Tragic news: a fire at the home of Japanese upper house member Kuniko Inoguchi (a Yale political science PhD). Her husband (political scientist Takashi Inoguchi) and a daughter may have perished in the fire. My deepest condolences to the Inoguchi family.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/28/japan/politics/kuniko-inoguchi-fire/