Investigators are currently rushing to identify the victim
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Wife's corpse has not been found
Defendant had been hospitalized due to an illness
Takeharu Yamanaka said, 'I deeply apologize from the bottom of my heart'
Board of education said, 'We deeply apologize'
Due to the advanced state of decomposition, the age and sex of the deceased remain unknown
Authorities spent approximately a year conducting undercover surveillance
Victim died from traumatic shock
Arrest comes amid a growing wave of crackdowns across the Kansai region
Prosecution said, 'He had been operating rip-off bars in Tokyo for several years'