In fact, that's disappointed the financial markets somewhat. And on the overseas front to have Japan exerting asserting Nationalism again. Mr Koizumi is very popular with the public, in theory at least, for his image and so forth. He was making exactly the same platform, exactly the same policy statements, three years' ago when he stood for Prime Minister against Obuchi and he was resoundingly defeated. He had very little public popularity at that time.
People seem to be ready for a change, though.
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