US EditionKoizumi Apologizes over Campaign's Soliciting of Favorable Online Comments
Koizumi expressed regret over campaign staff's request for positive online comments, with his campaign chief resigning amid concerns about unfair election influence, officials said.
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Japan PM hopeful Koizumi sorry over requests for positive online comments
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a front-runner in the upcoming ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race, apologized Friday after it was revealed that a colleague lawmaker's office had asked supporters to leave positive comments on a video streaming site covering campaigning events.
[NHK] Within the camp of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who is running for the LDP presidential election, emails were sent asking people to post positive comments about Koizumi on video streaming sites...
It has been revealed that the campaign of Shinjiro Koizumi (44), Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, who is running in the LDP presidential election (voting on October 4th), has asked campaign associates to post positive comments about Koizumi on online videos.
Koizumi: "I Will Fight with a Sense of Urgency" - Video Request Will Never Happen Again (Kyodo News)
On the 27th, Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a candidate for the LDP presidential election, said, "I will fight to the end with a sense of urgency so that this never happens again," in response to the request he had made within his campaign to provide sample comments on online videos.
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