Koizumi vvsits Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 10: Students from a local fashion school show off their designed clothes during a fashion show infront of a snow sculpture Nagoya Castle at The 56th Sapporo Snow Festival on February 10, 2005 in Sapporo, Japan. The snow sculptures are created by Japan's Ground Self Defence Force members who are on duty in Iraq and Koizumi's visit is a gesture of appreciation. The first prime minister in office ever to visit the Sapporo Snow Festival to reward the self defence force members for their services on this event. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)