Japanese PM Resigns Over US Base In Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrives at the parliament for a meeting with his ruling Democratic Party Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa in Tokyo June 1, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama Resigns Amid Okinawa Row -- BBC

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced his resignation after just eight months in office.

He was forced out after breaking an election pledge to move an unpopular US military base away from the southern island of Okinawa.

The move comes as his Democratic Party of Japan (DJP) struggles to revive its chances in an election due in July.

The centre-left DPJ's election landslide last year ended half a century of conservative rule in Japan.

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My Comment: Because of the Okinawa base relocation fiasco .... Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama .... to save face .... had to resign.