TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed yesterday to turn his conservative party into a vehicle for reform as campaigning began in earnest for the first general election since the popular Japanese leader took office.
More than 1,000 people, many waving small Japanese flags, braved a chilling downpour to hear Koizumi make his campaign pitch in the western Tokyo residential suburb of Machida.
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