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World Peace Forum in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivers a speech at the World Peace Forum in Beijing on June 21, 2014.

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World Peace Forum in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Yukio Hatoyama (L), former Prime Minister of Japan, and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) pose for photos before the World Peace Forum at Tsinghua University in Beijing on June 21, 2014.

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World Peace Forum in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi addresses the opening ceremony for the third World Peace Forum at Beijing's Tsinghua University on June 21, 2014. About 500 people, including former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, are attending the two-day forum, organized by the university in partnership with the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs.

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World Peace Forum in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama makes a speech at the third World Peace Forum at Beijing's Tsinghua University on June 21, 2014. About 500 people are attending the two-day forum, organized by the university in partnership with the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs.

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Ozawa considers whether to run in DPJ presidential election

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (2nd from R) listens to former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from L) speak at an intraparty gathering following a seminar by an intraparty group led by Hatoyama on Aug. 19, 2010, in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Ozawa is reportedly considering whether he will run in the ruling party's presidential election in September.

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Ozawa considers whether to run in DPJ presidential election

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (4th from L) applauds during a speech by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd from L) at a gathering following a seminar held by an intraparty group led by Hatoyama on Aug. 19, 2010, in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Ozawa is reportedly considering whether he will run in the ruling party's presidential election in September.

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Ozawa considers whether to run in DPJ presidential election

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (C) applauds during a speech by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from L) at a gathering following a seminar by an intraparty group led by Hatoyama on Aug. 19, 2010, in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Ozawa is reportedly considering whether he will run in the ruling party's presidential election in September.

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Ozawa considers whether to run in DPJ presidential election

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (C) raises his cup with fellow DPJ lawmakers at a gathering following a seminar held by an intraparty group led by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from L) on Aug. 19, 2010, in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Ozawa is reportedly considering whether he will run in the ruling party's presidential election in September.

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Ex-Japanese PM Hatoyama to visit Russia

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks about a plan to visit Russia in September during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 18, 2010. Hatoyama said he hopes to talk with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev over disputed Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, called the Northern Territories in Japan.

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Wen, Hatoyama meet

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (front L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (front R) head to their meeting at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese political headquarters in Beijing on Aug. 17, 2010.

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Wen, Hatoyama meet

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meet at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese political headquarters in Beijing on Aug. 17, 2010.

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Wen, Hatoyama meet

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands before their meeting at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese political headquarters in Beijing on Aug. 17, 2010.

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Hatoyama's son to publish book in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Kiichiro Hatoyama, the son of former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, holds a copy of a book he has co-written with Moscow's traffic chief on how to reduce the infamous traffic congestion in the Russian capital on Aug. 11, 2010. The book is due to be published in Russia.

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Hatoyama in China

TANSHAN, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R) is briefed on industrial city planning by a municipal official in Tanshan, Hebei Province, on Aug. 16, 2010.

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New Justice Minister Hatoyama from political blue-blood family

TOKYO, Japan - New Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama speaks at his inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. Hatoyama is known for coming from a prominent political family. His great-grandfather Kazuo Hatoyama was a former House of Representatives speaker, while his grandfather Ichiro Hatoyama served as prime minister and his father Iichiro Hatoyama was foreign minister.

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Politicians pay tribute to the late JCP leader Kenji Miyamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of major political parties in Japan pay tribute to the late Japanese Communist Party leader Kenji Miyamoto at a memorial service held in Tokyo on Aug. 6. From L to R: JCP chairman Kazuo Shii, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, former JCP Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa (two persons away from Fuwa), Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and New Komeito deputy leader Chikara Sakaguchi.

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Chinese unofficial envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Li Xiaolin (R), the head of a key Chinese organization involved in people-to-people diplomacy with foreign countries, attends an exhibition in Tokyo of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy masters on April 2, 2013, together with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and his wife Miyuki (2nd from L). Li was in Japan in her capacity as president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

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Chinese unofficial envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Li Xiaolin (2nd from L), the head of a key Chinese organization involved in people-to-people diplomacy with foreign countries, attends the opening of an exhibition in Tokyo of Chinese and Japanese calligraphy masters on April 2, 2013, together with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R). Li was in Japan in her capacity as president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

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Hatoyama in China

NANJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki join hands at a Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on Jan. 17, 2013.

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Hatoyama in China

NANJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama lowers his head at a Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on Jan. 17, 2013. At left is his wife Miyuki.

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Hatoyama in China

NANJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) visits a Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on Jan. 17, 2013.

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Hatoyama in China

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama answers reporters' questions at a hotel in Beijing on Jan. 16, 2013. Hatoyama held separate talks the same day with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body.

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Hatoyama in China

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama heads for talks with China's former State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, president of the China-Japan Friendship Association, after arriving in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2013, for a four-day visit to China.

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Hatoyama in China

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrives at Beijing airport on Jan. 15, 2013, for a four-day visit to China. Behind him is his wife Miyuki.

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Hatoyama in China

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrives at Beijing airport on Jan. 15, 2013, for a four-day visit to China.

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Hatoyama in China

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrives at Beijing airport on Jan. 15, 2013, for a four-day visit to China.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama announces retirement from politics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2009 shows Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C, front) and members of his Cabinet posing for photos following their first meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Hatoyama, who was the first prime minister following the Democratic Party of Japan's ascent to power in 2009, said on Nov. 21, 2012, that he will not run in the Dec. 16 general election for the House of Representatives and will retire from politics.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama announces retirement from politics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 1986 shows Yukio Hatoyama (C, front) celebrating with his wife Miyuki (to the right) and supporters at his campaign office in Muroran, Hokkaido, after winning a House of Representatives seat for the first time. Hatoyama, who was the first prime minister following the Democratic Party of Japan's ascent to power in 2009, said on Nov. 21, 2012, that he will not run in the Dec. 16 general election for the House of Representatives and will retire from politics.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama announces retirement from politics

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan holds a press conference in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on Nov. 21, 2012. Hatoyama, who was the first prime minister following the DPJ's ascent to power in 2009, said at the press conference he will not run in the Dec. 16 general election for the House of Representatives and will retire from politics.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama announces retirement from politics

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan joins his palms before supporters in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on Nov. 21, 2012. Hatoyama, who was the first prime minister following the DPJ's ascent to power in 2009, said the same day he will not run in the Dec. 16 general election for the House of Representatives and will retire from politics.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama announces retirement from politics

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (back) of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan bows to supporters in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on Nov. 21, 2012. Hatoyama, who was the first prime minister following the DPJ's ascent to power in 2009, said the same day he will not run in the Dec. 16 general election for the House of Representatives and will retire from politics.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama may not run in election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan answers reporters' questions at his home in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2012, after a senior DPJ lawmaker said Hatoyama may not run in the Dec. 16, 2012, House of Representatives election.

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Ex-premier Hatoyama joins antinuclear rally

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) joins an antinuclear rally on a street in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. In an unusual move by a former prime minister, the Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight said he believes it is premature to reactivate nuclear reactors in the country and that he "must play a role to change the political trends by conveying people's voices to the prime minister's office as a former prime minister."

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Ex-premier Hatoyama joins antinuclear rally

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) joins an antinuclear rally on a street in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. In an unusual move by a former prime minister, the Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight said he believes it is premature to reactivate nuclear reactors in the country and that he "must play a role to change the political trends by conveying people's voices to the prime minister's office as a former prime minister."

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Ex-PM Hatoyama apologizes to Okinawans

GINOWAN, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama gives a speech in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2012, the 40th anniversary of its reversion to Japanese sovereignty. During his speech in the city that hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, Hatoyama apologized to the people of the prefecture for his flip-flops when he was prime minister over the relocation of the controversial U.S. military base on the southwestern island.

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DPJ decides to lift Ozawa's party membership suspension

TOKYO, Japan - Azuma Koshiishi (standing), secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a meeting of DPJ executives at the parliament building in Tokyo on May 8, 2012. The ruling DPJ decided the same day to lift the party membership suspension of former leader Ichiro Ozawa following his acquittal the previous month of charges of falsifying political funds reports. At the far right is former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Hatoyama in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) holds talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) in Tehran on April 8, 2012.

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Hatoyama meets next Peru president

LIMA, Peru - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and incoming Peruvian President Ollanta Humala shake hands as they meet in Lima on July 27, 2011. Hatoyama was in Peru as Japan's special envoy to attend Humala's inauguration ceremony.

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Hatoyama meets next Peru president

LIMA, Peru - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and incoming Peruvian President Ollanta Humala meet in Lima on July 27, 2011. Hatoyama was in Peru as Japan's special envoy to attend Humala's inauguration ceremony.

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Russian official in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergei Naryshkin (L), head of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shake hands in Tokyo on July 5, 2011, as Hatoyama received a friendship medal from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in appreciation of his contribution to promoting bilateral ties.

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Ruling DPJ's key figures

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) at the Diet building on June 2, 2011, former prime minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) at the Diet building on June 2 and Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, at a Tokyo hotel on June 1.

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Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show held in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) takes part in Tokyo Girls Collection, a Japan-originated popular fashion show, in Beijing on May 7, 2011. Hatoyama expressed gratitude for Chinese support over a devastating quake and tsunami in Japan as he spoke during the event.

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Hatoyama, Dung discuss rare earths

HANOI, Vietnam - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung speak during their meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Oct. 25, 2010. Dung said he will ask for Japan's help in a possible joint development of rare earths during an upcoming meeting with his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama in interview

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during an interview in Seoul on Oct. 13, 2010. Hatoyama called for an early resumption of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program and a communicative approach in dealing with Pyongyang.

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Hatoyama, Medvedev agree on repeated talks on territorial row

YAROSLAVL, Russia - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev smile during their meeting in Yaroslavl, Russia, on Sept. 10, 2010. The two agreed on the importance of repeated discussions between the countries' leaders to settle a territorial dispute over four islands off Hokkaido. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Inquest into Ozawa's non-indictment

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (R) shakes hands with his key supporter, former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010. An independent judicial panel has reportedly launched its second review of whether decisions by prosecutors not to indict Ozawa over false financial reporting by his political fund management body were appropriate.

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Ozawa set to battle with Kan for DPJ leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa attends a meeting with former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Aug. 31, 2010, at a lower house lawmakers' hall in Tokyo. The ruling party kingpin reiterated the same day that he will challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the upcoming DPJ presidential election.

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Kan, Hatoyama discuss DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) speaks to reporters near his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, after discussing his ruling Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming leadership election with his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama (R).

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Kan, Hatoyama discuss DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) speaks to reporters near his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, after discussing his ruling Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming leadership election with his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama (R).

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Kan, Hatoyama discuss DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) speaks to reporters near his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, after discussing his ruling Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming leadership election with his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama (R).