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Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a general meeting of lawmakers of his ruling Democratic Party of Japan at the parliament building in Tokyo June 2, 2010.
Wednesday, Jun. 02, 2010

Open quoteI sincerely hope people will understand the agonizing choice I had to make.Close quote

  • YUKIO HATOYAMA,
  • Japanese Prime Minister, announcing on Wednesday that he will resign to take responsibility for reneging on his promise to relocate a U.S. Marine base off the island of Okinawa
Photo: Reuters / Kyodo | Source: Wall Street Journal