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Article: Where Did Lionheart Go?(Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi)(Brief Article)
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- Newsweek International
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- July 16, 2001
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The support of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is crucial to the survival of the Kyoto treaty. So where has the straight-shooting politician--who only recently called America's stance on Kyoto "deplorable"--gone?
During last week's visits with various Western leaders, Koizumi was much less affirmative than he's been since taking office in April. Just as easily as he changed his clothing style to blend with his host (Ralph Lauren shirt and chinos for the White House stopover with President George W. Bush), Koizumi eased his stance on Kyoto, saying he was "not disappointed" with Washington's opposition to the treaty. Tokyo's Asahi newspaper criticized the ...