Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/31/2012

• Japan estimates population to shrink by one-third by 2060, seniors to account to 40 percent - The Washington Post

• Over 100 jaar leven er ruim 60 procent minder Japanners - Buitenland - De Morgen

• De Aziatische Tijger » Japan gaat dramatische bevolkingskrimp tegemoet

• Foreigners' poor test grades force rethink on nurse tests | The Japan Times Online

• Survey shows 'super-gray' Japan in 2060 : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/30/2012

• Japan's population to shrink two thirds by 2110 - Telegraph

• Foreign care workers take exam for first time | The Japan Times Online

• An Atomic Shadow: Life Inside a Japanese Nuclear Village (TIME.com)

• Is it expensive to visit Japan? (yonasu.com)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/29/2012

• Japan's Inability to Make Decisions / Kevin Maher Strikes Back (Japan Probe)

• Dust to dust: A different approach to funerals (Mainichi)

• Naoto Kan: Japan's Al Gore? (Japan Real Time)

• Shock/Horror on Japanese TV show, where Japanese under new Arizona laws could be treated as foreigners, with ID checks! Kibishii!? (Debito)

• Radiation testing on school lunches differs (Yomiuri)

• In disparity-ridden Japan, don't mind the gaps - just get out of them (Japan Times)

• Mount Fuji, Kamakura eyed as UNESCO world heritage sites (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/28/2012

• Made Better in Japan - WSJ.com

• Political visions in Japan: Generational warfare | The Economist

• Resident defiant in Japan's exclusion zone - CNN.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/27/2012

• UPDATE 3-Japan says can avoid summer power cuts even if nuclear offline | Reuters

• Japan binnenkort zonder kernenergie - Belga Algemeen - Knack.be - Knack.be

• Deputy PM: Japan failed to keep records of key nuclear crisis meetings - The Washington Post

• Opposition digs in against Noda | The Japan Times Online

• Major earthquake zone newly found off Tohoku : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Suspect cattle still untested / Location of nearly 3,000 cows in radiation scare remains unknown : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• CBS News

• 'Overheid redt Japans Tepco met miljarden' - Beursduivel.nl

• UPDATE 2-Japan's NEC to slash 10,000 jobs, sees huge net loss

• Japan Earthquake: Tokyo residents fear the big one | GlobalPost

• Nederlandse milieuactivist in Japan: mishandeling of politiek? | Radio Nederland Wereldomroep

• Japan's rising financing risks: James Saft

• Japanese town's dependence on nuclear plant hushes criticism

• Japan losing hope for its pricey “dream reactor” - The Washington Post

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/26/2012

• After earthquake, Japan can’t agree on the future of nuclear power - The Washington Post

• Baisse du tourisme au Japon mais hausse des visiteurs chinois | Japon Information

• Nation logs its first trade deficit since 1980 | The Japan Times Online

• The Associated Press: Japan kept silent on worst nuclear crisis scenario

• Gratis Nieuws - Nederlands Dagblad

• Add New Bookmark | Diigo

• Japan's Tepco set for $13 billion bailout: sources

• Nu.nl - Boek - Jan Lauwereyns wint VSB Poëzieprijs

• De Aziatische Tijger » Japan meldt eerste handelstekort in 30 jaar

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/25/2012

• Déficit commercial du Japon pour la première fois en 30 ans | Japon Information

• AFP: Japan PM struggles to conquer country's debt mountain

• Serve the people, not politics: Noda to Diet | The Japan Times Online

• UPDATE 3-Japan's first trade deficit since 1980 raises debt doubts

• Brothers reunited in Japan after 6 decades apart - Boston.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/24/2012

• 27.8% Decrease in Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan in 2011 | Japan Probe

• Japan PM vows to tackle public debt, calls on opposition for cooperation in parliament speech - The Washington Post

• Japan PM Noda in tax reform pledge (BBC)

• Big Tokyo earthquake likely 'within the next few years' (BBC News)

• 70% chance of big Tokyo earthquake 'within 4 yrs' : Science & Nature : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Japan's Nishikori makes history at Australian Open

• New 'Big One' forecast: four years | The Japan Times Online

• Polémique autour d'une exposition du Louvre dans la région de Fukushima | Japon Information

• Japan feels like another planet | Comment is free (The Guardian)

• Japan feels like another planet (The Guardian)

• Monniken moeten aan de speed date | Radio Nederland Wereldomroep

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/23/2012

• Researchers Forecast 70% Chance Big Quake to Strike Tokyo in Four Years - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• AFP: Japan seeks UN atomic agency presence in Fukushima

• Dispatch from Sendai: Boom and Bust After Japan’s Tsunami | Global Spin | TIME.com

• Olympus scandal triggers Japan shareholder activism - Yahoo! Canada Finance

• CityNews

• Will Fukushima Push Japan Toward A Renewable Future? | Earth and Industry

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/22/2012

• Japanese man swims across Imperial Palace moat 'to meet emperor' | Adelaide Now

• Japan Quake Tsunami l Fukushima Exclusion Zone Photo... | Stuff.co.nz

• 36 natl colleges eyeing autumn enrollment : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

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• Self-effacement is a fine thing, but does Japanese culture take it too far? | The Japan Times Online

• Inventions Offer Tools to Endure Future Disasters - NYTimes.com

• Wary, Japanese Take Food Safety Into Their Own Hands - NYTimes.com

• Edano: Tainted cement on Tepco tab | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/21/2012

• Bekijk hier de eerste video van binnenkant kernreactor Fukushima :: nrc.nl

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/20/2012

• Other universities may follow Todai's lead : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Japan's push to restart nuclear plants sparks public anger | Reuters

• 50ste kernreactor wordt stilgelegd na Japanse kernramp - Belga Algemeen - Knack.be - Knack.be

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/19/2012

• University of Tokyo considering autumn start to academic year ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

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• #Radioactive Construction Sites: 1,000 Sites May Have Used "Contaminated" Crushed Stones in Fukushima | EX-SKF

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• A Tokyo, des maisons se transforment en cimetières (Japon Information)

• Matchmaking service gives Buddhist monks a boost in dating market (Japan Times)

• Radioactive gravel finds way to school (Japan Times)

• Todai panel recommends fall enrollment (Japan Times)

• 'Stealth marketing' by companies is polluting online forums | The Japan Times Online

• BBC News - Activists and Japanese whalers clash at sea

• Nu.nl - Buitenland - Japan twijfelt over leeftijdslimiet kerncentrales

• Tsunami Science - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/18/2012

• University of Tokyo panel calls for fall enrollment - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• UPDATE 1-Japan to set reactor lifespan at 60 yrs despite Fukushima | Reuters

• Gov't urged to clarify where radioactive gravel has been used (Mainichi)

• Scientist Warned of Future Tsunami Disaster in Japan (PRI's The World)

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• Japan to Name Islets Around Territorially Contested Senkaku and Diaoyu (Japan Real Time)

• Radioactive Gravel from Japanese Nuke Disaster Used in Buildings (AFP)

• New Years Cards and Family Deaths (AccessJ)

• Japan's holistic approach to recycling (guardian.co.uk)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/17/2012

• Weak euro puts exporters in 'critical situation' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Okada acting like he's the prime minister - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• New condo's foundation radioactive | The Japan Times Online

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• Snakes on a Plane? No, Japanese Maids on a Train! (Otaku)

• 11 hot-zone holdouts refuse to leave Fukushima homes (Japan Times)

• Radioactive concrete found in new condo (Yomiuri)

• Radiation Spike Detected in Fukushima Apartment Complex Built With Tainted Cement (Japan Real Time)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/16/2012

• Japan probes radioactive apartment block (AFP)

• Nederlandse activist in Japanse cel onbereikbaar - Nieuws - VK

• Japanese department store makes grovelling apology after plastering shop windows with F***in Sale posters (Mail Online)

• Preparing for death while still healthy / Leaving memorial portraits, 'final wishes' can ease burden on loved ones (Yomiuri)

• Independent Panel to Start Inquiry Into Japan’s Nuclear Crisis (NYTimes)

• Noda’s new Cabinet unlikely to fare better in Diet (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/15/2012

• 'Made in Japan' label under assault | The Japan Times Online

• JAPAN SINCE THE QUAKE--Redefining happiness / Messages for loved ones, prayers for a nation : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• University entrance exams kick off | The Japan Times Online

• For Japan Locust Eaters, A Plague of Cesium? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Michael Woodford: Whistleblower of the Year - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Facebook and Japan finally friend each other | CanadianBusiness.com

• New Dining Concept Serves Advice and Food (Japan Trends)

• New justice minister vague on whether he'll issue orders to resume executions ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Japan holds anti-nuclear meeting on energy, radiation - Monsters and Critics

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/14/2012

• Thousands protest against nuclear power in Japan (AFP)

• Opposition not buying Noda's justification for reshuffling Cabinet (Asahi)

• Grijsaards nemen gokhallen Japan over (nu.nl)

• Anti-nuke energy conference starts in Yokohama (Asahi)

• Water, blankets ready for Tokyo subway commuters (Yomiuri)

• Did Japan really suffer economic 'lost decades'? (BBC)

• Noda replaces 5 Cabinet ministers / Okada named deputy prime minister; censured members lose posts (Yomiuri)

• Japan's trade balance: Seeing red (The Economist)

• Japan PM picks fiscal hawk as deputy in reshuffle (Reuters)

• Japan's leader reshuffles Cabinet to win opposition support for tax hike proposal (The Washington Post)

• Japan police nab inmate after underwear jailbreak (sfgate)

• Activist Vermeulen in gevangenis Japan (Stentor)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/12/2012

• Manhunt in Japan for first jail-breaker in two decades (BBC)

• Japanese prisoner escapes wearing only underwear - Telegraph

• Japan planning breast milk radiation tests - CNN.com

• Young Japanese Men and Women Reject Marriage, and Ultimately Each Other (Japan Subculture Research Center)

• M5.7 quake hits eastern Japan; Fukushima nuclear plant stable ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• BBC News - Japan 'to reduce Iran oil imports'

• New Station on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line (Japan Probe)

• Fearful residents give up on Fukushima Pref. (Yomiuri)

• * NPA Report On Yakuza 2010 * Tokyo Vice: The book * About us * JSRC in the news » » o Washingtonpost.com : This Mob Is Big in Japan » » + このギャングは日本ではビッグな存在 o Los Angeles Times : Four Japanese gang figures r

• Nuclear monitoring system failed at the end of 2011 (Asahi)

• Les grandes ambitions du porno japonais (Japon Information)

• Japan's Emerging Activist Diplomacy With North Korea - The Huffington Post

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/11/2012

• Goshi Hosono: Everyone must share pain felt by Fukushima residents (Asahi)

• Ex-president's acquittal over derailment deaths shows limits in criminal responsibility (Mainichi)

• Suicides top 30,000 for 14th consecutive year (Asahi)

• Japan rail chief cleared over 2005 train crash (BBC)

• More On Japan (NYTimes.com)

• Australia rebukes Japan over breach (theage.com.au)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/10/2012

• AccessJ: Insulating a Japanese House for the Winter

• Tokyo Anti-Crime posters - JapanSugoi - Everything Cool about Japan

• Local Japanese school is the obvious choice if you want your child to fit in | The Japan Times Online

• Japanese parents unarmed in battle for kids taken abroad amid radiation fears (Asahi)

• Japan's Lost Decade: All Too Real

• Japanse Homare Sawa is voetbalster van het jaar - De Standaard

• Twitter is huge in Japan — bigger than Facebook, actually | VentureBeat

• Actievoerder Erwin Vermeulen: ' Ik ben onschuldig' - Veldhoven - Regio - ED

• Japan, Reconsidered - NYTimes.com

• Japan wil milieuactivisten uitleveren aan Australië - Buitenland - HLN

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/09/2012

• Olympus Sues Present, Past Executives Over Cover-Up, Nikkei Says - Businessweek

• Japan holds 3 Australian anti-whaling activists who boarded ship - CNN.com

• Activisten die walvisvaarder enterden in hongerstaking - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Holding court on warped ideas of sex and love | The Japan Times Online

• The Kanji of the Year for 2011: human ties that bind | The Japan Times Online

• Support rate for Cabinet sinks to 35.7% | The Japan Times Online

• Japan Cabinet being reshuffled after defense minister’s gaffes on Okinawan rape (Washington Post)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/08/2012

• Japan says it needs consumption tax rate of 17 percent to cover social security costs - Sacramento Living - Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health | Sacramento Bee

• Banyan: The Fukushima black box | The Economist

• Citizenship: In praise of a second (or third) passport | The Economist

• Kim's eldest son dishes dirt in upcoming book | The Japan Times Online

• The Olympus scandal: Sayonara to all that | The Economist

• Fukushima lays bare Japanese media's ties to top | The Japan Times Online

• Media Mix, Jan. 8, 2012 | philipbrasor.com

• Hearings to start next month on status of princesses - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• De Aziatische Tijger » Japan: ‘kerncentrales na 40 jaar sluiten’

• Corbin Hiar: Why Did One Japanese Blufin Tuna Sell for $736,000

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/07/2012

• Japan plans to scrap nuclear plants after 40 years to beef up safety after Fukushima disaster - The Washington Post

• Lost in Tokyo on Vimeo

• Etats-Unis: Des phoques d'Alaska victimes de Fukushima? - News Santé: Environnement - lematin.ch

• Sony's Stringer to step down as president - Channel NewsAsia

• Yoshiko Noda? International Media Still Screwing Up Japanese Prime Minister’s Name | Japan Probe

• » Low-tech Hamburger Vending Machine Kirainet.com – A geek in Japan

• Where is Japan's Arab Spring? - The Mainichi Daily News

• Ex-AUM member took advantage of 'normalcy bias' to spend 17 years on run - The Mainichi Daily News

• What you shouldn't do near train tracks, in pictures - TOKYOMANGO

• Japan to Review Royal Princess Status, Imperial Succession Issue Off-Limits - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Sony Throws Away Japan Recruitment Rulebook - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• 6,757 aftershocks felt in Japan from March 11 until Dec 31 ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• The Myth of Japan’s Failure - NYTimes.com

• NPR.org » Why Overpriced Japanese Sushi Is Bad For Bluefin Stocks

• Tokyo exodus nuke report's worst scenario | The Japan Times Online

• Woodford to sue Olympus over firing, drops CEO bid

• Woodford Admits Defeat in Effort to Return to Olympus - NYTimes.com

• Olympus, Woodford, Duty, and Honor in Japan - Forbes

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/06/2012

• Woodford could abandon proxy fight for Olympus - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/05/2012

• BBC News - Japan tuna sale smashes record

• Fukushima fears tear apart Japanese-German family - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Skiën met mobiele geigerteller om in Fukushima - Wintersport | Het laatste nieuws over wintersport op Reiskrant.nl van De Telegraaf [Wintersport]

• Japanese Don't Want a Nuclear Future: The Ticker- Bloomberg

• Kimono designer dresses up iPad to breathe life into fading tradition | The Japan Times Online

• Disasters kick-started dormant volunteer spirit | The Japan Times Online

• Japan tsunami has dealt lasting blow to family farms - latimes.com

• New Wi-Fi Dispensing Vending Machine

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/04/2012

• Mothers first to shed food-safety complacency | The Japan Times Online

• Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda: Fukushima Area Will See 'Rebirth'

• Japan PM vows to bring 'rebirth' to Fukushima – USATODAY.com

• Japan PM eyes election if tax bills don't pass: report | Top News | Reuters

• De Aziatische Tijger » Japanse politie stuurde voortvluchtige crimineel weer weg

• Police puzzled over why Hirata came out of hiding (Asahi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/03/2012

• Police initially turned away surrendering cultist (Asahi)

• Emperor wishes public a better year | The Japan Times Online

• New year could prove daunting for Noda | The Japan Times Online

• Different radiation standards add to confusion - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Map with names of all Japanese islands a hot seller - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Kim to 'flyjin,' a top 10 for 2012 | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/02/2012

• Japanese Smoking Culture Proves Hard To Snuff Out : NPR

• AFP: Japan's emperor prays for recovery in New Year address

• Japan's troubled royals put up a brave front | The Japan Times Online

• DIY cesium scanning store may be 'new normal' | The Japan Times Online

• Ekiden: A closer look at the Japanese way - ESPNHS Track & XC - ESPNHS

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 01/01/2012

• Japan Cult Member Nabbed After 17 Years on the Run (ABC News)

• Magnitude 7.0 Quake Strikes Off Coast of Japan (NYTimes)

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