The Short Unhappy Life of Yukio Hatoyama
One thing that the Democratic Party of Japan hoped to achieve in the wake of its historic victory in last summer's general election was to put an end to the revolving door of Japanese prime ministers. The previous three prime ministers had each served only about a year before resigning, the latter Premier after the August 30 election defeat.
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