4 opposition chiefs renew resolve to challenge Koizumi

4 opposition chiefs renew resolve to challenge Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of four major opposition parties sit for a meeting at a Tokyo hotel Feb. 6 for the first time in about seven months. (From L to R) Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi, Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa, Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii. They said later they resolved to challenge the embattled administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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