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Former PM Yukio Hatoyama Makes Musical Debut
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Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in “Waist Size Story.” Photo courtesy of Michiko Yamamoto
Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Wednesday appeared in an original musical in Tokyo–as an elderly woman.
In a role that included singing and dancing, Mr. Hatoyama played Rosario, a retired politician who served as the first female president of the U.S.
Other prominent names in the show, called “Waist Size Story,” included Orix Corp. Senior Chairman Yoshihiko Miyauchi and Japanese Red Cross Society President Tadateru Konoe.
Mr. Hatoyama served as prime minister for nine months in 2009-2010 and chose not to run for a lower house seat when his term expired in 2012. He helped launch the Democratic Party of Japan, the country’s largest opposition party, in the late 1990s. He was dubbed The Alien by the Japanese press for his eccentric behavior.
“Waist Size Story” runs through Thursday in Tokyo’s Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Shibuya.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/aug/30/yukio-hatoyama-democratic-party-of-japan
Profile: Yukio Hatoyama
Democratic Party of Japan's leader has politics in his blood – his grandfather was the Liberal Democratic party's first prime minister in 1955
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo
The Guardian, Sunday 30 August 2009 13.37 BST
Yukio Hatoyama
Democratic Party of Japan's new leader, Yukio Hatoyama, is set to become the country's next prime minister. Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP
Yukio Hatoyama, who is almost certain to become Japan's next prime minister, has had a hand in defeating the party that his family helped create.
His grandfather, Ichiro Hatoyama, was the Liberal Democratic party's first prime minister after its formation in 1955; today, Yukio Hatoyama is preparing to lead only the second non-LDP government for 54 years.
Like many senior Japanese politicians, Hatoyama has politics in his blood. His father, Iichiro, was a foreign minister and his younger brother, Kunio, recently served as a minister in Taro Aso's LDP government, which faces defeat today.
Former PM Yukio Hatoyama Makes Musical Debut
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Yukio Hatoyama
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Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in “Waist Size Story.” Photo courtesy of Michiko Yamamoto
Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Wednesday appeared in an original musical in Tokyo–as an elderly woman.
In a role that included singing and dancing, Mr. Hatoyama played Rosario, a retired politician who served as the first female president of the U.S.
Other prominent names in the show, called “Waist Size Story,” included Orix Corp. Senior Chairman Yoshihiko Miyauchi and Japanese Red Cross Society President Tadateru Konoe.
Mr. Hatoyama served as prime minister for nine months in 2009-2010 and chose not to run for a lower house seat when his term expired in 2012. He helped launch the Democratic Party of Japan, the country’s largest opposition party, in the late 1990s. He was dubbed The Alien by the Japanese press for his eccentric behavior.
“Waist Size Story” runs through Thursday in Tokyo’s Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Shibuya.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/aug/30/yukio-hatoyama-democratic-party-of-japan
Profile: Yukio Hatoyama
Democratic Party of Japan's leader has politics in his blood – his grandfather was the Liberal Democratic party's first prime minister in 1955
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo
The Guardian, Sunday 30 August 2009 13.37 BST
Yukio Hatoyama
Democratic Party of Japan's new leader, Yukio Hatoyama, is set to become the country's next prime minister. Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP
Yukio Hatoyama, who is almost certain to become Japan's next prime minister, has had a hand in defeating the party that his family helped create.
His grandfather, Ichiro Hatoyama, was the Liberal Democratic party's first prime minister after its formation in 1955; today, Yukio Hatoyama is preparing to lead only the second non-LDP government for 54 years.
Like many senior Japanese politicians, Hatoyama has politics in his blood. His father, Iichiro, was a foreign minister and his younger brother, Kunio, recently served as a minister in Taro Aso's LDP government, which faces defeat today.
