ICHIRO OZAWA CRITICIZES KOIZUMI GOVERNMENT
Ichiro Ozawa, President of Japan's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on July 19 2006. Ozawa criticizes the government of Junichiro Koizumi for what he terms 'inconsistent policies'. (UPI Photo/Keizo Mori)
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