Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/07/2011

• Rakuten continues internationalization push with hire of 16 Indian engineers (Mainichi)

• Suicides in Japan top 30,000 for 13th straight year in 2010 (Breitbart)

• Japanese microbloggers break records with 'Happy New Year' tweets (Independent)

• Elderly people seeking new amusements (Yomiuri)

• Japanese sake exports reach record high in 2010 (Mainichi)

• Sega Installs 'Toylet' Games in Japan's Urinals (Wired.com)

• Haneda's nighttime services falling short with travelers (Japan Times)

• Japanese Lawmaker's Childbirth Sparks Debate (WSJ)

• WikiLeaks: Secret whaling deal plotted by US and Japan (Guardian)

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.