Rarely has a single politician so embodied the aspirations, fears and cynicism of a nation as Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi.
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Koizumi's real impact could be rebooting Abe's economic reform ambitions. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
Rarely has a single politician so embodied the aspirations, fears and cynicism of a nation as Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi.