Iichirō Hatoyama
| Iichirō Hatoyama 鳩山 威一郎 |
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Iichirō Hatoyama (center) flanked by his two sons, Yukio (left) and Kunio (right), taken at the time when all three were independently elected as members of the Diet of Japan. Iichirō had been in the House of Councilors since 1974; his younger son, Kunio, had been in the House of Representatives of Japan since 1976; and his older son, Yukio, was first elected to the lower house in 1986.
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| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 24 December 1976 – 28 November 1977 |
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| Prime Minister | Takeo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Sunao Sonoda |
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June 27, 1918 Tokyo City, Japan |
| Died | December 20, 1993 (aged 75) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Yasuko Hatoyama |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
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| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Iichirō Hatoyama (鳩山 威一郎 Hatoyama Iichirō?, November 11, 1918 – December 20, 1993) was a Japanese politician and diplomat. In 1976-1977, he was Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. He is the son of Ichirō Hatoyama.
Hatoyama was born in Tokyo to a high-profile family. He studied at the University of Tsukuba.
Iichirō was a 1941 graduate of Tokyo Imperial University's School of Law; but despite family pressure, he resisted going into law or politics. Instead, he decided to become a public servant; but his plans were interrupted by the Pacific War. He enlisted in the Navy, and was presumed dead when the war ended.
At end of the war, Iichirō was one of 6.6 million Japanese military personnel and civilians who were stranded overseas. At the time, this was about 8 percent of Japan's entire population. These statistics provide a context for understanding what it meant that Iichirō was unable to return home until December 31, 1945.
Iichirō was the eldest son of Ichirō Hatoyama, who was the Prime Minister of Japan in 1955-1956. His grandfather Kazuo Hatoyama was Speaker of the House of Representative in the first Imperial Diet. Despite family pressure, he was interested in building a life outside the arena of Japanese politics; and his sons also grew to become independent-minded men.
Iichirō is the father of Yukio Hatoyama, who was the former Prime Minister, following a win by the opposition coalition in the 2009 elections.
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