A leading conservative within the Liberal Democratic Party has given a public corporation reform deal reached last week between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and LDP elders a lukewarm reception.
Makoto Koga, chairman of the LDP’s Research Commission on Highways, told a news conference that, “Although (the agreement) was not the best, it was inevitable to make such a decision when there were various opinions within the party.”
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