Kozumi, Kanzaki confirm solid coalition partnership

Kozumi, Kanzaki confirm solid coalition partnership

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) meets with Takenori Kanzaki, leader of the New Komeito party, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 12. They confirmed the solidity of the governing coalition despite the setback suffered by Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party in the July 11 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo)

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