Hatoyama family

Hatoyama
From the left, Kaoru Hatoyama, Iichirō Hatoyama, Ichirō Hatoyama, Yukio Hatoyama in 1953.
Current regionTokyo, Japan
Etymologydove mountain
Place of originOkayama Prefecture
Members
Traditionspolitics
Estate(s)Hatoyama Hall

The Hatoyama family is a prominent Japanese political family which has been called "Japan's Kennedy family." Ichirō Hatoyama and Yukio Hatoyama served as a Prime Minister of Japan from 1954 to 1956 and from 2009 to 2010, respectively.

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