Ex-LDP lawmaker Koichi Kato dies at 77

Ex-LDP lawmaker Koichi Kato dies at 77

Photo taken in May 2013 shows Koichi Kato, a former Liberal Democratic Party secretary general and top government spokesman. 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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