(5)Koizumi's top aide Fukuda resigns over pension scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (R) receives his letter of appointment from Emperor Akihito (L) in an imperial attestation ceremony attended by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the Imperial Palace on May 7.

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