Ex-education minister Kenji Kosaka dies at 70

Ex-education minister Kenji Kosaka dies at 70

Undated photo shows Kenji Kosaka, a former Japanese upper house lawmaker, who as education minister worked on the issue of damaged murals at a famed tumulus in Nara Prefecture. Kosaka died of cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 21, 2016 at the age of 70, the House of Councillors secretariat said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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