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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