Hayasaka, ex-aide to late premier Tanaka, dies

Hayasaka, ex-aide to late premier Tanaka, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Political commentator Shigezo Hayasaka (file photo), who wrote books revealing inside political stories from his experience as a secretary to the late Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, died of lung cancer June 20 at a Tokyo hospital, his family said June 21. He was 73.

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