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	Ichiro Ozawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ichiro Ozawa (小沢一郎 Ozawa Ichirō, born 1942) is a Japanese politician, formerly a leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and later of the New Frontier Party and the Liberal Party.
		Ozawa was a strong proponent of political reform, and he was frustrated by Japan's impotence in international affairs, represented particularly by the minor role Japan played in the Gulf War of 1990.
		In 2004, Ozawa was affected by the Pension Scandal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ichiro_Ozawa (1064 words)

	Ichiro Ozawa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ozawa was a strong proponent of political reform, and he was frustrated by Japan's impotence in international affairs, represented particularly by the minor role Japan played in the (A war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991) Gulf War of 1990.
		Ozawa's insistence on a more assertive role for Japan in international affairs caused friction with members of the (Click link for more info and facts about Japan Socialist Party) Japan Socialist Party in the coalition.
		Ozawa's frequent public statements regarding the normalisation of Japan's military and his statements on nuclear weapons have been criticised in the media, especially in (A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world) China.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/I/Ic/Ichiro_Ozawa.htm (1265 words)

	printarticle.
		Ichiro Ozawa, the outspoken leader of the opposition Liberal Party, said Japan had the technological expertise and enough plutonium to make thousands of nuclear weapons.
		Mr Ozawa said he had told a deputy chief of staff from China's People's Liberation Army that while Japan had the technology and economic might to become a nuclear power, "it would be tragic if such a thing occurs and we must not let it happen".
		Mr Ozawa said the Chinese officer had told him that China's nuclear weapons and build-up of forces was for the purpose of self-defence.
	www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/printArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/04/08/1017206310185.html (451 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Ozawa Ichiro
		Ozawa Ichiro, born in 1942, Japanese politician and leader of the New Frontier Party (NFP), Japan's main opposition party since 1995.
		Suzuki, Ichiro, born in 1973, Japanese professional baseball player, whose achievements in Japan and in Major League Baseball (the top professional...
		Ozawa, Seiji, born in 1935, Japanese conductor, born in Shenyang, China, while the city was under Japanese occupation.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Ozawa_Ichiro.html (97 words)

	An unstable new coalition in Japan
		But only days later Ozawa threatened to tear up the agreement and call for early elections after senior LDP members hinted that the policies in the deal were only agreed between party heads and were therefore not binding on the government.
		Ozawa had originally demanded that the tax rate, currently set at 5 percent, be temporarily lowered during the country's economic recession.
		Ozawa's coalition with the LDP is a rather desperate attempt to resurrect his political fortunes.
	www.wsws.org /news/1998/nov1998/jap-n28.shtml (886 words)

	Scandal Hits Japanese Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ichiro Ozawa, a member of Japan's national Diet, or parliament, and a key strategist for the country's ruling coalition, called a press conference Monday to argue that his own receipt of contributions from a scandal-tainted construction firm proves the need for a law he is pushing to tighten contribution rules.
		Ozawa is a key player in the coalition government's effort to pass a major new political "reform" law, including tough regulations on corporate contributions.
		Ozawa, 50, was a rising star, key political strategist and big fund-raiser for the Liberal Democratic Party, which controlled Japanese politics for 38 years.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V113/N56/japan.56w.html (420 words)

	The Hindu : A rising star fades
		Ichiro Ozawa, and ultimately, the sudden and debilitating illness of Mr.
		Ozawa, likewise, has also been trying to ask too much from the ruling coalition and this time went too far in that for the second time in a year and a half he has split his party.
		Ozawa, the Prime Minister was moved to hospital, in a private vehicle, which is an altogether different story.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2000/04/09/stories/05091344.htm (900 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		Until recently, Ozawa was content to be the power behind more popular figures such as Hosokawa Morihiro and Hata Tsutomu, both of whom became prime minister with his backing.
		Ozawa's close ties with figures such as Tanaka and Kanemaru have long spawned doubts about his credentials as a reformer.
		Ozawa identifies with these figures, whom he says "shared an intense consciousness of the national interest and a sense of mission." Such attributes, he feels, were lacking in virtually every post-war leader, including his own mentor, Tanaka.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/96/0119/nat3.html (681 words)

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		Now that the Ozawa group has virtually broken with the Komeito and the Jiyuto has a free hand to talk about positive policies for defense and security issues, Ozawa's advocacy of amending the Constitution is for him to urge the LDP to choose between his party and the New Komeito.
		One of the LDP's influential members perceives that Ozawa, who used to assert that Japan is constitutionally allowed to exercise the right of collective self-defense, began at that time to steer his party in the direction of amending the Constitution.
		Ozawa was always in the center court of political reorganization, but he has been in isolation.
	www.usc.edu /isd/archives/dsjp/summaries/1999/September/SM990910.doc (2906 words)

	Japan Policy & Politics: LEAD: Ozawa compares Japanese to students 'in special classes' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ichiro Ozawa, formerly the leader of the Liberal Party which has merged with the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), on Friday lashed out at Japanese voters, saying Japanese are ''idiots'' and comparing them to ''students in special classes'' intended for physically handicapped and mentally retarded children.
		Ozawa made the remark at a political gathering in Kyoto, which was organized in support of a DPJ member who plans to contest in the coming general election for the House of Representatives for a seat in the No. 1 electoral district in Kyoto.
		Ozawa, who has been known for his critical views on the Japanese democracy, made the remark as he criticized the recent election of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidency that gave Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi a second term as party leader.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2003_Sept_29/ai_108316719 (400 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Ichiro Ozawa: Reformer at Bay - Edward W. Desmond
		Summary: Ichiro Ozawa, a former power broker in the Liberal Democratic Party, has become a seminal figure of Japan's reform movement.
		When Ichiro Ozawa, a longtime Diet member and power broker, published Blueprint for a New Japan two years ago, his main goal was to reverse the country's reluctance to play a larger role in world affairs.
		Ozawa, at that time a senior leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was obsessed with Tokyo's refusal to provide on-the-ground support for the U.S.-led forces during the Persian Gulf War, despite repeated requests from Washington.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /19950901faessay5069/edward-w-desmond/ichiro-ozawa-reformer-at-bay.html?mode=print (649 words)

	Yukio Hatoyama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He is the grandson of former Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama.
		He ran for his father's seat in Hokkaido in #38 and was elected to the House of Representatives.
		He became DPJ Party Chairman and leader of the opposition from 1999 to 2002, when he resigned after taking responsibility for the confusion that arose from rumors of mergers with the Ichiro Ozawa's Liberal Party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yukio_Hatoyama (152 words)

	Five parties emerging from Shinshinto's ashes (The Japan Times) Dec. 29, 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ozawa's followers include several Diet members who were affiliated with the former DSP and Komeito and who are not rejoining their former allies.
		Ozawa declined to specify how he will assume power, but endorsed cooperating with other parties, both ruling and opposition forces, if their basic policies are in sync.
		Ozawa, who was re-elected to a two-year term as Shinshinto president on Dec. 18, triggered the turmoil Saturday by disbanding the party, which he helped found three years ago.
	vikingphoenix.com /news/archives/1997/japan/jp970081.htm (440 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ozawa Ichiro
		The Liberal Party (in Japanese Jiyu-to) was a former Japanese and liberal party formed in 1998 by Ichiro Ozawa and Hirohisa Fujii.
		See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States.
		Ozawa Ichiro as an Actor in Japan's Foreign Policy Making (http://www.iuj.ac.jp/research/wpap017.cfm)
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ozawa-Ichiro (1754 words)

	Greenpeace's campaign to Stop Plutonium Terror
		Ozawa's statement may actually serve an important role in forcing on to the international agenda the scale of Japan's plutonium program and the threat of confrontation in North-east Asia.
		Ozawa is also right to make the connection between Japan's plutonium program and the threat from China's unjustified nuclear weapons program.
		Ozawa's statement was made during a lecture given in the southern City of Fukuoka.
	archive.greenpeace.org /nuclear/bnfl/news_l3_pr_020407.htm (1092 words)

	printarticle.
		Ichiro Ozawa, the outspoken leader of the opposition Liberal Party, declared that Japan had the technological expertise and enough plutonium to make thousands of nuclear weapons.
		However, in a lecture at the weekend Mr Ozawa said China was "applying itself to expand its military power in the hope of becoming a superpower".
		Mr Ozawa, whose party ranks fourth in terms of seats held, defected from the Liberal Democratic Party in 1993, leading a walk-out that pushed the LDP from power.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/printArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/04/08/1017206314695.html (362 words)

	AEGiS-Asia Times: Dynamic duo set sights on Koizumi
		Putting Ozawa back into public display - with memories of his sometimes ruthless political savvy - is enough to rattle the backrooms of Nagatacho in Japan's political heartland.
		Ozawa was sidelined by the defeat and breakup of the coalition.
		Ozawa's role in the newly merged DPJ is not yet clear, but he is one of those politicians who with a higher profile could make a difference.
	www.aegis.com /news/atimes/2003/AT030702.html (1875 words)

	BW Online \| May 16, 2000 \| Ichiro Ozawa: The Fall of a Japanese Reformer
		The tragedy of Ozawa is that though he had the vision thing in spades, he lacks the temperament to really lead.
		The other problem with Ozawa was that in the public's mind, he could never quite break with the money politics he claimed to want to destroy.
		After all, Ozawa was a key powerbroker and fund-raiser with the LDP for years.
	www.businessweek.com /bwdaily/dnflash/may2000/nf00516b.htm?scriptFramed (1075 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		Ozawa are more assertive and nationalistic than any of their recent predecessors.
		Ozawa, 53, who has spent most of his political career as a backroom strategist, a kingmaker in the shadows.
		Ozawa, in a special preface to the Taiwan edition of his political manifesto, advocated closer ties with Taipei as well as visits by its senior officials.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/96/0112/ed.html (769 words)

	Asia Times: Japan: It's the electorate, stupid!
		Once again Liberal Party President Ichiro Ozawa is threatening to withdraw his party from the tri-partite coalition government ruling Japan - perhaps as early as the end of this month.
		Ozawa, say party sources, now believes that the Liberals would be better off campaigning separately and flying their own colors in the run-up to the polls.
		The LDP and New Komeito have zeroed in on that sentiment and thus are backtracking on reform in advance of the fall elections.
	www.atimes.com /editor/BC28Ba01.html (744 words)

	Japan Times: Ozawa sees Liberal-LDP bloc ending society's 'fast decline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ozawa emphasized the importance of structural reforms to correct what he calls "ambiguity" in various systems of a society that resulted from the LDP's 38-year reign.
		In his speech, Ozawa said his party will put forward a discussion on the Constitution, saying Japan has a crucial flaw in how it deals with the document.
		Ozawa said both opponents and advocates of a constitutional revision have discussed the issue on the premise of an unspoken agreement that they cannot revise it.
	www.japantimes.com /cgi-bin/makeprfy.pl5?nn19990607a1.htm (388 words)

	NCI document
		Ichiro Ozawa, said on Saturday it would be a simple matter for Japan to
		Ichiro Ozawa, the leader of the opposition Liberal party, made the
		The words were spoken by former Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, who now runs the tiny opposition Liberal Party, which is big on promoting economic reform and stronger national security.
	www.nci.org /02NCI/04/japan-articles.htm (2821 words)

	Sixth party steps forth from Shinshinto wreckage (The Japan Times) Dec. 30, 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Shinshinto head Ichiro Ozawa said Tuesday the name of his new party would be the Liberal Party.
		Ozawa told a news conference that he reached back into history for his party's new name: It's taken from a Meiji Era party headed by Taisuke Itagaki called the Freedom and People's Rights Movement.
		Ozawa criticized Shinshinto chief Ichiro Ozawa over his management style and the way he abruptly announced the party's dissolution.
	vikingphoenix.com /news/archives/1997/japan/jp970083.htm (405 words)

	AFP-990119
		Ozawa said last week Japan-US defence cooperation guidelines following emergencies in areas "surrounding Japan" should include Russia, China, Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula.
		The LDP has refused to specify geographical areas for the military cooperation sticking to the "areas surrounding Japan" phrase apparently in fear of angering China, which sees Taiwan as a renegade province.
		Ozawa is generally in favour of a stronger overseas defence role for Japan.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /AFP/AFP-990119.htm (252 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ozawa's decision to resign may put pressure on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, 62, to step down, because he stopped his pension contribution for almost seven years, including the same six-year period as Ozawa.
		Ozawa, 61, on Friday said he would take over as head of the DPJ to prepare the party for national elections in July after Naoto Kan quit as leader after admitting he missed 10 months of mandatory national pension payments in 1996.
		Ozawa, who helped snap four decades of Liberal Democratic Party rule in Japan in 1993 after he defected from the ruling group, has recommended that the DPJ now appoint Katsuya Okada, the party's secretary general, as the new leader, Kyodo newswire reported.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=aUhgSxgRxRqE&refer=japan (569 words)

	US belligerence encourages Japanese politician to rattle the nuclear sabre against China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		In the first place, Beijing’s efforts to increase its military spending are overwhelmingly in response to the stepped-up US military activity all around its borders, including the threat of nuclear attack, and a series of moves by Tokyo to remove the postwar constitutional limits on Japan’s use of military force.
		Efforts were made in the Japanese and American press to downplay the significance of Ozawa’s statement on the grounds that he is not part of the government.
		Ozawa was not alone in his militarist comments.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2002/apr2002/jap-a22.shtml (1604 words)

	Kakuei Tanaka - a political biography of modern Japan:
		Also in 1991, Kanemaru's protegé, Ichiro Ozawa, resigned as Secretary General of the LDP to take responsibilty for the party's loss in the Tokyo gubernatorial election.
		Nonetheless, Kanemaru, his protegé Ichiro Ozawa, and Watanabe arranged a second clandestine meeting at a Tokyo hotel on October 5, to go over the plan personally with Takeshita.
		She went on to warn that Ichiro Ozawa was the one pulling all the strings from behind.
	www.rcrinc.com /tanaka/ch5-4.html (8976 words)

	Japan Policy & Politics: Ozawa urges DPJ to prepare for taking political power
		Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa urged young lawmakers in the fellow opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) on Wednesday to prepare well for this summer's House of Councillors election, calling it the opposition camp's ''last chance'' to seize power.
		Speaking before some 40 DPJ lawmakers, Ozawa said, ''The DPJ is the center of the opposition forces, and which party (in the opposition camp) wins more (seats) is immaterial.
		Ozawa also said the opposition forces will force the dissolution of the House of Representatives for a snap general election before the end of this year by preventing important bills from passing the Diet.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2001_March_26/ai_72698096 (355 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Ozawa and his Liberal Party signed a coalition agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party - the very same group Ozawa abandoned in 1993.
		Some LDP members worry that Ozawa remains true to his agenda and is entering into a coalition in order to fracture the party from within.
		Inoguchi, Ozawa's return to the LDP fold "could be good for the DPJ." Morse adds that it may be a waste of time to look for the emergence of ideologically coherence in Japan's politics.
	www.csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/1998/11/24/f-p7s1.shtml (776 words)

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