Japan Minister Hangs Himself
Japan's agricultural minister died Monday after reportedly hanging himself just hours before he was to face questioning in parliament in a political scandal, officials said.
The death comes just ahead of important elections in July, and as support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet is plunging.
Toshikatsu Matsuoka, 62, was found unconscious in his apartment and rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead hours later, a Tokyo Metropolitan Police official said
It was the first suicide by a Japanese cabinet minister since the...
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