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Koizumi family
The
Koizumi
family
has been
prominent
in
Japanese politics
since the early
1900s
.
Notable
members of this family include:
Matajirō Koizumi
-
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
, he was known as the "wild man" and "tattoo minister" because of a large dragon
Irezumi
tattoo
on his back.
*
Jun'ya Koizumi
- Son-in-law of Matajirō, he built a
kamikaze
airfield
in
1944
at
Kaseda, Kagoshima
. Served as
Director General
of the
Japanese Defense Agency
.
**
Tetsugoro Iryo
-
nephew
of
Jun'ya
and cousin of
Junichirō Koizumi
, died a
kamikaze pilot
.
**
Junichirō
Koizumi - son of Jun'ya and
grandson
of Matajirō. Former
Prime Minister of Japan
.
**
Kayoko Miyamoto
- ex-wife of Junichirō Koizumi.
***
Kotaro Koizumi
-
actor
, eldest son of Junichirō.
***
Shinjirō Koizumi
- politician, second son of Junichirō.
***
Yoshinaga Miyamoto
- third son of Junichirō, has never
met
his father.