Dismissed farm minister Shimamura leaves office

Dismissed farm minister Shimamura leaves office

TOKYO, Japan - Dismissed farm minister Yoshinobu Shimamura leaves his office in Tokyo on Aug. 9. Shimamura was dismissed as he opposed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's decision to dissolve the lower house after postal privatization bills, the centerpiece of Koizumi's reform drive, failed to clear the Diet the previous day.

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