Ex-trade minister Hiranuma hospitalized for stroke

Ex-trade minister Hiranuma hospitalized for stroke

OKAYAMA, Japan - Takeo Hiranuma (file photo), former economy, trade and industry minister, has been hospitalized in Tokyo since December after suffering a stroke, his supporters said on Jan. 16. Hiranuma, 67, who fell ill while dining with other lawmakers in Tokyo on Dec. 6, was diagnosed with a mild stroke, according to the supporters, who held a press conference in Okayama Prefecture, his constituency.

Ex-trade minister Hiranuma hospitalized for stroke

Ex-trade minister Hiranuma hospitalized for stroke

OKAYAMA, Japan - Takeo Hiranuma (file photo), former economy, trade and industry minister, has been hospitalized in Tokyo since December after suffering a stroke, his supporters said on Jan. 16. Hiranuma, 67, who fell ill while dining with other lawmakers in Tokyo on Dec. 6, was diagnosed with a mild stroke, according to the supporters, who held a press conference in Okayama Prefecture, his constituency. (Kyodo)

Ex-trade minister Horiuchi dies at 86

Ex-trade minister Horiuchi dies at 86

Photo shows former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi, who died on May 17, 2016, at the age of 86. After winning a House of Representatives seat for the first time in 1976, Horiuchi served a total of 10 terms in the lower house. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ex-trade minister Shinji Sato dies at 84

Ex-trade minister Shinji Sato dies at 84

Photo taken in 2003 shows Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shinji Sato. Sato, who retired from politics in 2005, has died at the age of 84, a source from his hometown in Yamaguchi Prefecture said May 4, 2016. Sato was transport minister from 1988 to 1989 and trade minister from 1996 to 1997. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo