Original Tweets for 8 Sept 2014

- Dreading that first use of Nishikori's run at US Open under tutelage of Chang as metaphor for potential unlocked by JPN-CHN-US collaboration    [Tweet regarding this story]

- Hayakawa on why Abenomics cheerleaders should shut up about JPN's low unemployment rate http://jp.fujitsu.com/group/fri/en/column/message/2014/2014-09-02.html

- C. H. Kwan underscoring audacity of Abe's challenging CHN given JPN economy's dependence and complementarity (wonkish) http://www.rieti.go.jp/en/china/14080501.html

- RIETI's Nakajima: no, yen devaluation *is* boosting exports - JPN cannot do much about other countries' weakness http://www.rieti.go.jp/en/papers/contribution/nakajima/28.html

- Miyake-san's talents are many and he is tight w/ the PM but he has got to stop talking about JPN's silent majority http://www.canon-igs.org/en/column/security/20140825_2710.html

- Popcorn Time: Abe Shinzo has given Ishiba Shigeru and Takaichi Sanae the same task of rural revitalization. Hmm... http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/06/national/requests-loom-for-nhks-political-coverage-overseas-new-minister-takaichi-says/#.VAzDziGCi1u

- Quality Time: Newly appointed METI minister Obuchi makes a Sunday visit Fukushima Daiichi (J) http://mainichi.jp/select/news/m20140908k0000m010150000c.html

- Always provocative Peter Tasker urges more radicalism, confidence and contrarian thinking from Abe Shinzo, not less http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Perspectives/Peter-Tasker-Abe-road-is-the-only-path-for-Japan

- Without Infrastructure: Someone has to explain the JPN gov't's sudden fascination with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001551510