Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead at home in apparent suicide

TOKYO - Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has died in an apparent suicide at her home in Tokyo, people close to the matter said Sunday.Takeuchi, 40, was taken to hospital early Sunday where she was confirmed dead, they said. No suicide note has been found.Her agency said on its website it is looking into details as "it came all of a sudden...we are all stunned with shock and in sadness."She received a number of film awards in Japan including the Japanese Academy Film Prize for outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role when she was among the winners for three years in a row from 2…READ FULL ARTICLE