Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi reappointed
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-21 15:22

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo September 21, 2005. A special session of Japan's parliament confirmed Koizumi as prime minister on Wednesday, clearing the way for him to press on with a reform programme including privatisation of the postal system after his party's landslide election victory this month. [Reuters]

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi acknowledges applause from fellow parliamentarians upon being named prime minister at a special session of parliament in Tokyo September 21, 2005. The confirmation of Koizumi's re-election cleared the way for him to press on with a reform programme including privatisation of the postal system after his party's landslide election victory this month. [Reuters]

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