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...that, in public. The party that has had a near-exclusive hold on power since 1955 is in serious trouble after a string of prime ministers - culminating in the comically feeble year-long term of Yoshiro Mori - only dug Japan's heels further into the mud. Facing potentially disastrous parliamentary elections in July, the LDP found Koizumi's wide popular support irresistible, and his face - representing, at least cosmetically, a call for reform - not a little convenient...
...sinking of the Ehime Maru resonated around the world. It was the first major foreign policy challenge for the newly installed Bush Administration. In Japan it contributed to the fall from power of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who shocked public opinion by continuing a golf game even after he heard of the accident. The Pentagon fretted about damage to the already fragile military alliance with Japan. The Japanese families of the nine dead were left in shock and grief. But at the center of the affair has been the tragic figure of Scott Waddle, a complex character who exudes self...
...alike, it was a week in which the karma turned?and we all suddenly understood that retired heads of state can do so much more than secure financing for their libraries and prepare their legal defenses. Perhaps Clinton's visit will be an inspiration for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who last week announced he would be stepping down. If Mori has one-tenth Clinton's compassion, he'll soon be telling Gujaratis, "I feel your pain" through an interpreter and wondering when's lunch. Look at it this way, Citizen Mori: You may have lost power, riches and reputation...
...instead of May 3 for local elections - and thus, everyone expects, for the general election he wishes so badly to win. The prime minister's decision about the date may be the last surprise of the campaign. Nothing the Tories do, not even 54 percent disapproval in a recent MORI poll of the way the government has handled foot-and-mouth, can seem to shake Labour's steady 15- to 20-point lead when people report how they plan to vote...
...Survey for TIME by MORI. Results are based on 1,225 face-to-face interviews conducted during February and March...