Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/06/2011

• Jobs can mean difference between life and death (Asahi)

• Dying goes unnoticed amid the hustle, bustle of urban areas (Asahi)

• Struggling Japan PM tries to seize policy initiative (Reuters)

• Sengoku Says Japan’s Finances Near ‘Edge of a Cliff’

• Japan far behind in global language of business (Japan Times)

• Trade pacts one thing, immigrant labor another (Japan Times)

• Japan's population ages: Will it put its elderly back to work? (CSMonitor)

• Raging against Japan’s media machine (Asia Times)

• Flight to see the first dawn of the year (Kirainet)

• Idol pop group sells trips with big discounts (Japan Trends)

• Japan New Year tuna sale sets record of nearly $400,000 (BBC)

• Q+A-Japan PM Kan faces multiple hurdles as year starts (Reuters)

• Japan to Propose Closer Military Ties With South Korea (NYTimes)

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