日本金融大臣家中死亡 警方疑爲自殺

Japanese Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita, whose agency has been leading an insider-trading probe, was found dead Monday in what police said was a possible suicide.

日本金融大臣松下忠洋(Tadahiro Matsushita)週一被發現死於家中，警方說可能是自殺。他所在的部門曾負責領導一起內幕交易調查。

Mr. Matushita, 73 years old, had previously suffered from prostate cancer, although he had said in the summer that it had been successfully treated, national broadcaster NHK quoted fellow lawmaker and former FSA Minister Shozaburo Jimi as saying. Mr. Matsushita had replaced Mr. Jimi in June as part of a cabinet reshuffle.

終年73歲的松下忠洋之前曾患前列腺癌，不過日本廣播公司(NHK)援引該國前議員、郵政改革和金融事務前擔當大臣自見莊三郎(Shozaburo Jimi)的話說，今年夏天松下忠洋曾說自己的前列腺癌已被治癒。今年6月，松下忠洋接替自見莊三郎，任郵政改革和金融事務擔當大臣，這是日本內閣重組的一部分。

A police spokesman confirmed the death at Mr. Matsushita's home in Tokyo and said the authorities were investigating the death as a possible suicide. Mr. Matsushita's office also confirmed his death and said the cause was under investigation. It declined further comment.

日本警方發言人證實了松下忠洋在其東京家中死亡的消息，說有關部門正在着手調查，死因可能是自殺。松下忠洋辦公室也證實了他死亡的消息，說死因仍在調查中，並拒絕透露更多詳情。

Mr. Matsushita's agency is in charge of the investigation into a suspected insider-trading scandal that has included Nomura Holdings Inc. 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.'

松下忠洋所在部門目前正負責調查一起涉嫌內幕交易的醜聞，野村控股(Nomura Holdings Inc.)也牽涉其中。松下忠洋對於野村這個日本最大經紀商在醜聞中所扮演的角色採取了強硬態度。上月他曾說，作爲一家日本名列前茅的公司，野村對此類系統性且一再發生的事件負有很大責任。

Mr. Matsushita's portfolio also covered postal services, including supervision of Japan Post Holdings, the country's largest financial institution.

此外，松下忠洋還掌管郵政服務，包括監管本國最大的金融機構日本郵政(Japan Post Holdings)等。

He had taken the position just three months ago as part of a broader cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

松下忠洋三個月前剛剛走馬上任，這是日本首相野田佳彥(Yoshihiko Noda)更廣泛的內閣重組的一部分。

His death wasn't expected to have an impact on the investigation into suspicious trading dating back to 2010.

預計松下忠洋之死不會對可溯至2010年的可疑交易調查產生影響。

Mr. Matsushita was a member of the People's New Party, the junior partner in the governing coalition. He had also had served as senior vice minister at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

松下忠洋是日本國民新黨(People's New Party)的成員，該黨是日本聯合政府的新合作伙伴。此外，他還曾擔任經濟產業副大臣。

His FSA appointment was his first at the cabinet level. He had been a member of parliament, representing a district in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima. He was first elected in 1993 and was re-elected four times.

出任郵政改革和金融事務擔當大臣是松下忠洋首次任內閣級別的官員。之前他曾是代表日本南部鹿兒島縣(Kagoshima)某區的國會議員。1993年，他首次當選議員，後又四次當選。

Before entering politics, he worked within the Construction Ministry.

從政之前，松下忠洋曾在日本建設省工作。