Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (R) delivers a speech while attending the funeral of former finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa at a Tokyo temple on October 9, 2009. Japan's political world paid homage to Nakagawa as he was buried in Tokyo, regretting the passing of a life marked by bouts of drunken behaviour. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (R) delivers a speech while attending the funeral of former finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa at a Tokyo temple on October 9, 2009. Japan's political world paid homage to Nakagawa as he was buried in Tokyo, regretting the passing of a life marked by bouts of drunken behaviour.

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  1. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, right, fomer Prime Ministers, Yasuo Fukuda, left, and Shinzo Abe, second from right, shout "Long live the emperor" as Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko make a public appearance for well-wishers during a special event to mark the 20th anniversary of the monarch's coronation to the throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.
  2. Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (R) delivers a speech while attending the funeral of former finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa at a Tokyo temple on October 9, 2009. Japan's political world paid homage to Nakagawa as he was buried in Tokyo, regretting the passing of a life marked by bouts of drunken behaviour.
  3. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters on October 5, 2009 after visiting the residence of former finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa who was found dead at home in Tokyo the day before. Nakagawa, who was forced to resign over his apparently drunken behaviour at a G7 meeting of world powers earlier this year, was found dead by his wife in early on October 4.
  4. A police car carrying the body of former Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa arrives at his house from a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Nakagawa, who stepped down after appearing to be drunk at an overseas news conference was found dead in his home Sunday, police said, ruling out foul play. Nakagawa was lying face down in bed when his wife found him in their Tokyo home, a spokesman for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said on condition of anonymity due to police policy.
  5. A police car carrying the body of former Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa arrives at his house from a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Nakagawa, who stepped down after appearing to be drunk at an overseas news conference was found dead in his home Sunday, police said, ruling out foul play. Nakagawa was lying face down in bed when his wife found him in their Tokyo home, a spokesman for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said on condition of anonymity due to police policy.
  6. A police car carrying the body of former Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa arrives at his house from a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Nakagawa, who stepped down after appearing to be drunk at an overseas news conference was found dead in his home Sunday, police said, ruling out foul play. Nakagawa was lying face down in bed when his wife found him in their Tokyo home, a spokesman for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said on condition of anonymity due to police policy.
  7. News reporters are reflected in a street mirror as they gather on a street near the house of former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa in Tokyo on October 4, 2009 after he was found dead earlier in the day. Nakagawa, 56, who was forced to resign over his apparently drunken behaviour at a G7 meeting of world powers earlier this year, was found dead at his home by his wife.
  8. Policemen transport the remains of former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa into a vehicle to be taken for an autopsy in Tokyo on October 4, 2009. Nakagawa, 56, who was forced to resign over his apparently drunken behaviour at a G7 meeting of world powers, was found dead at his home by his wife early in the day.
  9. Yuko Nakagawa (C), wife of former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, leaves her home in Tokyo on October 4, 2009 after her husband was found dead earlier in the day. Former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, 56, who was forced to resign over his apparently drunken behaviour at a G7 meeting of world powers, was found dead at his home by his wife.
  10. News reporters and policemen gather in front of the house of former Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa in Tokyo on October 4, 2009 after he was found dead earlier in the day. Nakagawa, 56, who was forced to resign over his apparently drunken behaviour at a G7 meeting of world powers earlier this year, was found dead at his home by his wife.

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