Farm minister Matsuoka commits suicide

Farm minister Matsuoka commits suicide

TOKYO, Japan - Media crew gather in front of a parliamentary housing building in Tokyo's Akasaka district on May 28 where Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka hanged himself the same day. Matsuoka died after being taken to hospital.

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