Assistant editor: I can confirm he (philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre) died from food poisoning, but I can¡¯t confirm he died after consuming rotten horse meat.
¡ª The Japan Times newsroom, Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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