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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