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Beatrice1000
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:29 am    Post subject: Nice article from Japan Reply with quote
Koizumi, Bush like two peas in a pod -- Similar political styles a contributing factor to friendship, bilateral ties
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi displayed typical forthrightness last month when he openly backed President George W. Bush -- a man he calls his friend -- in the U.S. presidential election...... The official cited Koizumi's quick and full support for the U.S.-led war against Iraq and Japan's logistic support for the war on terrorism in Afghanistan. "I don't think Koizumi and Kerry would have hit it off well," the official said.

And to his benefit, Koizumi has a casual sense of humor -- unlike the straitlaced Japanese leaders of the past.... A Foreign Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, gave an example of Koizumi's humor. During a meeting with Bush and Powell, Koizumi described the Japan-U.S. relationship with the lyrics of the Elvis Presley song "I want you, I need you, I love you." Both Bush and Powell looked surprised and then burst into laughter, the official said..... **ARTICLE**
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Japan understands HONOR.... Look at how they treated the situation when their citizens were hostages.... They understand RESOLVE... read some history of their culture.... Hardly, "coerced and bribed".....
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