Just before Yukio Hatoyama stepped down as Japan's prime minister on June 2nd, he carried out what could-in an ideal world-be one of the bolder acts of his premiership. He convinced Ichiro Ozawa, secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and a powerbroker who has held sway over Japan's mildewed politics for decades, to resign with him.
展开▼
