Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/31/2010

• 'Japan was te negatief over de Xbox' (Gamed.nl)

• Rare earths supply deal between Japan and Vietnam (BBC)

• Japan Inc grapples with strong yen (ChannelNewsAsia)

• Analysis: Risks linger as China, Japan spar over islets (Reuters)

• Facebook links accounts with Mixi in Japan (Vator.tv)

• Hooked on Japan's unique mobile phone straps (Mainichi)

• Japan's young generation pursues stability over promotion (Japan Today)

• Japan's Afghanistan news blackout in the spotlight (JT)

• Those risky, robust, resplendent architects of Japan (JT)

• Book review: Odd tales, torments (JT)

• Whale meat imported from Iceland (JT)

• First shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau arrives (JT)

• 100 Yen Shop (Reisreporter.nl)

• Japan's hard-charging salarymen spawn generation of gentle and cautious sons (Seattle Times)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/30/2010

• Japan's Kan says China relations not in 'trouble' | Earth Times News

• Politics in the world's largest city (The Economist)

• Let's Hope Mr. Fukuyama Has Worked Out His Announcement with His Chinese Counterpart (GlobalTalk21)

• Daylight-saving time in Japan: Bright idea (The Economist)

• Three New Screenplays by Akira Kurosawa Discovered (Collider)

• Samurai kids suffered severe lead poisoning (USATODAY)

• Govts buried under trash scheme / Garbage-fuel quality so low, private factories can't even be paid to use (Yomiuri)

• Sovereignty Matters ( Shisaku)

• Hooked on Japan's unique mobile phone straps (Mainichi)

• Hillary Clinton faces Japan-China wrangle at Asean ( BBC)

• China Says Japan Ruined Atmosphere for Wen, Kan Talks During Hanoi Summit (Bloomberg)

• Typhoon churns toward eastern Japan (AFP)

• Clinton joins summit after China, Japan flare-up (Reuters)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/29/2010

• Will women boost Japan's GDP? (BBC)

• Japan, India Get Cozy on Trade, Culture as China Looms (WSJ)

• Facebook Looking for Japanese Friends, Hooks Up with Mixi (WSJ)

• Metro gov't claims of fewer Tokyo homeless disputed by advocacy groups (Mainichi)

• Naoto Kan, n'oublie pas tes idées (Courrier international)

• DoCoMo releases iPhone rival (JT)

• Japanese Pet Market and Wigs for Dogs (Japan Trends)

• Sundown for Japan? (The Irish Times)

• Lawyer putting foreigners first (JT)

• Swords lost since 760 'found' at Todaiji (JT)

• Japan to try again to mend China relations (JT)

• De rijkdom van de Japanse wateren (National Geographic)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/28/2010

• China warns Japan not to 'shift blame' (AFP)

• The 5 biggest tech myths about Japan (DVICE)

• Sumo: A decade of trouble draws to a close (JT)

• Uchi-Soto - 内-外 (kirainet)

• Welcome to Yokohama, Japan! - (CNN iReport)

• North Koreans in Japan remain loyal to Pyongyang (BBC)

• Nissan in 2.1 million vehicle recall (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/27/2010

• Winter officially on its way as chilly winds blast Tokyo (Mainichi)

• What's behind the recent spate of bear encounters? (Mainichi)

• Video shows reason for Japan's arrest of Chinese skipper (Japan Today)

• Japan schenkt 1,4 miljard, Europa 1 miljoen euro op biodiversiteitstop (DS)

• Surviving in Japan (without much Japanese) (JT)

• Nissan sees huge sense of crisis over strong yen (Reuters)

• Film Fest the Latest Japan-China Feud Victim (WSJ)

• Dans l'ombre de la Chine, le Japon et l'Inde se rapprochent (Echos)

• Factbox: What are rare earth elements? (Reuters)

• Akihabara: A Video Tour of Tokyo's Geek Paradise (WSJ)

• Death and the expat (Japan Today)

• China urges action from Japan in islands dispute (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/26/2010

• 21,000 police officers to guard Yokohama APEC meetings (Japan Today)

• India en Japan sluiten economisch akkoord (NRC)

• Japan's 1st legal assistance office for foreigners to launch in Nov. (Breitbart)

• Japanse krant lokt jeugd met mangastrips (Volkskrant)

• Japan, worried by China, may boost submarine fleet (AP)

• Japan cabinet agrees major stimulus budget (AFP)

• Kunst van Ronsenaar op Japanse almanak (Nieuwsblad)

• Anti-Japan demos cause ire in Beijing (Asahi)

• Japan looks to life with strong yen (CNN)

• BBC News - Tokyo office workers turn into rice farmers

• Dollar at new 15-year low against yen on G20 comments (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/25/2010

• Maehara remarks stir China's angst (Asahi)

• North Korean Defectors Ran Brothel in Tokyo (Japan Probe)

• LDP's Machimura wins lower house by-election in Hokkaido (Kyodo)

• Strong yen, waning demand erode Japan's exports (AP)

• Japan's young men seek a new path (Washington Post)

• Video: Michelin's latest dining guide dished out heaping servings of three-star reviews to restaurants in Kansai (WSJ)

• Michelin Stars Draw Shots (WSJ)

• Japan protests over Chinese boats near disputed islands (BBC)

• Things Japanese girls do that make guys go, 'Huh?' (Japan Today)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/24/2010

• China breaks up anti-Japan protests (Reuters)

• Honda to Sell Thai-Made Motorbikes in Japan for First Time (Bloomberg)

• Senkaku history provides 'proof' for both sides (JT)

• More anti-Japan protests in China (JT)

• Can we fix Japan's moral morass? (JT)

• For historians, disputed isles' ownership is academic (JT)

• Still a closed country? (JT)

• Kimono making in Japan is a dying art (Telegraph)

• Louis XIV descendant sues over Japan pop art at Versailles (AFP)

• New movie depicts famous samurai ambush assassination of top gov't official (Mainichi)

• Een dosis Japanse wijsheid voor Jef Vermassen en de volksjury (De Morgen))

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/23/2010

• Fresh anti-China rally held in Japan (My Sinchew)

• More foreign students seeking work in Japan as companies pursue global talent (Mainichi)

• Sengoku's growing influence causes a stir (JT)

• Tokyo bathhouses scrub up to lure visitors (Yomiuri)

• 'Maid' girls tour helps Akihabara newcomer (Kyodo)

• ça sent le détournement de sens (clubic.com)

• Japan's middle school girls devour novels using their phones (CSMonitor)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/22/2010

• Could Michelin Spark a Food Fight in Japan? (WSJ)

• Clinton to miss APEC forum in Yokohama (Japan Today)

• Tokyo urges Japan, China to avoid tit-for-tat claims (Reuters)

• More Stars for Japan's Culinary Crown (WSJ)

• Are China and Japan on a collision course? (JT)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/21/2010

• Haneda moving to reinvent itself as Asian hub (Asahi)

• U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Considers Skipping APEC in Japan (WSJ)

• Photos of Haneda's New International Terminal (WSJ)

• The Haneda trick (Mutantfrog Travelogue)

• Cycling lanes could be installed on 6,600 kilometers of Japan city routes (Mainichi)

• Another 3 bears found in tree at private residence (Mainichi)

• Toyota to recall over a million cars in US and Japan (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/20/2010

• Nieuwe rel tussen Japan en China (Radio 1)

• Japan's Next Big Thing: Stay-at-Home Dads? (WSJ)

• Bear attacks surge in Japan, climate change blamed (AFP)

• Twee apen benoemd tot stationmeester in Japans treinstation (WaarMaarRaar)

• Japan tells embassies to reduce wine stockpiles (AFP)

• Empress hopes emperor's path would guide future of imperial family (breitbart)

• Japan's Next Big Thing: Stay-at-Home Dads? (WSJ)

• Japan's poverty problem (JT)

• Michelin's latest western Japan guide lists 60-dollar meals (AFP)

• Beren lopen los in Japanse stad (HLN)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/19/2010

• Airlines hit by political row between China and Japan (BBC)

• Japan's Next Big Thing: Stay-at-Home Dads? - (WSJ)

• Japan’s Next Big Thing: Stay-at-Home Dads? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan's New Diplomatic Crisis: Too Much Embassy Wine (WSJ)

• 3 bears found in tree at private residence in Fukushima Prefecture (Mainichi)

• Residential land on offer in rural Hokkaido for only 1 yen per square meter (Mainichi)

• Japan stelt economisch standpunt neerwaarts bij (Trouw)

• Japan PM and ministers avoid war shrine amid China row (Reuters)

• Japan says economy at standstill (AFP)

• Michelin Awards Three Stars to Five More Restaurants in Japan (Businessweek)

• Study abroad key to Japan's future (JT)

• Security high in China after days of protest against Japan (CNN)

• Nijntje boos op kloonkonijn (Telegraaf)

• Japanese landlords demand lost rent for suicides (yomiuri)

• Foreigners have no right to welfare payments, rules Oita District Court (Mainichi)

• Japan's former PM says China seeking 'lebensraum' (AFP)

• Japan leaders 'broke secret islet pact with China' (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/18/2010

• Op weg naar twee verloren decennia? De 'Japanificatie' van het Westen (express.be)

• Conflict China en Japan weer opgelaaid ( NRC)

• Big in Japan: why Tokyo is top (The Guardian)

• Japan recruits foreigners to improve its travel advice (AFP)

• Despite hope of revolution, political paralysis continues in Japan (Globe&Mail)

• Japan laments China protest damage (BBC)

• Skype Coming to Japanese Cell Phones (PCWorld)

• Au Japon, les distributeurs délivrent de tout... à la tête du client (Courrier du Vietnam)

• Womanizing (Ampontan)

• Old photos reveal tale of Japan and Jews of WWII (Washington Post))

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/17/2010

• More children help around house than 11 yrs ago: survey (Breitbart)

• Aeon 'digging grave' for temple funerals (JT)

• How to be a good housewife in Japan (CNN)

• Japanese women angered by politician's remarks women like being at home (Breitbart)

• Income of young Japanese women tops that of men (Reuters)

• Making the cut at sushi academy ( JT)

• Japan, Once Dynamic, Is Disheartened by Decline (NYT)

• Study shows wide variations in inpatient mortality rate at hospitals across Japan (Mainichi)

• Walking guide for hilly Tokyo ward sees climbing sales (Mainichi)

• Germany to help Japan obtain vital rare earths (AFP)

• Protests held in China and Japan over disputed islands ( BBC)

• Professor finds meaning in silence ( JT)

• Japan upgrades Haneda airport ( AFP)

• Gemeente Waregem: Japanse kunst ontdekken (Het Nieuwsblad)

• Omgekeerd loonkloof(je) in Japan (DS)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/15/2010

• TOKYO NOTICE BOARD - Annotated

• Jonge Japanse vrouwen verdienen meer dan mannen | nu.nl/werk en privé | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl

• The energy that drove Japan's modernization now sleeps (asahi)

• String of bear intrusions has communities on edge; lack of food in wild may be to blame (Mainichi)

• Japan's judiciary on trial: Prosecutors or persecutors? (The Economist)

• Men's changing values usher in new magazines (Yomiuri)

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• Can Japanese Companies Survive? (WSJ)

• Skiën in Japan (snowplaza)

• Japan ready to intervene again on strong yen - Yahoo! News

• Japanse huisbazen eisen vergoeding van familie na zelfmoord huurder (HLN)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/14/2010

• Japan says release of China's Liu Xiaobo 'desirable' (BBC)

• 'Productie Corolla weg uit Japan door yen'(De Telegraaf)

• Japanese party urges Google to drop Chinese name for disputed islands (CNN)

• 90% of groping victims do not report it to police: survey (Japan)

• Trade Officials Ponder Response to China's Rare Earth Stance (NYT)

• Railway offers food for thought (Asahi)

• Is Yoshito Sengoku Japan's real prime minister? (Asahi)

• Japan PM calls for release of Chinese Nobel laureate (AFP)

• Chilean miners got space underwear from Japan (mbsc)

• Why Japanese Love Robots, And Americans Fear Them (Technology Review)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/13/2010

• 'Sento' resort to new tricks to revive interest (Asahi)

• asaJapan-China exchanges getting back to normal (Asahi)

• Useful iPhone apps while in Japan (JapanSugoi)

• Japan ranks 94th in gender equality (JT)

• In Japan, the customer is not king (Japan Today)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/12/2010

• Japanner plant brouwerij in Brussel (brusselnieuws.be)

• Reisverslag Japan Gerhard en Naomi (Japan Nieuws)

• Dolphin hunt goes on in Japan town despite protests (Reuters)

• Japan to Rethink Arms Exports? (The Diplomat)

• Hotels, retailers cater to pet pamper boom (Yomiuri)

• In praise of robust bodies (Mainichi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/11/2010

• Eye to eye: new communication tools for business (BBC)

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• Het land van de rijzende yen (beursduivel.be)

• Happy Health and Sports Day - Japan Real Time (WSJ)

• Is Japan's disease curable? (JT)

• Japan, China agree system to avert conflict at sea: medie (AFP)

• Japan has fewest digital friends (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/10/2010

• Polls highlight dark times perchance prior to Japan's new dawn (JT)

• Un France-Japon bouclé en vélo solaire (Le Figaro)

• Standing up for the right to sit down in public (JT)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/09/2010

• Au Japon, les investissements chinois provoquent des réactions mitigées (Aujourd'hui le Japon)

• Japan-China relations stand at ground zero (Asahi)

• What Korea Can Teach Japan (The Diplomat)

• In Japan, healthy minds rejuvenate in healthy forests (Globe&Mail)

• Dollar plunges to 81 yen level in N.Y. for 1st time in over 15 yrs ( Breibart)

• Hanging out with Japan's 'lost generation' (CBC)

• Senkaku video to stay under wraps (JT)

• Giri - 義理 (kirainet)

• China releases Japanese man on bail as ties ease (Reuters)

• Smart specs unite world and data (BBC)

• Wannabe rockstar keeping Okinawan language alive (BBC)

• Digitization preserving Meiji photos (JT)

• Japanse minister onder vuur na fotoshoot in Vogue (De Morgen)

• Japan minister apologizes for modeling inside Diet (AP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/08/2010

• Ministry urged to sell off unused embassy property (JT)

• As Japan Ages, Pop 'Idols' Aren't as Spry as They Used to Be (NYT)

• Japan cabinet approves 61.3 billion dollar stimulus (AFP)

• Actually, China Was Dumping Yen - Japan Real Time (WSJ)

• Japan stimulus to inject $60bn into flagging economy (BBC)

• Japan pompt extra geld in economie (Het Nieuwsblad)

• The Japanese economy: Easy does (The Economist)

• Tourist info booths to open at Haneda stations (JT)

• EU beperkt akkoord met Japan vanwege doodstraf (Elsevier)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/07/2010

• Japan looking to sell 'smart' cities to the world (AP)

• What Nobel Prizes Say About Japan (WSJ)

• Ethnicity and the census (Mutantfrog Travelogue)

• Japanese Nobel Prize winners' success owes much to work of enterprising forerunners (Mainichi)

• Stained book lovers fight digital era (JapanTrends)

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• Globe and Mail (Canada): "A black sun rises in a declining Japan (debito.org)"

• Sea Shepherd 'sank its own anti-whaling boat' (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/06/2010

• US diplomat: US-Japan pact vital in changing Asia (AP)

• After the showdown (Observing Japan)

• Real Maneki Neko (Kirainet)

• Chine-Japon, le feuilleton de la brouille (L'Express)

• US, Japanese researchers win Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Earth Times)

• Prius sales hit as Japan subsidy ends (BBC)

• Their Feet May Be Stars in Japan (NYT)

• Japan hopes for quick free trade deal with EU (AFP)

• The 25 Minute Blink (Shisaku)

• Ozawa's imminent indictment leaves DPJ in dilemma (Mainichi)

• Japan, China turned leaders' encounter in hallway into bilateral summit talks (Mainichi)

• Man-Woman relationship in Japan (Kirainet)

• Japanese photographer celebrates 'forgotten Japan' (Earth Times)

• Chinese patrol boats depart disputed waters (AFP)

• The Japan Syndrome (Foreign Policy)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/05/2010

• How to Improve China-Japan Ties (The Diplomat)

• FACTBOX - Ties and tensions between China and Japan (Reuters)

• Exposing the world of Japan's yakuza mafia (BBC)

• Bank of Japan adopts zero-interest rate policy (AFP)

• Census blind to Japan's true diversity (JT)

• Ozawa's long career over, experts say (JT)

• Japanse centrale bank verlaagt rente tot 0 procent (DeMorgen)

• Leaders of Japan and China agree to improve ties (BBC)

• Eerste gesprek Japan en China na ruzie (Telegraaf)

• Keeping the big picture in sight in Senkaku Islands dispute (Mainichi)

• Japan PM Kan and Chinese premier meet in Brussels (Reuters)

• Japanese Panel Seeks Indictment of Disgraced Political Boss Ozawa (NYT)

• Japan Recycles Rare Earth Minerals From Used Electronics (NYT)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/04/2010

• Japan warns about terror in Europe; tourists chill (AFP)

• Ozawa Ichiro Indicted (Shisaku)

• Angry local residents want gang evicted from Tokyo ward (Mainichi)

• Gov't to allow private sector to utilize space above, below roads (Breitbart)

• Asashoryu bows out at topknot ceremony (JT)

• Japan Imperial Train E655 (Kurashi)

• Les seniors japonais préfèrent les robots aux étrangers (Gizmodo)

• Husband, grandfather, retiree and a Japanese porn star (Globe&Mail)

• DPJ's lack of China ties hinders dialogue (asahi)

• Support for Japan PM falls sharply over China row (AFP)

• Anger simmers over Okinawa base burden (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/03/2010

• AFP: Europe, Asia leaders gather as Japan-China row lurks

• Schumacher kijkt uit naar Japan (F1.Club)

• 'Yama girls' on fashion's trail as they scale nature's peaks (Yomiuri)

• Why not put a little fun into your funeral? (JT)

• First hybrid passenger train starts up (JT)

• Japan FM downplays 'bad neighbour' label on China (AFP)

• Le Premier ministre japonais en Europe sur fond de crise avec la Chine (LeMonde)

• Divorce In Japan: Cause For Celebration (CBS)

• Japan develops robotic seals to comfort sick and elderly (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/02/2010

• Nintendo to release new 3-D handheld (Campus Times)

• Three jailed for London Japanese tourist scams (TVNZ)

• Mitsukoshi closes 39-year-old flagship store in Paris (Breitbart)

• China accused of invading disputed islands (CNN)

• Upside Down: The Population Pyramid Problem (WSJ)

• Prosecutor offices flawed: experts (JT)

• Gemeente Lille: Motorrijders bereiken Japan (Nieuwsblad)

• Japanese PM Naoto Kan warns of China's military rise (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 10/01/2010

• Japan imposes 40% cigarette tax increase (BBC)

• Renho Strikes a Pose in Vogue - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Photographer documents 'lost villages' | The Japan Times Online

• Japon: Un ingénieur de Toyota meurt d'épuisement

• Luchtvaartnieuws: dagelijks actueel luchtvaartnieuws

• AFP: Japan demands China release detainee

• Russia hits back at Japan over Pacific islands row - Yahoo! News

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