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After showing a project to a Japanese coworker, he answered me the following:

感動した！、小泉元総理風

I found this amusing, but I couldn't get the Mr.Koizumi reference. Is there a
story behind this?
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"感動した！(like ex-primeminister Koizumi)" Where does this reference come from?
Well, since no one has commented with a contradictory theory, I'll post mine
as an actual answer. Quoting a recent
[MSN産経ニュース](http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/news/110528/mrt11052803210000-n1.htm)
"10 years ago today" article:

> **ケガに負けず貴乃花２２度目Ｖ**
>
>
> 大相撲夏場所千秋楽で、東横綱の貴乃花が西横綱の武蔵丸を優勝決定戦の末に下し、通算２２度目の優勝を飾った。貴乃花は前日、右足を負傷したため、千秋楽の出場は微妙とみられていたが、患部をテーピングして強行出場した。気迫あふれる名勝負を演じた貴乃花を、小泉純一郎首相は表彰式で「痛みに耐えて、よく頑張った。感動した」とたたえた。首相の「感動した」は流行語になった。
>
> **Holding firm through injury, Takanohana claims 22nd victory**
>
> On the closing day of the summer sumō tournament, East Yokozuna
> [Takanohana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takanohana_K%C5%8Dji) defeated
> West Yokozuna
> [Musashimaru](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musashimaru_K%C5%8Dy%C5%8D) in a
> championship-deciding bout to capture the 22nd victory of his career. As
> Takanohana had injured his right leg on the previous day, some doubt was
> cast on his appearance on the closing day, but he stepped resolutely into
> the ring with tape covering the affected area. In the award presentation,
> prime minister Jun'ichirō Koizumi praised Takanohana's spirited efforts in
> the well-fought bout with comments of, "You fought admirably through the
> pain. I'm impressed." The prime minister's "I'm impressed" became a popular
> catchphrase.

The exact date of this award presentation was May 27th, 2001, almost exactly
ten years ago, which may have led to a recent spike in Koizumi-like 感動した
utterances as newspapers and TV shows reflect on the tournament (which also
happened to be the final victory of Takanohana's career). As I mentioned in a
comment, there's [a YouTube video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRYRexcD13s)
that has footage of the tournament, and Koizumi's 感動した is shown at the very
end.

Although 感動した wasn't on the list, [Koizumi did win the top prize for 2001's
"Catchphrase of the Year" award](http://singo.jiyu.co.jp/nendo/2001.html) as
tabulated by U-CAN. This [annual presentation](http://singo.jiyu.co.jp/) gives
a snapshot of many of the fads that sweep across Japan each year.
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