A private funeral for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka was held Wednesday at a temple in his hometown of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, two days after he committed suicide in Tokyo.
Among those attending the service were Kumamoto Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani and executive members of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Full text of suicide note left for public The following is the full translation of a letter to the public left behind by farm minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka, who committed suicide Monday. The letter was one of eight suicide notes found at his residence in a parliamentary housing facility in Tokyo's Akasaka District, where he was found hanged. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, |