LDP lawmaker Kimura dies at 52, triggering by-election

LDP lawmaker Kimura dies at 52, triggering by-election

Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Taro Kimura, pictured in this photo taken in November 2014, died of pancreatic cancer in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, according to his staff. He was 52. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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