is a Japanese essayist and former actress and model. She was the wife of

Kunio Hatoyama was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Ministers Shinzō Abe and Yasuo Fukuda until 12 June 2009. Biography Kunio Hatoyama was born in Tokyo in 1948. He was a son of Yasuko Hatoyam ...

, the

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under Prime Minister

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Early life and family

Hatoyama was born to a Japanese mother, Sadako Takami and

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father, J. K. (Jimmy) Beard, a sergeant in the

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who had been stationed in Japan as part of the

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. While some sources state that the family was forced to remain in Japan because the Australian government barred immigration by Japanese people, that particular barrier was removed several years before Hatoyama was born. Hatoyama's older sister, Marjorie Beard, also worked as an actress, under the name Risa Takami, in Toei movies and commercials during the mid-1960s. She is now married to Hiroshi Ishibashi, grandson of

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founder

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and is currently working for

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as of 2009. Emily was engaged to Kunio Hatoyama at the age of 17 in February 1973. The couple had three children.

Career

Hatoyama began working as a model during the 1960s, as both – her mother's maiden surname – and Emily Jane Beard. This included being a cover model for

Shōjo Friend was a shōjo manga magazine formerly published by Kodansha, beginning in 1962. Kodansha used the knowledge gained from publishing magazines aimed at young girls, including ''Nakayoshi'' and '' Shōjo Club'', as well as the experience from publi ...

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

, Hatoyama started working as an actress during the 1970s and made her debut as a singer in 1972. She retired from acting and modeling after her marriage.

Selected filmography

Films

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(1966)

TV series

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(1972)

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