Rise in unemployment rate inevitable, Koizumi says

Rise in unemployment rate inevitable, Koizumi says

HAKONE, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, on holiday in the hot spring resort town of Hakone, speaks to reporters Aug. 23. He said Japan's unemployment rate will inevitably rise as a result of his plans for economic structural reform, but reaffirmed that he intends to implement employment measures to soften the blow.

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