Japan Nieuwsbrief 07/08/2011

• Kyushu Electric bid to manipulate public opinion on reactor restart a colossal mistake (Mainichi)

• The Evolving Mantra of 'Taking Responsibility' (Japan Real Time)

• 'No mercy' for Lindsay Hawker killer, father asks judge (BBC)

• Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan sorry for nuclear mix-up (BBC)

• After Japan's disaster: Moving on (The Economist)

• Cool Japan Products Beat Summer Heat (Japan Trends)

• Fukushima devient le cauchemar des élites japonaises (marianne.fr)

• Summer to test Japan resolve to wean itself off nuclear power (Reuters)

• Japan's current account surplus falls sharply in May (BBC)

• Water treatment, cooling systems finally working (Japan Times)

• Genkai mayor withdraws OK for two reactors' restart (Japan Times)

• Men born in late 1970s tend to stay in nonregular jobs: gov't paper (Kyodo)

• Japan: Lame-duck leaders struggle with crisis response (BBC)

• Angry Kaieda to quit after Kan shifts nuke stance (Asahi)

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