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	Prime Minister of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣 Naikaku sōri daijin) is the usual English-language term used for the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Minister of the Cabinet.
		The Prime Minister is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office.
		The Prime Minister is the head of the Cabinet and appoints and dismisses the Ministers of State.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan (620 words)

	KATV Channel 7 - Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Visit Graceland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says he's always wanted to visit the home of the late King of Rock and Roll.
		Despite the protest, the prime minister was still able to enjoy the full Memphis experience, even making room for some ribs from Rendezvous.
		The prime minister was given a Japanese Elvis movie poster and First Lady Laura Bush was given a necklace with the initials TLC, an Elvis tradition.
	www.katv.com /news/stories/0606/340917.html (500 words)

	ABC News: Abe Elected As Japanese Prime Minister
		Japan's presumed next prime minister named a fiscal conservative and a hawkish Cabinet member to top ruling party posts Monday, suggesting he would press ahead with pro-growth economic policies at home and an assertive stand abroad.
		Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet resigned en masse Tuesday morning as a procedural move to pave the way for the new government.
		Koizumi left the Prime Minister's Office with a bouquet of flowers in his hands as supporters cheered, ending more than five years in office marked by far-reaching changes such as passage of legislation to privatize the postal service.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2490957 (444 words)

	Japanese prime minister announces plans to withdraw troops from Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of Japanese ground troops from southern Iraq Tuesday, moving to end the country's largest overseas military operation since the Second World War.
		Although the mission was strictly humanitarian, polls show most Japanese were opposed to it, worried the troops would be drawn into the fighting or become targets of terrorists.
		Seven Japanese have been kidnapped in Iraq since the dispatch, and two of them were killed.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/world/060620/w062012.html (423 words)

	CNN.com - Japanese PM apologizes for war - Apr 22, 2005
		Takeo Hiranuma, a former trade minister, and Tamisuke Watanuki, a former speaker of the lower house, were among those paying their respects.
		China has rejected Japanese demands for an apology over the damage caused by Chinese demonstrators, claiming instead that it is Japan that owes the apology for not facing up to its wartime activities.
		But visits by Japanese prime ministers to the Yasukuni shrine -- where war criminals are buried along with other Japanese war dead -- continue to cast a cloud over these apologies, and countries such as China and the two Koreas doubt Japan's sincerity.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/china.japan.koizumi/index.html (966 words)

	President Bush Meets with Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi
		PRIME MINISTER KOIZUMI: I'd like to express my heartfelt appreciation to the President and the First Lady for their heartwarming welcome and hospitality.
		I expect Japan to participate to the extent that the Prime Minister deems is necessary to fulfill the commitment.
		PRIME MINISTER KOIZUMI: On this point let me first say that President Bush was stating very clearly that our response to North Korea would be different from that to Iraq.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2003/05/20030523-4.html (2371 words)

	USATODAY.com - Nationalist elected as Japanese prime minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Abe backs continuing outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's market reforms and reining in public spending, but is coming under pressure from party members concerned about a growing disparity between richer and poorer regions.
		Abe, 52, the hand-picked successor to retiring Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, stormed to office as a champion of the security pact with its top ally, Washington, revision of the pacifist constitution, a more outspoken foreign policy, and more patriotic education.
		The new prime minister stocked his new Cabinet with a wide range of fellow conservatives, including Taro Aso, who will keep his post as foreign minister, and veteran Fumio Kyuma, appointed to a second stint as defense chief.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-09-26-japan-abe_x.htm (1152 words)

	Japanese prime minister gets pitch from Cayetano - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shows Gov. Ben Cayetano a photo of Koizumi meeting President Bush at the White House in September.
		Japanese arrivals in Hawai'i have been cut in half since the Sept. 11 U.S. terrorist attacks, robbing the state of about $4 million a day in spending.
		Others note that the Japanese preference for group tours and their ethos of accepting responsibility when things go wrong have combined to create another barrier: Tour organizers fear they would have to take responsibility, even resign from their companies, if their group is hurt or stuck while overseas.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2001/Oct/10/bz/bz01a.html (378 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com Japanese Prime Minister Names New Cabinet
		Government ministers on Monday gave reporters a preview of the 24-question test that is a new part of Britain's naturalization process requiring knowledge of British culture and the English language More details...
		Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu on Monday launched a new police department to fight corruption among Interior Ministry employees.
		Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Pakistan's president on Monday that there were indications of a foreign link to the bombings that tore through two New Delhi markets, and reminded the Pakistani leader of his country's promise to fight terrorism, an official said More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/10/31/66577.html (2408 words)

	Junichiro Koizumi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, after Yamasaki and Kato were humiliated in a disastrous attempt to force a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori in 2000, Koizumi became the last remaining credible member of the YKK trio, which gave him leverage over the reform-minded wing of the party.
		He was made Prime Minister of Japan on April 26, and his coalition secured 78 of 121 seats in the Upper House elections in July.
		On September 20, 2006, Shinzo Abe was elected to succeed Koizumi as president of the LDP, Abe succeeded Koizumi as prime minister September 26, 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junichiro_Koizumi (2688 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Japanese Prime Minister Confirmed
		Koizumi, 59, became Japan's 28th post-war prime minister following a pro-forma vote in the lower house of the parliament, or Diet.
		Whomever he selects as finance minister will have to rush to Washington to a weekend meeting of finance ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized countries.
		Asian neighbors, who felt the brunt of Japanese invasions of World War II, are sensitive to any signs of an upsurge of nationalism or militarism in Japan.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A76-2001Apr25?language=printer (509 words)

	Clova realpolitik: Times interview with Japanese Prime Minister: transcript
		In this respect you might say this is a phenomenon that will be recorded in history and the name Koizumi may be imprinted alongside as the prime minister of the time.
		There were in fact some in the West, in Europe and the US, who asked, "Is this democracy?" After all, one who becomes prime minister and president of the party should assume that position with the strong support of their party members.
		They said that there must be something wrong about being prime minister whilst fighting not just the opposition but also the ruling party.
	www.ladlass.com /archives/010227.html (1893 words)

	Big Lizards:Blog:Entry “Japanese Prime Minister Defies Asian Pressure”
		On Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Juichiro Koizumi paid his respects to the war dead of many different eras at a controversial Shinto shrine, Yasukuni Jinja.
		The impact of the visit to Yasukuni Shrine, Koizumi's sixth as prime minister, was heightened by its timing on Aug. 15, a date viewed with sadness in Japan as the anniversary of its World War II surrender, but celebrated as a day of liberation from Japanese colonial rule elsewhere in Asia.
		The prime minister of Japan should be able to pray for Japan's war dead whenever he pleases.
	biglizards.net /blog/archives/2006/08/japanese_primin.html (2621 words)

	KATV Channel 7 - President Bush to Host Japanese Prime Minister at Graceland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		President Bush and the Prime Minister of Japan will soon be on their way to visit the home of the King of Rock and Roll.
		Prime Minister Koizumi is a self- prescribed Elvis fanatic.
		However, when the president and prime minister walk through the doors of the mansion, they will both be touring Graceland for the very first time.
	www.katv.com /news/stories/0606/340559.html (517 words)

	President Bush Welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi in an Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn
		Japanese naval vessels have refueled hundreds of coalition ships as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
		And we honor the leadership of Japan's Prime Minister Koizumi.
		Prime Minister, thank you for your leadership and welcome back to America.
	www.state.gov /p/eap/rls/rm/68433.htm (940 words)

	Japanese prime minister announces Iraq troop withdrawal - Turkish Daily News Jun 21, 2006
		Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced on Tuesday that Japan will withdraw its troops from Iraq, ending the Japanese military's riskiest and most ambitious overseas mission since World War II.
		Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday his forces would take over security from July in the southern province of Muthanna, where the British oversee a multinational contingent that includes Japanese troops.
		No Japanese soldiers have been killed or wounded in Iraq, but Koizumi faced a political crisis in 2004 when three Japanese civilians were taken hostage by insurgents.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=46836 (575 words)

	Prime Minister to Meet With Japanese Prime Minister
		Bi-lateral meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Canadian officials with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Japanese officials.
		A presentation of the Report on the Canada-Japan Forum to Prime Minister Harper and Prime Minister Koizumi.
		Prime Minister Stephen Harper bids farewell to Prime Minister Koizumi.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=223579 (129 words)

	Japanese Prime Minister Headed for Decisive Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi achieved his goal of having the snap election focus on his pet reform project of postal privatization.
		LDP leader and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi received a huge vote of confidence from Japan's electorate, and it appears possible, after all the votes are counted, that his party could achieve an absolute majority for the first time in 15 years.
		Koizumi cast out a number of older stalwarts, who opposed the maverick prime minister on his postal reform plan.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-09-11-voa15.cfm (422 words)

	World: Japanese prime minister in coma, on artificial respiration
		TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi was in a coma and on artificial respiration today after suffering a stroke, and a senior Cabinet minister was named acting premier amid criticism that the government had kept the crisis a secret for a full day.
		Aoki, who became acting prime minister early today, said Obuchi's condition deteriorated shortly after they met in the hospital Sunday evening.
		Obuchi became prime minister in July 1998, and surprised many analysts with his ability to get his policies through Parliament.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2000news/4_3_w1.htm (792 words)

	Columbia News ::: Video ::: Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi's Visit to North Korea Deemed Successful by East Asian ...
		Columbia faculty reflects on Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to North Korea in September in a panel discussion sponsored by the East Asian Institute.
		According to Charles Armstrong, associate professor of history, Prime Minister Koizumi's visit is yet another manifestation of North Korea's recent movement into the uncharted territory of relations with the West and Japan.
		Prime Minister Koizumi's trip was a "spectacular success," says Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/news/vforum/02/trip_to_north_korea/index.html (397 words)

	Oread Daily: SHRINE VISIT BY JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SPARKS PROTEST
		But when the shrine is Yasukuni, notorious for having 14 class-A war criminals among its revered spirits, and when the visitor is Junichiro Koizumi, prime minister of Japan, the world takes note." So writes the Guardian and a group of protesters showed that to be true last night in Tokyo.
		Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi suggested again on Thursday that he intends to visit Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, where war dead including Class-A war criminal are enshrined, on the Aug. 15 anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.
		Several Japanese civil groups gathered in front of the prime minister's official residence, urging the Japanese government to set up a correct view of history and to commit itself to building a peaceful Asia.
	oreaddaily.blogspot.com /2006/08/shrine-visit-by-japanese-prime.html (762 words)

	BYU NewsNet - Japanese Prime Minister Resigns
		Christensen, who has studied the Japanese political system extensively, said he is not sad that Koizumi is finished as prime minister.
		After five years in office, Koizumi stepped down as prime minister Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, and Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party was elected as the new Japanese leader.
		Christensen said where Koizumi erred was not in his desire to pay respect to fallen soldiers, but in the fact that he visited the shrine in his capacity as prime minister.
	newsnet.byu.edu /story.cfm/61027 (553 words)

	EurasiaNet Human Rights - Japanese Prime Minister Acts as Agent of US-Uzbek Rapprochement
		During closed-door discussions, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reportedly told Uzbek President Islam Karimov that Tokyo was ready to help Tashkent restore relations with the United States.
		During Koizumi’s visit to Uzbekistan, Japanese officials encouraged their Uzbek counterparts to work with the international community to improve civil rights and implement economic reforms, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry official indicated.
		To reinforce their message, Japanese officials cited their country’s post-World War II development experience, in which Tokyo followed a course largely mapped out by American occupiers, and found stability and prosperity within decades of the war’s end.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav083006.shtml (837 words)

	Worldandnation: Ex-Japanese prime minister Hashimoto dies
		TOKYO - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who stood up to the United States in trade negotiations and helped defuse tensions over U.S. military bases in Japan, died Saturday (July 1, 2006).
		Hashimoto, who was prime minister from January 1996 to July 1998, died at the International Medical Center of Japan in Tokyo, hospital spokesman Hajime Takayama said.
		I'm deeply saddened by the news of the passing of an outstanding leader," Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said in a statement, noting Mr.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/07/02/Worldandnation/Ex_Japanese_prime_min.shtml (529 words)

	Japanese Prime Minister is an avid Elvis Presley fan! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Masaya Koizumi, the Prime Minister's younger brother, is the senior consultant to our club and helping this fan club's efforts to keep the greatest singer's memory and music legacy alive in Japan.
		"Having the Prime Minister who is a devoted Elvis fan is the good thing to the nation's people as a whole", Tad Akazawa wrote in the club newsletter.
		Koizumi is a man of idiosyncrasy --- he declared himself as a "crank" or hen-jin (in Japanese) --- a divorcee and an avid Elvis Presley fan wearing a unique hair style that makes him kind of oddity among his rather "faceless" party colleagues.
	www.elvis.com.au /presley/article_japaneseprimministerisanelvisfan.shtml (1187 words)

	PM - New Japanese prime minister appointed
		The Foreign Minister, the Minister in charge of Japan's relations with the rest of the world, is Makiko Tanaka.
		She was kicked off the campaign trail for a while after making remarks about how Obuchi, the Prime Minister who had a stroke, ran up a lot of debt and then died and indicating that that was a good thing.
		He was making exactly the same platform, exactly the same policy statements, three years' ago when he stood for Prime Minister against Obuchi and he was resoundingly defeated.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s283742.htm (647 words)

	Asia Times Online :: Japan News and Japanese Business and Economy
		The surge in support for the LDP has greatly strengthened the prime minister's personal authority and significantly weakened the influence of the dovish Komeito.
		If their numbers were added to the official LDP tally of 296, the party would break its 1986 highpoint of 300 seats achieved under former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
		With an election cast comprising assassins, ex-cons, rebels and a plot involving large-scale political slaughter orchestrated by a powerful mafia-like don, it is hardly surprising Japanese voters flocked to the polls.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Japan/GI13Dh01.html (950 words)

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