Word: junichiro
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...When Junichiro Koizumi was invited to Camp David one day last June, the Japanese Prime Minister brought along his baseball glove, and the two ball-playing leaders of the world's most powerful economies had a mutually admiring game of catch by the pool. This week, as George W. Bush flies to Tokyo, the first stop in a one-week Asian tour that includes Beijing and Seoul, he has to be wondering if it's time to play hardball. Koizumi, despite his bold promises of reform when he took office 10 months ago, has accomplished little. Japan's decade-long...
...JAPAN Bearish Outlook The government got a win in parliament last week, defeating a no-confidence motion against Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Takebe. But the victory was small compared to the mounting challenges for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. The stock market is at 1983 levels, the banking sector may need a bail-out, and, worst of all, Koizumi's popularity, long his biggest asset, is waning: new polls show support for his Cabinet at an all-time...
...take a stroll through the peaceful, leafy grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, where Japanese soldiers who died in bat-tle are honored. With a number of war criminals enshrined there as well, it is the most infamous symbol of Japanese militarism. Koreans were outraged when Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi paid his respects at the shrine last August, but this place is a raw wound for Koreans for another reason, too. Tucked away in a remote corner of the grounds, behind a heavy, locked iron gate, is a simple tombstone-shaped tablet, just over 2 m high. Crafted...
...neighbor Pakistan. New Delhi said its troops killed five Pakistan-based militants attempting to cross into Indian-held Kashmir in the first major incursion since Pakistan promised a crackdown on such groups. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee rejected calls by Pakistan for new talks. JAPAN Cabinet Kerfuffle Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi scrambled to replace Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka after impetuously sacking her and her deputy following parliamentary squabbles. When former unhcr chief Sadako Ogata turned down the post, Koizumi appointed Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi after temporarily holding the portfolio himself. The Prime Minister?s approval rating plummeted during the crisis...
Last week, Summers discussed Japan’s prospects for economic recovery with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...