Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/31/2011

• Japan nuke holdout resolved to stay - Yahoo! News (AP)

• New Japan premier must unify party (AP)

• With Noda as PM, Loach Hot Pot, Anyone? (Japan Real Time)

• Worker's Eerie Show on Fukushima Daiichi Webcam (Japan Real Time)

• Boer blijft na stralingsgevaar (Het Nieuwsblad)

• Today - In pictures: The Yakuza (BBC)

• Kano Secret Jacket Removal Beats Ozawa Faction, Gives Noda PM Win (Japan Real Time)

• Japan's Political Dysfunction (Asia Sentinel)

• Noda a grappler, wears many hats ( Japan Times)

• Job candidates wonder why they are asked blood type (Asahi)

• What War Criminals? Japan's New P.M. Raises Old Concerns in Asia (Time)

• Death row population at highest level ever (Japan Today)

• Who is "Yoshiko" Noda? (Foreign Newspapers Misspell Japanese Prime Minister's First Name) (Japan Probe)

• Bizarre Bold Commercials in Japan: TOUCH DE PON! (Japan Probe)

• Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda: Extreme Right-Wing Nationalist? (Japan Probe)

• Tepco-area power-saving order to end early on Sept. 9 (Japan Times)

• Japan's New Prime Minister May or May Not Mean Big Change (Contributor Network)

• Building a New DPJ (The Diplomat)

• Sun umbrellas on Tokyo's streets look like a scene straight out of Mary Poppins (Mainichi)

• Hope for mature politics as Japan ushers in new prime minister (Mainichi)

• Waarom verslijt Japan zoveel premiers? (Radio1.nl)

• New leader Noda prepares to weather Japan's media storm (CSMonitor)

• Nieuwe Japanse premier krijgt het lastig (Reformatorisch Dagblad)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/30/2011

• Japan heeft nieuwe premier (Radio1.be)

• Extreme soil contamination detected near Fukushima plant (Asahi)

• Japan elects new PM, may be ruling party's last chance (Reuters)

• New Prime Minister? Japan Voters Expect Little Change With Noda (Japan Real Time)

• Yoshihiko Noda becomes Japan's new prime minister (BBC)

• Okumura Sees No Need for Snap Election in Japan (Washington Post)

• Japan's parliament elects new prime minister, its 6th in 5 years (CNN)

• Japan has new leader but uncertainty remains (asianewsnetwork)

• Japan's bored auds turn off TVs (Variety)

• Japan school still serving as shelter six months after disaster (Stripes)

• Japan sells its gold while the rest of the world buys (Asahi)

• Fukushima schools remain unsafe: Greenpeace (The China Post)

• Noda, the DPJ and the Giant Snowball Problem (Japan Real Time)

• New Japan PM Noda faces party feud, split parliament (Reuters)

• Japan's Noda: Low-Key on Domestic Issues, Controversial Abroad (WSJ)

• Simulation shows radiation may have reached 15 prefectures (Shimbun)

• A new leader for Japan: A fish called Noda (The Economist)

• Bland Noda the next 'ordinary prime minister' (Asahi)

• Experts say Fukushima residents should have taken iodine tablets (Asahi)

• Le nouveau Premier ministre du Japon en 5 points (Japon Information)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/29/2011

• Vijf vragen over de nieuwe Japanse premier Yoshihiko Noda (nrc.nl)

• Tepco eyes 10% rate hike for spring (Japan Times)

• Greenpeace waarschuwt scholen in Fukushima (Radio1.be)

• Finance Minister Noda wins Japan ruling party vote, to become next prime minister (AP)

• And The Winner Is... (Shisaku)

• Why DPJ Leadership Race Matters (The Diplomat)

• I Couldn't Help Noticing (Shisaku)

• Japan gets a new prime minister (East Asia Forum)

• Fukushima Peaces to Be Pushed by Fukushima City Junior High School Students (EX-SKF)

• Radioactiviteit in voedsel uit de regio Fukushima (NOS)

• Japan gave up sovereign rights to U.S. in 1953 secret deal (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/28/2011

• Fukushima accident released far more cesium than Hiroshima bombing (Asahi)

• Anger in tsunami zone over Japan power games (Reuters)

• 5 candidates for PM promise to resolve nuclear crisis, revive economy (Japan Today)

• Japan's Ministry of Environment to Allow #Radioactive Ashes to Be Buried in Regular Waste Final Disposal Sites (EX-SKF)

• Japan's Kaieda ahead in PM race but run-off likely (Reuters)

• Rising yen, falling prices, cheap beer (Japan Times)

• Star's exit shows it's not what you know - but who (Japan Times)

• Candidates squabble as Japan prays for strong leadership - (Scotsman)

• No quick way to remove radioactive substances from soil: experts (Mainichi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/27/2011

• VOX POPULI: Office of prime minister has become weak, ineffectual (Asahi)

  Another of Kan's "achievements" may be that he reminded the public once again of the shabbiness of Japanese politics, as revealed by the shameless scrambling by the ruling and opposition parties alike to discredit and oust him.

• Ministry to provide radiation levels at schools online 24/7 (Asahi)

• Tokyo Morning Drive along the Bayshore route at Sunrise - JapanSugoi - Everything Cool about Japan

• Japan PM race begins with no winner in sight - Yahoo! News

• BBC News - Five candidates battle to succeed Japan PM Naoto Kan

• FACTBOX-Key policies of Japan PM candidates (Reuters)

• Politics in Japan: Sixth time lucky? (The Economist)

• Factbox: Recent Japan leaders and why they didn't last (Reuters)

• Prime Minister Kan Resigns: A Look Back at His Year in Office (Japan Real Time)

• What Will Japan's Future Look Like After Kan? (Japan Real Time)

• Kan bows out, says he did best he could (Japan Times)

• TEPCO knew waters could reach 15 meters (Yomiuri)

• Ozawa decides to back Kaieda for PM (Japan Today)

• Yokohama Monorail (Japan Probe)

• 13% of Radioactive Iodine, 22% of Radioactive Cesium from Fukushima I Nuke Plant Landed in Central/Northern Japan (EX-SKF)

• Radioactive Sludge by Children's Swimming Pool, Again, in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa (EX-SKF)

• Beerschot hanteert nultolerantie na 'Fukushima-incident' (De Standaard)

• Renewable energy law may lack needed 'teeth' (Asahi)

• Japan faces costly, unprecedented radiation cleanup (Reuters)

• A political merry-go-round in Japan (Washington Post)

• Kawashima: "In Japan was er veel reactie op Beerschot" (belgiumsoccer.be)

• Terzake: Sterrensushi (VRT Video)

• After Kan, Instability Looms as Japan’s Greatest Threat (NYTimes)

• Noda, with eye on future, ready to bury hatchet with Ozawa (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/26/2011

• Japan PM resigns amid public dismay (AP)

• Japan PM Naoto Kan announces resignation amid criticism (BBC)

• Decisive Japan government 'unlikely' (BBC)

• Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan to Resign (NYTimes)

• Kano determined to make a difference (Asahi)

• Japan’s hiring practices: Hello world (The Economist)

• Uniqlo Unveils New Heattech Line to Add Comfort During Winter Setsuden (Japan Real Time)

• Haruki Murakami, l'écrivain des deux mondes (Le Figaro)

• Shinsuke Shimada Yakuza Scandal Leaves Gaping Holes in Prime Time TV Schedules (Japan Probe)

• It's time for the naysayers to capitulate regarding the Fukushima Crisis; referential articles (debito)

• Maehara’s Misstep May Become Election Blessing in Japanese Leadership Race (Bloomberg)

• Japan Lifts Remaining Ban on Beef Shipments (WSJ.com)

• Factions Key to Japan Leadership Contest (WSJ.com)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/25/2011

• Japan faces costly, unprecedented radiation cleanup (Reuters)

• Au Japon, l'activisme citoyen pallie l'enlisement politique - LeMonde.fr

• ANALYSIS: No quick fix found as Japan toils on strong yen - The Mainichi Daily News

• Japan's energy crisis: Too open for business (The Economist)

• Japan utility knew of tsunami threat: government (AP)

• M5.8 Quake? But What Was the 'Shindo'? (Japan Real Time)

• Google Earth map shows ground level radiation measurements (Nippon Sekai)

• Evidence of past major tsunamis discovered in Tohoku (Nippon Sekai)

• Government's move to monitor online sparks public outcry (Asahi)

• Comedian Shimada to retire over his friendly ties to yakuza (Asahi)

• Japan PM contender Maehara looks to powerbroker Ozawa (Reuters)

• Yakuza link undoes TV's Shimada (Japan Times)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/24/2011

• Couple over TEPCO dorms told reality at nuke plant (Asahi)

• Qui sera le prochain Premier ministre du Japon? (Japon Information)

• NHK Special - Japan's Nuclear Crisis, Part 1 (Nippon Sekai)

• Ozawa Ichiro's Last Battle As A Democrat? (Shisaku)

• Robot pilot describes challenges at Fukushima plant (CNET)

• In need of a boost, Japan gets Biden (latimes.com)

• New Word to Learn for Non-Japanese Speakers (ex-skf)

• Filmsterren lopen verloren in Japanse commercials (DS)

• Fukushima fallout said 30 times Hiroshima's (Japan Times)

• Sportwereld - Beerschot vraagt fans te storten voor Japan na spreekkoren-incident

• Factbox: Possible successors to Japan PM Kan (Reuters)

• Analysis: Next Japan PM: bold leadership a long shot (Reuters)

• Iconic Japan cartoon cat gets his own museum (Reuters)

• Peace Boat-Rolls Royce talks lay bare ethical minefield (Japan Times)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/23/2011

• Biden praises Japan's courage (UPI)

• Seiji Maehara to contest Japan leadership race (BBC)

• Shisaku: Date Official

• Japan’s Prime Minister Likely to Resign, Cabinet Minister Says - NYTimes.com

• Suicides stalk Japan disaster zone (AFP)

• Yokohama Triennale 2011: Art as cool as its setting (Asahi)

• Restoring foreign tourism tall order (Japan Times)

• Kan to spell out no-go zone reality (Japan Times)

• 'Japanse premier Kan dient ontslag in' (De Volkskrant)

• Biden to visit Japan tsunami zone (AFP)

• The secret is out as secluded onsen go 'mainstream' (Asahi)

• Hands Up, Who Wants to Lead Japan? (Japan Real Time)

• DPJ to pick new PM on Aug 29 if two bills pass this week (Japan Today)

• International Media Coverage About Honest Japanese People (Japan Probe)

• Apple's iPhone gets Japanese earthquake alert (BBC)

• Japanese people are more unhealthy than ever (Asahi)

• Lives in limbo as Japan struggles to rebuild (msnbc.com)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/22/2011

• Japanse iPhone software krijgt aardbevingalarm (De Telegraaf)

• Japan to pick new PM next week (AFP)

• Belgian Soccer Match Halted After Japanese Goalie Kawashima Shaken by Fukushima Chants (Japan Real Time)

• Japan's Maehara likely to run for PM: media (Reuters)

• Japan gekwetst door Beerschot (Het Nieuwsblad)

• Video: Remembering the Internment of Japanese Americans (Japan Real Time)

• Race to replace Kan as prime minister an opportunity to display national will, vision (Mainichi)

• iOS 5 : Un système d'alerte tremblement de terre pour les japonais (Mac4Ever)

• Gov't may buy land within 20-km radiation no-go zone (Japan Today)

• Groot gebied rondom Fukushima decennialang dicht (AD)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/21/2011

• Vigilant watch kept as cities go dark to save energy (Asahi)

• Start of a new residence management system

• Quake-resistant buildings a must-have after March 11 (Asahi Shimbun)

• High Radiation Right Next to Children's Swimming Pool in Kawasaki City (EX-SKF)

• Wild Boar in Miyagi Prefecture Was Found With 2,200 Becquerels/Kg of Radioactive Cesium (EX-SKF)

• 4,000 Potentially Radioactive Cows Without Radioactive Rice Hay May Have Been Shipped from One Farm in Namie-Machi, Fukushima (EX-SKF)

• Korean television dramas are not the real problem (Japan Times)

• Belgian soccer game halted by fans comments to Japan goalkeeper about Fukushima disaster - (Washington Post)

• Military installs two high-powered radiation detectors in Japan (Stars&Stripes)

• Disaster-hit Japan faces leadership change (AFP)

• Japan ready to act over yen's historic rise (AFP)

• Ce qui se passe vraiment à la centrale de Fukushima (Japon Information)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/20/2011

• Kan's Summer Reading: 101 Guide to Fukushima Daiichi (WSJ)

• Obon Again (Bastish)

• Quake in Japan Is Causing a Costly Shift to Fossil Fuels (NYTimes)

• Naoto Kan, Japan's Prime Minister, Drops Plan to Meet With Obama (NYTimes)

• Frustratie bij slachtoffers tsunami Japan (NOS)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/19/2011

• US envoy: Tokyo didn't take charge when crisis hit (AP)

• The Five Ways You Know Noda Yoshihiko Will Probably Not Be The Next Prime Minister (Shisaku)

• Mount Fuji prepares to host its final climb in 2011 | The Japan Times Online

• Kan buys 5 books on nuclear crisis for his 'autumn' reading (Japan Today)

• M6.8 quake hits off Fukushima; tsunami advisory lifted (Japan Today)

• Japan Quake Victims' Suffering Prolonged With Delays in Aid Distribution (Bloomberg)

• Nearly half of children near Fukushima plant absorbed radiation (Asahi)

• Strong Yen Is a Two-Edged Sword for Japan - NYTimes.com

• Ex-US envoy on Japan nuke taskforce recalls crisis (AP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/18/2011

• Japan's prime minister Kan, soon to step down, pushes nuclear phaseout (Washington Post)

• Verkoop trouwringen piekt in rampzone Japanse tsunami (De Morgen)

• In Rare Tape, Fukushima Daiichi Chief Apologizes (Japan Real Time)

• 40% of tsunami survivors didn't evacuate quickly (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Ishihara recommends World Cup team captain Sawa for PM's job (Japan Today)

• Duivenmelkers schenken Japan 60.000 euro (Het Niwuwsblad)

• DPJ leadership race shaping into generational battle (Asahi Shimbun)

• Wedding rings a hot item in disaster zone (Japan Times)

• Yokohama Triennale rewards leisurely visit (Japan Times)

• Japan's prime minister: Be careful whom you wish for (The Economist)

• Next Japan PM won't last long: Reuters poll (Reuters)

• 53 Belgen lieten zich controleren op radioactieve besmetting na Japanse tsunami (Belga)

• Begin augustus opnieuw besmette container in Zeebrugge onderschept (DS)

• Belgische toeristen blijven massaal weg uit Japan (Hbvl)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/17/2011

• Couple sticking it out in near-deserted evacuation zone - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Head of Tokyo University Radioisotope Center calls for speedy decontamination - The Mainichi Daily News

• Hokkaido reactor restarts; 1st to resume full operation since March 11 ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Eerste herstart stilgelegde reactoren Japan | nu.nl/buitenland | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl

• Bill compiled to decontaminate radiation from Fukushima nuclear accident (Asahi)

• Earthquake jolts eastern Japan, felt in Tokyo (Reuters)

• Scientist Tatsuhiko Kodama Lambastes Lawmakers on Fukushima, Becomes YouTube Star - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• ‘Super Cool Biz’ Springs Sales Boost - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• 'Schuld Fukushima ligt bij de typische Japanse ambtenaar' - Hbvl.be

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/16/2011

• Boek over bureaucratie als oorzaak 'Fukushima' is bestseller in Japan - De aardbeving in Japan - VK

• Memorial for war dead brings out young and old (Asahi)

• News Navigator: How is this year's rice harvest being checked for radioactive cesium? - The Mainichi Daily News

• Naoto Kan & All Cabinet Ministers Stay Away From Yasukuni Shrine (August 15, 2011) | Japan Probe

• Japan redesigns nuclear safety agency after Fukushima (CNN)

• NOS.nl

• Japan marks 66th anniversary since its surrender in World War II | Mail Online

• Young kamikaze pilot's diary reveals desire to live (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/15/2011

• Les Japonais, accros à Twitter (Japon Information)

• Japan economy slows less than expected in last quarter (BBC)

• Japan GDP shrinks 1.3 pc in April-June quarter (AP)

• Ditching Nuclear Risks Third 'Lost Decade' for Japan on Increased Oil Cost (Bloomberg)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/14/2011

• Negative publicity overseas pummels agricultural exports (Asahi)

• Why Not A Grand Coalition? (Shisaku)

• Radiation in Japan: Hot concern (The Economist)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/13/2011

• Japan tsunami survivors pray in summer Buddhist rite (Reuters)

• NHK Special: Mapping the Radioactive Fallout (EX-SKF)

• Honda to improve robot to work at Fukushima (Asahi)

• Nagata-cho abuzz as Kan exit nears (Japan Times)

• Environment Ministry gets nuke role (Japan Times)

• Le WWOOF, une autre façon de découvrir le Japon (Japon Information)

• Fascinating Japan: With cheap tour packages currently on offer, now’s the best time to visit (The Star)

• With debt climbing, Japan debates a tax hike (The Washington Post)

• Professor's anger at lawmakers creates buzz on Internet (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/12/2011

• Book slamming Japan's "graveyard" bureaucracy a hit (Asahi)

• Rice Is Next Japan Food Risk From Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown (Businessweek)

• Summer Power Success Raises Heat in Energy Debate (Japan Real Time)

• Taro Kono, LDP Rebel with A Cause (Japan Real Time)

• De zegeningen van Fukushima (De Standaard)

• Japan heatwave kills four, sends 900 to hospital (AFP)

• Japan's ruling Democratic Party eyes Aug. 28 for party leadership election (asianewsnet)

• Officials test school lunches to ease parents' fears (Asahi)

• Eijiro Miyama Japanese outsider artist in Yokohama (JapanSugoi)

• 87,000 still in limbo five months after quake (Japan Times)

• Vrijwilligers meten straling Fukushima (Hbvl.be)

• Schools in Fukushima clearing radioactive dirt, but nowhere to dump it (Asahi)

• Radiation in Japan: Hot concern (The Economist)

• DPJ leadership's quick election plan sparks criticism (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/11/2011

• Weather, deteriorating reactors exacerbated disaster (Asahi Shimbun)

• DPJ should launch leadership race to replace Kan's successor (Mainichi)

• TEPCO says it has lost contact with 143 nuclear plant workers (Japan Today)

• Cattle giant files for bankruptcy (Japan Times)

• Japan's Tsunami Gave Birth to Faraway Icebergs (NYTimes)

• THe end is near: With conditions met, Kan to step down (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/10/2011

• Factbox: Possible successors to Japan PM Kan (Reuters)

• Life in the disaster area (Ai Love Japan)

• Japan starts countdown to PM Kan's departure (Reuters)

• Vote on New Japan Prime Minister Nears as Kan Meets Budget Goal (BusinessWeek)

• Unit 3 MOX likely melted through (Japan Times)

• Osaka tries to find out who dressed statues (Japan Times)

• Japanese Nuclear Crisis Leaves Fukushima Town Broken (VOA)

• Japan Tsunami Tore Off Huge Chunk of Antarctica Ice Shelf (International Business Times)

• Fukushima fish radiation excessive, Greenpeace says (Japan Times)

• Japan nuclear crisis: Fukushima alert eased (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/09/2011

• Japan to lift some nuclear evacuation advisories (FoxNews)

• Tepco meldt monsterverlies (De Tijd)

• Japan utility records massive loss from disaster (AP)

• Isn't Japan's debt large too? (Mainichi)

• Japan's TEPCO to post huge loss: reports (AFP)

• Yahoo map shows real-time radiation levels (Japan Times)

• Anger in Japan Over Withheld Radiation Forecasts (NYTimes)

• Japan government prepares plan to flee Tokyo (ABC News)

• Les Japonais mènent l'enquête, dosimètre à la main (Japon Information)

• Report suggests second meltdown at reactor at Fukushima plant (Asahi)

• Analysis: Japan in ratings cross-hairs as debt in focus (Reuters)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/08/2011

• Cleanup plan in works for Fukushima | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/07/2011

• 'Aloha shirt' a poor fit for Japan's super cool biz summer (Asahi)

• Tohoku power supplies strained to the limit (Asahi)

• Tug of war begins over new nuclear regulatory agency (Asahi)

• Tepco redress: from tourism to tea (Japan Times)

• The far-out Ogasawaras (Japan Times)

• Fabricated public opinion is the norm (Japan Times)

• Ultimate guide to boozing in Japan (Japan Times)

• Nissan to cut loss-making exports, boost Japan sales (Reuters)

• Japan towns hit hardest by tsunami stuck in limbo (FoxNews)

• Banyan: Rebuilding blocks (The Economist)

• Het Nieuwsblad - Hiroshima niet meer los te denken van Fukushima

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/06/2011

• Japan Finance Minister’s Jeffersonian Moment - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• BBC News - Hiroshima atomic bomb remembered amid nuclear debate

• Japan seizes two Chinese ships for 'illegal fishing' (AFP)

• Japan PM brings his nuclear-free vision to Hiroshima (Reuters)

• Japan radiation readings getting a brighter spotlight (Cosmic Log)

• Office workers get in the mood ... with 'yukata' - (Asahi)

• In a switch, Japan’s A-bomb survivors turn against nuclear energy (Washington Post)

• City resorts to secret dumping to deal with piles of radioactive dirt (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/05/2011

• » Japanese Sleeping (Kirainet)

• Anti-Nuclear Power Activists to Protest on 66th Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Anniversary (Japan Real Time)

• » Japanese Sleeping – 11 Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan

• Customize Your Car Navigation with Anyone's Voice (Japan Trends)

• School life carries on for tsunami children in Japan (BBC Video)

• Thousands still homeless months after tsunami (BCC Video)

• Japan World Cup star Naoki Matsuda dies at 34 (BBC)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/04/2011

• Japan's sexist labour market: Hit the road (The Economist)

• Former Japan international Naoki Matsuda dies (AP)

• Japan sacks three nuclear power officials in shake-up (BBC)

• China angered by Japan's defence paper warnings (BBC)

• Japan sacks top officials over nuclear disaster (Reuters)

• Japan takes steps to keep elderly from dying alone (Reuters)

• Japan ontslaat topambtenaren kernenergiebeleid - (Parool)

• Japan intervenes in currency market (BBC Video)

• Dans ta maison, au Japon (La rivière aux canards)

• Japan to pay billions to victims of Fukushima (AFP)

• Bonus voor Japanse voetbalsters (De Telegraaf)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/03/2011

• Japan brengt straling in landbouwgebieden rond Fukushima in kaart - Aardbeving Japan - De Morgen

• Nuclear energy can be replaced with renewable energy - The Mainichi Daily News

• Japan Intensifies China Rhetoric - WSJ.com

• JAXA Develops a Home Radiation Measuring Device - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Independent women lead social change in Japan - Washington Times

• BBC News - Japan's parliament approves Tepco compensation plan

• NISA linked to other faked support for nuclear power | The Japan Times Online

• Kan says he will stay in power in September unless bonds bill passes (Asahi)

• Mt. Fuji Views: October 2010 - July 2011 (Achikochi)

• Kitten Delays Tokyo Trains (Japan Probe)

• 1-Year-Old Girl Goes Shopping in Japan (Japan Probe)

• BBC News - Japan warns of rise in China's naval activities (BBC)

• Workers find lethal radiation levels at Fukushima Daiichi (CNN)

• Straling Fukushima bereikt dodelijk niveau, experts bezorgd over technici (De Volkskrant)

• Breivik wil Japanse psychiater die "hem beter kan begrijpen" (HLN)

• Highest radiation to date at Fukushima plant another hurdle for TEPCO (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/02/2011

• Pockets of high radiation remind of Fukushima plant danger - AlertNet

• Yen Surge Threatens to Wipe Out Japan’s Recovery From Quake - Businessweek

• Le Japon cherche des touristes, désespérément (Japon Information)

• The loneliness of the long-distance foreigner (Japan Times)

• M6.2 quake shakes Shizuoka region (Japan Today)

• Record high radiation reported at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant (Japan Today)

• Finance minister says yen is 'strongly overvalued' (Japan Today)

• Trois députés japonais refoulés à l'aéroport de Séoul (cyberpresse)

• Straling in Fukushima bereikt recordhoogte (De Standaard)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 08/01/2011

• Turning Japanese (The Economist)

• Japan: Rethinking Lifetime Employment (BusinessWeek)

• The Truth About Nuclear Power: Japanese Nuclear Engineer Calls for Abolition (JapanFocus)

• Radioactive waste worries locall govermentc (Yomiuri)

• Japan’s post-tsunami agenda (The Washington Post)

• Japan Has 'Slim' Chance of Splitting Utilities (Bloomberg)

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