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Hatoyama's Resignation

By Worldpress Org June 11, 2010

Region: Asia

Topics: Bipartisanship, National Preparedness

 

Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama suddenly resigned last week, citing his inability to remove a U.S. airbase from Okinawa as a reason.
 
 
"Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's resignation after just eight months in office has triggered shock across Japan and raised new doubts about the country's political stability," wrote Dr. Sheila A. Smith, senior specialist for Japan Studies at the New York-based think tank the Council on Foreign Relations. "The fact that a U.S. military base figured centrally in his decision has also generated concerns about the damage to the crucial relationship with Washington under his government."
 
 
Indeed, the sudden departure of Hatoyama has forced both Tokyo and Washington to rapidly reevaluate their bilateral relations, which have been under enormous strain since the victory of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which the Obama administration perceived as anti-alliance
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This entry posted on Friday, June 11th, 2010 a30 07:01 AM and is filed under Bipartisanship.