Village mayor hangs himself after police questioning

Village mayor hangs himself after police questioning

AOMORI, Japan - File photo shows Hisashi Hashimoto, the mayor of the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, who was found May 18 to have hanged himself, after being questioned over bribery allegations by police the previous day.

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