Yukio Hatoyama

Finance chief Naoto Kan voted in as new prime minister

PM Hatoyama urges Okinawans to accept US military base

Japan ends refuelling mission supporting coalition forces

Under fire over a funding scandal, Hatoyama considers stepping down

Government announces new 184 billion euro stimulus plan

Controversial Shizuka Kamei to head banking ministry

Japan's Democratic Party makes history online

Hatoyama takes the helm as new centre-left PM

Death row prisoners risk insanity

Next PM plans drastic greenhouse gas cuts

Investors welcome opposition's landslide victory

Democratic Party wins landslide in legislative elections

Opposition heading for landslide election win

High voter turnout in legislative elections

Opposition scents victory as campaign draws to an end

Economic worries to play a key role in legislative vote

Yukio Hatoyama, the Japanese Kennedy