Yokio Hatoyama Out

Larry June 03, 2010 Doodles 4 Comments

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Ball point pen on todays newsprint

Last August I promised to stay tuned to Yokio Hatoyama who rose to Prime Minister of Japan on a campaign platform to end American-dominated globalization, to reorient Japan towards Asia and to reconsider American military presence in Japan. After eight months in office, Hatayama says his failure to move an American base off Okinawa led to erosion of support and the reason for his stepping down.

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4 Responses to “Yokio Hatoyama Out”

  1. sue said:

    Jun 03, 10 at 11:18 am

    I was listening to that on NPR yesterday in traffic. Nice portrait.

  2. VEe! said:

    Jun 04, 10 at 8:39 am

    I’m really suprised that the American military is still in Japan. Hatoyama didn’t last a full year.

  3. Larry said:

    Jun 04, 10 at 8:56 am

    When you consider our massive military presence in Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Kuwait, you begin to realize how disingenuous the time line for getting out of Iraq is.

  4. VEe! said:

    Jun 04, 10 at 9:35 am

    I never really thought about it like that but that makes so much sense.