Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama Does Pigeon Impersonation

Byjay

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio  Hatoyama, whose last name literally translates as “Pigeon Mountain” showed a bit of his comedy stylings at a recent event in Tokyo.

Hatoyama has always been a character with a penchant for dancing, eccentricity, and having fun however he’s been uncharacteristically low key so thus far in his tenure.

A bit more of this might actually serve to endear him with the populace a bit more.

Anyway, here’s the very short video:

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