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'''Yukio Hatoyama''' (鳩山由紀夫 ''Hatoyama Yukio'', born 11th February 1947) has been the [[Prime Minister of Japan]] since September 2009. He became [[president]] of the governing [[Democratic Party of Japan]] (DPJ) in May 2009. The party won a landslide victory in the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] [[parliament]]ary [[general election|elections]] in August 2009, ousting the [[Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) after 55 years of near-uninterrupted rule. Hatoyama heads a [[coalition]] government dominated by his own party, which is also the largest group in the [[House of Councillors|upper house]] of the [[National Diet of Japan|Diet]] ([[Japan]]ese parliament).
'''Yukio Hatoyama''' (鳩山由紀夫 ''Hatoyama Yukio'', born 11th February 1947) has been the [[Prime Minister of Japan]] since September 2009. He became [[president]] of the governing [[Democratic Party of Japan]] (DPJ) in May 2009. The party won a landslide victory in the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] [[parliament]]ary [[general election|elections]] in August 2009, ousting the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) after 55 years of near-uninterrupted rule. Hatoyama heads a [[coalition]] government dominated by his own party, which is also the largest group in the [[House of Councillors|upper house]] of the [[National Diet of Japan|Diet]] ([[Japan]]ese parliament).


Hatoyama's grandfather, [[Ichiro Hatoyama]] (鳩山 一郎 ''Hatoyama Ichiroo''), also served as an LDP [[prime minister]], and Hatoyama himself is a former member of the party - his brother, [[Kunio Hatoyama]] (鳩山邦夫 ''Hatoyama Kunio'') remains an LDP [[politics|politician]]. Hatoyama is a so-called 'hereditary politician' due to his family's record of political office;<ref>''Japan Times'': '[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090913a3.html Hatoyama's eldest son, Kiichiro, in demand as potential heir apparent]'. 13th September 2009.</ref> it also founded the [[tyre]] company [[Bridgestone]]. The family's [[philosophy]] centres on the concept of ''yuai'' (友愛), meaning 'fraternity', which Hatoyama has referred to in both [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[English language|English]].
Hatoyama's grandfather, [[Ichiro Hatoyama]] (鳩山 一郎 ''Hatoyama Ichiroo''), also served as an LDP [[prime minister]], and Hatoyama himself is a former member of the party - his brother, [[Kunio Hatoyama]] (鳩山邦夫 ''Hatoyama Kunio'') remains an LDP [[politics|politician]]. Hatoyama is a so-called 'hereditary politician' due to his family's record of political office;<ref>''Japan Times'': '[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090913a3.html Hatoyama's eldest son, Kiichiro, in demand as potential heir apparent]'. 13th September 2009.</ref> it also founded the [[tyre]] company [[Bridgestone]]. The family's [[philosophy]] centres on the concept of ''yuai'' (友愛), meaning 'fraternity', which Hatoyama has referred to in both [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[English language|English]].

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Yukio Hatoyama (鳩山由紀夫 Hatoyama Yukio, born 11th February 1947) has been the Prime Minister of Japan since September 2009. He became president of the governing Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in May 2009. The party won a landslide victory in the lower house parliamentary elections in August 2009, ousting the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after 55 years of near-uninterrupted rule. Hatoyama heads a coalition government dominated by his own party, which is also the largest group in the upper house of the Diet (Japanese parliament).

Hatoyama's grandfather, Ichiro Hatoyama (鳩山 一郎 Hatoyama Ichiroo), also served as an LDP prime minister, and Hatoyama himself is a former member of the party - his brother, Kunio Hatoyama (鳩山邦夫 Hatoyama Kunio) remains an LDP politician. Hatoyama is a so-called 'hereditary politician' due to his family's record of political office;[1] it also founded the tyre company Bridgestone. The family's philosophy centres on the concept of yuai (友愛), meaning 'fraternity', which Hatoyama has referred to in both Japanese and English.

Hatoyama gained a Ph.D in engineering from Stanford University and later worked as a university lecturer before entering politics. He was a founder member of a minority party in the short-lived coalition of 1993 which briefly took office from the LDP, and in which he served as a minister. Afterwards, he co-founded the DPJ.[2] Hatoyama would later serve as the party's secretary-general until 2009. His leadership election victory that May was partly credited to his support from the DPJ faction led by Ichiro Ozawa (小沢一郎 Ozawa Ichiroo), who stepped down as president due to a financial scandal but remains a powerful figure in the party.[3]

Hatoyama is nicknamed "Alien" due to his mannerisms[4] and political style.[5] He is married to Miyuki Hatoyama (鳩山幸 Hatoyama Miyuki), a former actress who has herself stated that her spirit has travelled to Venus aboard a UFO.[6]

Footnotes

  1. Japan Times: 'Hatoyama's eldest son, Kiichiro, in demand as potential heir apparent'. 13th September 2009.
  2. BBC: 'Profile: Yukio Hatoyama'. 16th September 2009.
  3. Japan Times: 'Ozawa's residual influence'. 16th June 2009.
  4. Brisbane Times: 'It's in the blood: brothers set to be nation's political rivals'. 31st August 2009.
  5. Japan Times: 'Next first lady feels affinity with Michelle Obama'. 2nd September 2009.
  6. Japan Times: 'First lady grabs spotlight with spiritual quirks'. 4th September 2009.