Minister of Finance committed suicide at his apartment

Tadahiro Matsushima, Minister of Finance

Japanese Minister for Financial Services, Tadahiro Matsushita found hanged by the neck in his apartment in Koto-ku, Tokyo on September 10th.
Although taken to hospital, he died at 7:33 PM. Three notes were found addressed to the Prime Minister, his wife and members of the Cabinet.


-FACTS-
In 2011, 30,651 people killed themselves in Japan.


松下金融相が自殺　首相・妻らあてに３通の遺書　―日本経済新聞
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