PARK Gene <br/><br/>
Japan in 2006 :    a political transition/ 
Gene Park; Steven Vogel 
 -  2007 
<br/><br/> Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro stepped down  September 2006.  In his final year in office he confronted a backlash against his economic reform program.  Abe Shinzo replaced Koizumi pledging to repair relations with Japan's neighbor and to promote a pro-growth economic strategy. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>JAPAN--POLITICS<br/>ECONOMICS<br/>FOREIGN POLICY