Hatoyama to quit before election, hit by U.S. base fiasco

Hatoyama to quit before election, hit by U.S. base fiasco

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei (L), leader of the People's New Party who concurrently serves as state minister in charge of postal and financial affairs, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C), and Deputy Prime and Finance Minister Naoto Kan sit for an extra Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2010. Earlier in the day, Hatoyama announced his decision to step down.

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