Financial Services Minister Commits Suicide...

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Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita takes his own life....
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201209100109

[Taro Toporific]

Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita takes his own life....
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201209100109

As much as I love a juicy scandal, Matsushita has only been in office since June, which hardly enough time to get his willy waxed more than a couple of times. He could just be an old fart checking out on his own terms rather than letting cancer eat him alive.

Dow Jones Newswires | September 10, 2012
Japanese Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita, whose agency has been leading an unfolding insider trading probe, was found dead Monday in what police said was a possible suicide.
Mr. Matsushita, 73, was believed to be suffering from poor health and had been battling cancer, national broadcaster NHK quoted two lawmakers as saying...
Mr. Matsushita' agency is in charge of the investigation into an insider trading scandal that has included Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604.TO). He took a tough line on the role of Japan's largest brokerage in the scandal, saying last month the firm "bears a heavy responsibility as Japan's leading company for the systemic and repeated occurrence of these incidents."...
...He had taken the position only recently--June 4--as part of a broader cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
Given his relatively recent arrival at the FSA, his death isn't expected to have an impact on the insider trading investigation, which is looking into suspicious trading dating back to 2010.
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On the other hand, the sleazy women's magazine, "Weekly Shincho," was planning to break a story about Matsushita's mistress of the past 20 years.

Japanese version:
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/1 ... 020-n1.htm


Giga-goofy Google Translate version

Mr. Matsushita [suicide]
Reported women's issues in the weekly magazine launched this week the death of the incumbent minister
sankei.jp.msn.com | 2012.9.10 21:57
...{Weekly Shincho} article that was supposed to be posted about a woman {Matsushita} had been dating about 20 years later this week. Is there a relationship with the sudden death of the incumbent minister. Upset ran in every direction...
....According to (75) of Kagoshima Branch Chief Secretary Norio Yoshihara national New Party, and his wife joined the local, came out of the participants, such as post office softball tournament (Sendai) in the cities Kirishima Satsumasendai. Mr. Yoshihara, he was surprised, "There was no pretense, such as suicide. ... What it means" ...
... the issue of women's "Weekly Shincho" issue of Release: 12. If you intend to point out the existence of a woman who had been dating for about 20 years, recently, Wakarebanashi is raised among women with Mr. Matsushita, In the article, he is said to have become complicated. I commented, "I am surprised to hear that died. Sincerely condolence" is the editorial and magazine...

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I thought "women's issues" was Euphemese for "period" or "vaginal yeast infection"...looks like I was mistaken.

[Mike Oxlong]

Wasn't it WHO World Suicide Prevention Day yesterday?

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Wasn't it WHO World Suicide Prevention Day yesterday?

Certainly was...