The expected victory for the opposition Democrats in Japan's election this weekend could open the way for a tentative improvement in ties with China, with both powers keen to avoi ...

Officials of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), which is affiliated with the Unification Church, asked Yukio Hatoyama, the first prime minister from the Democratic Party of Japan in 2009 ...

The WSJ's Mariko Sanchanta and Dow Jones Newswires' Ken McCallum look at what the resignation of Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's prime minister, means for U.S.-Japan relations and for the markets.

Japan's relationship with Russia will remain stalled as long as the Ukraine crisis continues. Naoto Kan’s days as premier look numbered, says veteran Japan watcher Karel van Wolferen. But who ...

A former Japanese prime minister apologized at the site of a colonial-era prison Wednesday where numerous Korean independence fighters were tortured and killed.

As an example, Yukio Hatoyama became prime minister in 2009. He tried to convince the Japanese public to downgrade the U.S.-Japan security relationship and boost the relationship with China.

YALTA, April 21. /TASS/. The Republic of Crimea continues to develop and make achievements despite all the sanctions imposed on Russia, Yukio Hatoyama, who served as the Japanese Prime Minister in ...

The newly-elected Prime Minister, Mr Yukio Hatoyama, has already made a mark. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) election victory ended 50 years of near continuous rule by the Liberal Democratic ...

In 1996, Kan formed the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), along with Yukio Hatoyama. The DPJ ousted the Liberal Democratic Party from power in the 2009 Lower House election, and Hatoyama assumed ...

Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who will take on added duties as the Finance Minister, won praise Thursday from Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. World News // 1 decade ago Hatoyama says he ...

Bidding for the Games: Chicago News, Sarkozy for Rio, No Obama for Copenhagen? (ATR) Chicago surmounts a political obstacle for its Olympic bid, Rio wins the support of Nicolas Sarkozy and the ...

The visit by Yukio Hatoyama, the predecessor of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to the Seodaemun Prison History Hall in Seoul is timely given Abe's planned statement this week to mark the end of World ...