Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda died Friday at age 79, his office said, less than a month after he left the post due to health reasons while insisting on running in the next general election.Hosoda, who became lower house chief in November 2021, died at a hospital in Tokyo, amid criticism that he did not sufficiently explain his ties with a dubious religious group and sexual harassment allegations. The exact cause of death is not immediately known.The bureaucrat-turned-politician served in key posts in the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, …READ FULL ARTICLE
