Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/30/2013

• Tensions Bolster Tokyo Military Bid - WSJ.com

• Utility that operates Fukushima cites own shortcomings as main cause of Japan's nuclear crisis | Fox News

• Nuclear experts advising NRA disclose funding from related businesses - The Japan Times

• Yokohama's French community gets prepped on disaster preparation - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/29/2013

• Tepco erkent schuld aan kernramp Japan - HLN.be

• Tokyo bar is run by Buddhist priest – video | World news | guardian.co.uk

• Tokyo liquefaction risk reviewed, found higher : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• How Distant Is Japan's 2% Inflation Target?

• JPRI Working Paper No. 83

• Revamped Kabuki-za theater aims to charm a new audience - The Japan Times

• Abe pushes 'openness' by inviting kids to tour his office, residence - The Japan Times

• UPDATE 1-MOF's Furusawa appointed as Japan's new currency diplomat

• New BoJ chief slams Japan debt as 'abnormal'

• Plastic model urinals, toilets aimed at Japan hobbyists - CNET Mobile

• Japan - A New Nuclear Inquiry - NYTimes.com

• Reaching the Last Speakers of Japan’s Ancient Languages – News Watch

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/28/2013

• Google adds street views inside Japan nuclear zone - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• BOJ chief says Japan economy on the mend

• Google Street View Captures Ghost Town in Fukushima's Evacuation Zone - NYTimes.com

• Google Adds Street Views Inside Japan Nuclear Zone | TIME.com

• Uncertainty clouds new law seeking job security for non-regular workers - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan dient klacht in bij FIFA om laser | Spitsnieuws

• Fallen tycoon Horie freed from jail - The Japan Times

• Japan verwikkeld in verhit kerndebat | www.iede.nl

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/27/2013

• Japanese regulators to investigate nuclear crisis - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Hokusai | Radio1

• Défilé à Tokyo de 63 maîtres du kabuki avant la réouverture du Kabukiza

• Rock shells disappearing on coast near Fukushima nuclear plant - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• ‘In Japan, a Portrait of Mistrust’ - NYTimes.com

• 7 leerlingen van academie naar Japan vertrokken (Zottegem) - Het Nieuwsblad

• Former Japanese Internet tycoon released from jail

• Kabuki stars parade in Ginza ahead of reopening of theater - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Matchmaking priests bring couples together, help temples prosper - The Japan Times

• Court voids poll results in a third district - The Japan Times

• Analysis: History casts doubt on bold Japan economic reform | Reuters

• Ssshh! Why Japan Is Keeping Quiet on the Yen

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/26/2013

• Pollenless Trees Nothing to Sneeze At in Japan - Page 1

• Navigating Japanese divorce law and dealing with false promises - The Japan Times

• Twitter CEO’s Direct Message @JapanPM - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• TEPCO concludes rat caused last week's Fukushima blackout - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan: Where the iPad is changing lives - Fortune Tech

• Curse or cash cow: Japan ready for casinos? - The Japan Times

• Abe wants TOEFL to be key exam - The Japan Times

• Only 30 foreigners pass nursing exam despite extra help - The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/25/2013

• Air quality worries boost sales of purifiers : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Hiroshima Court Rules December Election Invalid in Two Districts - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan Times, New York Times announce publishing agreement - The Japan Times

• Abe exercises personal governing style / Utilizes 'control tower' approach to hammer out policy details, streamline political process : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Abe visits Fukushima towns, vows to speed up rebuilding : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Japan seeks summit with Chinese leaders - FRANCE 24

• More Young Japanese Heading Abroad to Study - NYTimes.com

• BBC News - Japan: The worst developed country for mothers?

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/24/2013

• Strict conditions hamper certification system for foreign skilled workers - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Teachers return to clean classrooms 2 years after Fukushima disaster - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• In a nation shaken to its core, Japan's leaders offer more of the same - The Japan Times

• Accident highlights nuclear peril - The Japan Times

• EU and Japan: Moving the partnership forward : Commentary : Columns : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Kersenbloesemseizoen in Japan van start | Wereldnieuws

• Forget Cyprus, Japan Is The Real Crisis - Forbes

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/23/2013

• Fukushima cleanup contractors told workers to lie about pay in 'surprise' inspections - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• VOX POPULI: Arrival of cherry blossoms reminder of our brief, fragile existence - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• A-bomb museum to remove human replicas : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Tokyo cherry blossoms in full bloom - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Mt. Fuji Eruption Seen to Force 750,000 People to Evacuate - JIJI PRESS

• Plan eludes for fissile plutonium - The Japan Times

• Tepco snubs ¥10.5 billion cleanup tab - The Japan Times

• EU stelt top met Japan uit - Buitenland | Het laatste buitenlandse nieuws leest u op Telegraaf.nl [buitenland]

• Japan’s Leader, Shinzo Abe, Tries to Restart Plan to Move Okinawan Base - NYTimes.com

• Masks galore: Japanese ward off pollen, pollution - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/22/2013

• Europees handelstekort met Japan gehalveerd in 2012 - Economie - De Morgen

• Female Officers Get Command of Warships In Japan For First Time | TIME.com

• Japan unlikely to pay its way out of fix - CNN.com

• PHOTO ESSAY: Graduation at Keio University a sartorial look to past, present - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• IN BEELD. Kersenbloesems in Tokio uitzonderlijk vroeg i... (1) - De Standaard

• Bluefin may be on brink of collapse; Japan's appetite isn't - The Japan Times

• North Korea threatens to hit U.S. bases in Japan - The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/21/2013

• '95 Aum subway gas attack marked - The Japan Times

• Tepco smells a rat in Fukushima No. 1 fuel pool cooling glitch - The Japan Times

• Japan: is geluk te koop? - OverGeld | Lees het laatste financiële nieuws op OverGeld.nl van De Telegraaf [Arnout van Rijn]

• Opnieuw hoog handelstekort Japan - Beursduivel.nl

• Fukushima blackout investigators examine dead rat - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Grand Central launches Japan Week - The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/20/2013

• Robots have failed Fukushima Daiichi and Japan - Fortune Tech

• Fukushima Blackout Hints at Plant’s Vulnerability - NYTimes.com

• Japan retains tight borders by welcoming only 18 refugees in 2012 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• ANALYSIS: Cooling failure brings renewed criticism of lax TEPCO - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Maps reveal how Japan’s cities were destroyed in World War II | Elsevier Connect

• 5 million to use shelters after Nankai quake : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• China's new diplomats signal thaw with Japan, keeping U.S. at bay

• Why Japan and China could accidentally end up at war | FP Passport

• 2012 saw record-high 2,545 people apply for refugee status in Japan - The Japan Times

• Drug-resistant bacteria makes its way to Japan - The Japan Times

• Tokyo Metro to make cell services available on all lines - The Japan Times

• LDP breaks out election mascots - The Japan Times

• Outgoing Bank of Japan head warns no quick fix to Japan's deflation | Reuters

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/19/2013

• Panel: Quake off southern coast could cost 40 percent of Japan's GDP - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• BBC News - Power at Fukushima nuclear fuel ponds 'partially restored'

• Convenience stores boost eat-in areas / Offer revised menus, coffee to better compete with rivals, fast-food restaurants : Business : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Stroom valt uit in kerncentrale van Fukushima

• Japan PM Abe's Pacific trade pact gambit pays off, for now

• Duvel Tripel Hop lonkt naar Japan | Belg.be

• Japan’s Anti-Nuclear Activists Losing Ground Since Fukushima Disaster - The Daily Beast

• Japan Joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership – Finally! | Brookings Institution

• Japan Cherry Blossoms 2013: Flowers Match Earliest Bloom Ever (PHOTOS) - The Huffington Post

• Radiation from Japan's nuclear disaster may help track Pacific bluefin tuna - San Jose Mercury News

• Cooling units for spent fuel pools remain suspended at Fukushima plant - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fukushima Radiation Proves Less Deadly Than Feared - Bloomberg

• Crippled Japanese nuclear plant suffers blackout - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/18/2013

• Japan fears French copter device may aid China's Senkakus campaign - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Best to consult an expert before getting a cryptic kanji tattoo - The Japan Times

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• Chinese officials admit to MSDF radar lock allegations - The Japan Times

• Au Japon aussi, on débat fébrilement du mariage gay | Japon Information

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/17/2013

• Japan PM warns defence academy graduates of 'provocations'

• Rough seas ahead for Japan - The Japan Times

• VOA Mobile - English

• Japan’s post-Fukushima energy policy advisory board resumes discussions after purging members | Enformable

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• Bullet train starts running at 320 km per hour, fastest in Japan－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Japan discussed acquisition of 'defensive' nuclear weapons in 1958 - The Japan Times

• Japan needs to humor its old teacher: China - The Japan Times

• China’s Former Ambassador to Japan Appointed as Foreign Minister - Bloomberg

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/16/2013

• Tsunami debris washing up in N. America far higher than expected - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Recordhoeveelheid straling in vis uit Fukushima - De Standaard

• Haring moet Japan veroveren

• Frank Fol als culinair ambassadeur naar Japan (Hoegaarden) - Het Nieuwsblad

• Japan’s Parliament Clears Kuroda to Head BOJ | TIME.com

• Tokyo Subway 'Fool's Wall' Comes Tumbling Down - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Teachers turn to movies to enhance English classes : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Japan Aims to Join Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks - NYTimes.com

• Friday Factoids: Fossil Fuels Replace Nuclear in Japan | The Energy Collective

• PressTV - Japan's Women Demand a Bigger Voice in Government

• TEPCO Finds Most Polluted Fish since Fukushima N-Accident - JIJI PRESS

• Abe purges energy board of antinuclear experts - The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/15/2013

• Japan to Join Trade Talks as Abe Defies Key Voting Bloc - Bloomberg

• Japan faces higher fuel bill as nuclear shutdown enters third year

• Belgian, Ugandan doctors to receive Noguchi awards | The Japan Times

• New connection expedites Saitama-Yokohama route | The Japan Times

• LDP calls for titling Emperor 'head of state' | The Japan Times

• Kuroda, a Critic of Japan’s Central Bank, Takes On Task of Redirecting It - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/14/2013

• ANALYSIS: TEPCO inquiry admits 'misinformation,' but critics demand more - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Peter Piot krijgt prijs in Japan voor zijn werk in Afrika - Belga Algemeen - Knack.be - Knack.be

• Panel says no cover-up attempt by Japan nuke plant | Boston Herald

• Japan shows how to demolish a building in style

• Mazda temp-staff practice ruled illegal | The Japan Times

• Japan offered ransoms in Algerian hostage crisis: report | The Japan Times

• Japan's lower house clears Kuroda to head BOJ

• New LNG storage tank so big it could house Todaiji’s Great Buddha Hall - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/13/2013

• Kan cites ‘God’s help’ in containing nuclear crisis | The Japan Times

• Japan May Review Fukushima Decontamination Schedule - JIJI PRESS

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• An Energy Coup for Japan - ‘Flammable Ice’ - NYTimes.com

• Prof. Kashiwazaki Chikako: Japan’s Nationality Law and immigration policy deviates from current international legal norm

• Japan's silver savers will bear the brunt of Abenomics | Reuters

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/12/2013

• Japan PM says Japanese nuclear plants need to step up security to counter any terrorism threat | Fox News

• Government to review staffing plan at Fukushima plant - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Managersonline.nl - Japan als rolmodel

• Residents, evacuees file lawsuit against central government, TEPCO - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fukushima And The Navy: Sailors Sue Japan Nuclear Plant Owner, Saying Disaster Made Them Sick

• Road map for Fukushima evacuees due in summer: Abe | The Japan Times

• Japan PM keeps pledge to mark 1952 return of sovereignty - Yahoo! News

• Tokyo dust storm came complete with China sand | The Japan Times

• Tsunami Japan twee jaar geleden | VTM NIEUWS

• Japan Marks 2-Year Anniversary of Triple Disaster - Page 1

• Two years after tsunami, Japan's small business owners stuck in limbo (+video) - CSMonitor.com

• Four reasons Japan still hasn’t broken its nuclear addiction

• Japan staat twee jaar na de tsunami stil bij negentienduizend slachtoffers :: nrc.nl

• Japan's Broken Coast Struggles To Recover : NPR

• Why Japan should join the TPP – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

• Photos: Japan quake, tsunami anniversary - CNN.com

• For Japan, There Are Other Options Besides Nuclear Weapons - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/11/2013

• 2 Years After Tsunami, Slow Progress on Cleanup - Page 1

• Fukushima plant decommissioning may last until 2051 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan PM Abe vows nation to emerge stronger from 2011 triple disasters

• Metropolis - Hope and Fury

• Minuut stilte voor tweede verjaardag verwoestende tsunami - De Standaard

• BBC News - Fukushima disaster: Long road to nuclear clean-up

• BBC News - Japan marks quake and tsunami anniversary

• Two years on, Fukushima evacuees seek justice and a normal life | The Japan Times

• Japan, twee jaar na de tsunami | Radio1

• Let there be no mistake, the Fukushima crisis continues - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• 2 Years After Japan’s March 11 Quake, Tokyo Worries About ‘Big One’ | TIME.com

• Two Years After Tsunami, Fukushima Church Holds a Service - NYTimes.com

• Japan twee jaar later: de nucleaire erfenis (deredactie.be)

• Fukushima School in Limbo, Two Years After Nuclear Disaster - Page 1

• AP News : Japan marks 2nd anniversary of triple disaster

• Residents failed by fitful rebuilding | The Japan Times

• Tepco’s survival tied to reactors, rate hikes | The Japan Times

• About 60 percent of Fukushima evacuees cannot return home by 2017 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Protesters rail against Abe, reactors | The Japan Times

• Two Years After Fukushima, Japan Worries About the Next Big Quake | TIME.com

• Pijnlijke nederlaag honkballers tegen Japan | Sport | NU.nl - Voor het laatste nieuws

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/10/2013

• Deux ans après Fukushima, où en est l'énergie nucléaire au Japon ?

• Au Japon, on préfère louer des amis plutôt que de sortir seul - Gentside

• Japon : après le tsunami, «très peu a été réellement reconstruit» - Libération

• Air pollution turns skies gray over Kanto region ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Thousands in Japan anti-nuclear protest two years after Fukushima | News , International | THE DAILY STAR

• Thousands across Japan march against nuclear power AFP.com

• Japan anti-nuclear marches before tsunami anniversary

• Japan's cleanup lags from tsunami, nuke accident - Yahoo! News

• Gratis Nieuws - Nederlands Dagblad

• Dirty water an urgent issue at ruined N-plant : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Giving the children of Fukushima a place to play is not easy | The Japan Times

• Two years on, Fukushima evacuees seek justice and a normal life | The Japan Times

• Two wide-ranging, informed compilations scrutinize the March 11 disasters | The Japan Times

• Providing lessons on nuclear policy | The Japan Times

• Dutch Try to Extend Record of Upsets at World Classic - NYTimes.com

• Tsunami two years on: Japan finally gets warning system that would have saved hundreds of lives - Telegraph

• Chinese sandstorms hit Japan - UPI.com

• Miss Universe Japan Is A Huge Nerd, Draws Manga

• Japan wants big offshore wind power expansion - MarketWatch

• Nuclear safety body touts voluntary measures | The Japan Times

• Water is both the savior and the bane at Fukushima No. 1 | The Japan Times

• State to build 20,000 housing units in disaster-hit areas by March 2016 | The Japan Times

• Two years on, Fukushima evacuees seek justice and a normal life | The Japan Times

• Abe: Japan must revise Constitution to engage in U.N. security campaigns | The Japan Times

• Asian tourists to Japan to soar 41% by 2017: study | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/09/2013

• Protesters in Japan demand end to nukes - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan tsunami two years on: Teacher refused to leave students - Mirror Online

• Protesters in Japan Demand End to Nukes - ABC News

• Washington Post

• Sandstorms From China Forecast to Reach Tokyo This Weekend - Bloomberg

• Ending deflation in Japan: Waging a new war | The Economist

• What Japan’s Tsunami Left Behind - NYTimes.com

• Nuclear revival: Japan to re-launch six reactors in 2013 | End the Lie – Independent News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/08/2013

• Japan Earthquake, 2 Years Later: Before and After - In Focus - The Atlantic

• NOS.nl

• Japan uit recessie in vierde kwartaal

• Japan's "Long War" to shut down Fukushima - Yahoo! News Maktoob

• Japan's tsunami-hit towns barren as rebuilding lags - CBS News

• Speedy Rebuilding of Homes Top Priority Says Japan's Reconstruction Minister - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• AP PHOTOS: Images from towns in the radiation zone, abandoned after Japan's nuclear disaster | Fox News

• Video: Two Years After Japan's Tsunami, Rikuzentakata in Northeastern Japan Still Struggles ~ Frequency

• Nuclear watchdog to forbid reactor construction above active faults - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Tsunami 'miracle' pine tree was younger than thought - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Survey: Half of disaster-hit communities need 6 to 10 more years to rebuild - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Remote villages not receiving relief - Yahoo!7 News

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• Toujours plus de 300 000 réfugiés du tsunami de mars 2011 - FRANCE 24

• KESENNUMA, Japan: Images of Japan's barren tsunami coast 2 years on | World | NewsObserver.com

• Nearly 2 years after Japanese tsunami, survivors long for homes, jobs as red tape, slack economy slow rebuilding

• Hollywood Looks At Pivotal Moment In Postwar Japan | TIME.com

• VOA Mobile - English

• GHQ probed delay in FDR note to Hirohito | The Japan Times

• Tokyo denied role in Hitler’s reported plan to escape to Japan: declassified documents | The Japan Times

• PCMAG.COM

• Google Expands Public Alerts to Japan for Quake, Tsunami Warnings

• Turning Japanese: Obama's 'Asia Pivot' Centers on Japan - Atlantic Mobile

• LA Times - 'Emperor' stirs deep emotions in Japan and U.S.

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/07/2013

• China navy seeks to wear out Japanese ships in disputed waters | Reuters

• Weekly anti-nuclear protests losing steam after change in government - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Two Years After the Tsunami: Still Stuck, Still Knitting - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan Could Begin Real Constitutional Change after July - Forbes

• Shinzo Abe Shakes Up Japan in Effort to Stir Its Economy - NYTimes.com

• TEPCO considers dumping water from Fukushima nuclear plant into ocean－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• AM - Fukushima worker sent in despite the radiation, without proper protection 07/03/2013

• Camelot in Tokyo - By Coco Masters | Foreign Policy

• Meet Some of Japan's Stupidest Twitter Users

• Apple offers Japanese e-book service | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/06/2013

• Cesium levels still exceed standards in wild mushrooms, seafood, game - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Interview: Richard Samuels Says Japan Partisanship Worse After Earthquake | Asia Society

• Insight: Japan's Long War to shut down Fukushima | Reuters

• Haunted by trauma, tsunami survivors in Japan turn to exorcists - Yahoo! News

• Apple starts offering paid iBookstore content in Japan

• China-Japan island dispute opens door to misunderstandings - CSMonitor.com

• Kumamoto issues Japan’s first alert over China’s toxic smog | The Japan Times

• 20 Ways To Visit Japan On The Cheap - Forbes

• A guide to exporting to Japan | Guardian Small Business Network | Guardian Professional

• Japan's Micro Apartment Boom

• Freedom of Hate Speech; Abe Shinzo and Japan's Public Sphere :: JapanFocus

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/05/2013

• Bank of Japan nominees mix bold policies with caution

• Social Media Embrace Same-Sex Wedding at Tokyo Disneyland - NYTimes.com

• Heeft Japan groeistrategie zonder neveneffecten ontdekt? - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Child’s quibble with U.S. ‘poverty superpower’ propaganda unravels a sobering story about insular Japan | The Japan Times

• ‘Obachan’ group aims to jolt politics | The Japan Times

• Kuroda assures Diet of inflation goal | The Japan Times

• The answer to Chinese pollution? It's in Japan - Fortune Tech

• IN BEELD. Japan twee jaar na de tsunami: toen en nu (1) - De Standaard

• Claustrophobia-inducing photos of Japan’s ‘capsule apartments’

• Google Begins Mapping Japan's Nuclear Exclusion Zone - Page 1

• Nominee for Japan’s Central Bank Vows Aggressive Action - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/04/2013

• Kuroda Pledges Bolder Action as Bank of Japan Governor: Economy - Bloomberg

• Bank of Japan nominee Kuroda: huge purchases of longer-dated JGBs natural

• Study turns up cesium in wildlife | The Japan Times

• Whaling fleet ‘departs’ with record-low haul: Sea Shepherd | The Japan Times

• Japan, EU paving way for free-trade talks in March | The Japan Times

• Heavy snowstorm in Hokkaido strands drivers, claims 8 lives - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/03/2013

• Man overlijdt na redden dochter bij sneeuwstorm Japan - NOS Nieuws

• Acht doden in het noorden Japan door zware sneeuwval - HLN.be

• Global Public Square

• Radiation fell 40% near Fukushima plant last yr : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Study: 22 million Japanese at risk for next tsunami - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• EDUCATION RENAISSANCE / Balancing act: Nurturing patriotism in an era of rapid globalization : The Language Connection : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

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• Japan looks to film business for help processing 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster - The Denver Post

• Making life easier for working moms | The Japan Times

• Documenting the gender imbalance | The Japan Times

• Japanese women strive to empower themselves | The Japan Times

• Trying to get things done in the wake of 3/11 | The Japan Times

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• High-speed bullet train derails in Japan: media - FRANCE 24

• ‘A person and a possession’: Japanese women in history | The Japan Times

• debito.org » Blog Archive » Amazing new Cabinet survey finds “81% welcome ‘foreigners’ of Japanese descent”. Festival of cognitive dissonance!

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/02/2013

• Streamlined energy panel has fewer anti-nuke advocates - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan straft twee Amerikaanse soldaten zwaar voor verkrach... - De Standaard

• Japan's record snowfall still not the deepest ever | World news | The Guardian

• Japan gaat kernreactoren opnieuw opstarten - Kernenergie - De Morgen

• Mr. Abe’s plan for Japan | The Japan Times

• In China-Japan island clash, a peaceful diversion - CSMonitor.com

• Old age far from gentle for Japan's graying homeless | Reuters

• Japan: Trade, Nuclear Power on Horizon

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/01/2013

• Japan speelt weer zeer gevaarlijk spelletje, industrie heeft zware schade opgelopen - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• No Honeymoon for Japan’s New Central Banker - Bloomberg

• Japan and America: Spin and substance | The Economist

• Bank of Japan, Kuroda faces tough choices - Feb. 28, 2013

• Japan to demand that South Korea return stolen Buddhist statues | The Japan Times

• Only slight risk of cancer after Japan tsunami, WHO says - Vitals

• Report: Ambassador Caroline Kennedy to Japan? - Kevin Robillard - POLITICO.com

• China Accuses Japan of Escalating Tensions Over Disputed Islands - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/28/2013

• Woman stabbed to death in Tokyo's Kichijoji; one suspect in custody ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Tuna collapse fears fail to curb Japan's appetite - SFGate

• Japan to Begin Restarting Idled Nuclear Plants - NYTimes.com

• Japan PM Abe cites Thatcher reflections on Falklands war | Reuters

• Haruhiko Kuroda Nominated to Lead Japan’s Central Bank - NYTimes.com

• 'Japan weer economische supermacht' - BUITENLAND - PAROOL

• Hoger risico op kanker in Fukushima-gebied - De aardbeving in Japan - VK

• Chinese boats harass Japanese fishing vessels near Senkakus - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Caroline Kennedy will be next Ambassador to Japan | Irish News | IrishCentral

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