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Yukio Hatoyama is a politician, engineer and university teacher, born on February 11, 1947 in Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan. As of 2026, Yukio Hatoyama is 79 years old. Education on record includes Gakushuin Boys' Junior and Senior High School and University of Tokyo. Recorded honors include Time 100 (2010), Order of Friendship, Woodang Special Award and 1 more.
My Take
Yukio Hatoyama fascinates me precisely because he was an engineer before he was a statesman. Born into one of Japan's great political dynasties and educated at the University of Tokyo, he reached the very top, becoming prime minister and earning a spot on the 2010 Time 100. His idealism polarized opinion, and his tenure was short and turbulent, yet I sense in him the stubborn integrity of someone who tries to redesign the world by logic and principle. To me, his career reads as a tension between calculation and idealism, a technical mind wrestling with the messy, irrational machinery of real politics.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yukio Hatoyama
- Name (Japanese)
- 鳩山由紀夫
- Reading
- はとやま ゆきお
- Born
- February 11, 1947 (age 79)
- Origin
- Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- politician / engineer / university teacher / head of government
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Gakushuin Boys' Junior and Senior High School
- University
- University of Tokyo
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Time 100
- Order of Friendship
- Woodang Special Award
- Order of Merit of Portugal
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.hatoyama.gr.jp/
- Xhttps://x.com/hatoyamayukio
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukio%20Hatoyama
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B3%A9%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B1%E7%B4%80%E5%A4%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131077
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yukio Hatoyama born?
Yukio Hatoyama was born on February 11, 1947 and is 79 years old.
Where is Yukio Hatoyama from?
Yukio Hatoyama is from Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Yukio Hatoyama do?
Yukio Hatoyama works as politician, engineer, university teacher, head of government.
Where did Yukio Hatoyama study?
Yukio Hatoyama attended University of Tokyo.
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