TOKYO -- It will soon be 20 years since the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was inaugurated on April 26, 2001. In office for five years and five months, Koizumi is known for bringing about a major shift in the management of Japan's government, from Liberal Democratic Party factional dynamics to leadership by the prime minister.
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20 years after Koizumi: How Japanese politics were restructured
PM managed tight inner-circle rivalries fortifying strong central leadership
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi decided to dissolve the House of Representatives in 2005 in order to realize his reform of postal privatization. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Kyodo)
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