Tweeters in Japan fall silent in election campaign, Hindustan Times (2010)
This article discusses the use of Twitter in the Japanese electoral campaign. In Japan, Twitter is a huge phenomenon (tweets peaked during the soccer World Cup), yet it is not playing a significant role in the campaign for the June 11 elections.
The link address is: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tweeters-in-Japan-fall-silent-in-election-campaign/Article1-565246.aspx