Koizumi tells new LDP elects not to represent specific interests

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses an audience of 83 Liberal Democratic Party newcomers elected in the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 20. Koizumi urged them not to represent specific interests as his ruling party launched a training program intended to keep them away from traditional intraparty factions.

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