Hiroaki Toya Tokyo "I'm really happy for Koizumi. It's exactly what he wanted." Kozo Matsuda Nagasaki "Koizumi has to listen to the nation carefully." Maki Ishiwata Memuro, Hokkaido "I'm very disappointed. I thought Japan would vote differently."

Mikiko Maedomari Ishigaki, Okinawa "I am not happy with this result." Tameyuki Takata Maniwa-shi "It was Koizumi magic - an unusual election."

The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.