Japan Hatoyama Resıgns

epa02183361 People waiting in line to buy lottery tickets read 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