New Japanese leader keys on ties with U.S.
Posted: September 17, 2009 at 6:03 a.m.
Yukio Hatoyama accepts a certificate Wednesday from Japan's Emperor Akihito (left) in his installation as prime minister at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Hatoyama's predecessor, Taro Aso, witnesses the ceremony.
Japan's new prime minister said Wednesday that he intends to change his country's "somewhat passive" relationship with the United States and to review the large American military presence in Japan.
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