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August 10, 2005
The end of an era... again?
Koizumi is all in on his Japan Post plans. I'm not sure what to think about the upcoming elections-- part of me wants Koizumi to win. The privatization plan is a good idea and it would finally make good on Koizumi's reform promises. Plus a win by the "new" LDP would, as the IHT said, mean a more ideological party. I would certainly like to see a return the Democratic Party to their earlier, more ideological roots, though that's probably not going to happen. And yet I find Koizumi's foreign policy (including the LDP's continued abuse of Okinawa) misguided, so I can't say I'd be unhappy if they lost. It's going to be an interesting month in Japan, that's for sure. Reminds me of Robert F Kennedy's "Chinese curse."
Posted by b-applegate at August 10, 2005 2:32 AM
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