Ex-LDP lawmaker Koichi Kato dies at 77

Ex-LDP lawmaker Koichi Kato dies at 77

File photo taken in July 1997 shows Koichi Kato (L), secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, shaking hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing. A one-time prime ministerial hopeful, Kato died of pneumonia on Sept. 9, 2016, at a Tokyo hospital, aged 77. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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