Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/30/2012

• Chilling Murder By 80-Year-Old Husband Shows Gray Face of Japan Crime - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Study Abroad Dims Employment Outlook for Japanese - NYTimes.com

• Chinese diplomat leaves Japan amid espionage suspicions - latimes.com

• Radioactive Tuna Swim from Japan to California | Fox News Latino

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/29/2012

• Ishihara Unplugged: China A 'Thief,' America 'Unreliable' - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan starts atomic watchdog debate, reactor decision nears | Reuters

• Japanse fabrikant verwerkt Geigerteller in smartphone - Nieuwsbericht - All About Phones

• ANALYSIS: Diet panel avoids asking tough questions about Fukushima disaster - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan’s Ex-Premier, Naoto Kan, Condemns Nuclear Power - NYTimes.com

• Kan tells nuke probe: 3/11 overwhelmed us | The Japan Times Online

• Japan's ex-PM Naoto Kan: I was frightened by nuclear crisis - Story - World - 3 News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/28/2012

• De Aziatische Tijger » Ex-premier Japan moet getuigen over Fukushima ramp

• NOS.nl

• Australië stelt wrak van Japanse mini-onderzeeër open voor duikers - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Edano alleges Tepco planned No. 1 pullout | The Japan Times Online

• Japan’s Edano Recalls Threat of Evacuation at Fukushima Plant - Businessweek

• Lapses at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant worry public - TwinCities.com

• Overruling doubt to indict: underbelly of Japan's reform | The Japan Times Online

• Japan minister says he didn't deliberately mislead | Fox News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/27/2012

• Japan says Fukushima spent-fuel risk contained | Reuters

• International - James Fallows - Krugman, Fingleton, and Japan - The Atlantic

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/26/2012

• Japan minister visits nuke plant amid safety worry

• Ties remain tight between Atomic Energy Commission, nuclear industry - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Atomic Power posts profits despite plunge in electricity sold - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Sleeping giant Japan is about to wake up - PRWeek US

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/25/2012

• Japan eyes smaller nuclear role but no exit strategy

• TEPCO's post-mortem shows No. 2 reactor main source of radiation - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Three-quarters of Japanese firms oppose nuclear power

• AccessJ: New Gaijin Card: Zairyu Card

• The Alien Invasion’s New Card

• Japan radiation report finds mostly 'low' doses; risks unclear - latimes.com

• deredactie.be: "Uitstoot Fukushima een zesde van Tsjernobyl"

• Hard lessons for U.S. nuclear safety from Fukushima meltdown - CNN.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/24/2012

• BBC News - WHO : Post-Fukushima radiation levels in Japan 'low'

• Fukushima’s Estimated Radiation Leak Doubles Versus Government - Businessweek

• UPDATE 1-Japan's hotter weather to boost power demand | Reuters

• Osaka city workers face politicking ban | The Japan Times Online

• Afscheid - De Standaard

• Potlood en kunst - De Standaard

• Self-Censorship and Saving Face: Japanese Media and the Aftermath of Fukushima « Truman Factor

• Japan Tsunami Debris: Wreckage Reaching Alaska Surges - The Huffington Post

• Japan: What does it cost to get the big views atop Tokyo Skytree? - latimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/23/2012

• Jeff Biggers: Fukushima Tour de Force: New Book Chronicles Nuclear Devil's Tango

• Cesium level in Tokyo Bay spikes, but still safe - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Behind Hashimoto, Osaka’s telegenic mayor, a sign of Japan’s discontent - The Washington Post

• Over treinen en Jezus in Osaka - De Standaard

• DoCoMo shuns iPhone, pushes Android options | The Japan Times Online

• Skytree has elevator glitch on first day | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/22/2012

• The elephant in the foreigner's room now has a name: microaggression | The Japan Times Online

• Foreigners disqualified as blood donors for wide range of reasons | The Japan Times Online

• Hallucinogens sold in vending machines legit? | The Japan Times Online

• Rare eclipse delivers spectacle despite cloudy weather | The Japan Times Online

• Poverty stalks the land — and its long-term victims will be today's young | The Japan Times Online

• TV: no longer the drug of the people | The Japan Times Online

• Exploring the pathologies of Japan's youth | The Japan Times Online

• A tour de Japan | The Japan Times Online

• Zondag aan zee - De Standaard

• TABLE-Support for Japan PM remains low over nuclear safety

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/21/2012

• Despite 3/11 quake, work continued on Tokyo Sky Tree, which opens May 22 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/20/2012

• The sky's the limit | The Japan Times Online

• Het product (3) - De Standaard

• Tempelberg - De Standaard

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/19/2012

• Japan staat klaar om te helpen bij eurocrisis - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Japan launches rocket with first foreign satellite - BusinessWeek

• Ex-industry minister blasts Kan’s handling of nuclear crisis - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan vraagt burgers om lager energieverbruik - HLN.be

• Japan readies for 'ring' solar eclipse | MNN - Mother Nature Network

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/18/2012

• Een futon op overshot - De Standaard

• Een huis aan zee - De Standaard

• Het product (2) - De Standaard

• Japan Penguin 337, Escaped Tokyo Aquarium Penguin, Alive In Tokyo Bay (PHOTOS) - The Huffington Post

• Fiscal stimulus puts charge into economy | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/17/2012

• Toshiba staakt tv-productie in Japan - Beursduivel.nl

• Mickey Mouse: Supporter of gay marriage? Weddings allowed at Tokyo Disney Resort - NY Daily News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/16/2012

• Disney OKs same-sex weddings | The Japan Times Online

• Okinawa marks 40th anniversary | The Japan Times Online

• Talking with Lochoma About His Book "Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist" - YouTube

• Why Do Gaijin Clash Over The Issue Of Racism In Japan pt.2: Trust Issues | Loco in Yokohama

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/15/2012

• Japan's Mixi mulls putting itself up for sale - MarketWatch

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/14/2012

• Een droom in Shirahama - De Standaard

• Fuji kan gedeeltelijk instorten door aardbeving - Aardbevingen - De Morgen

• Checks lag on Tokyo buildings / 10% of designated sites tested for quake resistance on vital roads : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Miljardenverlies Japans stroombedrijf Tepco - AD.nl

• How living can kill you, and other inconvenient truths | The Japan Times Online

• Japanners zot van katten en stoeten (Ieper) - Het Nieuwsblad

• Japan to Experience Power Shortages This Summer, Panel Says- Bloomberg

• Japanese laws make abortion an economic issue | Yen for Living

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/13/2012

• Panasonic to Webcast Solar Eclipse From Top of Mt. Fuji - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Mount Fuji May Be on Active Fault - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan's Prime Minister Noda: Parliament Scarier than Ghosts - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Een Turk in Japan - De Standaard

• Japanese self-employment hit hardest by the Great Recession - Forbes

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/12/2012

• One-Joke Wonder Japanese Comedians (tofugu)

• Emerging market sales help Nissan overtake Toyota in net profits - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan to avoid mandatory power saving in summer-media | Reuters

• Fukushima schools hold outdoor meets - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Yasujiro Ozu, een Japanse grootmeester in beeld - Film - Knack focus - KnackFocus.be

• World News - Possibly active fault under Japan's Mount Fuji to trigger big quake, landslide?

• World News - Japan grapples with post-tsunami suicides

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/11/2012

• Dolaard (2) - De Standaard

• In de plaatselijke herberg - De Standaard

• Elsevier.nl - Wetenschap - 'Over duizend jaar zijn er geen Japanners meer'

• Okinawans decry discrimination by mainland Japanese - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Le Japon apprend à vivre sans électricité | Japon Information

• Ex-omroeper verliest fortuin aan oplichters - Het Nieuwsblad

• Retailers gear up for Cool Biz blitz | The Japan Times Online

• City of Fukushima elementary schools to hold outdoor sports festivals | The Japan Times Online

• Active fault may lie directly beneath Mount Fuji: researchers | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/10/2012

• Government considered evacuating 500,000 after nuclear accident - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Drie foto's - De Standaard

• Japan neemt Tepco over met noodlening - De Standaard

• Japan to take over Tepco after Fukushima disaster

• Kattenstoet tot in Japan op televisie (Ieper) - Het Nieuwsblad

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/09/2012

• De schroom voorbij - De Standaard

• Fukushima: Probability theory is unsafe | The Japan Times Online

• Rare tornado drives Fukushima evacuees from homes again - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• How Nuclear Power Slowdown Will Affect the Climate - TIME

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/08/2012

• Shisaku: The World's Most Skeptical Police Officers

• Video: Weekend Tornado Rips Japan - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japanse inpakkunst - De Standaard

• Emperor's daughter becomes special priestess at Ise Shrine | The Japan Times Online

• Doolittle's Raiders recall daring wartime mission | The Japan Times Online

• ‘Nuke-free’ Japan in the dark over nuclear policy - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/07/2012

• In nuclear-free Japan, companies scramble to conserve energy - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• NPA to poll public about letting 18-, 20-year-olds drink, smoke | The Japan Times Online

• Bus company in crash violated safety rules | The Japan Times Online

• Doolittle’s Raiders recall daring World War II bombing of Japan, mission leader - The Washington Post

• Nuclear-free Japan braces for severe power shortages

• FOTOSPECIAL. Tornado trekt over Japan en doodt jongen - De Standaard

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/06/2012

• Tornado rips through eastern Japan - Channel NewsAsia

• Vidéo : une tornade dévaste une banlieue de tokyo | Japon Information

• Danger in the bath | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/05/2012

• BBC News - Japan prepares to turn off last nuclear reactor

• Official wavering made nuclear-free dreams a reality - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Hundreds march in Japan against nuclear power as final reactor switches off - The Washington Post

• Japan: Homecoming at 'hotspots' despite radiation | MinnPost

• Japan’s last reactor to shut down, leaving country nuclear-free for first time since 1966 - The Washington Post

• Brouwerij Sint-Bernardus Watou opent volkscafé in Tokyo - Algemeen - Nieuws - KW.be - Nieuws uit West-Vlaanderen

• Japan vanaf zaterdag zonder kernenergie - De Standaard

• The Harley Lifestyle In Japan

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/04/2012

• BBC News - Japan facing uncertain nuclear future

• Conservatieven: Japan heeft krijgsmacht nodig - Buitenland | Het laatste buitenlandse nieuws leest u op Telegraaf.nl [buitenland]

• Japan switches off last nuclear power plant; will it cope? | Reuters

• Brouwerij Sint-Bernardus opent café in Tokio (Poperinge) - Het Nieuwsblad

• Japan’s Leaders Fret as Nuclear Shutdown Nears - NYTimes.com

• BBC News - Japan closes last nuclear reactor

• Theeceremonie - De Standaard

• Schortjes, rokken, handschoenen en broeken - De Standaard

• Azalea's - De Standaard

• Tokyo to be treated to rare annular eclipse, Venus transit | The Japan Times Online

• Aangespoelde Harley als voorbode van wat komen zal - De Standaard

• PowNed : Japan spoort tattoo-ambtenaren op

• EU and Japan to Make the Internet Safer for Children | PCWorld

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/03/2012

• Japan's Constitution is still one of the world's most advanced - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• More Japanese shunning traditional diet, table manners : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Lost budgie taken home after it recites entire address - Telegraph

• Utilities gave nuclear plant hosts billions | The Japan Times Online

• Tokyo Governor's Senkaku Island Buying Scheme Receives Y76 Million in Donations - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Answering Questions About Fukushima: Reactor 4 Fuel Rods & Worldwide Mass Extinction? | Japan Probe

• Osaka trying to ID city employees who have tattoos - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Dark comedy on nuclear power opens in Tokyo - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/02/2012

• Container met Harley Davidson uit Japan in Canada aangespoeld - Opmerkelijk - VK

• Cool Biz effort starts month early | The Japan Times Online

• 1 in 4 Japanese has thought of suicide: government survey | The Japan Times Online

• Cesium exceeding new limit detected in 51 food items in nine prefectures | The Japan Times Online

• Japan summit? What Japan summit? - PostPartisan - The Washington Post

• Japan is op weg naar een demografische ramp zoals we die enkel uit science-fictionfilms kennen

• Japan Tsunami Debris: Canadian Museum Launches Recovery Project - ABC News

• Japan quake prompts foreigner exodus - UPI.com

• BBC News - Japan goes tie-free for power saving 'Cool Biz' campaign

• 'Dogwood Diplomacy:' U.S. To Send Japan 3,000 Trees : NPR

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/01/2012

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• Obama affirms strong economic, security ties with Japan - CNN.com

• Het product (1) - De Standaard

• New phenomenon for young Japanese: Tap an app for an anonymous chat - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Yes, I can use chopsticks: the everyday 'microaggressions' that grind us down | The Japan Times Online

• It's just because . . . foreigners know best | The Japan Times Online

• In Japan sterven drie keer meer mensen in bad dan in auto-ongeluk - HLN.be

• BBC News - Japan's PM Yoshihiko Noda visiting the US to boost ties

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