Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/27/2014

• Australian wartime sex slave Jan Ruff-O'Hearne hits out at 'hideous' Japanese denials | smh.com.au

• Japan Today

• Japan's new economic realities | The Japan Times

• Editorial: Maintaining nuclear energy dependency a violation of LDP election promise - 毎日新聞

• The Grave of Jesus in Shingo, Aomori, Japan

• Fishermen exposed to H-bomb test warn of dangers of radiation after Fukushima - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Radiation exposure near Fukushima evacuation zones up to twice national average - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/26/2014

• Japan geeft Amerikaans plutonium terug - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Radioactive materials from Japan's Fukushima disaster reaches Canada, say scientists - CSMonitor.com

• Fukushima kids' cancer risk raised | The Japan Times

• Will Constitution survive Abe? | The Japan Times

• Japan's Return to Nuclear Power | Amy Chavez

• Japan draait nucleaire uitstap helemaal terug: De Tijd

• Wat heeft Japan met/tegen Anne Frank? [Radio 1] | Joods Actueel

• Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito defends anti-war constitution | South China Morning Post

• Asada Mao’s Skating Comeback Wins Hearts | Nippon.com

• Reversing Course, Japan Makes Push to Restart Dormant Nuclear Plants - NYTimes.com

• In shadow of Fukushima nuclear plant, a town withers away - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Robocop est de service à Osaka, au Japon

• Noam Chomsky: Truth to power | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/25/2014

• Immigrants eyed as a key to maintaining population level - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fukushima takes new approach to ease fears of radiation in food - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan mulls revision of comfort women apology - Channel NewsAsia

• REALITY CHECK: What the Senkakus issue entails for Washington - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/24/2014

• Honda benoemt voor het eerst vrouw in bestuur - nrc.nl

• Government to lift Fukushima evacuation order for 1st time - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Sochi Winter Olympics: How Did Japan Do? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Two-thirds of public against easing weapons export curbs: poll | The Japan Times

• In Japan’s Drill With the U.S., a Message for Beijing - NYTimes.com

• Shadow of Olympics Evictions Looms Over Tokyo · Global Voices

• Noam Chomsky: Truth to power | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/22/2014

• Tokyo hints it will re-examine accounts by former ‘comfort women’ to verify credibility - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Is Japan's 'Abenomics' losing its luster? | Asia | DW.DE | 21.02.2014

• EDITORIAL: Abe’s diplomatic stance pushing Japan toward isolation - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• With friends likes these … Shinzo Abe's tactless colleagues cause consternation | World news | theguardian.com

• Why do Japanese people wear surgical masks? It’s not always for health reasons ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Anne Frank books become targets of vandalism at Tokyo libraries - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Osaka-based multicultural nursing home chain ventures into Tokyo - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/21/2014

• Japan's pivot to the past is a US headache | Business Spectator

• Dix erreurs

• National Teams Nickname Their Way to Fame | Nippon.com

• No. of visitors to Japan hits record high for January ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Wat is de echte agenda van Shinzo Abe? - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Japanese fishermen warn of omens after surge in numbers of giant squid caught - Independent.ie

• Disaster prep to be 2020 focus: Masuzoe | The Japan Times

• Water overflows tank at No. 1 plant | The Japan Times

• Fukushima stress deaths top 3/11 toll | The Japan Times

• Olympics: Japanese official criticizes figure skater Mao Asada - San Jose Mercury News

• Chicago Tribune - Japan firms resist government pressure to lift base wages: Reuters survey

• Japanse premier Shinzo Abe komt steeds meer met billen bloot te staan - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/20/2014

• BBC News - Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant leaks radioactive water

• Fukushima stress deaths top 3/11 toll | The Japan Times

• BBC News - Japan monthly trade gap more than doubles to new record

• Le Japon est le pays avec le plus de personnes âgées actives

• Strains in Japan-U.S. ties due to Abe and his cronies - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Nationalistic Remarks From Japan Lead to Warnings of Chill With U.S. - NYTimes.com

• Japan Harajuku Culture

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/19/2014

• NHK's neutrality is essential | The Japan Times

• Toerist moet vluchten voor hongerige konijnen - HLN.be

• Embattled NHK chairman: What's wrong with what I said? - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/18/2014

• Japanse economie niet zo dramatisch als vaak gedacht - AD.nl

• Japan's Abe Faces Challenge to Broaden Recovery - ABC News

• Japan's Trade Gap With China Expected to Grow - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Tokyo Gets Impatient on Reactor Restarts - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Onbegaanbare wegen en lege winkels: Japan gaat gebukt onder sneeuwstorm | RTL Nieuws

• ANALYSIS: People will soon feel the failures of Abenomics - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• 19 dead, towns stranded after snowstorm hits eastern Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe displays ignorance of the concept of constitutionalism - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Zombification of Japanese Farming | Nippon.com

• Snow-Linked Death Toll Reaches 15 - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Strong U.S.-Japan bond formed in aftermath of 3/11 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• A Rebuke to Japanese Nationalism - Bloomberg

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/16/2014

• Twaalf doden door hevige sneeuwval in Japan - De Standaard

• Dagblad De Limburger - Limburgs Dagblad

• INSIGHT: NHK preoccupied with 'putting out fires' as resignation calls continue - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Drift rightward has been building for years | The Japan Times

• A tale of two Abes: PM's rosy view jars with life of toil seen in poison case | The Japan Times

• Filmmaker says Japan needs reminders of war's horrors | The Japan Times

• Railway operator Tokyu blames snow for train collision in Kawasaki | The Japan Times

• Japan struggles as deadly new storm follows last week's blizzard | South China Morning Post

• Hevigste sneeuw in Japan in jaren - nrc.nl

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/15/2014

• Record snow in Kanto wrecks havoc on transportation networks - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Lawyer group charges Abe with constitutional ignorance | The Japan Times

• Japanese ex-prime minister meets comfort women on S. Korea tour - CNN.com

• AFP: Japan women splash cash on Valentine chocs for friends

• Buitenlanders dumpen massaal Japanse aandelen - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• BBC News - China and Japan: Seven decades of bitterness

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/14/2014

• Love hotel business booming in Japan ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Patrimoine de l’Unesco : kamikazes japonais vs massacre de Nankin - France - France 24

• Japon : les sacrifiés de Fukushima - 13/02/2014 - leParisien.fr

• Lawyer challenges secrets law | The Japan Times

• Groundwater cesium reaches record level | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/13/2014

• Shinzo Abe’s Nationalist Strategy | The Diplomat

• Murayama in Seoul: Abe cannot withdraw wartime remorse apology - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Sex slavery an 'indescribable' wrong: Murayama | The Japan Times

• Why is Japan's Abe Seeking Better Ties with Russia's Putin?

• Japan's Love Hotels see business booming | GlobalPost

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/12/2014

• Former Japan Prime Minister Seeks Better Seoul Ties - Korea Real Time - WSJ

• Tepco hid record-level radiation data last July | The Japan Times

• Many foreigners in Fukushima fled after crisis, news reporting questioned | The Japan Times

• Headline of S Korean magazine angers Japanese readers ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• 600,000 votes for Tamogami may signal rise of ultraconservatives - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Putin to visit Japan, ties with Tokyo warming - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• US envoy visits Okinawa amid long-running row over military bases | World news | theguardian.com

• Publications disparaging S. Korea, China hot sellers in Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/11/2014

• Dick Buchel van Steenbergen uit Waalre officieel erkend als slachtoffer atoombom Nagasaki

• Hosokawa, Koizumi to continue campaigning against nuclear energy | The Japan Times

• Nuke foes' loss lets Abe push for restarts | The Japan Times

• Asia Times Online :: Japan's brutal work culture takes a toll

• 'Japanse kamikazebrieven horen niet op werelderfgoedlijst' - Buitenland - TROUW

• Chuck Chiang: Japan’s search for historic parallels angers China

• Ultranationalist Candidate Gets Strong Support in Tokyo Vote - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• NHK and Abe’s Agenda | The Diplomat

• Japan Today

• China's Television War on Japan - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/10/2014

• Chocolates and funerals, when Japanese lack for love | The Japan Times

• Worst blizzard in 45 years claims 11; 1,200 hurt | The Japan Times

• Masuzoe scores victory in Tokyo gubernatorial race | The Japan Times

• Don’t hate Yoichi Masuzoe for what he said — just look at what he has done | Mutantfrog Travelogue

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/09/2014

• Masuzoe wins Tokyo gubernatorial election in landslide - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• POINT OF VIEW/ Satoshi Kamata: Anti-nuclear position was not the loser in Tokyo gubernatorial poll - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Tepco: No. 1 plant readings probably too low | The Japan Times

• Three dead, more than 500 injured as heavy snow hits Japan | The Japan Times

• Japan: Sony in a sorry state

• Tokyo Sees Heaviest Snowfall Since 1998 Ahead of Governor Poll - Businessweek

• Are Japan's Taxes Too Low? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Sneeuwstorm gijzelt Japan - HLN.be

• Putin to visit Japan in fall as Abe aims to enhance dialogue | GlobalPost

• La culture manga, méprisée au Japon, adulée en dehors - BFMTV.com

• American eyes on Abe's Yasukuni Shrine visit - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/08/2014

• Kernenergie beheerst verkiezingen lokaal bestuur in Tokio | DeWereldMorgen.be

• Japan's Abe backs Putin with visit, in contrast to China, Korea ties | Reuters

• Record strontium-90 level in Fukushima groundwater sample last July | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/07/2014

• Japan to abandon troubled fast breeder reactor | GlobalPost

• Hoe de Japanse premier zich stilaan opzadelt met een zwaar diplomatiek probleem - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Japan stevent regelrecht op een bankroet af - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• In Japan, Women Launch Sex Strike To Protest Yoichi Masuzoe, Tokyo Governor Candidate

• Sony schrapt 5.000 banen: vrees voor site in Zaventem - Bedrijven - Nieuws - Trends.be

• Sony schrapt 5.000 banen wereldwijd

• New evacuation plan for Mount Fuji eruption calls for 1.2 million to flee | The Japan Times

• Are China and Japan Heading Toward Conflict? - Council on Foreign Relations

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/06/2014

• Le gouvernement jappe, la NHK obéit - Libération

• Tamogami finds right-wing niche | The Japan Times

• NHK governors reveal rightist views | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/05/2014

• Why did the Japanese civil servant sail to his death from South Korea in an inflatable dinghy? | South China Morning Post

• 200 sculpturen op sneeuwfestival Japan - HLN.be

• Japan Real Wages Fall to Global Recession Low in Abe Risk - Bloomberg

• Japan town fuming over Murakami fiction portrayal - Channel NewsAsia

• Kyoto restaurant welcomes 1st foreign chef trainee - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Asia Times Online :: Japan News and Japanese Business and Economy

• Abe's reactionary leadership | The Japan Times

• Weaker Japanese yen boosts Toyota profit

• Japan singer Hikaru Utada to wed Italian barman – reports | Showbiz | GMA News Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/04/2014

• Japon : la lutte contre les inégalités | ARTE Journal | Monde | fr - ARTE

• For the sake of Japan's future, Abe should approve secular war memorial - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Noord-Korea noemt Japanse premier de Aziatische Hitler

• Workers stumble while 'Abenomics' soars | The Japan Times

• Yasukuni: It's open to interpretation | The Japan Times

• National or not, nuclear issue ranks high with Tokyo voters | The Japan Times

• Au Japon, les autorités encouragent la formation des couples | La-Croix.com

• Top 14 : pourquoi les toilettes japonaises sont les meilleures au monde - DozoDomo

• Habillez-vous comme au lycée japonais grâce à la marque Conomi - DozoDomo

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/03/2014

• Op bezoek in Huis ten Bosch - Kyushu, Japan | Reisreporter.nl

• News Giant in Japan Seen as Being Compromised - NYTimes.com

• Japon: zéro grève, zéro manif... Comment font-ils ? - Challenges

• Exposition BD sud-coréenne à Angoulême: la France insultée par des Japonais fâchés - Le Point

• Lower House survey: Large companies biggest beneficiaries of Abenomics - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Momii's rise tests NHK's reputation | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/02/2014

• 'Japan is back.' Can Shinzo Abe stay the course? - CSMonitor.com

• For Japan's foreign residents, the little things make such a big difference | The Japan Times

• Japan: Why kill whales off Antarctica? | The Japan Times

• Pursuit of happiness | The Japan Times

• Hashimoto to quit, seek new election | The Japan Times

• Japan upset by South Korean ‘comfort women’ comics at French show | South China Morning Post

• In spite of 'Abenomics' poverty pushing women into sex industry | The Tokyo Reporter

• BBC News - Stem cell researcher Dr Haruko Obokata on 'breakthrough'

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/01/2014

• Google Street View Says Japan Is Top Virtual Tourism Spot in Asia

• Ministry reprimands interpreter for adding words to Abe's World War I remark - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Lunar New Year brings hordes of Chinese tourists to Tokyo - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Sludge designated radioactive waste for 1st time in Kanagawa - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Foreign workers in Japan hit record 717,504 | The Japan Times

• Tokyo gubernatorial candidates speak on Olympics, nuclear power, disasters | The Japan Times

• Diet grills NHK boss on remarks | The Japan Times

• „Japan vervolgde jarenlang christenen” - Kerknieuws - Kerk & Religie

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 01/31/2014

• 1,400 sue makers of Fukushima nuke reactors - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Facial ID tech to be set at station - The Japan News

• NHK chief summoned to Diet over claims of political interference ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Kerknieuws.nl: Japanse documenten onthullen christenvervolging

• Japanese politics: The odd couple | The Economist

• Population concentration growing in Tokyo region: report | The Japan Times

• Japan: U.S. Rejects Katsuto Momii's Claim It Used Comfort Women in WWII | TIME.com

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