Village mayor hangs himself after police questioning

Village mayor hangs himself after police questioning

AOMORI, Japan - File photo shows Hisashi Hashimoto, the mayor of the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, who was found May 18 to have hanged himself, after being questioned over bribery allegations by police the previous day.

Murdered lawyer's colleague speaks to media

Murdered lawyer's colleague speaks to media

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Okada, a former colleague of murdered lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, speaks to reporters July 25 after the death sentence was given to a former AUM Shinrikyo follower found guilty of taking part in the 1989 murder of Sakamoto, his wife and small child. The former cult member, Satoru Hashimoto, was also convicted for his role in a 1994 nerve-gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, that left seven people dead.

Village mayor hangs himself after police questioning

Village mayor hangs himself after police questioning

AOMORI, Japan - File photo shows Hisashi Hashimoto, the mayor of the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, who was found May 18 to have hanged himself, after being questioned over bribery allegations by police the previous day.

Murdered lawyer's colleague speaks to media

Murdered lawyer's colleague speaks to media

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Okada, a former colleague of murdered lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, speaks to reporters July 25 after the death sentence was given to a former AUM Shinrikyo follower found guilty of taking part in the 1989 murder of Sakamoto, his wife and small child. The former cult member, Satoru Hashimoto, was also convicted for his role in a 1994 nerve-gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, that left seven people dead.