Japan Nieuwsbrief 07/23/2011

• Radioactive Beef in Japan: Should You Be Scared? (Japan Probe)

• Abortions double in decade / Abnormalities found during prenatal exams increase women's fears (Yomiuri)

• Romanian woman thrives as geisha (Japan Times)

• Kan not planning to call general election over nuclear issues (Kyodo)

• Kan accepts blame for lack of temporary homes for quake victims ( Kyodo)

• N-plant workers still labor under severe conditions (Yomiuri)

• Hamaoka to get seawalls of 18 meters (Japan Times)

• 1,000-year-old festival opens in Fukushima, defying tragedy (Kyodo)

• Strong 6.5 quake hits northern Japan (ABS-CBN)

• Kan apologizes for failure to keep DPJ's 2009 manifesto (Asahi)

• Japan On Its Way To Nuke Free Society (1): Summary of Public Polls (Oni oni)

• Mind the 'career gap' when job hunting in Japan (Mainichi)

• An Unbelievable Share Of Donations To Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Came From The Power Industry (Business Insider)

• A new way to bet on Japan (CNN Money)

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