s and son in his 30s, appear to have died over two months ago.

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