Hatoyama family

Hatoyama
From the left, Kaoru Hatoyama, Iichirō Hatoyama, Ichirō Hatoyama, Yukio Hatoyama in 1953.
Current regionTokyo, Japan
Etymology"Dove mountain"
Place of originOkayama Prefecture
Members
TraditionsPolitics
EstateHatoyama Hall

The Hatoyama family is a Japanese political family. Ichirō Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama served as a Prime Minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956 and from 2009 to 2010, respectively. Its members also include educators Haruko Hatoyama and Kaoru Hatoyama, and foreign minister Iichirō Hatoyama. It has been called "Japan's Kennedy family."[1]

Family tree

References

  1. ^ Suzuki, Miwa (2009-08-24). "Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru". Agence France-Presse. France 24. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-08-31.


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