Koizumi to dismiss lower house as postal bills nixed

Koizumi to dismiss lower house as postal bills nixed

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in the Diet on Aug. 8 after the House of Councillors voted down government-sponsored bills to privatize Japan Post.

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