On this day, 78 years ago, February 11, 1947 (January 21, 1947 in the lunar calendar), Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama was born. Yukio Hatoyama was born in Tokyo, Japan on February 11, 1947. His grandfather was former Japanese Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama, his grandfather Masajiro Ishibashi was the founder of the famous company Bridgestone, and his father, Kiichiro Hatoyama, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He graduated from the Department of Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 1969 and received a doctorate in engineering from Stanford University in the United States in 1976. He taught at the university. In 1986, Hatoyama was elected to the National Assembly for the first time at the age of 39. Relying on the connections and political resources inherited by his grandfather, former Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama, he quickly became a rising political star. In 1996, he and Naoto Kan formed the Democratic Party and later served as a party representative. Hatoyama is gentle and eloquent. He is currently the vice president of the "Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance" and has visited China. His wife, Yuki Hatoyama, was born in Shanghai, China in 1943 and was an actor. On May 16, 2009, Yukio Hatoyama was elected as the new leader of the Democratic Party of Japan. On September 16, 2009, the Japanese Parliament held a special named election. Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic Party won 327 votes out of the 480 votes and was elected Japan's 93rd and 60th Prime Minister without any doubt. Yukio Hatoyama is known for his political views on security and foreign affairs, emphasizing Japan's right to military self-defense and criticizing Japan's current foreign policy for being too dependent on the United States and other Western allies. In terms of building the Democratic Party, Yukio Hatoyama said that he will be committed to building a system consistent throughout the party and achieving regime change. Advocate strengthening relations with Asian countries. On the Yasukuni Shrine issue, Hatoyama said that if he takes office, the Prime Minister will not visit the Yasukuni Shrine and will ask cabinet members to restrain themselves on this issue. Advocate the construction of another national memorial facility.