Junior lawmaker Koizumi popular among voters

Junior lawmaker Koizumi popular among voters

TOKYO, Japan - Shinjiro Koizumi (L) of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party speaks to participants in an LDP-organized event in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2009. Koizumi, the second son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, led people to a Maritime Self-Defense Force base in his hometown with demand for tickets for the event surpassing supply by over 100 times.

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