Yukio Hatoyama looks to the furure

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Leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama, faces the task of forming a government following his party's historic victory over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Results show the DPJ won 308 of the 480 seats in Japan's lower house of parliament. The LDP now holds 119 seats, a third of its strength before the vote.

A quick and smooth transition.

This is now the focus of Yukio Hatoyama.

Yukio Hatoyama, DPJ Leader, said, "It took a long time but I feel that now I stand at the starting line. But this is not our goal. We can now conduct politics for the Japanese people in a way we believe in. I feel overwhelmed with emotion for this fact."

People in Tokyo have cautiously welcomed the moment.

Others remain skeptical.

Masayuki Mori, Reriree, said, "I think it's quite hard to actually change, but if they don't do what they've promised in their manifesto, I don't think that voters will stay quiet."

Hatoyama is to set up a transition team to organize the change in government.

But he won't announce his cabinet until he's officially elected prime minister by a special session of parliament, probably in about two weeks.