Koizumi meets swimming champ Thorpe

Koizumi meets swimming champ Thorpe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) looks up to Australian star swimmer-cum-tourism ambassador Ian Thorpe at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on March 26. Thorpe is visiting Japan in his new role as the first Australian Holiday Ambassador for Japan.

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