Before the momentous victory of the Democratic Party of Japan (dpj) on August 30th, the prize for the living politician with the profoundest impact on Japan's politics might still have gone to Junichiro Koizumi, dazzling prime minister from 2001 to 2006. After it, many abroad might award the prize to Yukio Ha-toyama, who will become prime minister on September 16th. In fact, the case for Ichiro Ozawa, the organisational force behind the dpj's landslide, is nearly bombproof.
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