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Hatoyama said he was glad to see constant progress in the Japan-China relationship.

Mr. Hatoyama, for me your secret is like trying to blow up a fire through a rolling pin. It just doesn't work.

Supporters at home and abroad hoped Mr. Hatoyama could begin to chart that course and he took office with popularity above 70%.

Apparently Mr. Hatoyama is paying his wife back for her help with crafting his image.

It was vital, she said, that Mr Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) continued to tell voters that it felt their pain.

In Tokyo Mr Obama and Mr Hatoyama promised to "move expeditiously" to settle the matter.

Instead, Mr Hatoyama has passed the matter to the Diet, where members will look out for their own districts.

"Hatoyama is often described as an 'alien, ' but he is truly an ordinary person, a natural person, " she was quoted as saying.

Speaking Thursday at a press conference, Mr. Hatoyama denied knowledge of any wrongdoing and said he personally didn't benefit.

Meanwhile, Mr. Hatoyama, 62, is known to help out with housework, a habit considered unusual among Japanese men of his generation.

Mr. Hatoyama says that seeing his wife gives him a boost: "I feel relieved when I get home. She is like an energy-refuelling base. "

Prime Minister Hatoyama wanted to turn the unbalanced alliance into a more equal partnership but the Japanese people weren't ready.

"Mr. Hatoyama is trying to bring about change, yet he faces resistance from within his own camp, " Professor Hama of Doshisha said.

Mr Hatoyama's administration, meanwhile, should stop pestering the BoJ about deflation and face up to its own responsibilities.

The whole saga has been a self-inflicted wound for Mr Hatoyama, exacerbated by a succession of confusing messages coming from his cabinet.

While Mr. Hatoyama has said he wants to maintain the two nations' security alliance, his voice has often been drowned out by the din.

Hatoyama expresses his gratitude, saying it was the people's strong desire for change that brought about this result.

At a news conference with Prime Minister Hatoyama, he was asked what more information he might conceivably need before making a decision.

Mr Hatoyama has said the goal of the meeting will be to build a "relationship of trust" with Mr Obama.

Mr. Hatoyama said he had also asked Mr. Ozawa to resign and that Mr. Ozawa had agreed to step down.

Even before winning Friday's vote, Mr. Kan was trying to distance himself from Mr. Hatoyama.

"Hatoyama is scoring populist points by talking about distancing Japan from [the US] alliance, " she said.

He presented Mr Hatoyama with a medical verdict on his health and a resignation letter yesterday.

Hatoyama said he represented the forces of change after 54 years of LDP rule, broken only by 11 months in opposition in 1993.

At least initially, he has seemed to stick close to the policies of Mr. Hatoyama.

Newly elected Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife are in Copenhagen to make the final push for Tokyo.

Before taking office last September Mr Hatoyama had promised Okinawans that he would move the base off the island altogether.

It is led by Yukio Hatoyama, a mild-mannered career politician likely to be the next prime minister.

To make matters worse, most Okinawans seem determined to hold Mr Hatoyama to his word about removing the base altogether.

Hatoyama has been nicknamed 'the alien' by his party in a gentle stab at his physical appearance.

With tears in his eyes, Hatoyama told a party gathering both he and party secretary-general Ichiro Ozawa would resign their posts.

Mr. Hatoyama said the three countries agreed the sinking is 'a serious matter for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. '

Mr. Hatoyama announced plans for a review of U. S. -Japan relations leading up to the 50th anniversary of their security alliance in 2010.

And I feel that same spirit on this visit: In the gracious welcome of Prime Minister Hatoyama.

But all this depends on Mr Hatoyama's first task: redesigning government.

Here's something you need to know about Japan's next first lady, Miyuki Hatoyama: she used to be an actress.

With an overwhelming public mandate secured, Hatoyama will quickly come under pressure to make good on his manifesto pledges.

"Health problems cannot be helped so I decided to accept his resignation, " Mr Hatoyama said.

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will have his own coffee house at the PM's residence on Valentine's Day, Asahi Shimbun reported.

At a press conference after Thursday's vote, Mr Kan declined to give any details of his conversation with Mr Hatoyama.

Mr. Hatoyama, who wants to deepen economic ties among the nations of East Asia, also called for talks on a free-trade agreement.

One of them was Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who sought to reduce the number of U. S. bases on the island of Okinawa.

He acknowledged, as Mr Hatoyama has, that "the burden" of American forces on Okinawans needs to be reduced.

Mrs. Hatoyama has a quick wit and speaks candidly about herself and her family, and regularly creates a buzz with her unique fashion sense.

It was there that she met Hatoyama, then a graduate student of engineering at Stanford University.

Hatoyama said he came up with the idea himself.

The Hatoyama administration has barely begun to consider how to prolong the recovery, let alone pay down debt in the long run.

What fascinates many Japanese, particularly women, is Mrs. Hatoyama's relationship with her husband.

"Hardly anyone in the party wants to remove Hatoyama-san from the leadership before he finishes his four-year term, " Mr Kondo says.

Mr. Hatoyama said that he told Mr. Roos that the alliance "should be further strengthened in a constructive, future-oriented manner. "

In Tokyo, key figures will join with the President and PM Yukio Hatoyama including President Medvedev, Chancellor Merkel, and others.

Were this not Japan, Mr Hatoyama might have stepped down by now.

By Friday night this prospect had faded and Mr Hatoyama decided to sack her instead, on grounds of intransigence.

He adds that Mr Ozawa is rumoured to have enticed the notoriously fickle Mr Hatoyama by promising to make him foreign minister, if elected.

Yet, Mr. Nakasone said the victors, particularly Mr. Hatoyama, had a lot to learn, especially about leadership.

Other members of Mr. Hatoyama's cabinet remain less convinced that any drift away from the United States is a good idea.

Less than six months later, an electoral defeat in the same city has shown how quickly Yukio Hatoyama's government has dimmed those hopes.

And Mr Kamei may have been exploiting the temporary absence of Yukio Hatoyama, the prime minister, detained in Pittsburgh and Copenhagen.

Mr Hatoyama has explicitly presented his plan as a way to break the deadlock in international talks ahead of Copenhagen.

As we were going in, we got the news that Yukio Hatoyama was to resign as prime minister of Japan.

However, the opposition LDP immediately seized on the postponement as a further sign of Mr Hatoyama's indecision and lack of leadership.

A year ago, when the DPJ's Yukio Hatoyama was prime minister, Mr Yosano wrote a book called "The DPJ Destroys Japan's Economy" .

Yukio Hatoyama, 62, the rich grandson of a former prime minister, was once nicknamed "the alien" for his prominent eyes.

Mr Fujii, who served as finance minister in a coalition government in 1993, was called out of retirement by Mr Hatoyama.

The early policies of the Hatoyama government have confirmed the impression that something is afoot.

This is a question of growing importance for Yukio Hatoyama, the fledgling prime minister.

Hatoyama will have to reconcile his bold initiative with election pledges to eliminate road tolls and petrol surcharges.

"When Hatoyama went into office, his T-shirts didn't sell but they soared after he resigned, " company executive Tomohiro Miyake said.

And when a hostile media asked what effect more taxes would have on jobs and growth, Mr Kan flipped and flopped, Hatoyama-style.

Mr Hatoyama, who stepped down as prime minister in June, had previously lent his support to his successor Mr Kan.

Asked this week about what role Ozawa would play if the Democrats won power, Hatoyama said only that he would have an important post.

In the past, its leader, Yukio Hatoyama, has questioned parts of the security alliance with America and the role of Japanese forces abroad.

The leader of the Democratic Party of Japan Yukio Hatoyama hailed their victory in the election as a revolution.

Naoto Kan, said Hatoyama agreed with the "confirmation matters" does not include his resignation.

Yukio Hatoyama, the Japanese prime minister, campaigned hard for his proposal at a series of Asean-related summits last week.

In 2004, he served as a Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the Finance Minister, Hatoyama cabinet and served as Deputy Minister of Finance.

However, nor is it likely to dispel the impression that Mr Hatoyama is, at times, worryingly like a puppet on Mr Ozawa's string.

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faces demands for more transparency and accountability, a yearning that also extends to the corporate world.

If Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's prime minister elect, ever thought that managing relations with the US would be easy, he knows better now.

Prime Minister Hatoyama cited "the current situation in the Korean peninsula" as a reason to maintain the base on Okinawa.

Yukio Hatoyama, the first DPJ premier, also proposed an East Asian Community, in which Japan, China and South Korea would take the lead.

Now it has turned to Yukio Hatoyama and the Democrats, who are less enamoured of the American model.

Soon after coming to power, Hatoyama's centre-left government announced a review of the agreement, provoking irritation in Washington.

Mr Hatoyama railed against American-led "market fundamentalism" preferring a woolly-sounding concept, that he calls fraternity.

Still, the indictment comes as Mr. Hatoyama backtracks on campaign pledges in the face of Japan's softening economy.

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's vision of an East Asian community was warmly welcomed by Southeast Asia and China.

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will join Lee and Wen for a regional three-way summit on the weekend.

Mr Wen's remarks came at a summit in Jeju island with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

'I urge Mr, Ozawa not to give in [to prosecutors] and to prove his innocence, ' Mr. Hatoyama said at the convention.

The only problem was, Mr Hatoyama had no idea where.

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo sent congratulatory messages to the forum.

The DPJ's handling of its internal critics over the voting-rights bill is a big test of Mr Hatoyama's courage and political principle.

Next year, there will be a vote for the Upper House and Hatoyama needs to gain an absolute majority there.

Hatoyama does not have a clear sense of what relying on China would really mean, or whether it is even actually desirable.

Mrs. Hatoyama says it is still hard for Japanese women to pursue careers while raising families.

"We reaffirmed that the Japan-U. S. alliance is the foundation" of Japanese foreign policy, Mr. Hatoyama told reporters.

Mr Hatoyama named his deputy, Naoto Kan, who has little experience of economic policy, as the new finance minister.

Hatoyama indicated that the opposition would table a motion of no confidence if Aso refused to sack the minister.

Now, with new prime minister Naoto Kan taking over for Hatoyama, there is a chance for the relationship to improve.

Many locals resent the American bases, so they welcomed Mr Hatoyama's pledge to reduce the burden on the island.

Mr Hatoyama, with no favours to return, has a chance both to revolutionise how Japan is governed and to revitalise the economy.

Only after a group of Japanese Nobel Prize scientists appealed directly to then-Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama did funding get reinstated.

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BBC News----Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced his resignation after just eight months in office.

Hatoyama on two key points: He prefers a weak yen, and he is receptive toward an increase in the consumption tax. Mr.

Finding a successor who can match both the heft and experience of Mr. Fujii will be a daunting task for Mr. Hatoyama.

Earlier this week Mr. Hatoyama stepped back from a pledge to eliminate a gasoline surtax, citing the fiscal situation.

Today is not the first time Yukio Hatoyama has had a hand in ousting the LDP.

Firstly, the Hatoyama Cabinet of Japan is to take office tomorrow. What is China's expectation of the new cabinet?

Much of the responsibility for the mess belongs with Mr Hatoyama.

Mr Hatoyama was forced to resign after just nine months over a financial scandal.

At the end of May Mr Hatoyama may propose a modified version of the original plan.

Recent Japanese media polls have showed a majority of voters don't believe Mr. Hatoyama should resign if his aide was indicted.

Further north in two hundred years, is a mountain called fat Hatoyama, Zhe tree hill a lot longer.

Mr Hatoyama highlighted the need for better welfare, more child support and wealth redistribution.

Q: Recently, Japanese new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama expressed his desire to establish an East Asian Community. How do you view that?

"It is embarrassing, " Yukio Hatoyama, the secretary general of the Democratic party of Japan, said.

Yukio Hatoyama, the party's leader, recently stressed the need to preserve "continuity in diplomacy" .

Mr. Hatoyama's government has been encouraging the central bank to be more aggressive to fight deflation.

"Hatoyama was dreamy and populist and completely inefficient, and Kan went nowhere, " Mr Green said.

'I must apologize candidly for breaking our campaign promise' to drop the gasoline surcharge, Mr. Hatoyama said Monday.

She arrived in Shanghai Friday following talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Mr Hatoyama's feisty partners made life tough for him over the Okinawa air base.

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama has promised economic revival and strong US ties, hours after taking office.

He also promised to move the US marines' base on Okinawa. It is his failure to keep this promise that has provoked Mr Hatoyama's downfall.

Prime Minister Hatoyama later said: "It must never happen that we accept the existing plan. "

But Mr Hatoyama, scathingly described by a former prime minister, Yasuhiro Nakasone, as "soft-serve ice-cream" , has yet to show his mettle.

Hatoyama's personal ratings have not matched the high levels of support for his party.

In September Japan's new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, proposed a sweeping East Asian Community.

The Japanese government and people hope for friendly relations with China, said Hatoyama.

Mr. Kan succeeds Yukio Hatoyama, who resigned as prime minister on Wednesday after a turbulent eight-month reign.

(Laughter. ) And I want to thank Prime Minister Hatoyama for sharing some of those memories with more ice cream last night at dinner.

Less understanding members of the media, however, may turn against Mr Hatoyama.

His immediate predecessor, Yukio Hatoyama, lasted just eight months.

The diplomatic pressure will increase as Wen Jiabao, China's premier, visits Seoul on May 28th to meet Messrs Lee and Hatoyama.

That school of thought will not disappear with the fall of Yukio Hatoyama.

How Mr Hatoyama both motivates bureaucrats and punishes them when they step out of line will make or break the DPJ.

In this regard, he suggested, Hatoyama and the DPJ were behind the curve and faced a sharp reality check.

Most think it refers to Mr. Hatoyama's slightly eccentric demeanor and piercing gaze. Not so, he claimed Wednesday.

The first is the role of Ichiro Ozawa, the Svengali-like figure who stood mischievously behind Mr Hatoyama.

It is time for more fiscally astute members of Mr Hatoyama's government to set the agenda.

Mr Hatoyama should take a bold gamble and turn to these people to revive his party's chances in July.

It survived after a group of Nobel prize winners appealed to then-Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Mrs. Hatoyama says even after becoming prime minister, her husband still does the dishes.

Perhaps the wavy-locked Mr Hatoyama was not Samson to Mr Ozawa's temple after all.

Q: Yesterday, the Japanese new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama formed a new cabinet.

Mr Hatoyama will have to strike a delicate balance.

Mr Hatoyama's popularity, which once soared, plumbs abysmal depths.

The wisest thing Mr Hatoyama can do is to insist that his more impressive predecessor join the cabinet, where he should do least harm.

The plan is also likely to face criticism from Hatoyama's coalition partners, who have called for more consensus on the issue.

In fewer than nine months in office, Mr Hatoyama proved an abysmal prime minister.

Mr. Hatoyama described his 12-minute phone conversation with Mr. Obama as friendly and constructive.

The muddy Zhanghe River originates in sending Hatoyama, goes to the east class, to pour into Yellow River.

After it, many abroad might award the prize to Yukio Hatoyama, who will become prime minister on September 16th.

Tokyo on Friday and met Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Otherwise, Yukio Hatoyama of magpie nests and tried, it is known the house will not tranquil.

If Mr Kan is chosen, he may have the same problem that Mr Hatoyama faced.

Still, the Asahi poll suggests Mr. Hatoyama has room to maneuver.

There is already chatter about when Yukio Hatoyama, the "revolution's" leader, might resign.

Mr. Hatoyama on Sunday said that is a 'natural course' after such an incident and encouraged South Korea to proceed.

Mr. Hatoyama also had little success staving off a stronger yen.

Mr Lee said Mr Hatoyama had opened the way for "future-oriented relations" .

As The Economist went to press, the most likely replacement for Mr Hatoyama was Naoto Kan, the finance minister.

The decline was attributed to Mr. Hatoyama's policies.

Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ's secretary-general, promises "all-out war" , expecting to bring down the government by year-end.

Mr. Hatoyama called for international action to push the yen lower, saying there is a need to 'politically cooperate on the world stage. '

Even some allies have suggested that, should Mr Hatoyama fail, he should resign.

If Mr Ozawa focuses on these jobs, then Mr Hatoyama can get on with his.

In all these fights Mr Hatoyama has come across as quirky rather than authoritative.

Before the talks, Hatoyama hosted a welcome ceremony for Wen.

Yukio Hatoyama, who is poised to be named prime minister, has railed against "unrestrained market fundamentalism and financial capitalism" .

Mr Hatoyama has said that he will decide on the base's fate by May. In the meantime, he is managing the affair badly.

Kan became prime minister on June 4, just two days after Yukio Hatoyama lert office.

"We want to explore other sites than Henoko, " Mr Hatoyama said yesterday.

For the average family property hatoyama's cabinet 1. 4044 160. 6 billion yen ($), can say "rich cabinet" .

"If Prime Minister Hatoyama wants to fire me, go ahead. But he can't, " he declares.

After announcing his decision, Mr Hatoyama, who is only 63, promised to retire gracefully from politics.

If the press remains complicit with that system, Mr Hatoyama's promise to end the status quo in Japan will be all the harder to achieve.

Earlier this week the incoming government in Japan, led by Yukio Hatoyama, announced an ambitious plan for cutting carbon emissions.

Mr Hatoyama calls it "an idea which I want to constrain" .

He has shown more financial nous than Messrs Hatoyama and Ozawa in arguing for fiscal reform in Japan.

Yukio Hatoyama has to clarify some contradictory messages to the world

"Hatoyama initiative" will increase financial and technical assistance to developing countries