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Mulboyne wrote:I was at a drinks party with some Japanese bankers last night and one of them joked that Nakagawa had "sacrificed himself" for the good of the country. By getting smashed, embarrassing himself and then resigning, he had helped to weaken the yen which is good for the Japanese economy.
dimwit wrote:Quit doing what ?
Mulboyne wrote:New Finance Minister Yosano began his press conference at the G20 meeting with the comment ""Don't worry, I haven't had a drink in over two years".
canman wrote:Was it suicide like his old man, or did he fall and hit his head in a drunken stupor a la William Holden.
56 is quite young, and I thought for sure he had many years of Amakudari left in him. Oh well RIP.
Cyka UchuuJin wrote:i'd like to throw liver failure into the ring.
but then again, according to this: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091004/wl_asia_afp/financejapannakagawadeath_20091004014644 he was found dead in his bedroom.
think the mystery's solved, inspector...
Police in Japan say former finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who resigned over apparent drunken behaviour at a G7 meeting, has been found dead.
Mr Nakagawa, 56, was found dead in a bedroom at his Tokyo home, Japanese news agencies reported.
The long-time LDP lawmaker stepped down as finance minister after appearing groggy at a news conference in February at G7 talks in Rome.
He then lost his seat in his party's 30 August election drubbing.
The cause of Mr Nakagawa's death was under investigation, a police spokeswoman told the Associated Press news agency.
Japanese media reports said he was found face down on the bed by his wife, with no external injuries.
Mr Nakagawa - a lawmaker from the northern island of Hokkaido - was a member of the Japanese parliament for more than 25 years.
Greji wrote:May have died in the saddle like a good Hokkaido cowboy....
Bucky wrote:Maybe he was found in closet with rope tied around neck, wrist, genitals like Keith Carradine.
Takechanpoo wrote:His father Nakagawa Ichiro was going to be historical prime minister unless he was killed by Inagawa-kai which was a request from damn CIA. And he too was expected to be prime miniser instead of his father.
Anyway RIP
Greji wrote:Take, you like conspiracy better than the TV casters. Ichiro cashed in his chips by swallowing a bottle of pills in a Susukino Hotel right after he lost the bid for prime minister in 83. His Secretary at one time was Muneo, so he make a helluva better conspirator than Inakawa Ojisan or the CIA.
However, I agree with you, RIP
Takechanpoo wrote:His father Nakagawa Ichiro was going to be historical prime minister unless he was killed by Inagawa-kai which was a request from damn CIA. . .
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