Prime Minister Takaichi Mistakenly Refers to Prime Minister Koizumi as "Prime Minister Koizumi," Apologizing and Calling Him "Minister of Defense"... Drawing Laughter During a Senate Budget Committee Meeting.

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Sanae Takaichi mistakenly referred to Shinjiro Koizumi as prime minister during a Japanese parliamentary session. Her mistake drew laughter.

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[Yomiuri Shimbun] During a Senate Budget Committee meeting on the 19th, Prime Minister Takaichi referred to Defense Minister Koizumi, her rival in last October's Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, as "Prime Minister Koizumi," causing laughter in the committee room. Immediately after realizing her mistake, the Prime Minister said, "I'm sorry. It's still too early to call him 'Prime Minister Koizumi'."

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"Right now, Prime Minister Koizumi, oh, Koizumi... I'm sorry. It's too early to call him Prime Minister Koizumi." On October 19th, at the House of Councillors Budget Committee, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi mistakenly referred to Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who had just answered a question, as "Prime Minister Koizumi."

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attended the Upper House Budget Committee hearing on the 19th. During her response to a question from Fumiyo Okuda of the Life Party, she mistakenly referred to Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi as "Prime Minister Koizumi..."