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Seven News Ltd, Aug 31, 2010 / A deadline to resolve the fate of a US airbase in Japan came and went Tuesday with scant progress on the toxic dispute, which has claimed one prime minister and spells a headache for another.
The Moscow Times, Aug 29, 2010 / Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced the prospect of being stuck in Moscow rush-hour traffic — perhaps for hours — after his plane landed late at Domodedovo Airport.
Asia News Network (ANN), Aug 21, 2010 / With less than two weeks until campaigning for the Democratic Party of Japan 's presidential election gets underway on Sept. 1, each DPJ group has been engaged in an increasing amount of intraparty wheeling and dealing.
Daily Yomiuri - Japan, Aug 20, 2010 / With less than two weeks until campaigning for the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election gets underway on Sept. 1, each DPJ group has been engaged in an increasing amount of intraparty wheeling and dealing.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People`s Republic of China, Aug 18, 2010 / On August 17, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, with a lawmakers' delegation of Democratic Party of Japan headed by Yukio Hatoyama, former Japanese prime minister & former president of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Tokyo Classified, Aug 18, 2010 / Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa is set to join a meeting of the group led by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Thursday, in a move that would add to factional maneuvering ahead of the DPJ presidential election next month, party lawmakers said Wednesday.
On the Block - The Wall Street Journal, Aug 17, 2010 / The son of former Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is the latest in the family of three to become a published author.
The Manila Bulletin - Philippines, Aug 16, 2010 / Even before his 100-day honeymoon truce has been accomplished, President Benigno Aquino's path of righteousness and good intentions are already strewn and sprinkled with sharp objects, rocks, land mines, and unnecessary hassles that are not only tending to delay his reforms but may be obscuring and "fogging" his vision of the future.
Mainichi Daily News - Japan, Aug 14, 2010 / Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who once declared that he would retire from politics after his current term as a House of Representatives member expires, has been stepping up his diplomatic activities.
KBS World, Aug 14, 2010 / Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is reportedly considering sending his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama to South Korea as a special envoy to return Joseon Dynasty royal ceremonial records and cultural assets Japan took from the Korean Peninsula during colonial rule.
The Japan Times, Aug 13, 2010 / NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) A high court ruling that ordered the state to pay compensation to residents near a U.S. military base in Okinawa over aircraft noise was partly finalized Thursday as the government did not file an appeal against the decision by the deadline the same day.
Tokyo Classified, Aug 11, 2010 / The government reiterated its request Wednesday that people in Okinawa Prefecture accept the planned relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture.
China News.Net, Aug 04, 2010 / Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is making arrangements to hold talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during his planned three-day visit to China from Aug. 16, political sources said Wednesday.
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ The attack comes amid two days of fighting that have killed at least 40 civilians and wounded more than 130 in the capital according to Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, Aug 24, 2010/ A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.
MarketWatch, Aug 24, 2010/ Scottish-headquartered oil exploration group Cairn Energy reported Tuesday that it sharply reduced net losses for the first half of the year, saying its first well in Greenland is showing signs of promise.
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL, Aug 24, 2010/ World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.
is a Japanese politician who became the Prime Minister of Japan on 16 September 2009. On 2 June 2010, Hatoyama resigned as prime minister.
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