Koizumi Dissolves Lower House of Parliament

August 8, 2005


Japan's upper house of Parliament voted down legislation to divide and sell the country's postal service Monday, prompting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to follow through on a threat to dissolve the lower house of Parliament.

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