Japan Hatoyama Resıgns

epa02183358 A woman receives special edition newspapers reporting Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's decision to resign in Tokyo, Japan, 02 June 2010. Hatoyama announced at a general assembly of his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) that he would step down as premier. Hatoyama is to resign because of his own political funding scandalthe departure of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a junior coalition partner, over the issue of the US military presence on Okinawa, the premier said.  EPA/HIRO KOMAE