Lower House Election in Japan 9.11

Junichiro Koizumi in Kokura,
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Japan's prime minister is well known as something of a maverick.
But his latest move is very interesting and risky - he has lined up a raft of celebrities and political novices to run on his ticket in 9.11 election.
Many have been dubbed Mr Koizumi's "assassins 刺客" by the Japanese media because they are standing against more than 20 former members of the prime minister's own party, whom he wants removed from parliament.
Assassins 刺客　No 1
TAKAFUMI HORIE
Founder of internet start-up Livedoor
Author of 'Earning Money is Everything: From Zero to 10 Billion Yen, My Way' Fighting for a rural conservative constituency in Hiroshima
Assassins 刺客　No 2
The "assassins" also dubbed "female ninjas 忍者　くの一", Satsuki Katayama, a former Miss Tokyo University turned finance ministry bureaucrat, and Environment Minister Yuriko Koike, a household name as a one-time news anchorwoman.
There are hot arguments what the method of Koizumizu using assassins" is undemocratic.
Let's see the result on Sept 11.

mr_horie01,
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