Japan Urges Investigation of Journalist’s Death in Bangkok

April 11 (Bloomberg) — Japan urged Thailand to investigate the death last night of a Japanese photojournalist who was covering fighting between troops and protesters in Bangkok, the Foreign Ministry said today in a statement.

Hiro Muramoto, a 15-year veteran of Reuters news service, was in the Rajdumnoen Road area of Bangkok when he was shot, according to the news agency.

Bloomberg

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