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...TIME's Pictures of the Week...
...Hatoyama, 63, with an engineering Ph.D. from Stanford University, followed his granddaddy into the Prime Minister's post and immediately set about changing Japan's economy, government - and relationship with the U.S. "It was always in response to what the U.S. had to say that Japan followed," Hatoyama told TIME in an exclusive interview in his Tokyo office. "I believe we should say to each other what we need to say. The time has come for us to seek a more equal relationship." (See pictures of how Japan has changed in 20 years...
...TIME's covers about Japan...
...more transparent and accountable. As a guiding principle in economic affairs, he has revived another concept from his grandfather - fraternity - which has translated into a menu of new initiatives aimed at building a more extensive welfare system. That, Hatoyama believes, will bolster consumer confidence and get Japanese, usually big-time savers, to spend more and revive economic growth. In the most recent budget, he has moved spending priorities away from the usual pork-barrel stimulus and toward social services like education. As he puts it, "We will be spending not on concrete but on people." In March, the Diet, Japan...
...Washington's Worries That's a very unpopular view in Washington. During an October trip to Tokyo, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates bluntly told Japanese officials that the original 2006 arrangement is "the best alternative for everyone," adding that "it is time to move on." Though the frustrated Obama Administration has since softened its approach - stating that it's willing to listen to Japanese proposals - it still sees the 2006 pact as its preferred option. (See pictures of President Obama visiting Asia...