Can Japan break the Iran impasse?

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is determined to break the impasse over Iran. But does Japan's government welcome his initiative? Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, a key advisor on the current government's foreign policy, is in Tehran this week, and is holding talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But it's not a popular trip with some of his colleagues. (The Diplomat)