Yukio Hatoyama elected Japanese PM

By Xinhua, IANS
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

TOKYO - The House of Representatives Wednesday elected Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), as Japan’s prime minister.

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