Yukio Hatoyama

Japan PM's wife criticizes him in new book
TOKYO - In a new book, the wife of Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan questions whether he is fit for the nation's top job and suggests his tenure might be short-lived.
Report: US asks Japan to pay more for Marine move
TOKYO - The United States has asked Japan to help shoulder hundreds of millions of dollars in additional fees to transfer Marines from a controversial base on Okinawa island to Guam, Kyodo news agency reported.
Finance chief Kan elected Japan prime minister
TOKYO - Japan's lower house of parliament has elected finance chief Naoto Kan as the new prime minister.
Ambassador: US-Japan ties strong despite base flap
TOKYO - Ambassador John Roos welcomed last week's U.S.-Japan accord to move a key Marine base to a less crowded part of Okinawa, but said there was still plenty of work to do to carry out the plan - which is vigorously opposed by island residents.
Obama, Japan's PM discuss Marine base on Okinawa
WASHINGTON - The White House says President Barack Obama and Japanese prime minister have expressed satisfaction with plans to move a U.S.
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