Japan's great hope Junichiro Koizumi has failed to deliver on his economic promises and voters are now beginning to lose patience
It's been a year since Japan's answer to Beatle-mania, Koizumi-mania, swept the nation. These days, though, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is looking more like an aging has-been than a popular rocker. Gone is the maverick image and rock-star persona that endeared him to millions. Groupies no longer clamour after him. And Koizumi Inc, which sold loads of posters, coffee-table books and even CDs of his favourite Elvis Presley tunes, has fallen on hard times. For those pondering what caused Koizumi's star to fade, here's a list of promises made a year ago that he's since broken. It expla...
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