Fire breaks out in compound of former Japan PM Tanaka's residence

A fire broke out Monday at a house within the premises of the late former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka's residence in Tokyo, authorities said.His daughter and former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka and her husband Naoki, a former defense minister, were in the compound at the time of the incident but evacuated safely, police said.The fire started at a two-story house, and Makiko, 79, was quoted by the police as telling them she was lighting incense sticks in the house. The house was destroyed by the blaze, which also burnt an adjacent wooded area, according to firefighters.The police received…READ FULL ARTICLE