South Korean victim of Japan's wartime sex slavery Lee Yong-soo, 81, speaks before a group of Japanese lawmakers in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama should keep his word and provide official apology and compensation for the women who were forced into wartime sex slavery, Lee said representing dozens of her peers cross Asia. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 weeks ago

South Korean victim of Japan's wartime sex slavery Lee Yong-soo, 81, speaks before a group of Japanese lawmakers in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama should keep his word and provide official apology and compensation for the women who were forced into wartime sex slavery, Lee said representing dozens of her peers cross Asia.

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  2. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) is welcomed by his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) upon his arrival for the the East Asia Summit meeting during the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin on October 25, 2009. Japan's new Prime Minister Hatoyama pressed plans for a new East Asian community at a summit on October 24, saying that the region should aspire to lead the world.
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  4. Japanese Pime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) is welcomed by his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) upon his arrival for the Gala Dinner in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin on October 24, 2009. Prime Minister Hatoyama is here to attend the Southeastan Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit meeting.
  5. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, left, accompanied by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, center, is greeted by a Diet guard upon arriving for a ceremonial opening of the extraordinary Diet session by Emperor Akihito at the upper house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Japan's new, largely untested Cabinet is starting out with high public approval ratings amid hopes that Hatoyama's government will reinvigorate the world's second-largest economy, polls showed Friday.
  6. New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) and his cabinet members pose for photographers after the first cabinet meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on September 16, 2009. Also seen are Financial Affairs and Postal Reform Minister Shizuka Kamei (L), Vice Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd L), Consumer Affairs and Gender Equality Minister Mizuho Fukushima (2nd R) and Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R). The centre-left Prime Minister Hatoyama acclaimed a turning point in history September 16 as he took command of Asia's biggest economy with a pledge to return power to the people.
  7. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrives at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Longtime opposition leader Hatoyama was elected prime minister Wednesday, promising to reinvigorate Japan's economy and shake up government with his left-of-center party after more than 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by conservatives.
  8. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, center, arrives at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Longtime opposition leader Hatoyama was elected prime minister Wednesday, promising to reinvigorate Japan's economy and shake up government with his left-of-center party after more than 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by conservatives.
  9. Miyuki Hatoyama (C) , wife of the new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, looks at her husband being applauded by colleagues after being elected as Japan's new prime minister at the Lower House of Parliament in Tokyo September 16, 2009. New Japanese leader Hatoyama will take office and finalise his cabinet on Wednesday, putting in place an untested line-up to tackle challenges ranging from restoring economic growth to managing ties with nervous ally Washington.
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  12. Japan's incoming prime minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) speaks to reporters at his Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo September 14, 2009. Hatoyama said he would begin forming his cabinet after meeting with Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers on Tuesday.
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  15. Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (L) shakes hands with U.S. ambassador to Japan John Roos before their talks at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo September 3, 2009. Japan's new leader and Washington's envoy bonded over a football helmet on Thursday as they sought to allay concerns about their alliance after an election win by Hatoyama's party, which has pledged a more independent diplomatic course.
  16. Leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan Yukio Hatoyama, left, shakes hands with Shizuka Kamei, leader of People's New Party, prior to their meeting at the Diet in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. Japan's likely next Prime Minister Hatoyama will create a new Cabinet post to oversee national strategy and the economy, officials said Tuesday, and quickly turn his attentions to proving himself on the diplomatic front - an area in which he is virtually untested.

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