Koizumi off for
China forum
TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi departed Thursday for the two-day
Boao Forum for Asia (BFA).
Koizumi will deliver the keynote address
Friday at the forum on the resort Hainan
Island in southern China.
LDP candidate wins
Kyoto governor's race
KYOTO -- Keiji Yamada appeared headed
for victory after Sunday's election for
Kyoto governor according to early results.
The victory is much needed by the ruling
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition
after last Sunday's loss in the Yokohama
mayor's race. These elections and two
more this spring are considered crucial
for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's
government.
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