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{{nihongo|'''Haruko Hatoyama'''|鳩山 春子|Hatoyama Haruko|extra=May 2, 1863–September 12, 1938}} was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[educator]] of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]], [[Taishō period|Taishō]] and [[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] periods, and the matriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's [[Kennedy family]]."<ref name=afp>{{cite news |first=Miwa|last=Suzuki|title=Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Japan's_first_lady_hopeful_an_outgoing_TV_lifestyle_guru-a01611975119|work=[[Agence France-Presse]]|publisher=The Free Library|date=August 24, 2009|accessdate=August 4, 2011}} </ref> She was a co-founder of what is today [[Kyoritsu Women's University]]. Her husband was politician [[Kazuo Hatoyama]].
{{nihongo|'''Haruko Hatoyama'''|鳩山 春子|Hatoyama Haruko|extra=May 2, 1863 – September 12, 1938}} was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[educator]] of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]], [[Taishō period|Taishō]] and [[Shōwa period|Shōwa]] periods, and the matriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's [[Kennedy family]]."<ref name=afp>{{cite news |first=Miwa|last=Suzuki|title=Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Japan's_first_lady_hopeful_an_outgoing_TV_lifestyle_guru-a01611975119|work=[[Agence France-Presse]]|publisher=The Free Library|date=August 24, 2009|accessdate=August 4, 2011}} </ref> She was a co-founder of what is today [[Kyoritsu Women's University]]. Her husband was politician [[Kazuo Hatoyama]].


== Family ==
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==References==
==References==
* Itoh, Mayumi. (2003). ''The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership through the Generations,'' New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 10-ISBN 1-403-96331-2; 13-ISBN 978-1-403-96331-4; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/248918078 OCLC 248918078]
* Itoh, Mayumi (2003). [http://books.google.com/books?id=EUMgpxv6MSEC ''The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership through the Generations'']. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. {{ISBN-10|1-403-96331-2}}, {{ISBN-13|978-1-403-96331-4}}. {{OCLC|248918078}}.


== External links ==
== External links ==

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Haruko Hatoyama

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Haruko Hatoyama (鳩山 春子, Hatoyama Haruko, May 2, 1863 – September 12, 1938) was a Japanese educator of the Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa periods, and the matriarchal head of the prominent Japanese Hatoyama political family which has been called "Japan's Kennedy family."[1] She was a co-founder of what is today Kyoritsu Women's University. Her husband was politician Kazuo Hatoyama.

Family

Her husband Kazuo Hatoyama was speaker of the House of Representatives of the Diet of Japan from 1896 to 1897 during the Meiji era.[2] Kazuo later served as the president of Waseda University.[2]

Bronze bust of Kazuo paired with bronze seated figure of Haruko Hatoyama in the garden of Hatoyama Hall in Tokyo.

Politician progeny

Her son was former Prime Minister Ichirō Hatoyama, who founded and was the first president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[2]

Her grandson was former Foreign Minister Iichirō Hatoyama. Her great-grandson Kunio Hatoyama served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Minister Taro Aso until June 12, 2009.

Her great-grandson Yukio Hatoyama represents the 9th district of Hokkaidō in the House of Representatives and is a former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). Yukio was Prime Minister of Japan between September 16, 2009 and June 8, 2010.

Notes

  1. ^ Suzuki, Miwa (August 24, 2009). "Japan's first lady hopeful an outgoing TV lifestyle guru". Agence France-Presse. The Free Library. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Japan on the brink of a new era", Asia Times, August 29, 2009.

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