Japan probes possible suicide of finance official amid cronyism scandal

March 09, 2018 1:52 PM

TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese police are investigating as possible suicide the death of an official at a finance ministry bureau that handled a land deal at the heart of a cronyism scandal threatening Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s popularity, media said on Friday (March 9).

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