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A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft discovers a Chinese Han-class submarine off Taramajima Island, which is part of the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi ordered the sub tracked and said that such a penetration of Japanese waters could not ... |
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Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party and coalition win sufficient seats in Japan's upper house parliament to ensure dominance. The opposition Democratic Party strengthens its position by at least 12 seats, taking at least 50. |
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Fukuoka District Court rules that Junichiro Koizumi's August 2001 visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo violated the separation of religion and state in Japan's constitution. |
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Liberal Junichiro Koizumi makes a controversial visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, grandfather built an airfield in Kagoshima used for kamikaze missions |
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Junichiro Koizumi becomes leader of his LDP party on his third attempt with 298 to the 155 of rival Ryutaro Hashimoto. |
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Future Japanese politician and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is born in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa prefecture. |
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