Hatoyama's 'change of government' wins buzzword award

Hatoyama's 'change of government' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Ogawa, chief of the Public Relations Committee of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, poses for photographers in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2009. Hatoyama's signature phrase during the general election campaign, ''seiken kotai'' (change of government), has been selected as this year's top buzzword.

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