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Japan shields health officials after ministry murder
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-20 09:37

A policeman stands guard at an entrance to the health ministry which is connected to a subway station, in Tokyo November 19, 2008. The suspected murder of a former vice health minister and the stabbing of the wife of another, both with careers tied to Japan's ailing pension system, prompted Japanese police to tighten security for officials on Wednesday. [Agencies]