Koizumi's Patriotism Isolating Japan: Pilgrimages to the Shrine

by conneticutkati | September 7, 2006 at 08:53 am
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, whose term runs out this month, has been feted for his reform program which hauled the country's economy out of stagnation. But his patriotic stance has isolated Japan among its Asian neighbors and his successor is likely to adopt an equally nationalistic tone.

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