Japan Nieuwsbrief 06/06/2011

• Possible successors to Japan Premier Kan (Reuters)

• Pro-nuclear Mimura easily re-elected governor of Aomori (Asahi)

• Worried residents near evacuation zone weigh leaving (Yomiuri)

• Over 169 bil. yen in disaster relief donations still not distributed (Kyodo)

• Gov't to OK incinerating, burying radioactive rubble in Fukushima (Kyodo)

• Verdediger van kernenergie wint verkiezingen in Japan (De Morgen)

• Japan business lobby: ruling party, opp should form coalition (Reuters)

• Japanese retirees ready to risk Fukushima front line (Reuters)

• Note to Japan: Unplug Your Toilets (Japan Real Time)

• Sign-language interpreter problems echo Kan's poor communication skills (Mainichi)

• Plutonium detected in soil outside Fukushima nuclear plant (Japan Today)

• Tepco shares plunge to record-low on future concerns (BBC)

• Monitor: Japan's winds of change (The Economist)

• Japan PM Kan to step down in August (Kyodo)

• Japan debates electricity reform but power companies opposed (Japan Today)

• Fukushima radioactivity highest in three months (Red, Green, and Blue)

• What will Japan learn from the Fukushima meltdowns? (Japan Times)

• Fukushima to get 370 tanks for radioactive water (AFP)

• Opposition tells Kan to step down in June (Japan Times)

• A moment's devastation, a long road to recovery (msnbc)

• Western geisha's unhappy ending (smh)

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