Hatoyama family explained

Hatoyama
Region:Tokyo, Japan
Origin:Okayama Prefecture
Traditions:politics
Estate:Hatoyama Hall
Meaning:dove mountain

The Hatoyama family is a prominent Japanese political family which has been called "Japan's Kennedy family."[1] Ichirō Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama served as a Prime Minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956 and from 2009 to 2010, respectively.

Notes and References

  1. News: Miwa. Suzuki. Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru . Agence France-Presse. France 24. 2009-08-24 . 2009-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105160748/http://www.france24.com/en/20090824-japans-first-lady-hopeful-outgoing-tv-lifestyle-guru . 2010-01-05.