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An End to Japan's Revolving Door?

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Jun 10, 2010
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Most Western commentators on Japan's recent change of leadership have focused on the extraordinarily short tenure of former prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, who resigned last week after spending fewer than nine months in office.

But for all of its brevity in office, Hatoyama's reign was by no means the shortest. Four prime ministers in post-war Japan have …

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