Word: koizumi
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has never been popular with other politicians, even those in his own Liberal Democratic Party. But the days when he could count on strong public support seem to be slipping away as well. According to a poll conducted by the Asahi newspaper, Koizumi's approval rating has fallen to 33%, the lowest since he took office nearly four years ago. No single event seems to have triggered the drop-off; instead, a number of slow-burning factors have quietly eroded his support, which ran as high as 84% shortly after he became Prime Minister...
Jenkins' world suddenly began to brighten two years ago. The breakthrough was Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il (the son and successor of Kim Il Sung) in Pyongyang. Kim confirmed Japan's long-held suspicion that North Korea had been kidnapping Japanese citizens and forcing them to teach at its spy schools. Soga, Jenkins' wife, was acknowledged to be among the abductees. After the summit, she and the four others Pyongyang said were still alive returned to Japan for what was meant to be a 10-day visit. They never went back...
...throughout the third period, the Crimson could not hold on quite long enough. Offsetting high-sticking calls with 6:54 to go in the game produced a 4-on-4 situation, opening up the ice for a pair of Duluth’s main offensive weapons: speedy winger Jessica Koizumi and captain Caroline Ouellette. After pushing a shot wide of Boe, Ouellette soon regained the puck and fed Koizumi for the equalizer top shelf...
...Koizumi tied it at 1-1 early in the second period, but offensive linchpin Nicole Corriero put the Crimson back on top with the finishing touches on a vivid display of team skill. Vaillancourt freed the puck at the Harvard end to junior Julie Chu, who fed it ahead to Correiro off the boards on the left side. Corriero took off down the wing, cutting right at the last minute and threading a shot into the top right corner...
...mental lapses occurred at 14:34 in the third period when, while playing 4-on-4, Harvard got caught looking for a breakaway on offense before solidifying its defense and gaining control of the puck. The mistake led to a game-tying goal by UMD’s Jessica Koizumi and prevented the Crimson from walking away with a 2-1 victory over the third-best team in the nation...