Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/29/2012

• Japanse premier waarschuwt voor impasse - HLN.be

• Japan PM signals election can wait, defies opposition | Reuters

• A Sumida, la vie dans l'angoisse du Big One | Japon Information

• Chicago Tribune - Japan PM signals election can wait, defies opposition

• Elektrische fiets breekt door in Japan | Japan

• Washington Post

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/28/2012

• No. 1 radioactive water tanks maxed | The Japan Times Online

• Alastair Wanklyn of the Telegraph claims that Japanese umbrella use is due to radiation fears | Japan Probe

• When disaster struck Japan, Google and Twitter became tech first responders - San Jose Mercury News

• Washington Post

• Mr. Ishihara goes national | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/27/2012

• ANALYSIS: Ishihara already running into difficulties forging a 'third political force' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Cesium still high in Fukushima fish | The Japan Times Online

• Misuse of disaster 'reconstruction' money runs rampant | The Japan Times Online

• For Pieter ten Hoopen, Following Footsteps Into Japan's 'Suicide Forest' - NYTimes.com

• Fukushima rice above threshold for cesium | The Japan Times Online

• Japan winter could be milder than usual, would curb kerosene demand

• Zorgen over koelwater Fukushima - Nederlands Dagblad

• Tokyo’s Firebrand Governor, Shintaro Ishihara, Quits to Form New National Party - NYTimes.com

• Fish Off Fukushima, Japan, Show Elevated Levels of Cesium - NYTimes.com

• Misuse of disaster 'reconstruction' money runs rampant | The Japan Times Online

• No takers for free legal consultants at Haneda | The Japan Times Online

• Vis in zee bij Fukushima nog steeds besmet - HLN.be

• Japan Politics in Flux as Tokyo Mayor Ishihara Resigns to Head New Party in Next Election - Forbes

• U.S. diplomat chides Japan over revolving-door politics

• Japan quake-hit nuclear plant may still be leaking radiation into sea

• Japan pompt 4 miljard euro in sputterende economie - Financiële crisis - De Morgen

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/24/2012

• Gratis Nieuws - Nederlands Dagblad

• Cycle tour of Tokyo - The West Australian

• Japan Utilities Fuel Costs Set to Double Since Fukushima Crisis- Bloomberg

• Japan krijgt realtime telefoongesprek-vertaler | B R I G H T

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/23/2012

• Japanese Justice Minister Quits After Mobster Ties Surface - NYTimes.com

• U.S. Candidates Silent on Japan - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Minister van Justitie in Japan stapt op na link met Yakuza :: nrc.nl

• Japan Needs Nuclear Power to Offset High Gas Costs, Tanaka Says - Businessweek

• Fugu, fin de carrière pour le poisson tueur ? | Japon Information

• Japan justice minister resigns, blow to PM Noda

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/22/2012

• Chicago Tribune - Japan justice minister

• Nieuwe medische website voor reizigers in Japan | Japan

• TEPCO continued donations to villages after Fukushima nuclear accident - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Deze iPhone app stinkt! | Japan

• Japan Nobel Laureate Gets New Washing Machine « VOA Breaking News

• Niwa: Japan-China ties faces worst crisis in 40 years - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/21/2012

• Japan saves 64 Chinese seamen from burning freighter | South China Morning Post

• 'Only immigrants can save Japan' | The Japan Times Online

• So, fat cats and a blue caterpillar will save Japan from nuclear hell. OK | The Japan Times Online

• Enka scandal keeps star in the news | The Japan Times Online

• Using the noodle to gain insight into Japanese culinary culture | The Japan Times Online

• Foreigners on welfare get pension waiver OK | The Japan Times Online

• Japanse keizerin viert 78e verjaardag | Japan

• Washington Post

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/20/2012

• Genba defends 'pragmatic' purchase of the Senkakus | The Japan Times Online

• Tanaka's exit likely as scandal outcry grows | The Japan Times Online

• Sony to cut HQ staff by a fifth, shutter Japan plant

• Japan's second richest man proud of his Korean ancestry | Business | Dallas Business, Te...

• Japan fails to win support on Senkakus issue from Europe's 'Big 3' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Sony schrapt duizenden banen in Japan - nieuws - Datanews.be - Datanews.be

• Eiji Kawashima opnieuw slachtoffer van Fukushima-grap - Gva.be

• New York Times outside director feels duty to save journalism - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/19/2012

• Visit to war shrine may not be indicative of Abe's diplomacy | The Japan Times Online

• Wedding costs rise in Japan despite economic slump | The Japan Times Online

• Tepco to expand compensation for tourism industry losses | The Japan Times Online

• Cesium above new limit in Miyagi beef | The Japan Times Online

• Japan’s Justice Minister To Resign Over Yakuza Ties - The Daily Beast

• US commander in Japan apologizes, orders curfew after 2 sailors charged with rape in Okinawa - The Washington Post

• Japanese Police Discover Three Bodies Under House in Hyogo - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• China’s slowing economy hits Japan, other countries - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• debito.org » Blog Archive » Kyodo: NJ on welfare (unlike Japanese on welfare) now need to pay pension premiums, says Japan Pension Service

• Japan's Reaction to Haruki Murakami Not Winning the Nobel Prize : The New Yorker

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/18/2012

• Japanse toerist slaapt maand in Chinees treinstation | Japan

• Japan Politicians Visit Controversial War Shrine - ABC News

• Veertig jaar Japanse verbroedering (Vilvoorde) - Het Nieuwsblad

• Deadly red-back spider spreads across Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Wangedrag militairen VS schokt Japan - Nederlands Dagblad

• Japan Opposition Leader Visits War Shrine - NYTimes.com

• The geopolitical implications of (another) American rape arrest in Japan - Washington Post

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/17/2012

• 5 ways Japan will surprise you

• Japan opposition leader's war shrine visit bound to anger China, Korea

• Japan PM's vague call for stimulus could backfire

• Rampjaar 2011: 570 catastrofes, 40.000 doden - De aardbeving in Japan - VK

• Japan PM plans new economic stimulus by end-Nov: Kyodo

• Foreigners on welfare face pension burden | The Japan Times Online

• Japanse slopers vinden 250.000 euro onder de vloer - Buitenland - TROUW

• Japan defense minister says arrest of US sailors for alleged rape on Okinawa very serious - Washington Post

• Softbank’s Outspoken CEO, Masayoshi Son - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Ground under Fukushima Unit 4 sinking, structure on verge of complete collapse

• Fukushima panel chief hopes for change in Japan | The Raw Story

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/16/2012

• Japanse Steve Jobs bestormt Amerika - De Standaard

• Laurent Ruquier provoque un incident diplomatique entre la France et le Japon | Japon Information

• Retirees can be rehired, but often under worse conditions | The Japan Times Online

• Japanese foreign minister offers apology to former U.S. POWs | The Japan Times Online

• Tokyo Public Law Office opens consultancy designed for foreigners | The Japan Times Online

• Japanse Softbank doet monsterovername - De Standaard

• 'Renault-Nissan wil miljarden meer besparen' - Beursduivel.nl

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/15/2012

• Krimp productie industrie Japan zet door - Beursduivel.nl

• Japan security environment tougher than ever: PM Noda

• Spotify wil Azië veroveren via Japan | Japan

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/14/2012

• Women in their 40s have it better than men | The Japan Times Online

• Heterodox views enter mainstream | The Japan Times Online

• No power shortages expected this winter | The Japan Times Online

• Tepco finally admits nuke crisis avoidable | The Japan Times Online

• Women could save Japan's economy: IMF's Lagarde - Outcome Magazine

• Zó maak je een trein schoon | Japan

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/13/2012

• Study: Dogs abandoned at Japan quake site show signs of PTSD | Living | The Seattle Times

• Japan's once mighty tech industry has fallen far behind Silicon Valley - San Jose Mercury News

• Fukushima operator admits nuclear disaster avoidable

• OECD Says Japan Public Debt in 'Uncharted Territory' - WSJ.com

• Uitbater kerncentrale Fukushima slaat voor het eerst mea culpa - HLN.be

• Energiebedrijf Japan bekent schuld - Nederlands Dagblad

• Bloggen over Japanse straatmode zonder zelf fashion victim te zijn :: nrc.nl

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/12/2012

• Janssens 'geschoffeerd' door advertentie Antwerpse onderne... - De Standaard

• New justice minister allegedly had yakuza ties | The Japan Times Online

• Japan ambassador: US security pact deters Japan-China conflict over islands Washington Post

• ‘Japanese Streets’ Blogger on Harajuku Street Fashion and Self-Expression - Speakeasy - WSJ

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/11/2012

• Japan and the IMF: Poor host | The Economist

• Tough smoking ban on sidewalks marks 10 years in Chiyoda Ward - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Despite more water, radiation still high in Fukushima reactor - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Police should learn from cybercrime blunder - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Noda Calls for China Talks as Island Spat Threatens Growth - Businessweek

• Herfst! Mooie tijd om Japan te bezoeken | Japan

• AFP: Japan stem cell Nobel laureate to get research boost

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• Is Japan Turning to the Right? - The Huffington Post

• Long Reliant on China, Myanmar Now Turns to Japan for Help - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/10/2012

• Japan officials say arrested traveler raised no red flags, stand by current security measures - The Washington Post

• China niet bij bespreking IMF in Tokio - De Standaard

• Death by hanging not quick: data show | The Japan Times Online

• Japan may 'acknowledge' China's claim to islets to calm tension | The Japan Times Online

• Het einde van de Japanse zeepbel is in zicht - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Flat note for violinists as German customs seize instruments - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Yokohama man builds museum to mark samurai clash that strained UK–Japan ties ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Nuclear industry steamrolls on | The Japan Times Online

• Chinese vessels enter Japan's contiguous zone near Senkaku Islands for seventh straight day | The Japan Times Online

• New movie portrays Japan's pro-North Korean community | The Japan Times Online

• Alleen zware devaluatie kan Japan nog redden - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Washington Post

• Japanse vrouwen doen wát met pampers? - Hygiëne - Goed Gevoel

• Japan car sales in China tumble, hit by islands row

• Duitse activist gearresteerd in Japan - Buitenland | Het laatste buitenlandse nieuws leest u op Telegraaf.nl [buitenland]

• China vs. Japan, but the loser could be the global economy - Economy Watch

• Japanse auto-industrie ziet afzet China drastisch dalen - Autovisie | Het laatste nieuws over auto's op Autovisie.nl van De Telegraaf [autovisie]

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/09/2012

• Japan car sales in China tumble, hit by islands row - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• AFP: Japan PM tours troubled Fukushima nuclear plant

• Japan's newest tour guide: Hello Kitty - Travel Kit on NBCNews.com

• BBC News - Lessons learned: Japan's recovery in the spotlight

• Yamanaka, Gurdon win Nobel prize in medicine for work on iPS cells | The Japan Times Online

• BBC News - Art of 'combative swimming' taught in Japan's swimming pools

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/07/2012

• Film tells story of Japan's pro-NKorean residents - News - Boston.com

• debito.org » Blog Archive » Japan Times: Japan Post Office unilaterally decides old “Gaijin Cards” no longer acceptable ID, despite still valid under MOJ

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/06/2012

• New concept of Imperial female branches mulled | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/05/2012

• Government tries to duck reactor-restart decisions | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/04/2012

• U.S. urges Japan to keep stored plutonium to a minimum | The Japan Times Online

• Japan discovers cheap flights, 3 low-cost carriers lead the way - CSMonitor.com

• A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/03/2012

• Japan's women-only masturbation bar Love Joule provides venue for ladies to gossip about private sex life - Daily News

• Au Japon, un "café à câlins" pour coucher avec une inconnue | Japon Information

• Why China, Japan dispute islands once home to just albatross feathers and fish - CSMonitor.com

• Cabinet reshuffle with no vision | The Japan Times Online

• Tepco removing fuel from reactor at Fukushima No. 2 | The Japan Times Online

• Hottest September in 110 years | The Japan Times Online

• Caution on hangings pledged | The Japan Times Online

• Tanaka casts doubt on 'contradictory' energy strategy | The Japan Times Online

• Japanse producenten lijden onder eilandenruzie - HLN.be

• Japan’s NHK, Canada’s CBC with International Emmys for news - Washington Post

• China Banks Pull Out of Meetings in Japan - WSJ.com

• Take A Walk Through Tokyo's Dense Car Culture

• New medicine stopped Shinzo Abe’s crippling diarrhea, allowing him to return as leader of LDP | Japan Probe

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/02/2012

• Revisionists marching Japan back to a dangerous place | The Japan Times Online

• Japanse regering neemt ontslag - De Standaard

• Conflict in Cargill Sale of ‘Love Hotel’ in Japan - NYTimes.com

• Japan Pulse » Bagel head trend is a big distortion

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• Fukushima communities still crippled as evacuees choose to stay away - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's rightward shift (CNN)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 10/01/2012

• Noda rewards political allies in Cabinet reshuffle - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Pros and Cons For Japan’s New Celebrity Education Minister - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japanse premier neemt 'China-vriendelijke' minister op in kabinet - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Tyfoon Jelawat eist twee levens in Japan - Het Nieuwsblad

• Producenten Japan lijden onder eilandenruzie - Beursduivel.nl

• Wereldwijd tekort aan luiers dreigt na explosie in Japanse fabriek - Gva.be

• BBC News - Japan introduces piracy penalties for illegal downloads

• Flip-flop on no-nuclear energy policy bodes ill for the future of Japan | The Japan Times Online

• Photos offer rare aerial views of Tokyo in 1922 | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 09/30/2012

• Au Japon, il y a un pianiste dans le métro | Japon Information

• Tyfoon op weg naar Tokio - Het Nieuwsblad

• 'Luiertekort na explosie in fabriek Japan' - Buitenland - Algemeen - Nieuws - Stentor

• Collision course for China and Japan - Los Angeles City Buzz | Examiner.com

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