::Sweeps away dust and cobwebs::*cough cough*Is anybody here?I've been away so long that Google completely redesigned Blogger's dashboard, so that it took me a little while to figure out how to use it. Anyway, as you can see, I've cleaned up the blog, switched to a more minimalistic template, and removed dead links and obnoxious buttons …
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Observing Japan, now on Twitter!
After having resisted Twitter, I've decided to try it. I'm not sure whether I'll stick with it, although I'm enjoying it so far.You can find my Twitter feed here.
Discussing the resignation
I will be on Asia Squawkbox on CNBC Asia at 8:30am Japan time Thursday to discuss the implications of the resignation.
Returning soon
I realize that it has been some time since my last update. No reason for my absence other than having a lot to do for my "day" job.Posting to resume shortly.
On the Hatoyama government’s troubles
I have an op-ed in Friday's Wall Street Journal Asia on the Hatoyama government's struggles.You can find it here.
Upcoming television appearance
Readers in Japan will be able to catch me live on Sunday evening from 10:10pm, where I will be appearing on NHK BS-1 to debate the future of the US-Japan alliance with Okamoto Yukio, Michael Green, and Magosaki Ukeru.General information is available here (in Japanese).
On the Nago election
My thoughts on the election of Inamine Susumu as mayor of Nago City can be found here, in the Wall Street Journal Asia.
New finance blog
My father, Yra Harris, has just launched a new blog, Notes From Underground. A longtime commodities trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and regular commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg, he will be providing his (somewhat) stream-of-consciousness analysis of the day's market activities, with a focus on currencies, here.
Three years of Observing Japan
This week marks the third anniversary of the birth of this blog.Needless to say, Observing Japan has grown in ways that I could hardly have foreseen three years ago when I returned to Japan to work for now-Lower House Member Asao Keiichiro — indeed, it has grown in ways that I could hardly have envisioned …
On the DPJ’s foreign policy
Newsweek International published an op-ed I wrote on the likely direction of DPJ foreign policy.You can find it here.
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