Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/05/2011

• Tokyu action led to blackmail / Suspect reported angry after firm severed gang-related ties (Yomiuri)

• Thai floods emptying Japan shelves (Yomiuri)

• Local gov'ts urged to accept rubble from quake- and tsunami-hit areas (Mainichi)

• Shareholders eye 1.1 tril. yen suit against 60 TEPCO directors (Mainichi)

• New biographies on Hirohito add fresh perspectives (Asahi)

• Japanese V Sign (dannychoo)

• More companies recast outlook as strong yen, euro crisis take toll (Yomiuri)

• Noda will call snap poll if Diet OKs sales tax hike (Japan Times)

• The Latest On Olympus In The Japanese Media (Shisaku)

• As the Olympus Scandal Shows, Corporate Japan Is as Shoddily Governed as Ever (Time)

• No room for administrative 'sectionalism' in dealing with nuclear disaster (Mainichi)

• Nowhere is safe (Fukushima Diary)

• Koriyama City in Fukushima to Feed School Kids with Local Rice Harvested This Year (EX-SKF)

• Tepco to get $11bn government aid after plan approval (BBC)

• Science far from conclusive on low-level radiation risks (Japan Times)

• Disposal of quake debris begins (Japan Times)

• Olympus removed auditor after dispute (Reuters)

• Japan's new crisis: Radioactive waste disposal (CBS News)

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