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China-Japan-Koreas
Koizumi 'not doing enough' to boost ties with China
2005-04-27
TOKYO: More than half of Japanese voters feel Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is not doing enough to improve ties with China, which have deteriorated to their worst level in decades. According to a public opinion poll conducted by Kyodo news agency on Monday and Tuesday to mark the fourth anniversary of Koizumi taking office, 55.6 percent of the more than 1,000 voters surveyed said the prime minister's efforts to mend ties "were not enough." No further details were given, but a newspaper poll published on Monday showed that 48 percent of respondents said Koizumi should stop visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, seen by many at home and abroad as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. Koizumi and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed to mend ruptured ties after a meeting at the weekend on the sidelines of an Asia-Africa summit in Jakarta, a move hailed by some Japanese officials as an important step forward.
Posted by:Fred

#8  That man only needs some wayfarers, leathers, and an ElectraGlide (no rice burner) and he'd be stylin' fre shure.
Posted by: .com   2005-04-27 7:44:11 PM  

#7  I for one can see many ways to rip-off Dreads' imaginative work, and yes I intend to.

Sorry DN... gotta trade mark such superior stuff.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-04-27 7:42:05 PM  

#6  LOL! Museum quality DN!
Posted by: Shipman   2005-04-27 7:40:33 PM  

#5  LOL, DN - excellent!
Posted by: .com   2005-04-27 5:07:18 PM  

#4  No doubt the poll questions were phrased like this: "Given that Prime Minister Koizumi is an alleged child molester and may have an extensive collection of Ricky Martin albums, how would you rate his efforts to mend ties with China?

a. Poor
b. Piss poor
c. It's Bush's fault
d. I thought I ordered a cheeseburger
Posted by: Dreadnought   2005-04-27 4:50:50 PM  

#3  hmmmm - don't they get the news?
Posted by: Frank G   2005-04-27 3:28:17 PM  

#2  Cue the giant lizard...
Posted by: mojo   2005-04-27 3:24:32 PM  

#1  It might be the hair...
Posted by: tu3031   2005-04-27 8:42:52 AM  

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