Presumably exhausted from all the heat over his political money scandals, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recently limited the number of questions he takes from reporters every morning as he leaves his official residence.
But in the safe, cozy world of Twitter, Hatoyama — like many other politicians waking up and joining the 21st century — seems to have found the joy of posting comments without facing an inquiring press.
"It's my birthday today. I am 63 years old," he wrote Feb. 11 on his Twitter page.