Koizumi is the son of former “maverick” prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, and is favoured by younger voters and women - but critics argue that he lacks experience. Third in the running is ...

The second son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Shinjiro was first elected to the Lower House at the age of 28 in 2009, when the LDP was an opposition party. The environment minister ...

The 43-year-old son of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has positioned himself as the change candidate, with ...

Koizumi, 43, is the son of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and a former environment minister. He has said he would dissolve the Lower House at the earliest opportunity if he ...

Junichiro Koizumi is a Japanese politician, who was the 56th Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended in 2009, and is the sixth longest ...

Shinjiro Koizumi, son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a young and popular politician, was appointed secretary general of the group TOKYO, June 6. /TASS/. Members of the Japanese ...

Various incidents heightened tensions, beginning with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine and the ensuing Chinese backlash, from the dispute over natural gas development in ...

Then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama released a statement on the 50th anniversary in 1995, followed by Junichiro Koizumi on the 60th and Shinzo Abe on the 70th. Tetsuo Saito, leader of Komeito ...

The former foreign minister was the first person to announce ... However, history shows that it's far too early to make a call. In 2001, Koizumi Junichiro was able to whittle away votes from ...