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1st anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves Zojoji temple in Tokyo on July 8, 2023, after attending a memorial service to mark the first anniversary of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination.

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Ex-Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi dies at 86

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) is pictured shaking hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during the Group of Eight summit in Genova, Italy, in July, 2001. Berlusconi, who was also a billionaire media mogul, died on June 12, 2023, aged 86.

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Japan's ex-House of Councillors President Ogi dies at 89

Japan's former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi (background) presides at the upper house plenary session in the Diet Building in Tokyo in August 2004 as then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses the upper house. The actress-turned-lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, whose real name was Hiroko Hayashi, died of cancer on March 9, 2023, at age 89.

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Int'l emergency summit in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are set to sit at an international emergency summit held in Jakarta on Jan. 6 in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that claimed an estimated 150,000 lives.

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(2)Koizumi, Annan confirm roles in tsunami relief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan meet in Jakarta on Jan. 6 on the sidelines of a conference of world leaders on the quake-triggered tsunami disaster. (Pool photo)

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Koizumi, Annan confirm roles in tsunami relief, talk U.N. reform

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan pose for pictures prior to their talks on the sidelines of a conference of world leaders on the earthquake-triggered tsunami damage.

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(4)World leaders gather for meeting on Asian quake, tsunami relief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi joins world leaders at an emergency summit held in Jakarta on Jan. 6 to discuss relief measures for the countries devastated by the earthquake and tsunami disasters that claimed about 150,000 lives.

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(1)Business leaders expect recovery in 2nd half of 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) is greeted by Kakutaro Kitashiro (L), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiroshi Okuda (2nd from R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, and Nobuo Yamaguchi (R), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on arrival at a New Year party sponsored by the three business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 5.

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Koizumi leaves for tsunami relief summit in Jakarta

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves Haneda airport in Tokyo for Jakarta on Jan. 5 to attend a meeting of world leaders to coordinate relief efforts for victims of the earthquake-triggered Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. ''I think we will have to provide as much help as we can in terms of financial aid, relief goods and personnel assistance,'' Koizumi told reporters before his departure.

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Koizumi in Jakarta to attend tsunami relief summit

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi arrives in Jakarta on Jan. 5 to attend a meeting of world leaders to coordinate relief efforts for victims of the earthquake-triggered Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.

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Koizumi visits Ise Shrine

ISE, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi responds to questions from reporters after visiting Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture on Jan. 4.

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(2)Koizumi says Japan needs to see N. Korea's intent

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at his first press conference of the New Year at his office on Jan. 4. The premier said Japan needs to see the real intention behind North Korea's recent remark suggesting it would cut off abduction talks with Japan.

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(1)Koizumi says Japan needs to see N. Korea's intent

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gives his first press conference of the New Year at his office on Jan. 4. The premier said Japan needs to see the real intention behind North Korea's recent remark suggesting it would cut off abduction talks with Japan.

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(6)Funeral for Princess Takamatsu held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono and House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi attend the funeral for Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died at age 92 earlier this month, held at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 26.

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Komura becomes defense minister returning to LDP mainstream

TOKYO, Japan - New defense Minister Masahiko Komura speaks at a press conference on Aug. 27. The veteran lawmaker, who heads a small Liberal Democratic Party faction, was forced out of the party's mainstream and held no posts after he lost in an LDP leadership election in 2003 to then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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Ex-Prime Minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd R) leaves Yasukuni Shrine after praying at the main hall of the war-related shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the 62nd anniversary of the end of World War II. Koizumi also paid a visit to the shrine on the end-of-war day last year while he was prime minister.

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Ex-Prime Minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd R) leaves Yasukuni Shrine after praying at the main hall of the war-related shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the 62nd anniversary of the end of World War II. Koizumi also paid a visit to the shrine on the end-of-war day last year while he was prime minister.

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Tanizaki's 'marriage vow' letter addressed to wife Matsuko

TOKYO, Japan - A letter by renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) addressed to his wife Matsuko before their marriage, which is considered as his "marriage vow," is seen in this photograph taken in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. A collection of letters including this marriage vow will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Tanizaki's letters to be published in January 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) is seen in this file photo taken in 1958. A collection of letters containing unreleased letters exchanged among Tanizaki, his wife Matsuko and her sister Shigeko will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Tanizaki's letter to sister-in-law Shigeko

TOKYO, Japan - A letter written by renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) to his sister-in-law Shigeko is seen in this photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. A collection of letters including letters exchanged among Tanizaki, his wife Matsuko and Shigeko will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Expert discusses Tanizaki's unreleased letters

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University professor Shunji Chiba speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, about unreleased letters exchanged among renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965), his wife Matsuko and her sister Shigeko. The letters will be included in a collection of letters to be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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2 former premiers inspect geothermal plant

OITA, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (R) and Morihiro Hosokawa, two former prime ministers who have been jointly campaigning for the abolition of nuclear power generation, meet the press after inspecting Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s geothermal plant in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014.

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2 former premiers inspect geothermal plant

OITA, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (R) and Morihiro Hosokawa (C), two former prime ministers who have been jointly campaigning for the abolition of nuclear power generation, inspect Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s geothermal plant in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014.

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2 former premiers inspect geothermal plant

OITA, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (C) and Morihiro Hosokawa (L), two former prime ministers who have been jointly campaigning for the abolition of nuclear power generation, inspect Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s geothermal plant in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014.

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Ex-PM Koizumi raps Abe's aim to revive nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2014. Known as a firm opponent to nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns, Koizumi criticized current Japanese leader Shinzo Abe's policy to revive the country's nuclear power generation.

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Ex-premiers Koizumi, Hosokawa attend antinuke rock concert

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Ministers Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Morihiro Hosokawa attend an antinuclear rock concert in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, with Koizumi emphasizing the need for Japan to abandon nuclear plants.

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Yasukuni Shrine on anniv. of end of WWII

TOKYO, Japan - Shinjiro Koizumi, a lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2014, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. His father's repeated visits to the shrine chilled relations between Tokyo and Beijing.

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2 ex-PMs inspect wind power system at Tokyo show

TOKYO, Japan - Former prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) and Morihiro Hosokawa (far R) inspect a wind power generating system during an exhibition for the promotion of photovoltaic energy at Tokyo Big Sight on July 31, 2014. The two are now in the vanguard of an antinuclear power campaign.

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Ex-PMs Koizumi, Hosokawa inspect renewable power generation systems

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) and Morihiro Hosokawa (far R) inspect renewable power generation systems at a Tokyo event on July 31, 2014. The two former leaders, who established a group to promote clean energy in May, are campaigning against nuclear power.

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Koizumi, Hosokawa meet U.S. energy expert Lovins

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Morihiro Hosokawa (R), who are both in favor of abolishing nuclear power, hold talks with Amory Lovins, an American energy expert, in Tokyo on July 18, 2014.

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Author Tanizaki's 'haiku' poems on postcard discovered

NARA, Japan - A postcard (R) written by novelist Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) containing "haiku" poems describing his sense of uneasiness during the Pacific War is photographed at Tezukayama University's library in Nara City on July 4, 2014.

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Koizumi, Kim shake hands before summit meeting in 2002

TOKYO, Japan - Then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il shake hands before their summit meeting in Pyongyang in September 2002.

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Koizumi, Hosokawa attend meeting to promote renewable energy

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi (R) and Morihiro Hosokawa (C) attend a meeting of founders of a panel designed to promote the use of renewable energy in Tokyo on May 23, 2014, along with Tomas Kaberger, executive board chair of the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation.

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Ex-PMs Koizumi, Hosokawa launch antinuclear body

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese prime ministers Morihiro Hosokawa (L) and Junichiro Koizumi head for a meeting to launch the Japan Assembly for Nuclear Free Renewable Energy in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. The move to set up the entity to promote renewable energy comes as the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues its push to restart atomic power plants that are deemed safe enough under enhanced nuclear regulations.

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Ex-PMs Koizumi, Hosokawa launch antinuclear body

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a meeting to launch the Japan Assembly for Nuclear Free Renewable Energy in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa also spoke at the meeting. The move comes as the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues its push to restart atomic power plants that are deemed safe enough under enhanced nuclear regulations.

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Ex-premiers Koizumi, Hosokawa

TOKYO, Japan - Undated combination photo shows former Japanese prime ministers Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Morihiro Hosokawa. They will establish an antinuclear power forum in May to promote research into renewable power sources and support antinuclear candidates in elections, sources familiar with the matter said April 15, 2014.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa speaks to supporters, with a handwritten statement from Junichiro Koizumi, another former prime minister, in his hand, in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2014, after losing the Tokyo gubernatorial election. Former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe won the election. The two former prime ministers formed a rare alliance in the election in a bid to seek a permanent end to nuclear power generation.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Morihiro Hosokawa (L), a former prime minister, shakes hands with Junichiro Koizumi, another former prime minister, following Koizumi's speech backing his candidacy, in the Shibuya area of the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. With popular former Prime Minister Koizumi, Hosokawa has formed a rare alliance for the election based on their common goal of abolishing nuclear power generation in Japan.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) gives a campaign speech for Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Morihiro Hosokawa (R), also a former prime minister, in the Shibuya area of the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. With popular former Prime Minister Koizumi, Hosokawa has formed a rare alliance for the election based on their common goal of abolishing nuclear power generation in Japan.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Morihiro Hosokawa, a former prime minister, waves to voters in the Shibuya area of the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. With popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Hosokawa has formed a rare alliance for the election based on their common goal of abolishing nuclear power generation in Japan.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Morihiro Hosokawa, a former prime minister, speaks in the Shibuya area of the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. With popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Hosokawa has formed a rare alliance for the election based on their common goal of abolishing nuclear power generation in Japan.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Morihiro Hosokawa, a former prime minister, speaks outside the metropolitan government hall of the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. With popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Hosokawa has formed a rare alliance for the election based on their common goal of abolishing nuclear power generation in Japan.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Morihiro Hosokawa (L), a former prime minister, speaks outside the metropolitan government hall of the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. With popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R), Hosokawa has formed a rare alliance for the election based on their common goal of abolishing nuclear power generation in Japan.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Morihiro Hosokawa, a former prime minister, speaks outside the metropolitan government hall of the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. With popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Hosokawa has formed a rare alliance for the election based on their common goal of abolishing nuclear power generation in Japan.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Morihiro Hosokawa, a former prime minister, speaks outside the metropolitan government hall of the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. With popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Hosokawa has formed a rare alliance for the election based on their common goal of abolishing nuclear power generation in Japan.

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Ex-PM Hosokawa to run in Tokyo governor race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa (L) speaks with reporters in Tokyo after a meeting with another former prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi (R), on Jan. 14, 2014. Hosokawa decided to run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election after securing the backing of Koizumi at the meeting.

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Ex-PM Hosokawa to run in Tokyo governor race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa (L) speaks with reporters in Tokyo after a meeting with another former prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi (R), on Jan. 14, 2014. Hosokawa decided to run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election after securing the backing of Koizumi at the meeting.

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Ex-PM Hosokawa to run in Tokyo governor race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) speaks with reporters in Tokyo after a meeting with another former prime minister, Morihiro Hosokawa (L), on Jan. 14, 2014. Hosokawa decided to run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election after securing the backing of Koizumi at the meeting.

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Ex-PM Hosokawa to run in Tokyo governor race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) arrives at a Tokyo hotel for a meeting with another former prime minister, Morihiro Hosokawa, on Jan. 14, 2014. Hosokawa said later that day he will run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election after securing the backing of Koizumi at the meeting.

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Ex-PM Hosokawa to run in Tokyo governor race

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters swarm around former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) as he arrives at a Tokyo hotel for a meeting with another former prime minister, Morihiro Hosokawa, on Jan. 14, 2014. Hosokawa said later that day he will run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election after securing the backing of Koizumi at the meeting.