Hatoyama taps top aide as chief Cabinet secretary

Hatoyama taps top aide as chief Cabinet secretary

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 4. Hatoyama has reportedly decided to appoint his top aide Hirofumi Hirano as chief Cabinet secretary in the incoming government.

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