Junichiro KoizumiPrime Minister (pronounced "koh-ee-ZU-mee") "In the current severe economic situation, the only path that will lead to revitalization of the Japanese economy is structural reform to enhance the potential for...

Junichiro Koizumi (小泉 純一郎, Koizumi Jun'ichirō?, born January 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he became known...

Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi is made for the hustings. His distinctive mane of hair dominates the stage and towering posters. His message of sweeping, drastic reform draws a passionate response from Japanese tired of a decade of economic stagnation. Young fans scream...

Status: Prime Minister of Japan, Reformer par excellence, Architect of Japanese revival. Reputation: Cool dude, Rebel for the rich, Ninja reborn. It's hard to fathom how they keep doing it. How those who are defenders of the status quo, defenders of...

Chinese and Japanese history scholars met Tuesday for the first in a series of government-mandated study groups aimed at smoothing over differences between the Asian powers on historical issues.Japan invaded and colonized much of Asia in the past century, and many Chinese harbor bitterness over...