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Koumi town mayor dies while mushroom picking in Nagano mountains
Original: 小海 町長
Koumi town mayor Hiroshi Kurosawa has died after going mushroom picking alone in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture. The 69-year-old entered the woods by himself and failed to return home by evening. His family searched and found him collapsed in the mountains. He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead. The news is being reported widely across Japan, with residents and officials expressing shock at the sudden loss of the town's leader.
Why now: The sudden death of a sitting mayor in a mountain accident is major local news, and mushroom-picking fatalities are a recurring seasonal concern in Japan.
Hiroshi KurosawaKoumi TownNagano PrefectureTBS
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