The DPJ(Democratic Party of Japan) has picked its new leader.
Hatoyama. No big surprise there.
Hatoyama is from a political dynasty. His brother is in the LDP(Liberal Democratic Party) who is currently a minister in the cabinet, and his father is Ichiro Hatoyama, who is the founding father of the LDP.
I read that he's sometimes called an 'alien' because he says weird stuff sometimes, and you can't really tell what he's thinking. Nakasone called him a 'soft ice cream' what ever that means. I've met him once, and he gave me a very calm and nice impression. He was the kind of guy who would take time out of his busy schedule to meet a group of undergrad students studying politics.
Anyway, I was more shocked to see Ozawa the former party leader resign in the first place, after a fund-raising scandal flared up in his face.
It seems though that he will keep his strings attached tightly from behind the curtains. After all, I guess that's what he's good at. (Here is an interesting article comparing Ozawa and John McCain)
Is Japan ready for DPJ to rule? Better yet, is the DPJ ready to rule Japan?
