| KOIZUMI | Junichiro -, prime minister of Japan from 2001-06 |
| ASO | Taro ___, prime minister of Japan from 2008-09 (3) |
| TAROASO | Prime Minister of Japan from 2008-09 |
| TOJO | Hideki ?, prime minister of Japan from 1941-44 |
| FUKUDA | Takeo ?, prime minister of Japan from 1976-78 |
| ARIELSHARON | Prime minister of Israel from 2001-06 (5,6) |
| SHARON | Ariel ?, prime minister of Israel from 2001-06 |
| MEIJI | (GKN) Throne name of Prince Mutsuhito, emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912 (5) |
| HIROHITO | The Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 (8) |
| KYOTO | Capital of Japan from 794 to 1868 (5) |
| AKIHITO | Emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019 |
| MUTSUHITO | Emperor of Japan from 1868 to 1912, known posthumously as Meiji (9) |
| IKEDA | Former PM of Japan from 1960-64 (5) |
| RUMSFELD | Donald ___, US Secretary of Defense from 2001-06 (8) |
| DAIMIO | Land-owning military noble of Japan from the 10th century to 1871 appointed by the shogun; 'great name' (6) |
| TARO | And 12 Across. Prime Minister of Japan from 2008-09 (4,3) |
| LANDY | John -, Governor of Victoria, Australia from 2001-06 who was the second man to run a sub-four minute |
| JACKSTRAW | British foreign secretary from 2001-06 (4,5) |
| BERNIEMAC | Comic with an eponymous TV show from 2001-06 |
| ERIKSSON | Sven-Goran, football coach who managed the English national team from 2001-06 (8) |
