Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan (since Sept 2, 2011) Yoshihiko Noda (born 20 May 1957) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives (lower house) in the Diet (national legislature). Formally appointed as the Prime Minister of Japan by the Emperor of Japan on 2 September 2011. Noda was More →
Yukio Hatoyama, Former Prime Minister of Japan (On June 2, 2010 Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama announced his resignation) Yukio Hatoyama (Hatoyama Yukio, born 11 February 1947) is a Japanese politician who has been Prime Minister of Japan since September 2009. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1986, Hatoyama became President of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the More →
Nobuko Kan, First Lady of Japan Nobuko, 64, the mother of two sons, is expected to make her diplomatic debut as Japan’s first lady at a Group of Eight summit meeting starting June 25 in Canada. Born in Okayama Prefecture, she graduated from Tsuda College and Waseda University before tying the knot with Kan. The two, who are cousins, became More →