Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/30/2014

• Haruki Murakami AFP.com

• Should Japan Restart Its Nuclear Reactors?

• Japan defense budget request highest ever as Abe boosts military | The Japan Times

• Hate speech rallies spreading across Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• In Asia, the spotlight is on Japan this week (cnbc)

• Gov't advises citizens to stockpile toilet paper ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Meet 'Chibatman,' Japan's Real-Life Dark Knight

• 3 redenen om te beleggen in Japan - Beursduivel.nl

• Japan’s right wing: Unwelcome change | The Economist

• Saying hello in Japan is easier now - The Hindu

• Waarom Japanners wc-papier moeten hamsteren - HLN.be

• Japan defense budget request highest ever as Abe boosts military | The Japan Times

• Ishiba backs down, hints he will accept Cabinet post if offered | The Japan Times

• Japan's brokerages seize opportunity as death tax set to rise | Reuters

• A Food Lover’s Guide to Japan - Condé Nast Traveler

• Japan's economic revival is in jeopardy - Aug. 28, 2014

• The itinerary: Gourmet trains in Japan | Life & Arts | Dallas-Fort Worth Lifestyles News | St...

• In Japan, Another Leader Takes Heat for Golfing During a Crisis - NYTimes.com

• NPO Radio 1 - Buurtzorg naar Japan - 09:04 22-08-2014

• Zal Japanse economie zich kunnen herpakken? - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Forget Japan’s shrinking economy: property looks hot

• Japan has fallen victim to the Keynesian scam—commentary

• Japan and South Korea: Wars of words | The Economist

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/29/2014

• EDITORIAL: Time for Abe to clarify his views about World War II, war criminals - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe wears down biggest political rival Ishiba, convinces him to join Cabinet - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe praised Class-A war criminals for being 'foundation' of Japan's prosperity - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Conservative party to submit bill halting welfare for needy foreigners | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/28/2014

• La natalité du Japon au plus bas - Libération

• A Forgotten Tale of World War I: Life for German POWs in Japanese Camps | Nippon.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/27/2014

• Fighting Population Decline, Japan Aims to Stay at 100 Million | Nippon.com

• Shunga: Japanese Erotic Art Takes London By Storm | Nippon.com

• Court orders TEPCO to compensate family of Fukushima woman who committed suicide - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Key Misfire for Abe’s New Cabinet | The Diplomat

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/26/2014

• Capsule hotels at airports: Sleep tight | The Economist

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/25/2014

• Standing Room Only: The Slurp-and-Go Soba Shop Tradition | Nippon.com

• Widening Opportunities for Japan’s Women | Nippon.com

• Don't bank on nuclear restarts | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/23/2014

• The Nuclear Accident in Japan: Impacts on Food — Food & Water Watch | Food & Water Watch

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/22/2014

• How I Learned Japanese: Television and “Manga” | Nippon.com

• No. 1 fuel rod removal to finish ahead of schedule, Tepco chief says | The Japan Times

• Attention in Hiroshima turns to causes of mudslides | The Japan Times

• Mudslides kill 36 in Hiroshima | The Japan Times

• Debate on foreigner voting rights reignites ahead of 2020 Olympics | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/21/2014

• Citibank Japan to withdraw from retail banking business | The Japan Times

• EDITORIAL: How to treat nation's foreign residents a burning issue - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Think The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Is Stupid? You're Wrong. - Forbes

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/16/2014

• VOX POPULI: Mount Fuji in urgent need of relief from climbing hordes - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Megabanks’ $800 Billion Cash Pile Shows Abe Task: Japan Credit - Bloomberg

• Scientists detect genetic abnormalities in Fukushima birds, insects | The Japan Times

• Three ministers visit Yasukuni on surrender day anniversary; Abe refrains | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/15/2014

• Malaysian dies while saving trio in Japan - Nation | The Star Online

• Japan’s economy: Fingers crossed | The Economist

• The Glow of the Human Touch: Why Shoeshine Stands are Making a Comeback | Nippon.com

• Getting Back to Basics on Yasukuni | Nippon.com

• Past victimhood blinds Japan to present-day racial discrimination | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/14/2014

• How Japan's art inspired the West | The Japan Times

• Senior MSDF officers flocking to war-linked shrine | The Japan Times

• Japanse economie krijgt zwaarste klap sinds 2011: De Tijd

• Japanse sekspop is het helemaal | WTF.nl - Blijf je verbazen

• Why investors are overlooking Japan's growth collapse

• Catholicism Fails to Take Root in Japan - Japan Real Time - WSJ

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/13/2014

• The Evolving Face of the Japanese | Nippon.com

• Buigen voor de klant? (Graag!) | Jerry helmers | Telegraaf.nl

• Officials plan historic law change to allow dance, music clubs to stay open all night | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/12/2014

• Russia says begins military exercises in Pacific islands also claimed by Japan | World | Reuters

• Only 7.4 percent of Japanese companies have female leader | The Japan Times

• Barber cuts hair of suspects at police station for 50 years | The Japan Times

• Japan tells youth athletes not to wear uniforms in Nanjing - Reuters News 8/12/2014 4:05 AM

• Drop a coin, grab a snack: Kiosk-in-a-box spreads in Japan | Reuters

• Noahpinion: Let me explain Japan for Westerners

• Why Do We Still Need to Talk About “Historical Understanding” in East Asia? いま、なぜ「歴史認識」を論ずる必要があるのか :: JapanFocus

• Yasukuni Shrine remains opposed to enshrining war criminals at separate site | The Japan Times

• BBC News - Cambridge university academic must return boy to Japan

• As olive branch to China, Abe expected to skip Yasukuni visit on surrender anniversary | The Japan Times

• Manga and anime: Japan still treating children as sexual objects - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/11/2014

• Massive typhoon No. 11 kills 3, injures 60; suspected tornado lashes Tochigi - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Brace for Japan GDP, it’s going to be ugly

• Organic food movement in Japan progressing slowly ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Tateyama: Another World Above the Clouds (Photos) | Nippon.com

• A New Ratio for the Japanese Cram School - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/10/2014

• Krachtige tyfoon teistert Japan - De Standaard

• PressTV - Japan: The toothless tiger?

• Le studio d'animation japonais Ghibli fait une « pause »

• Women: The Economic Saviors of Japan? | The Diplomat

• Feeling beat up before it's time | The Japan Times

• Haruki Murakami's new book peels back the layers of friendship | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/09/2014

• Krachtige tyfoon nadert Zuid-Japan - De aarde - De Morgen

• Japan herdenkt atoombomaanval op Nagasaki - Wereld - Knack.be

• China's Growing Military Might Has Japan on Edge: Tokyo Responds | The National Interest Blog

• Sorry, Sushi Nail Art Is Not

• Nagasaki mayor questions Japan's assertive defense policy on 69th anniversary of A-bombing | Fox News

• Why Japan Laughs At Zombies

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/08/2014

• New capsule hotel in Japan signals the end of uncomfortable airport bench naps | Fox News

• Fund CEO Starts Japan Boarding School in Globalizing Push - Bloomberg

• AKB48: The Return of Idol Music and the Rise of the Superfan | Nippon.com

• Japan’s economy: Feeling the pinch | The Economist

• Japon : "S'il te plaît, prouve l'existence des cellules Stap !" - Le Point

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/07/2014

• Fukushima : Tepco envisage de rejeter en mer de l'eau souterraine décontaminée

• After the romance of expat life fades, the dream lives on | The Japan Times

• Think you've got rights as a foreigner in Japan? Well, it's complicated | The Japan Times

• TEPCO: Nearly all nuclear fuel melted at Fukushima No. 3 reactor - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• ANALYSIS: Despite anti-nuclear weapons speech, Abe has made little progress - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Uniqlo Gets Arty

• BBC News - Stem cell scientist found dead in apparent suicide

• Japan's nuclear restart may be delayed until 2015 | Reuters

• Sexist remarks heard at gender-equality meeting in Mie - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/06/2014

• Pourquoi les Japonais font-ils le signe V sur les photos? | Slate.fr

• Japan herdenkt verjaardag atoomramp Hiroshima - Gazet van Antwerpen Mobile

• Sushi Iwa: High-end Michelin-starred sushi at a medium price | The Japan Times

• Abe's hollow Asia diplomacy | The Japan Times

• STAP paper co-author Sasai commits suicide | The Japan Times

• Rusland wil luchtruim sluiten voor Europese vluchten - Het Nieuwsblad

• Japan's Abe looks for friends abroad as popularity wanes at home - The Washington Post

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/05/2014

• Christian heritage of Japan | The Japan Times

• McDonald's lijdt onder vleesschandaal in Azië - Economie - De Morgen

• Japanse stevent op nieuw verloren decennium af - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Japan Scientist in Research Scandal Found Dead - ABC News

• Have You Ever Wondered Why East Asians Spontaneously Make V-Signs in Photos? | TIME

• Russia May Restrict Trans-Siberian Flights for EU Airlines: Vedomosti - NYTimes.com

• Inside Japan's 30,000 Kinky ‘Love Hotels’ - The Daily Beast

• Japan Installs Selfie Stands at Popular Photo Op Sites

• Nederlandse overlevenden atoombom Nagasaki vertellen over gruwelijke ervaringen - Nieuws.nl

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/04/2014

• Japan: Hate Speech vs. Free Speech | The Diplomat

• Beleggen in Tokio? Best Japans leren!: De Tijd

• Japan: Fukushima is still a cause for concern - Independent Catholic News

• Japan sees gold in Muslim tourism - IOL Travel Aisa | IOL.co.za

• Wish for 'Prince Charming' draws women to Kyoto's Imamiyajinja shrine - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/03/2014

• Scientist predicts another major earthquake in Japan by 2017 ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Whale Watching in Japan: How Fast is Japan Turning the Page on Whaling and Dolphin Hunting? | One Green Planet

• Japan to reduce unsafe abandoned houses by cutting tax breaks | The Japan Times

• Japanese leader Abe wants more women to work. So he's got big plans for day care. | Reading Eagle - AP

• Rice fields abandoned across Japan as young move to cities - World - The Boston Globe

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/02/2014

• How Airbus May Put a Japanese Budget Airline Out of Business - Businessweek

• Japan Invades Hawaii - NYTimes.com

• Setting a living wage | The Japan Times

• Japan names five more islets for addition to Senkaku chain | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 08/01/2014

• Politie van Osaka veegde duizenden misdrijven onder de mat om imago stad op te poetsen - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Deze man bleef als enige bij de kerncentrale van Fukushima wonen - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Fireworks by “Hanabishi” Masters Blossom in the Night Sky | Nippon.com

• Japan’s Unhappy, Overworked Young People in 3 Charts - WSJ

• To improve Osaka's reputation, police conceal 81,000 crimes - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Yokohama Triennale 2014: Remembering the forgotten | The Japan Times

• Abe undermining rule of law | The Japan Times

• 35% of Japan's reconstruction budget for tsunami areas going unused | The Japan Times

• INTERVIEW: Anthropologist says Tohoku region must gain independence from Tokyo - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 07/31/2014

• Hague child abduction treaty applied for 1st time to Japanese child at British court - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Wind-Up Bean Chronicle: Living as a Vegetarian in Japan | Nippon.com

• Weinig beenruimte op het vliegtuig? Wacht tot je deze sumoworstelaars ziet - opmerkelijk - De Morgen

• The Daily Item : “The Japanese were beaten before we even dropped the bomb”

• Sony's fall could be great news for Abenomics | The Japan Times

• Aiming for more women managers | The Japan Times

• Abandoned tombstones piling up across Japan in shadow of rapidly aging population - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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