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 Junichiro KoizumiHereditary Politiciansposted by Kazuhiro Soda at 5h43 GMT on Oct 3
The most famous hereditary politicians are probably of the Bush family in the US, but in Japan, too, 2nd or 3rd generation politicians seem to be everywhere. The former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, who surprised the world by suddenly quitting his job, is a political thoroughbred. His grandfather was Nobusuke Kishi, a prime minister, and his father Shintaro Abe was a foreign minister. His grand-uncle was Eisaku Sato, also a prime minister. 
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