Farm minister Matsuoka commits suicide

Farm minister Matsuoka commits suicide

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 28 after Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka hanged himself the same day. Matsuoka died after being taken to hospital.

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