Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/24/2010

• Yanagida mess shows government hampered by old-school politics (Asahi)

• Kan turning to New Komeito in his political maneuvering (Asahi)

• Facebook and Twitter not making many friends in Japan (RCR Unplugged)

• Japan to suspend plan for free fees for pro-Pyongyang schools following N. Korea's attack (Mainichi)

• Man completes rickshaw trip around Japan, marries woman he met on road (Mainichi)

• Guide Michelin: Tokyo confirme son rang de capitale des 3 étoiles, devant Paris (France24)

• Japan PM urges China to help restrain NKorea (My Sinchew)

• Japan's Restaurants Catch France as Michelin Adds Four Three-Star Venues (Bloomberg)

• Love Hotels to halve next year? (Japan Trends)

• China restarts rare earth shipments to Japan (AP)

• Kan's Dilemma: Public Funds for North Korean Schools? (WSJ)

• How to Move Japan's Economy into the Fast Lane (WSJ)

• Justice Minister's resignation deals possibly fatal blow to Kan administration (Mainichi)

• Japan's declining prestige (JT)

• Japan on High Alert Following North Korea's Attack (WSJ)

• Japan zet zich schrap (De Telegraaf)

• How will regional uncertainty affect the U.S.-Japan alliance? (asiasecurity)

• Chalmers Johnson, contrarian scholar on Asia, dies (BusinessWeek)

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