Yukio Hatoyama

posted by freshmint 3 hours ago in JPY made popular 2 hours 24 minutes ago The yen fell after Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama was cited by the Nikkei newspaper as saying the currency’s strength can’t be left as it is, fueling speculation the central bank will intervene to stem its gains. Read Full Story

Text of President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's remarks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo, as transcribed by the White House. HATOYAMA: (As translated.) President Obama, I would like to welcome you to Japan. I'd like to express my heartfelt welcome to you. It is very hard — despite the tragedy of the mass shooting in your country, that you have taken time out of a busy schedule to come and join us here today. We're very thankful to you. And today we have had a 90-minute, very intensive discussion. I'm very happy to have had this opportunity to ... Read Full Story

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama headed into talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday in which he will likely try to smooth strained ties as the allies adjust to a rising China. The two leaders greeted each other warmly in the lobby of Hatoyama's official residence ahead of their summit. Tokyo is the first stop in a nine-day Asian tour that takes Obama to Singapore for an Asia-Pacific summit, to China for talks on climate change and trade imbalances, and to South Korea, where Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions will be in focus. Washington's relations with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government, ... Read Full Story

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Saturday that his country, which is battling low birth rates and an ageing population, should make itself more attractive to migrants. Japan has some of the world's strictest controls on immigration, and Hatoyama admitted that he was broaching a "sensitive issue". But he said that as well as introducing pro-family policies, Japan should attempt to encourage migrants to live and work there. "I think Japan should also make itself a country attractive to people so that more and more people, including tourists, hope to visit Japan, hope to live and work in Japan," he said on the sidelines ... Read Full Story

TOKYO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Liang Guanglie kicked off a five-day Japanese visit Friday by meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Liang hopes to build defense cooperation between the two countries during discussions with Japanese officials, Xinhua, the official Chinese government news agency, reported. He told Hatoyama China and Japan need more exchanges of personnel. The Chinese minister also met with Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa. Kitazawa said. Copyright 2009 by United Press International All Rights Reserved. Read Full Story