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Junichiro Koizumi's Legacy [7min]

A discussion on Junichiro Koizumi's legacy with Bill Emmott, editor, The Economist."The good news for Japan is that Junichiro Koizumi has set a new tone for Japanese politics as well as setting an agenda for public-sector reform, and his successors are likely to follow more or less the same course. He's set an agenda which has some enduring strength to it."

Read entire article at The World in 2006 from The Economist