日本金融大臣家中死亡 警方疑为自杀
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)周一被发现死于家中，警方说可能是自杀。他所在的部门曾负责领导一起内幕交易调查。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.
终年73岁的松下忠洋之前曾患前列腺癌，不过日本广播公司(NHK)援引该国前议员、邮政改革和金融事务前担当大臣自见庄三郎(Shozaburo Jimi)的话说，今年夏天松下忠洋曾说自己的前列腺癌已被治愈。今年6月，松下忠洋接替自见庄三郎，任邮政改革和金融事务担当大臣，这是日本内阁重组的一部分。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.
日本警方发言人证实了松下忠洋在其东京家中死亡的消息，说有关部门正在着手调查，死因可能是自杀。松下忠洋办公室也证实了他死亡的消息，说死因仍在调查中，并拒绝透露更多详情。
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.'
松下忠洋所在部门目前正负责调查一起涉嫌内幕交易的丑闻，野村控股(Nomura Holdings Inc.)也牵涉其中。松下忠洋对于野村这个日本最大经纪商在丑闻中所扮演的角色采取了强硬态度。上月他曾说，作为一家日本名列前茅的公司，野村对此类系统性且一再发生的事件负有很大责任。Mr. Matsushita's portfolio also covered postal services, including supervision of Japan Post Holdings, the country's largest financial institution.
此外，松下忠洋还掌管邮政服务，包括监管本国最大的金融机构日本邮政(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.
松下忠洋三个月前刚刚走马上任，这是日本首相野田佳彦(Yoshihiko Noda)更广泛的内阁重组的一部分。His death wasn't expected to have an impact on the investigation into suspicious trading dating back to 2010.
预计松下忠洋之死不会对可溯至2010年的可疑交易调查产生影响。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.
松下忠洋是日本国民新党(People's New Party)的成员，该党是日本联合政府的新合作伙伴。此外，他还曾担任经济产业副大臣。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.
出任邮政改革和金融事务担当大臣是松下忠洋首次任内阁级别的官员。之前他曾是代表日本南部鹿儿岛县(Kagoshima)某区的国会议员。1993年，他首次当选议员，后又四次当选。Before entering politics, he worked within the Construction Ministry.
从政之前，松下忠洋曾在日本建设省工作。
