Koizumi vows sweeping economic, political reforms

Koizumi vows sweeping economic, political reforms

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers a key policy speech at a House of Representatives plenary session May 7. He pledged to carry out ''sweeping structural reforms without sacred cows,'' saying Japan will be unable to pull itself out of the economic doldrums unless it goes through such a painful process.

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