Miyuki Hatoyama

is married to the former Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama. Originally an actress by profession, Hatoyama later worked as a stylist, interior designer and cookbook author.

In an interview, then Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama credited Miyuki with his professional success and praised her enthusiasm.

Biography

Early life Hatoyama was born on 28 June 1943 in Shanghai, China, to devout Protestant parents while the city was under Japanese occupation during World War II. She was raised in the Japanese city of Kobe. She wrote that her ex-husband told her it was "probably just a dream" but that Yukio would "surely say, 'Oh, that's great."

Marriage and family Miyuki met her future husband, Yukio Hatoyama, in San Francisco, California, while Yukio was a student at Stanford University. The couple has one son, Kiichiro, who as of 2009 was an engineering researcher studying in Russia. She has listed her interests as picking vegetables, pottery and creating art from stained glass.

She has served as her husband's chief stylist and image coordinator during his political career and campaign during the 2009 general election. Hatoyama coordinates what her husband wears for public events and styles his hair.