Japan’s Prime Minister Steps Down Over Base Row (ap)

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during the Joint Plenary Meeting of Party Members of Both Houses of the Diet in Tokyo Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Hatoyama said Wednesday he was resigning over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off the southern island of Okinawa. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT MANDATORY FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP – Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday he was resigning over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off the southern island of Okinawa.

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