On August 27, 2010, former Japanese Prime-Minister, Deputy of the Japanese Parliament’s House of Representatives Yukio Hatoyama, payed a private visit to Russia accompanied by his spouse, called on the office of Investment Financial Company METROPOL, where he had a meeting with METROPOL General Director М.V. Slipenchuk. The high-ranking Japanese guest was briefed on the main lines of activities of METROPOL Group, including its Japan-oriented projects. Yukio Hatoyama took special interest in the project of the METROPOLIA business district in Moscow to be implemented on the basis of a master plan developed by the leading Japanese architectural company Nikken Sekkei. Upon completion of the meeting, Yukio Hatoyama made a present to М.V. Slipenchuk: a book entitled Moscow: Megalopolis Transportation Challenges written by his son, Kiichiro Hatoyama, among other authors. A presentation of this book for Moscow public had been held the day before.
The meeting was also attended by Deputy of the House of Councilors of the Japanese Parliament Motoyuki Odachi, who accompanied Yukio Hatoyama, and METROPOL Group top managers.