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Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. (Photographic: CGTN)
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama: Reframing Civilisation Through the Lens of Yuai

by Gary Kung
October 28, 2025

It was a quiet afternoon in Tokyo. The rain had just cleared, and winter sunlight filtered softly through the trees of the Bunkyō ward, into a serene residence in the neighbourhood of Otowa. Inside, shelves were lined with philosophical classics from East and West, volumes on global politics, and gifts from around the world. At a desk sat former Prime Minister...

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Hatoyama was one of the founding figures of the Democratic Party of Japan and once led a government navigating one of Asia’s most structurally complex democracies. But for him, the role of Prime Minister was never the destination — it was the beginning of something more transformative.

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