Controversial former Japanese finance minister found dead

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Source: CNN

TOKYO, Japan (CNN) - Former Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who resigned from his post after appearing intoxicated at a news conference earlier this year, was found dead in his home Sunday, police told CNN.

Tokyo police found Nakagawa, 56, lying face down on a bed on the second-floor of his home, Kyodo reported.

Nakagawa submitted his resignation February 17, just three days after he appeared intoxicated at the G7 news conference in Rome, Italy. Japan's prime minister quickly appointed Kaoru Yosano, the economics minister, to replace Nakagawa.

Nakagawa's resignation had followed an announcement by Japan's main opposition party that it would introduce a motion to censure him.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/Japan.nakagawa.dead/index.html

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His father had committed suicide, so I wonder if that's what happened?

[proteus_lives]

1. Might be.

Suicide is an honorable way out in that part of the world. His career was in ruins.

[Ghost Dog]

2. His career was in ruins.

And that means his life probably was too, in that culture.

Poor guy. I vividly remember viewing that event (via internet) : Had the impression, in that conference, he'd been having trouble continuing to play along with all the pure evil he must have clearly seen all around him, from that position.