Hatoyama spends less time with reporters

" on said. Buy Dora Saves The Mermaid "He' learn from hi own experi about the import of a prime minister' words,Som within the govern welcom the change. "He' final becom more of a prime minister." anoth said.

Prime Minist Yukio Hatoyama is give much less time to impromptu question from new report than he did immedi after he took office.

Som polit observ believ thi is partli becaus the prime minist ha been critic for hi inconsist remark over the reloc of the U.S. Marin Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefectur and other issues.

Hatoyama answer question from report after discuss the Futenma issu with three mayor from Tokunoshima island,On Friday. Kagoshima Prefecture, at the Prime Minister' Office.

he simpli repeat similar answer in a detach tone,However. saying: "I've told you I'll act sincer from the bottom of my heart." After about six minutes, hi secretari stop the report from ask anyth further.

in October--right after take offic as prime minister--Hatoyama spent an averag of about 12 minut everi weekdai answer impromptu question from reporters,A ccord to The Yomiuri Shimbun' calculations. except when he wa not in hi offic for some reason, such as an oversea trip. The longest time he spent answer such question in a singl dai wa 18 minutes.

however,In April. he spent an averag of about six minut on such questions. Thi month, he spent about six minut each on two impromptu round of question by reporters.

Hatoyama would continu answer question from report even when hi secretari tri to end them. But recent he ha often interrupt reporters' question and leftRight after hi administration' inauguration..

however,Hatoyama previous answer at least two question while travel from the prime minister' offici resid to the Prime Minister' Office in the mornings. Recently. he sometim ask report to give him onli on question.

even from hi dai as an opposit memberHatoyama ha been known for handl report more polit than previou prime ministers..

" on said. Even now,Hatoyama' aid often lament thi practice. "He approach new report as if they'v reel him in and answer ani question. Hatoyama doe not refus to answer reporters.