Japanese leader seen to help his party solidify its power
10th Sep 2005, 08:26 GMT
TOKYO -- When Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan came to power four years ago, he boldly pledged to sacrifice his long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the sake of enacting reform.
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