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Junichiro Koizumi Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Junichiro Koizumi, former Japanese prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Personal
Birth place: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Birth name: Junichiro Koizumi
Father: Junya Samejima, member of the House of Representatives and director general of the Japan Defense Agency. (He adopted his wife’s family name of Koizumi when they wed.)
Mother: Yoshi Koizumi
Children: Sons: Kotaro Koizumi, Shinjiro Koizumi, Yoshinaga Miyamoto
Education: Keio University, Economics, 1967; attended the London School of Economics.
Other Facts
Koizumi’s ex-wife, Kayoko Miyamoto, was six months pregnant with youngest son, Yoshinaga, when the couple divorced.