Koizumi family

A portrait of the men of the Koizumi family in the 1940s or early 1950s. Junichirō is at left and Matajirō is in center; Jun'ya is holding his son Masaya at right.

The Koizumi family has been prominent in Japanese politics since the early 1900s. Notable members of this family include:

* Matajirō Koizumi (1865 - 1951) - 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.[1]
* Jun'ya Koizumi (1904 - 1969) - Son-in-law of Matajirō, he built a kamikaze airfield in 1944 at Kaseda, Kagoshima. Served as Director General of the Japanese Defense Agency.[2]
* Tetsugoro Iryo (1924/5 - 1945) - nephew of Jun'ya and cousin of Junichirō Koizumi, died a kamikaze pilot.
* Junichirō Koizumi (1942 - ) - son of Jun'ya and grandson of Matajirō. Former Prime Minister of Japan.[3]
* Kayoko Miyamoto (1957? - ) - ex-wife of Junichirō Koizumi.[4]
* Kotaro Koizumi (1978 - ) - actor, eldest son of Junichirō.[5]
* Shinjirō Koizumi (1981 - ) - politician, second son of Junichirō.[6]
* Yoshinaga Miyamoto (1982 - ) - third son of Junichirō, has never met his father.[4][7]

## References

1. ↑ Jake Adelstein (19 October 2012). "Japan’s Justice Minister to Resign Over Yakuza Ties". The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/18/japan-s-justice-minister-to-resign-over-yakuza-ties.html. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
2. ↑ Christopher Reed (20 September 2006). "Goodbye Koizumi, Hello Abe". Counterpunch. http://www.counterpunch.org/2006/09/20/goodbye-koizumi-hello-abe/. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
3. ↑ Justin McCurry (10 November 2003). "An encore for Japan's first Elvis-impersonating PM". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/nov/10/japan.justinmccurry1. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Valerie Reitman (2 October 2001). "Divorce, Japanese Style". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2001/oct/02/news/mn-52341. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
5. ↑ "Japanese PM's son seeks limelight". BBC News. 1 August 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1468352.stm. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
6. ↑ Yuri Kageyama (18 August 2009). "Prime minister's son struggles in Japan election". San Diego Union-Tribune. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2009/aug/18/japan-hereditary-politics-081809/. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
7. ↑ Kathryn Tolbert (19 May 2001). "For Japanese, a Typical Tale of Divorce". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/05/19/for-japanese-a-typical-tale-of-divorce/38e28942-cc7d-44b7-b7cd-696cc1782f61/. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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