Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/31/2010

• Japan's best English language blogs of 2010 (CNN)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/30/2010

• No. of scorching hot days in Tokyo up nearly 50-fold over last century (Breitbart)

• Nintendo 3DS could be hazardous to children under 6 (LA Times)

• Elderly flock to 'healthy' mah-jongg (Japan Times)

• Gov't probes disposal of cremation ashes as competition for gold in bodies rises (Mainichi)

• Japan's sushi chefs to go on global training mission (ABS-CBN News)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/29/2010

• Japan's National Pension, the World's Largest, Faces Reform Pressure (aiCIO)

• The Mystery Of What Foreigners Like About Japan (Kotaku)

• Living in Japan: There's an app for that (Japan Times)

• When it applies to makeup, Tokyo women the most dolled up: Kanebo poll (Japan Times)

• Japanese demonstrations (Kirainet)

• Japan admits whale meat scam - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/28/2010

• PlayStation phone coming in spring 2011 (networkworld)

• Kabuki going strong, 400 years on (Japan Times)

• Japan calls in the 'sushi police' (Herald Sun)

• Japan's 'Shadow Shogun' to testify over funds scandal (AFP)

• Prijzen in Japan dalen al bijna twee jaar (beursduivel)

• Kan's bid to woo small party flops (Japan Times)

• For Japan, 2010 was a year to forget (China Daily)

• Japan bakery scores surprise hit with 'edible iPhone' (AFP)

• Japan consumer prices continue to slide (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/27/2010

• Comment faire un bon saké (Aujourd'hui le Japaon)

• aiCIO - Japan’s National Pension, the World’s Largest, Faces Reform Pressure

• JR Tokai introduces 'family cars' on Tokyo-Shin-Osaka bullet train route - The Mainichi Daily News

• 'Business hotel for the dead' opens in Tokyo : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Oh my Bento: A perfect balance of beauty and taste - The Mainichi Daily News

• Hundreds of vehicles still stranded in Fukushima | The Japan Times Online

• Princess Aiko's caretaker resigns for 'personal reasons'+

• Japanese Universities Draw Foreign Students With Manga - NYTimes.com

• Au Japon, chiens et chats sont rois : la folie du

• Sengoku suggests Ozawa leave DPJ | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/26/2010

• Japan: The many faces of Kyoto - Telegraph

• Japanese chefs head to Britain to stamp out Europe's second-rate 'pseudo sushi' - Telegraph

• Exploring historic Nagasaki | The Japan Times Online

• Japan PM considering cabinet reshuffle: report
  | Reuters

• Japan considers workplace smoking ban - UPI.com

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• Japan: The many faces of Kyoto - Telegraph

• Japanese chefs head to Britain to stamp out Europe's second-rate 'pseudo sushi' - Telegraph

• Exploring historic Nagasaki | The Japan Times Online

• Japan PM considering cabinet reshuffle: report
  | Reuters

• Japan considers workplace smoking ban - UPI.com

• Child allowance has strayed ( Japan Times)

• Rewind 2010: The Biggest News-Making Events in Japan (Japan Real Time)

• New solar-powered Coca-Cola vending machines with LED lights (Kirainet)

• Smartphones measure, turn off household appliances (Japan Trends)

• Four Seasons of Mt Fuji (Japan Today)

• Kan to meet with Ozawa to address DPJ's internal feud (Japan Today)

• In Kanazawa, Japan, Ancient Beauty Fuses With Modern Art (NYTimes)

• Aides ask: What's eating at loner Kan? (Asahi)

• Japan approves record 1.1 trillion dollar budget (AFP)

• Japan falls for novel on management guru Drucker (Washington Post)

• K-pop girl idols draw young Japanese with Net blitz, boy band boom (Breitbart)

• Japan unlikely to reach target for 10 mil. foreign tourists in 2010 (Breitbart)

• Japan's Emperor Akihito celebrates 77th birthday (AP)

• Japan legt nadruk op export culturele producten (express.be)

• 6.3 earthquake hits off southern Japan (foxnews)

• The Japan Tourism Agency Promoting a Plan to Offer Free Wi-Fi at Tourist Spots in 2011 (Japan Real Time)

• Japanese emoticon rubber stamp just for otaku (JapanSugoi)

• Mini Cooper goes book-shopping in Shinjuku (Japan Trends)

• Image recognition aims to add to Japanese ads (BBC)

• Bento boxes are a little bit of home, says chef (Reuters)

• Gov't to suspend Coast Guard member over leak of collision video (Breitbart)

• Japan 7.4 seabed quake triggers evacuations before downgrade (Vancouver Sun)

• Tokyo residents the sleepiest people in the world (CNN)

• Paranoia over NJ purchases of land in Niseko etc: GOJ expresses "security" concerns (debito)

• Japan earthquake rocks Bonin islands (BBC)

• Island Footage: The Other Senkaku Video (Japan Real Time)

• Japan keeps interest rates at close to zero (BBC)

• Top 10 Singles, Two Artists; AKB48 and Arashi Claim All Top 10 Singles in Japan in 2010 (Japan Real Time)

• AKB48 makes history with 5 straight No. 1 hits (Mainichi)

• Japanese cities plagued by influx of crows (Telegraph)

• iPhone/iPad Cat Petting App: Perfect for Lonely Japanese People (Technabob)

• Japan: 24-hour Tokyo (NZ Herald)

• Well at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine popular as 'power spot' (Breitbart)

• Do not pass Go; go directly to Yokohama Monopoly (Yomiuri)

• Eclectic sounds and erratic looks, this is Japanese metal (CNN)

• Japan doodt misdadigers in het geniep (Trouw)

• Music escapes Japan-S. Korea rift (Asahi)

• Les agressions d'employés du rail augmentent au Japon (Ajourd'hui le Japon)

• China slams Japan's 'irresponsible' policy (UPI.com)

• Move Over Santa Claus, KFC's Colonel Sanders Signals Christmas in Japan (abc news)

• Reform in Japan: A step in the right direction (The Economist)

• Over 50 Coast Guard Officials to Be Reprimanded for China-Japan Boat Collision Video Leak (Japan Real Time)

• Luxury hotels go cheap, ryokans pay guests (Japan Trends)

• Japanese pop band boosts onion sales (BBC)

• Japan's Ozawa rejects PM's plea on ethics panel (Reuters)

• Tokyo rally against death penalty draws over 1,800 (Japan Times)

• Asbestos Test Under Fire in Japan (The Center for Public Integrity)

• AKB48, Arashi account for all top 10 bestselling singles in 2010 (Breitbart)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/25/2010

• Child allowance has strayed ( Japan Times)

• Rewind 2010: The Biggest News-Making Events in Japan (Japan Real Time)

• New solar-powered Coca-Cola vending machines with LED lights (Kirainet)

• Smartphones measure, turn off household appliances (Japan Trends)

• Four Seasons of Mt Fuji (Japan Today)

• Kan to meet with Ozawa to address DPJ's internal feud (Japan Today)

• In Kanazawa, Japan, Ancient Beauty Fuses With Modern Art (NYTimes)

• Aides ask: What's eating at loner Kan? (Asahi)

• Japan approves record 1.1 trillion dollar budget (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/24/2010

• Japan falls for novel on management guru Drucker (Washington Post)

• K-pop girl idols draw young Japanese with Net blitz, boy band boom (Breitbart)

• Japan unlikely to reach target for 10 mil. foreign tourists in 2010 (Breitbart)

• Japan's Emperor Akihito celebrates 77th birthday (AP)

• Japan legt nadruk op export culturele producten (express.be)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/23/2010

• 6.3 earthquake hits off southern Japan (foxnews)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/22/2010

• The Japan Tourism Agency Promoting a Plan to Offer Free Wi-Fi at Tourist Spots in 2011 (Japan Real Time)

• Japanese emoticon rubber stamp just for otaku (JapanSugoi)

• Mini Cooper goes book-shopping in Shinjuku (Japan Trends)

• Image recognition aims to add to Japanese ads (BBC)

• Bento boxes are a little bit of home, says chef (Reuters)

• Gov't to suspend Coast Guard member over leak of collision video (Breitbart)

• Japan 7.4 seabed quake triggers evacuations before downgrade (Vancouver Sun)

• Tokyo residents the sleepiest people in the world (CNN)

• Paranoia over NJ purchases of land in Niseko etc: GOJ expresses "security" concerns (debito)

• Japan earthquake rocks Bonin islands (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/21/2010

• Island Footage: The Other Senkaku Video (Japan Real Time)

• Japan keeps interest rates at close to zero (BBC)

• Top 10 Singles, Two Artists; AKB48 and Arashi Claim All Top 10 Singles in Japan in 2010 (Japan Real Time)

• AKB48 makes history with 5 straight No. 1 hits (Mainichi)

• Japanese cities plagued by influx of crows (Telegraph)

• iPhone/iPad Cat Petting App: Perfect for Lonely Japanese People (Technabob)

• Japan: 24-hour Tokyo (NZ Herald)

• Well at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine popular as 'power spot' (Breitbart)

• Do not pass Go; go directly to Yokohama Monopoly (Yomiuri)

• Eclectic sounds and erratic looks, this is Japanese metal (CNN)

• Japan doodt misdadigers in het geniep (Trouw)

• Music escapes Japan-S. Korea rift (Asahi)

• Les agressions d'employés du rail augmentent au Japon (Ajourd'hui le Japon)

• China slams Japan's 'irresponsible' policy (UPI.com)

• Move Over Santa Claus, KFC's Colonel Sanders Signals Christmas in Japan (abc news)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/20/2010

• Reform in Japan: A step in the right direction (The Economist)

• Over 50 Coast Guard Officials to Be Reprimanded for China-Japan Boat Collision Video Leak (Japan Real Time)

• Luxury hotels go cheap, ryokans pay guests (Japan Trends)

• Japanese pop band boosts onion sales (BBC)

• Japan's Ozawa rejects PM's plea on ethics panel (Reuters)

• Tokyo rally against death penalty draws over 1,800 (Japan Times)

• Asbestos Test Under Fire in Japan (The Center for Public Integrity)

• AKB48, Arashi account for all top 10 bestselling singles in 2010 (Breitbart)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/19/2010

• Japanese feelings for China at record low: poll - Yahoo! News

• News Navigator: What kind of family does Kabuki's 'bad boy prince' come from? - The Mainichi Daily News

• debito.org » Blog Archive » Discussion: As person with NJ roots, is your future in Japan? A essay making the case for “No”.

• Sportwereld - 'Élk Japans meisje wil trouwen met Lierse-doelman'

• Japan PM ends Okinawa tour with no solution to base row (AFP)

• Japan football players want bigger rewards: report (AFP)

• Latitude and Longitude of a Point

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/18/2010

• Skepticism greets corporate tax cut (Asahi)

• Mixi feels Facebook lacks local appeal (Japan Times)

• Despite Success of Takashi Murakami, Japan Treats Artists Coolly (WSJ)

• Rift in Japan's ruling party deepens over funds scandal - (AFP)

• Japan Eases Medical Visa Restrictions to Increase Medical Tourism (Japan Real Time - WSJ)

• Man arrested in knife attack on bus says he bought weapon after losing job (Mainichi)

• Japan city sets memorial day for isles in China dispute (AFP)

• Man with knife wounds five aboard two buses (Japan Times)

• Electric scooter to hit Japan's streets for Christmas (The Independent)

• Japan Announces Defense Policy to Counter China (NYTimes)

• Japan versterkt defensie uit schrik voor China en Korea (De Morgen)

• Japan moves on from the Cold War (BBC News)

• Japan PM seeks Okinawa island backing for U.S. base (Reuters)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/17/2010

• Japan hosts traditional German Christmas market (BBC)

• Nagasaki: Japan's forgotten city (Globe and Mail)

• Japan's love affair with the vending machine continues (CNNGo.com)

• iPhone now fifth most popular in Japan (CNET News)

• What empty nesters? No work, late marriage keeping offspring with parents (Japan Times)

• Special Report: Seven Samurai of new Japan Inc (Reuters)

• In Tokyo, city authorities have approved tighter regulations on the sale of manga comic books with explicit adult content (Japan Real Time - WSJ)

• Le Japon à petit prix? (Canoe)

• Kan's New Year Tax Cut (The Diplomat)

• Japan defence review warns of China's military might (BBC)

• Man arrested in Japan after wounding 13 people on a bus (CNN)

• Isahaya dike gates to be kept open after all (Asahi)

• TV's 'Mr. Fish' finds 'extinct' salmon in Yamanashi lake (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/16/2010

• In Japan, A Row Brews Over Tokyo Plans To Curb Extreme Content in Adult Manga Comics - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Woman sues Google for displaying image of her hanging underwear in search results - The Mainichi Daily News

• A video trip around Tokyo - JapanSugoi - Everything Cool about Japan

• Asia Sentinel - Can Japan

• Japan couples eye low-key Christmas dates: survey - Yahoo! News

• Des opportunités pour les étrangers dans les entreprises japonaises | Japon Information

• BBC News - Tokyo introduces manga restrictions

• Japan bant verkoop manga met incest en verkrachting aan -18-jarigen - Hbvl.be

• Tokyo Women More Style Conscious Than Seoul, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai (Japan Real Time - WSJ)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/15/2010

• Howard Stringer Swan Song? (themusicvoid)

• Japan to continue paying $2 billion for US troops (AP)

• Self-Defense Force Salutes iPhone Power (Japan Real Time - WSJ)

• Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku Discusses BOJ Policy and China Relations Amid Recent Territorial Flareups (Japan Real Time - WSJ)

• DPJ Clash: Should Ozawa Stay or Should He Go? (Japan Real Time - WSJ)

• Japanese Sleeping - 9 (kirainet)

• Q+A-Japan political drift spells bleak policy outlook (Reuters)

• Japanese PM Naoto Kan makes Iwo Jima battlefield pledge (BBC)

• Doing Japan in a van: highs, lows, dos, don'ts (The Japan Times)

• UPDATE 2-Japan firms and PM to get little boost from tax cut (Reuters)

• Kansen in Japan (Beurs.nl)

• Japan PM vows to find WWII dead on Iwo Jima (AP)

• 'Toshiba bouwt fabriek voor productie iPhone-schermen' (Tweakers.net)

• Tokio wil extreme seksmanga's beperken (HLN)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/14/2010

• Japan to Cut Corporate Income Tax Rate (NYTimes)

• Haggling over powerbroker Ozawa plagues Japan's DPJ (AFP)

• Japan's era of postwar pacifism may be coming to an end (Guardian)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/13/2010

• The dismay of discovering you're working for organized crime (Japan Today)

• Wereldnethits 2010! Japan (Radio Nederland Wereldomroep)

• Toyota yet to outrun recall crisis, say analysts (AFP)

• Japan's Most Searched Words in 2010 (Japan Real Time - WSJ)

• Canned coffee manga for comic-loving salarymen (Japan Trends)

• Tokyo assembly panel clears bill to regulate sexual content in comics (Japan Today)

• Video: Hoge nood op Mount Fuji (Columbus Magazine)

• A History of Japanese Cinema in 30 YouTube Clips (hans coppens)

• Japan cast as villain over Kyoto pact at U.N. climate talks (Japan Today)

• Japan's robot suit to bring hope to the disabled (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/12/2010

• Japanese take up old-fashioned alternative to pricey cigarettes (The Independent)

• Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide (Japan Today)

• This season's collarless casual signals further erosion of set style modes (Mainichi)

• Half the world's people are bilingual - but how many Japanese? (Japan Times)

• Kabuki's golden boy knocked off his pedestal - for now (Japan Times)

• Wartime Japan celebrates (Japan Times)

• 'Senkaku Memorial Day' ordinance eyed by Ishigaki (Japan Times)

• 9 Out Of 10 Japanese Mobile Users Disinclined For Using Real Name (Asiajin

• Santa's helpers in Japan (LA Times)

  Santa

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/11/2010

• De zwetende ramen van de metro in Tokio (nrc.next)

• Sony, Sharp launch competing e-bookstores along with Reader, Galapagos devices (Mainichi)

• Defense policy shifting focus to China's military (Asahi)

• Hooters opens in Japan (Slate Magazine)

• China protests Japanese visit to disputed islands (Reuters)

• Japan eyes nationwide missile interceptors (Reuters)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/10/2010

• Japanse televisie volgt Bert Kruismans (vandaag.be)

• Japan, U.S. wrap up joint military exercises (CNN)

• Japan targeted on Kyoto climate stance at Cancun Summit (BBC)

• Firms turning to foreign students (Japan Times)

• Lucrative Market For Middle-Aged Japanese Runners (running.competitor)

• DPJ may penalize Ozawa, trying to deepen ties with New Komeito party (Breitbart)

• Average heights of boys in Japan show no growth (Breitbart)

• Akihabara's pedestrian zone to reopen Jan 16 after 2008 stabbing (Japan Today)

• The Long Journey of 'Norwegian Wood' (Japan Real Time - WSJ)

• Les jurys populaires en question (Courrier international)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/09/2010

• Kabuki star's career put on hold after drunken brawl (Asahi)

• Japanse groei veert meer op dan verwacht (Nieuwsblad)

• Lesbiennes au Japon, pas facile de "sortir du placard" (Aujourd'hui le Japon)

• 70,000 commuters delayed in Japan over mobile phone train row (Telegraph)

• The Japan That Can't Seem to Say Anything (Asia Sentinel)

• Japan nightclub scuffle threatens acting dynasty (BBC)

• What was behind Japan's surprise greenhouse-gas stand? (Washington Post)

• Russian jets halted US-Japan military drills (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/08/2010

• Russia says warplanes flew near U.S.-Japan drill
  | Reuters

• Nissan Leaf rijdt opvallend ver in Japan (Autoblog.nl)

• Japan's lucky leaders (Foreign Policy)

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• Eat, drink or work out with the meter running (Yomiuri)

• Forced firings hitting JAL crews in prime ( Japan Times)

• Asahi to end English insert in IHT on Feb. 28 (Japan Times)

• Deadly puffer fish go missing at Tsukiji market (Mainichi)

• Gov't to scrap plan to review arms export ban (Mainichi)

• Japan probe overshoots Venus, heads toward sun (AP)

• Further signs emerge of Japan slowdown (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/07/2010

• A global goodbye for Japan pop star Hikaru Utada (AP)

• Kan Cabinet support falls to record 25% (Yomiuri)

• Toyota's Prius to Become Top Japan Seller -- Ever (WSJ)

• Japan Smoking Ban: Where's the Fire? (WSJ)

• Japan retailer to pull Nazi outfit after complaint (Washington Post)

• FCCJ struggling to recapture former glory (Asahi)

• Pick a cause, any cause… (Mutantfrog)

• Japan zet klimaattop op scherp (NOS)

• Wereldnet 6 december (Radio Nederland Wereldomroep)

• MOFA gets E for effort in 'with or without U' farce (Japan Times)

• US, Japan, and SKorea in united stance on NKorea (AP)

• Japan to China: You've hijacked our high-speed rails (Behind The Wall)

• Japanse taal verrijkt met 196 nieuwe tekens (Radio Nederland Wereldomroep)

• Talking New Media: Asahi Shimbun launches English language edition for the iPad; technical issues make app extremely difficult to use

• U.S.-Japan War Games: Inside the Belly of the Beast (WSJ)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/06/2010

• Best of Japan (Nice&Important)

• Japan PM courts former ally to pass budget (Reuters)

• Kan’s Parliament Session: A Tale of Sound and Fury? (WSJ)

• Some Japanese take up farming, on the weekends - latimes.com

• Japan defense plan wary of China's military: report
  | Reuters

• Seeking spiritual salvation at 'power spots' (Asahi)

• Japan, U.S., South Korea deepen defense links (Asahi)

• Make-up trends uit Japan. Interview met Mariko Tagayashi - Trendystyle, de trendy vrouwensite

• Japanese prisons face swelling elderly population

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/05/2010

• Classroom breakdown (Yomiuri)

• Controversy brews over '3rd-category beer' tax hike (Mainichi)

• 'A robot is like a friend' in Japan (BBC)

• Rape: A crime for which hush-up society ought to stand trial, too (Japan Times)

• Tokyo-Aomori bullet train debuts (Japan Times)

• Japan feels sense of crisis over N. Korea (The Star)

• Japan's Petty Diet (The Diplomat)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/04/2010

• Kan seen at critical turning point (Japan Times)

• Japan PM rejects pressure to reshuffle government (AFP)

• Korea's Girls' Generation/SNSD Ready To Storm Japan (Billboard)

• Farmers at a crossroads (Yomiuri)

• Cautious Generation Y disappoints Japan's bosses (The Australian)

• Carmakers weigh cost of Japan (Japan Times)

• 100% Electric Zero-emission Nissan LEAF Debuts in Japan (Nihon Car)

• The Surprising Wealth and Success of Japan (Atlantic)

• Wi-fi taxi (Japan Today)

• Japan FM in aerial visit to disputed Russian islands (AFP)

• Unfinished business as Diet session ends (Japan Times)

• Sense of dejection after Japan's statement (Hindu)

• Aziaten verwijzen Japan naar het tweede plan (zita)

• Herro: There's Value in Japan (The Guru Investor)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/03/2010

• Photographer exposes Tokyo commuter hell

• Aziaten verwijzen Japan naar het tweede plan

• Kabuki Star Ebizo Ichikawa Fracas Stirs Media Frenzy After Bar Brawl - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan, US launch major military exercise (AFP)

• Giving Tokyoites their balconies back (Japan Today)

• Half-Deer, Half-Buddha, Sento-kun is All Nara Publicity (WSJ)

• Younger foreign residents seek a more multicultural Japan (Japan Today)

• Kanji list just got bigger (JTimes)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/02/2010

• Japan ruling party hit by fresh gaffe (AFP)

• Opposition wants DPJ member punished for telling royal couple to sit down (Mainichi)

• 'Prince of kabuki' the talk of the town after night of drinking turns ugly (Mainichi)

• Tokyo miniature videos created by Tilt Shift (JapanSugoi)

• Japan, US to conduct biggest ever military drill (AFP)

• Kanji list gets first official update in 29 years, totals 2,136 (JTimes)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 12/01/2010

• Princess Aiko celebrates 9th birthday (Mainichi)

• Job Market Bleak for Japanese Grads; Brighter for Asian Peers (WSJ)

• Japan's Suicide Epidemic (CNN)

• Japan's response to North Korea takes on a sharper edge (CSMonitor)

• Toyota: Keeping Prius Customers Happy? (WSJ)

• Foreign dentists, nurses get easier visa durations (JTimes)

• New kanji list mirrors the depressing character of today's society (Mainichi)

• Hot spring gets traveling, monster-hunting gamers (Japan Trends)

• Tokyo salon owners sound off on current state of male style (Japan Today)

• Japan: Debt, demographics and deflation (BBC)

• New bus service at Narita set to slash prices to ¥1,000 for backpackers (JTimes)

• WikiLeaks Japan: North Korea Collapse?; 'Going Nuclear'; UN Security Council (WSJ)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/30/2010

• Japan ruling party calls for weapon export ban easing (Reuters)

• Japan hit by 6.9-magnitude earthquake (AP)

• Japan launches 3D Buddhist temple (The Telegraph)

• Frenchwoman's passions realized with Japanese help (JTimes)

• Japan's influence fading, 42% of Asians say: poll (JTimes)

• With Okinawa's leadership in place, time for PM Kan to stop dodging challenges (Mainichi)

• Marriage counselor advises concerned parents to help their sonny boy get laid (Tokyo Reporter)

• Japanese men working shorter hours: survey (AFP)

• Michelin Can Keep Stars, This Is Way Cooler (Bloomberg)

• Tokyo Sky Tree soars ever upward (Asahi)

• Prince Akishino turns 45; says imperial family must be suited to times (Japan Today)

• Re-elected governor still wants U.S. base moved out of Okinawa (Mainichi)

• Hatoyama says DPJ may have to call snap election next year (Mainichi)

• Japanese manufacturing activity falls as exports shrink (BBC)

• Okinawa sticks with Nakaima (JTimes)

• Japan wijst spoedbijeenkomst zeslandengroep Noord-Korea af (De Morgen)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/29/2010

• Chronicle of a sumo wrestler (Canvas)

• Convenience stores consider funeral services (Japan Trends)

• Japan Adds Kanji to Education List, Includes `Depression' (Bloomberg)

• Leader Opposed to U.S. Okinawa Base Is Re-Elected (NYTimes)

• Japan goes sci-fi in bid to snare World Cup - World Soccer (Reuters)

• Japan spreads the satoyama message (CNN)

• Incumbent certain to win in Japan poll vital to US relations (Monsters& Critics)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/28/2010

• It's time Japan shook off its past and stopped toadying to the U.S. (JTimes)

• Okinawans vote in headache election for Japan's government (asiaone)

• Vlaamse duif naar Japan voor 170.000 euro (De Standaard

• BBC News - Okinawa governor poll to be dominated by base issue (BBC)

• Nicholas Bornoff, Japan Times writer and author of 'Pink Samurai,' dies aged 61 (JTimes)

• Customers swarm electronics outlets as Nov. 30 eco-subsidy deadline approaches (Mainichi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/27/2010

• Vier jaar wachten op fiat van Murakami (deredactie)

• Saitama geeks freak after 'otaku' matchmaking party deluged by applicants (JT)

• Japanese lap up guide on how to become a cat burglar (Daily Telegraph)

• Wary of spies, police crack down on illegal massage parlors run by escaped N. Koreans (Mainichi)

• Long lack of China strategy puts Japan in a bind (Asahi)

• Okinawa Vote: Down to the Wire (WSJ)

• "There Is No iPhone." But There Is - In A Big Way In Japan (techcrunch)

• People watch the Diet for debate, not vitriol (Asahi)

• Japan passes new $61bn stimulus package (BBC)

• Japan upper house censures two ministers(AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/26/2010

• Selective immigration for highly skilled urged (JT)

• 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' lineup set (JT)

• Japan election sure to show opposition to US base (AP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/25/2010

• Japon : le drame des enfants «confisqués» (Le Figaro)

• Japan's export growth slows for eighth straight month (BBC)

• M.B.A.’s in Japan Struggle for Respect (NYTimes)

• Japanese firms hire China's brightest (Asahi)

• Sony Said to Seek President as Successor to Stringer (Bloomberg)

• Japan Firms Scale Back Korea Travel (WSJ)

• Japan October export growth slows, worries deepen (AFP)

• Outside View: Japan's child custody law (UPI)

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