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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Yukio Hatoyama

Yukio Hatoyama stories: 8 news summaries

 Obama Arrives in Japan 
 to Shore Up Relations 

President will be in Asia for a week

Nov 13, 09 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama arrived in Japan today to open his weeklong summit in Asia. At a news conference with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Obama acknowledged that relations with Tokyo have been strained and agreed that it's time to modernize the nations' 50-year-old treaty. "Our effort will be focused on revitalizing... More »

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Japan • Asia • President Obama • Yukio Hatoyama

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 Obama to UN: 
 US Can't Solve 
 World's Problems 

President to take blunt approach in first General Assembly address

Sep 23, 09 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama told the UN today that the global community has too long been "defined by our differences and outpaced by our problems." He said he was aware of the high expectations for his presidency, and he acknowledged US failings, but said solving the world's problems is not... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • diplomacy • UN General Assembly • unilateralism • Dmitry Medvedev • Yukio Hatoyama

 4 UN Debuts to Watch 

Leaders of China, Libya, Japan, US make first General Assembly speeches

Sep 21, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - This week the world's heads of government gather in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, and attention will be focused on four leaders—two new to office, two long in power—making their debuts at the green marble lectern. NPR outlines who to watch:
  • Hu Jintao: He'll
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Barack Obama • United Nations • New York • Moammar Gadhafi • Hu Jintao • UN General Assembly • Yukio Hatoyama

Hatoyama Confirmed as Japan's New PM

Shift in power marks end of 50 years of conservative rule

Sep 16, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan's parliament formally voted in Yukio Hatoyama as the country's new prime minister today, ending an almost half-century of rule by the Liberal Democratic Party, CNN reports. The LDP's Taro Aso and his cabinet resigned en masse earlier in the day. Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan won a landslide election... More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • Taro Aso • Yukio Hatoyama • Japanese election

 Japan's First Lady 
 Boasts of 'UFO 
 Trip to Venus' 

She rode on 'triangular' ship to 'really green' planet, Hatoyama writes in book

Sep 3, 09 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan's quirky new first lady boasts years of colorful experiences, including time as a dancer in the famed Takarazuka troupe—and a trip to space aboard a UFO, according to a book she wrote last year. "While my body was asleep, I think my soul rode on a triangular-shaped... More »

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Japan • UFO • space travel • Venus • first lady • Yukio Hatoyama • Miyuki Hatoyama

 New Leader Hails 
 Japanese 'Revolution' 

Yukio Hatoyama gets to work after historic opposition victory

Aug 31, 09 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan's incoming prime minister hailed a democratic "revolution" as more complete results confirmed a sweeping victory for the center-left Democratic Party. Yukio Hatoyama will lead a bloc of more than 300 parliamentary members, more than three times its previous representation, after what the Times of London calls the... More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • Yukio Hatoyama • Japanese election

Defeat All
but Certain
for Japan's Aso,
Ruling Party

Sunday election likely to
end 54 years in power

Aug 27, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sunday will likely mark a milestone in Japanese politics as voters dump the Liberal Democratic Party after more than a half-century in power, the Washington Post reports. Even senior LDP leaders acknowledge that Yukio Hatoyama will probably trounce incumbent Prime Minister Taro Aso, and polls predict a staggering turnout with... More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • Taro Aso • voter turnout • election • Yukio Hatoyama

(Newser) - Japanese PM Taro Aso dissolved parliament today to begin a watershed election that could break his party's 50-year grip on power, Reuters reports. In a nationwide TV address, Aso apologized for his shortcomings as a leader and for internal squabbling that cost his conservative party at recent local elections. Opposition... More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • Taro Aso • election • Yukio Hatoyama • Japanese election

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