Hatoyama already Japan leader in Independent

Hatoyama already Japan leader in Independent

LONDON, England - This photo shows a picture the British newspaper Independent ran in its Sept. 4, 2009, edition already treating Yukio Hatoyama (C), president of the Democratic Party of Japan, as the country's leader, along with foreign leaders such as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R). Hatoyama is to formally become the Japanese prime minister on Sept. 16.

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