Today is the new start for Japanese political history. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama (鳩山由紀夫 62) of Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) became the 93rd Prime Minister of Japan and organized the new cabinet.
He got the Ph. D in engineering at the Stanford University and used to be an assistant professor at Senshu University (専修大学) before becoming a politician. His wife, Miyuki Hatoyama (鳩山幸) was a former actress.
His grandfather Ichiro Hatoyama (鳩山一郎) was the first president of the Liberal Democratic Party and the 52nd, 53rd, 54th Prime Minister of Japan, serving from Dec. 10, 1954 to Dec. 23, 1956. His father Iichiro Hatoyama (鳩山威一郎) was the Foreign Minister from 1976 to 1977. His brother Kunio Hatoyama (鳩山邦夫) was Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Minister Taro Aso (麻生太郎) until June 12, 2009. Mother's father, Shojiiro Ishibashi (石橋正二郎) is the founder of the world-famous largest tire company Bridgestone Corporation. Ishibashi （石橋）literally means stone (石) bridge (橋).
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