**Police in Japan say former finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who resigned over apparent drunken behaviour at a G7 meeting, has been found dead.**Mr Nakagawa, 56, was found dead in a bedroom at his Tokyo home, Japanese news agencies reported.
The long-time LDP lawmaker stepped down as finance minister after appearing groggy at a news conference in February at G7 talks in Rome.
He then lost his seat in his party’s 30 August election drubbing.
The cause of Mr Nakagawa’s death was under investigation, a police spokeswoman told the Associated Press.
Japanese media reports said he was found by his wife, who called an ambulance.
Mr Nakagawa - a lawmaker from the northern island of Hokkaido - was a member of the Japanese parliament for more than 25 years.