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July 31, 2001
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi heaped praise on Yokozuna Takanohana in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May for battling through the pain of an injured knee to win the tournament. The premier is asking the people of Japan to endure their own pain as he prepares to implement a raft of reforms aimed at putting the loan- crippled economy in order. While Takanohana now faces a crisis in his career as a sumo wrestler because he endured the pain, concerns are growing that the Japanese economy may suffer an unrecoverable breakdown if people implicitly accept Koizumi's plea.

Manichi Shimbun

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a centrepiece of the ruling coalition's landslide victory ...

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