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Man's Body Found Under Porn Collection

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Japanese man's body was found buried under a pile of pornographic magazines.

The 50-year-old man, a former car-maker identified only by the name Joji, was found dead under his six-ton collection of porn magazines, the Mirror of the UK reported.

His body was discovered inside his apartment when the landlord came looking for the rent that had not been paid.

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The tragic death was revealed by a custodian who said he was hired to discreetly remove the magazines to save the man's family from shame.

According to Mashable, a coroner ruled the man had a heart attack and fell on top of his porn collection.

The cleaner said that every space in the man's apartment was filled with dirty magazines, which had also been piled on tables and on shelves.

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