Koizumi became president of the Liberal Democratic Party LDP in April , winning the vote overwhelmingly within the party, and fairly solidly among the Diet members. He became prime minister two days later. Koizumi embarked on a reform drive with the aim of revitalizing the economy by cutting banks' bad debts and aiming to privatize the postal system an unfulfilled ambition of his grandfather, Matajiro Koizumi , Minister of Posts and Telecommunications also known as the Tattoo Minister for the large dragon tattoo on his back!
Postal privatization was the most difficult of his tasks and was carried out in only by dissolving parliament and calling new elections.
He steered the traditionally ruralist LDP towards being a more urban-based party, in line with the demographic trend of urbanization. Bush look on. For all of his reformist bluster, however, Koizumi ended up leaving a negative legacy as well — one that transformed Japanese politics thereafter. It was a win-win deal for Koizumi and the media: He got his ideas repeatedly echoed on news and entertainment programs, and television producers got better ratings. Unlike his predecessors, Koizumi held the press gaggles locally known as burasagari twice a day.
Perhaps his most dramatic populist gambit was the decision to call a snap election over postal reform in September So when the Upper House vetoed his plan, Koizumi dissolved the Lower House and called a snap election. After a crushing defeat in the July Upper House election caused by scandals in his Cabinet, Abe opted to step down in September, partly because of health problems. After staging a surprise comeback and forming his second Cabinet in December , Abe is now more adept at controlling his public image via online media, Osaka of Komazawa University said.
During his first stint as prime minister, Abe tried to push for many controversial goals all at once, particularly the publicly sensitive issue of amending the Constitution.
The next time around, he first won hearts and minds by emphasizing the economy, before returning to his long-held goal of revising Article 9, Osaka said. Then-Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks with reporters after calling a snap election in August September 26, - Steps down as prime minister and returns to the House of Representatives.
September 25, - Announces that he will not run for re-election in and that he is retiring from politics. The character Ultraman King is voiced by Koizumi. November - Speaks out against Japan's nuclear energy program amidst debate following the Fukushima disaster and current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy to restart the country's idle reactors.
September 11, - His son, Shinjiro, is appointed environmental minister in the Abe government. It is not my intention to once again cause anxiety and elevate tension in Japan and abroad by visiting Yasukuni Shrine on or around the day of anniversary of the end of the second world war. After careful consideration, I decided I could sincerely express my honest feelings by visiting the shrine on this day, on the occasion of the Annual Grand Festival in Spring.
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