Japan Hatoyama Resıgns

epa02183593 Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan speaks to the press at the Prime Minister official residence in Tokyo, Japan, 02 June 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio 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. Naoto Kan is the most promising potential succession candidate following Prime Minister Hatoyama's resignation. Kan also announced he will run for the presidency of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.  EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON