Farm minister Matsuoka commits suicide

Farm minister Matsuoka commits suicide

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves his office May 28 for a Tokyo hospital where farm minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka was taken after he committed suicide earlier in the day amid various political funds scandals.

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