OKYO (Reuters) - Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
OKYO (Reuters) - Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
OKYO (Reuters) - Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
OKYO (Reuters) - Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
OKYO (Reuters) - Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
OKYO (Reuters) - Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
OKYO (Reuters) - Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
OKYO (Reuters) - Popular Japanese politician Junichiro Koizumi rode a groundswell of rank-and-file support to a landslide victory Tuesday in the race to lead his conservative ruling party, and thus become prime minister.
``It is my responsibility to build the party so that we can say with confidence that it is the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will change Japan and move ahead with major reforms,'' a jubilant Koizumi said after his stunning win in the election for party president.
Hopes that his upset triumph would give him a mandate to keep his fiery promises of reform were tempered by fears he might soften his stance to preserve party unity and the three-way ruling coalition.
Koizumi's ``Change the LDP, Change Japan'' platform won resounding support from local party members deeply afraid of losing an election for parliament's Upper House in July, but left many analysts unsure how it would play out in concrete policies.
``It is unbelievable that I received overwhelming votes of support,'' Koizumi told a group of supporters earlier in the day.
``It is the individual citizens who moved politics.''
Koizumi won 298 of a total of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and a mere 31 for dark horse candidate Economics Minister Taro Aso.
Koizumi had already swept 123 out of 141 prefectural chapter votes decided in primaries that ended Monday.
A fourth contender, LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, pulled out of the race just hours before the vote.
The LDP poll was called after the ruling bloc decided to ditch the hugely unpopular Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (news - web sites) to boost its chances in the July election for seats in the Upper House.
The winner of the LDP party race is certain to replace Mori as Japan's 11th prime minister in 13 years -- as long as he keeps the backing of the three-way ruling coalition, which has a majority in the Lower House. Parliament will vote on April 26.
Hope Vs Skepticism
Japanese media hailed Koizumi's victory as a step toward reform of a political party seen as tainted by corruption, bound by special interests and dominated by factional feuding.
But the new leader will have to walk a tightrope between keeping his reformist pledges and maintaining unity inside his party and three-way coalition.
``The thing he has to do is a balancing act between two requirements,'' said Chuo University Professor Steven Reed.
``First, he has to fulfil his promise to do something different,'' he said. ``On the other hand, he has to keep peace within the party.''
Skeptics said a deal had been done to win support from Kamei, whose advocacy of more public spending to keep Japan's fragile economy afloat contrasts sharply with Koizumi's stress on the need to curb huge public debt and for painful reforms.
Analysts also noted that change inside the party might not necessarily translate into a drastic shift in economic policy.
``If you point to anybody within the LDP who you would call a populist, Koizumi is certainly that, and that will prove very powerful in the Upper House election,'' said Asia Strategy consultant Keith Henry. ``The big question is, after that, how will he use that populism, that popular support, to implement some very painful policies?''
JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI, the outsider, leapt ahead yesterday in the race to lead Japan痴 ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and become Prime Minister by picking up strong support from the party痴 grass roots.
Mr Koizumi, 59, was far ahead of Ryutaro Hashimoto, 63, a former Prime Minister and the other main contender, winning all seven in the first batch of local primaries at the weekend.
JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI, the outsider, leapt ahead yesterday in the race to lead Japan痴 ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and become Prime Minister by picking up strong support from the party痴 grass roots.
Mr Koizumi, 59, was far ahead of Ryutaro Hashimoto, 63, a former Prime Minister and the other main contender, winning all seven in the first batch of local primaries at the weekend.
JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI, the outsider, leapt ahead yesterday in the race to lead Japan痴 ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and become Prime Minister by picking up strong support from the party痴 grass roots.
Mr Koizumi, 59, was far ahead of Ryutaro Hashimoto, 63, a former Prime Minister and the other main contender, winning all seven in the first batch of local primaries at the weekend.
JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI, the outsider, leapt ahead yesterday in the race to lead Japan痴 ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and become Prime Minister by picking up strong support from the party痴 grass roots.
Mr Koizumi, 59, was far ahead of Ryutaro Hashimoto, 63, a former Prime Minister and the other main contender, winning all seven in the first batch of local primaries at the weekend.
JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI, the outsider, leapt ahead yesterday in the race to lead Japan痴 ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and become Prime Minister by picking up strong support from the party痴 grass roots.
Mr Koizumi, 59, was far ahead of Ryutaro Hashimoto, 63, a former Prime Minister and the other main contender, winning all seven in the first batch of local primaries at the weekend.
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