TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday called a Nov 9 general election that will test whether the popular leader can win a big victory for the conservative ruling party and a new mandate for his reforms.
Lower House lawmakers shouted the traditional Banzai (long life) after House Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki read out an order to dissolve the powerful chamber.
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