Word: koizumi
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...TIME: Are you a Tokyo Giants fan? Koizumi: No. Anti-Giants...
...TIME: You're a consistent maverick. Koizumi: I like the Yokohama Bay Stars...
...TIME: Why? Koizumi: They're my constituents...
...TIME: What do you think about Japanese players like Ichiro Suzuki playing in the U.S. Major Leagues? Koizumi: It's the dream of Japanese players. I'm very happy they can play equally with American players. We used to think the Americans played at a much higher level. The national sport in Japan is sumo, but the Japanese love baseball even more. Baseball is America's national sport, but it has become Japan's national sport as well. Japanese fans watch the Japanese players in America with interest and joy. The American games on TV are more popular than...
Person of the Week A SAVING FACE? Junichiro Koizumi is a sharp-dressing, head-banging, Richard Gere-coiffed rebel?and Japan's 11th Prime Minister in 12 years. Unlike his cold-pizza predecessors, he's a popular?not the pols'?choice. And he, too, could make a quick exit if he can't rev up the economy...