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Ex-Foreign Minister Muto dies at 82+
TOKYO, Nov. 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Former Foreign Minister Kabun Muto died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday morning at a Tokyo hospital, sources close to him said. He was 82.
Other than the foreign ministry portfolio, the former House of Representatives member held ministerial posts at then Management and Coordination Agency and then International Trade and Industry Ministry before retiring from politics in 2005.
Muto, a Gifu Prefecture native, also served as General Council chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party.
