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Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Riki Sakaguchi, Dies at 92 After Abandoning Appeal in Leprosy Lawsuit: Asahi Shimbun

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Chikara Sakaguchi, former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and former Vice-Representative of the Komeito party, died of old age in Takamatsu City on the 7th. He was 92 years old. The funeral was held privately with close relatives. Komeito announced the death on the 12th. He was from Mie Prefecture and graduated from Mie Prefectural University (now Mie University)...

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Chikara Sakaguchi, former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and former Vice-Representative of the Komeito party, died of old age in Takamatsu City on the 7th. He was 92 years old. The funeral was held privately with close relatives. Komeito announced the death on the 12th. He was from Mie Prefecture and graduated from Mie Prefectural University (now Mie University)...

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Riki Sakaguchi, a former Komeito House of Representatives member and Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, died of old age in Takamatsu City on the 7th of this month. He was 92 years old. The Komeito party announced his death on the 12th.

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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