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)

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