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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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yukio Hatoyama
- Name (Japanese)
- 鳩山由紀夫
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- February 11, 1947 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / engineer / university teacher / head of government
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- 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. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.hatoyama.gr.jp/
- Xhttps://x.com/hatoyamayukio
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B3%A9%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B1%E7%B4%80%E5%A4%AB
Frequently asked questions
When was Yukio Hatoyama born?
Born February 11, 1947 (age 79).
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.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.