Junichiro Koizumi

Junichiro Koizumi
Junichirō Koizumiis a Japanese politician who was the 87th Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended in 2009, and was the fifth longest serving prime minister in the history of Japan...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth8 January 1942
CountryJapan
countries felt ours pains
The pains felt by Asian countries are our own pains. Disaster in Asia is nothing but ours as well.
pain museums japan
I saw the various museum displays including scenes of torture while feeling heartfelt remorse and sorrow over the great pain and suffering inflicted on South Koreans by Japan's colonial rule,
country pain war
Our country has caused tremendous damage and pain to the peoples of many countries, especially Asian countries, through colonial rule and invasion. Humbly acknowledging such facts of history, I once again reflect most deeply and offer apologies from my heart as well as express my condolences to all the victims of the last major war both in and out of the country,.
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Elvis is the best and in a class by himself
japanese people result stop voice
The result was more than I expected, ... The Japanese people said they wanted to keep reform, not stop reform. That was the voice of the people.
appealed attack community country eradicate global nuclear
As the only country that has experienced a nuclear attack ... we have appealed to the global community to eradicate nuclear weapons.
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I would like to come up with wisdom to find a way to understand and respect each other's positions so as to improve ties between Japan and China.
maintain postal
I will try to maintain the postal network, which is people's important assets, and see to it that no inconvenience will ensue,
address concerns guarantee north properly pursue realize solution
We need to pursue a comprehensive solution to resolving the problem, and to realize this, there is a need to properly address North Korea's concerns for a guarantee of security,
hire older people
I think many older people like me will really suffer. I'd like to hire them, but unfortunately we're not doing so well lately.
activities defense forces highly indian mission overseas regarded self
The activities of Japan's Self Defense Forces overseas are highly regarded by the international community, and the mission (to the Indian Ocean) must continue,
continue countries dialogue extremely including issues ties views
Ties with the two countries are extremely important ... We will continue to have dialogue including on issues where our views differ,
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I have been pressing for wide-ranging structural reforms in areas such as finance, taxation, regulation and expenditure, in order to revive and move forward our country since I took office,
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My first priority will be postal system reform,