Japan chief, Bush to tour Graceland
When Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tours Graceland later this month with President Bush, he will be representing a big constituency -- Japan has droves of Elvis Presley fans, and the biggest Elvis fan club in east Asia.
Koizumi, of course, is the most famous. He notes with pride that he shares a Jan. 8 birthday with Elvis.
Last year he serenaded Bush with “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” at a birthday party for the president. Apparently it made quite an impression -- Bush and his wife, Laura, will accompany Koizumi on his June 30 visit to Presley’s estate in Memphis, Tenn.
“It’s exciting,” Jack Soden, chief executive of Elvis Presley Enterprises, said. “Two world leaders, plus Elvis, plus Graceland.”
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