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SHINJIRO KOIZUMI

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2018
Poll shows Shinjiro Koizumi is public's favorite to be next prime minister of Japan
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi is the public's top pick to be the next prime minister, a recent Jiji Press opinion poll showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2018
Rising LDP star Shinjiro Koizumi, like his charismatic dad, finds growing fan base
Young, debonair and eloquent, Shinjiro Koizumi has, in a way, become the political equivalent of a pop idol.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 11, 2017
Fuji TV's wishful thinking is food for thought
Since 1987, Fuji TV has owned Monday night, specifically the 9 to 10 p.m. time slot, when it broadcasts fluffy romantic drama series starring the season's hottest actress and often a prominent member of a boy band.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2017
'Japan's Macron' Shinjiro Koizumi in the spotlight ahead of Cabinet shake-up
He's young, good-looking and the media call him "Japan's Macron," so it is little surprise that lawmakers say Shinjiro Koizumi may be offered a post when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffles his Cabinet next month in a bid to revive his public support, which is now sagging.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2016
LDP subcommittee recommends expansion of 'working population' to people 18 to 74 years of age
The government should revise its definition of "the working population" and aim to have working environments where people of all ages, especially the elderly, can work flexibly, a policy subcommittee of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2015
Potential future Japan leader Koizumi Jr. needs to sell TPP to fuming farmers
Diet member Shinjiro Koizumi faced a dilemma when a group of farmers angry over the government's trade policy and aware of his dislike of tomatoes handed him a bag of them to try.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2015
Koizumi's political skills to be tested with appointment to LDP's Policy Research Council
The political skills of one of the most popular politicians in Japan are likely to be put to a real test soon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 26, 2013
Get Koizumi: Nuclear village goes on offensive
This is a first for Japan: A political figure who not only undergoes a change of mind in public, but tries to make a difference after giving up the political power to do so.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 26, 2013
Branding Japan: Not always onward and upward
Branding is not an exact science. Take for example the recent campaign by Fukushima Industries to launch a new consumer-friendly corporate mascot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2013
Koizumi takes up post for Tohoku reconstruction
Shinjiro Koizumi's appointment Monday as parliamentary secretary in charge of Tohoku's recovery has generated much attention amid mounting criticism of the government for failing to speed up reconstruction efforts or end the radioactive water spill into the sea at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.

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