Farm minister Matsuoka dies at hospital after suicide attempt

Farm minister Matsuoka dies at hospital after suicide attempt

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka (file photo) died at a hospital in Tokyo on May 28 after being found to have hanged himself with a rope at a parliamentary housing building in Tokyo's Akasaka district. (Kyodo)

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