A man was found dead in a car parked at a campsite in Saitama Prefecture with evidence of a small ‘shichirin’ charcoal grill used to keep warm.
On December 10th, a man working at the campground in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, called the police, saying, “It looks like there’s a dead person inside a car.”
When the fire department and police arrived at the scene, they found a 29-year-old man from Saitama City dead in the back seat of a car parked next to a tent.
There were no external injuries to the body, and the cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning. The car was completely closed, and there were remains of a small charcoal grill (known as a ‘shichirin’) and charcoal that had been used.
According to the police investigation, the man was camping alone and likely died after using charcoal to keep warm in his car.
A well known method of suicide in Japan. This was on purpose probably.
If not for that comment, I wanted to ask if “Saitama man” = “Florida man”.
The only cure for stupid people is death.
Natural selection
No one is this stupid, it has to be suicide. Besides, having charcoal barbecue is probably the best way to go LOL… enjoy some succulent wagyu beef and falling into deep slumber.. mmm. Wagyu is cheap as skidrow hoe in Japan supermarket.
> No one is this stupid
You’d be surprised…
Leases for apartment complex units have lists of banned items in them though not always elaborated on or fully detailed. Example: I have no 2nd Amendment rights where I live because I signed a lease that stipulates “No fire arms” on the property. This also extends to Airsoft, Paintball, and BB/Pellet/Airguns though it’s not expressly written in the lease so probably could argue you didn’t know any better. Another prohibited item is charcoal grills, because another complex under the same company had at least one death when the power went out for over a week during a really cold winter (early 2000s). Some of the complexes get people from other parts of the world where their homes are more ventilated and not as air tight. Old guy was from the middle east and had no idea that carbon monoxide was a risk. Detectors were also not mandated at the time.