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Yukio Hatoyama
Future of U.S. Bases Bolstered in JapanJACOB M. SCHLESINGER and PETER SPIEGEL The Wall Street Journal 05/23/2010 | Japan PM vows to settle US base dispute by MayMARI YAMAGUCHI The Washington Post 01/28/2010 |
 Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama gave up on a bedrock campaign pledge and accepted a longstanding U.S. proposal for positioning American troops in Japan, backing down from a battle with Washington as the two nations grapple with North Korea's aggression and China's rising power in the region. |  Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged Friday to decide by May on where to relocate a U.S. Marine base on the southern island of Okinawa that has strained ties between the nations. |
US Senate OKs sanctions on Iran's fuel suppliersTom Doggett and Susan Cornwell The Washington Post 01/28/2010 | Japan PM vows to avoid double-dip recession AFP 01/04/2010 |
 The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would let President Barack Obama impose sanctions on Iran's gasoline suppliers and penalize some of Tehran's elites, a move aimed at pressuring Tehran to give up its nuclear program. |  TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday he would strive to prevent a return to recession in the world's second largest economy by pushing ahead with a planned stimulus spending package. |
Japan unveils ambitious economic growth strategyKyoko Hasegawa AFP 12/29/2009 | Japan PM's ex-aides charged over funds scandal-NHKYoko Nishikawa Reuters 12/23/2009 |
 TOKYO — Japan's prime minister unveiled an ambitious goal Wednesday to create millions of jobs and return Asia's biggest economy to steady growth as he battles a drop in his popularity and a funding scandal. |  Two former close aides to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama were charged on Thursday over falsified political funding records, Japanese media said, a development that threatens to erode support for the government. |
In Tokyo, Obama Makes Concession on Marine BaseHELENE COOPER and MARTIN FACKLER The New York Times 11/13/2009 | Hatoyama Says Japan's Recovery ‘Unpredictable,’ Unemployment May WorsenSachiko Sakamaki and Takashi Hirokawa Bloomberg.com 10/25/2009 |
TOKYO — President Obama, seeking to mend fences with Japan, America’s most important Asian ally, announced on Friday that he would establish a high-level working group on the contentious issue of the continuing presence of a Marine base in Okinawa. |  Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Japan’s recovery from the country’s worst recession since World War II remains “unpredictable,” and said unemployment may deteriorate from a record high. |
Japan PM floats East Asia group plan with China Reuters India 09/22/2009 | Japan mulls Afghan role after dropping naval mission AFP 09/19/2009 |
 Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama floated the idea of an East Asian community inspired by the European Union in his first meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao late on Monday. |  TOKYO — The Japanese government is considering a new role in Afghanistan, after dropping a naval refuelling mission in the Indian Ocean, a media report said Saturday. |
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