A FAMILY HISTORY OF ENHANCING TIES

Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama says country can learn a lot from China's development

Japanese military police chief Captain Hatoyama, the main villain in the modern Peking Opera The Legend of the Red Lantern, is a notoriously brutal character.

One of the eight model plays, the only operas and ballets permitted during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76), The Legend of the Red Lantern, set during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), made the name Hatoyama well known, if not well respected, in China. The opera was also later adapted into movies and TV series.