Ex-finance minister Nakagawa found dead

Japan’s ex-finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa (59) was found dead today in a bedroom of his home in Tokyo’s district of Setagaya-ku. According to the police, the reason for his death is still unknown.

Nakagawa was a frequent target of world media back in February after he appeared drunk at the meeting of world powers G7 in Rome. At a press conference, his speech was slurred and incoherent which caused a lot of embarrassment for the world’s second biggest economy. Upon returning to Japan, he was forced to resign.

Below is a video of Nakagawa, speaking intoxicated at a press conference: