Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/17/2010

• Cabinet approval rate falls to 27% (Asahi)

• Will Prince William's Engagement to Kate Middleton be a Boon to the Japanese Wedding Industry? (WSJ)

• Why don't Japanese take to the streets? (Observing Japan)

• Beaujolais Nouveau in PET bottles fuels retailer price fight over popular wine (Mainichi)

• Japan's yakuza: Death of a mockingbird (The Economist)

• Territorial Rows Undercutting Pacifist Stance (ipsnews)

• A nation that demands quality food: Japan (vancouversun)

• Naoto Kan: 'Japan has lost its vigor' (CNN)

• GDP results paint deceptively rosy picture (Yomiuri)

• Kindergartens, day care centers may merge (JT)

• Kan eyes more money for farmers (JT)

• Japan's Overblown Anxiety (NYT)

• Top 60 popular Japanese words/phrases of 2010 (Pink Tentacle)

• Gov't could come under fire over decision not to arrest JCG officer for leaking footage (Mainichi)

• « Toque à Tokyo » sur Canal+ : De Caunes nous emmène au Japon…

• Eurobiz Magazine's Tony McNicol on the future abolition of the "Gaijin Tax" Re-Entry Permits (debito.org)

• Japan probe collected particles from Itokawa asteroid (BBC)

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