At home with the Hatoyamas
Back in July, FTV had a chance to visit Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki and observe their morning routine. Here’s a video clip of them eating breakfast together and fixing Yukio’s hair:
Miyuki prepares some okonomiyaki for breakfast. It is usually a lunch or dinner food, but she believes that it is good for breakfast because it contains a healthy amount of vegetables. After the meal, Yukio dons rubber gloves and washes the dishes! His wife supervises him. Apparently dish washing is a part of his daily routine.
Miyuki is in charge of coordinating her husband’s clothing and managing his unwieldy hair. After breakfast, we are shown a scene of her combing his hair into place and then declaring him to be “cool” when she finishes. It is said that her positive attitude is a great boost to Yukio.
Related video clip: Al Jazeera, like the rest of the international media, has had trouble finding anything interesting to report about Yukio Hatoyama, so they’ve focused on his weird wife instead:
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