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Ichirō Ozawa is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 2026, notable for his central role in the two occasions the Liberal Democratic Party lost cont
Ozawa with Kakuei Tanaka
Making a campaign speech for members of the Liberal Party in Hokkaido on 18 July 2001
Ozawa celebrates with Yukio Hatoyama (left) at the Laforet Museum, Roppongi on the day of the DPJ's election victory, 30 August 2009
With Vladimir Putin (right) in Tokyo on 12 May 2009