Koizumi to outpace Nakasone as Japan's 3rd-longest-serving premi

Koizumi to outpace Nakasone as Japan's 3rd-longest-serving premi

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks with reporters at his official residence on April 4. He will tie on April 5 with Yasuhiro Nakasone as the third-longest-serving prime minister in Japan's post-World War II history. ''I'm always guarded by something,'' Koizumi said, alluding to the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan's scandal over a fake e-mail at a time he was on the defensive over Livedoor Co.-linked and other scandals involving the government and his ruling party. (Kyodo)

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