Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/30/2015

• Trotse Abe zegt na 70 jaar sorry - NRC

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/29/2015

• A table. Le sushi, autrefois populaire, aujourd’hui branché | Courrier international

• South Korea and Japan 'finally and irreversibly' reconcile on World War II sex slaves - LA Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/28/2015

• Le Japon accepte de dédommager les « femmes de réconfort », esclaves sexuelles durant la guerre

• South Korea and Japan Reach Deal on Wartime ‘Comfort Women’ - NYTimes.com

• South Korea and Japan Reach Deal on Wartime ‘Comfort Women’ - NYTimes.com

• Japan school girl culture: The dark truth - CNN.com

• Japan Today

• Vierde Japanse stad met legale partnerschappen voor holebi koppels. | holebi.info

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/27/2015

• Japan's Buddhists want Amazon to end

• Chinese spy ship is spotted off Japan's Boso Peninsula | The Japan Times

• Best books on Japan for 2015 | The Japan Times

• Tokyo digs: It's hosteling, but not as we know it | The Japan Times

• Perils of a slow-shaking quake | The Japan Times

• Abe, reforms sputtering, faces tough test to seal legacy | The Japan Times

• Comedian with fetish arrested over theft of girls' uniforms | The Japan Times

• Japan may offer ¥100 million fund, apology to permanently settle sex slave dispute with Seoul | The Japan Times

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• Japan breathing new life into rural areas - Channel NewsAsia

• Japan's economy continues to struggle - MarketWatch

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/26/2015

• Why are Japanese children the healthiest in the world? | The Japan Times

• Tourism surge puts shine on biz hotels, hostels | The Japan Times

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• How Did Christmas in Japan Become A Thing? - Answerman - Anime News Network

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• Ripped-off bar hostesses in Japan stand up for their rights | The Japan Times

• Japan says armed Chinese vessel enters Japan waters - Yahoo News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/25/2015

• Japan reported to be proposing 'comfort women' solution - BBC News

• Noboru Ando, Mobster Film Star in Japan, Dies at 89 - NYTimes.com

• U.S. venture zips through language barrier at restaurants in Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan signs off biggest ever defence budget as Senkaku tensions rise | World news | The Guardian

• Sint-Niklaas | HLN Japan riddert Daniël Ost

• Japan minister heads to Korea to try to resolve 'comfort women' issue | Reuters

• Japan court rules to restart Takahama nuclear reactors - BBC News

• Christmas in Japan: Hundreds queue outside of KFC branches in Tokyo for Japanese Christmas tradition | Asia | News | The Independent

• Lawmaker raises Diet eyebrows with first-ever bid to take child care leave | The Japan Times

• Top Japan news stories of 2015 | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/24/2015

• Japan picks new, more traditional design for 2020 Olympic stadium | Construction Dive

• Male lawmaker announces intention to take child care leave in Japan | The Japan Times

• George Takei to Discuss Growing Up in Japanese Interment Camp at Japan Society

• Japans defensiebudget naar recordhoogte | NOS

• There's a man running around Tokyo dressed as a lit-up Christmas tree

• Most Evil Corporation Of The Year In Japan Award 2015: 711 Japan? : Japan Subculture Research Center

• The Rise & Fall Of Japanese Xmas: Please Bring Back The Sex & Money & Carnal Pleasures : Japan Subculture Research Center

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/23/2015

• Economy watch: Japan PM Shinzo Abe faces make-or-break test three years later - The Economic Times

• Emperor Akihito turns 82 urging Japan to remember war - Yahoo News

• Success of 'Abenomics' hinges on immigration policy | The Japan Times

• Manga artist Hasumi stirs outrage again with new book slammed as racist | The Japan Times

• Japan spots cannon-like equipment on Chinese ship near disputed isles - Yahoo News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/22/2015

• Sumo: Can Japan's national sport survive? - CNN.com

• Japan Selects New Plan for 2020 Olympic Stadium in Tokyo - NYTimes.com

• Man runs around Tokyo dressed as a Christmas tree - CNN.com

• Japan set to unveil expansionary budget | Business | The Guardian

• Design by Kengo Kuma picked for new National Stadium - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan’s netizens react angrily to foreign pick-up coach’s “guide to getting laid in Japan” | RocketNews24

• Would-be Japan PM says defense shift could be excuse for attack | Reuters

• Quand Youtube rend accessible les classiques japonais... - Liste de 111 films - SensCritique

• Supreme Court's surname ruling | The Japan Times

• Toshiba sees record ¥550 billion loss; more job cuts planned | The Japan Times

• Lawyers to challenge constitutionality of security laws | The Japan Times

• Toyota head, Akio Toyoda, resigns from Tokyo Olympic committee | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/21/2015

• Abe rapped for inaction on North Korean abduction issue | The Japan Times

• Japan tries to improve tourists' access to SIM cards, Wi-Fi | The Japan Times

• China tourists, weaker yen drive tourist inflows higher in Japan

• In Rapidly Aging Japan, Dying Is Big Business - NDTV.com

• Anonymous takes down 100 websites in Japan in anti-whaling campaign | Metro News

• Loneliness grows as 3/11 evacuees vacate temporary housing | The Japan Times

• Foreign guests to get New Year taste of Japan - The Japan News

• Summit preparations to increase security, but for whom? | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/20/2015

• Japan Today

• Edo Castle had highest tower in nation, study finds - The Japan News

• Curtain finally falls on the 'Toru Hashimoto Show' | The Japan Times

• Christmas in Japan | Nippon.com

• Japan Today

• Japan eyes antidoping law in time for 2020 Olympics | The Japan Times

• In Japan, Christmas isn’t a holiday — it’s Kentucky Fried Chicken day - MarketWatch

• Rao's Meatballs With Marinara Sauce Recipe - NYT Cooking

• Recommended reading for the holidays and beyond | The Japan Times

• Sorry, ladies: Yokohama’s got all-new “Japan”-themed capsule hotel rooms just for men | RocketNews24

• Japan's 'Christian century' failed to blossom | The Japan Times

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• Japan: Two men hanged as disgraceful executions continue | Amnesty International USA

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/19/2015

• Christmas Means KFC in Japan

• Japan's shares slide on stimulus disappointment - BBC News

• South Korean man snaps ‘photo weddings’ to improve ties with Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The British bakery that's big in Japan - Telegraph

• Japan Today

• Japan hangs prisoners days after lawyers' call for death penalty review | The Japan Times

• Japan adjusts its quantitative-easing programme | The Economist

• Japan hangt twee terdoodveroordeelden op ondanks internationale druk - De Standaard Mobile

• Bank of Japan surprises with new stimulus | Business | DW.COM | 18.12.2015

• Japan Executes 2 Convicted of Murder in 1st Jury Trial - ABC News

• Australia PM: whaling spat shouldn't be allowed to hurt Japan ties | Reuters

• Japan's curious passion for the business novel - BBC News

• EU wonders (out loud): Japan trade deal worth it? | Brussels blog

• No promises in Fukushima cleanup, director says | The Japan Times

• Experts say surname verdict reflects top court's gender, age makeup | The Japan Times

• Japan journalist found not guilty of defaming S Korean president - BBC News

• COP21: pourquoi le Japon est climato-aphone - Challenges.fr

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/18/2015

• En 2015, le Japon exécute encore ses prisonniers par pendaison

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/17/2015

• TEPCO: Key pressure relief valves failed at No. 2 reactor during Fukushima disaster - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's Married-Name Law Isn't Just About Names - Bloomberg View

• Airbnb: Will Japan kill the golden goose? | The Japan Times

• Japan upholds rule that married couples must have same surname | World news | The Guardian

• Abe urges ambassadors from abroad to sing Japan's tourism praises | The Japan Times

• 'An,' meaning safety, named Japan's kanji of the year for 2015 | The Japan Times

• Japan Today

• Two new Olympic stadium designs unveiled by Japan Sport Council | The Japan Times

• Japan’s Top Court Upholds Law Requiring Spouses to Share Surname - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/16/2015

• Japan upholds rule that married couples must have same surname | World news | The Guardian

• How Japan Views History | The Diplomat

• In Japan young children commute solo to school on subway - CBS News

• Japan court ruling: The women fighting to keep their surnames - BBC News

• 2015 Kanji of the Year: “An” Juxtaposes Security and Unease | Nippon.com

• 'An,' meaning safety, named Japan's kanji of the year for 2015 | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/15/2015

• Japan's Olympic Stadium Debacle May Change the Way Cities Build Sports Venues 

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/14/2015

• Zo vangt Japan ongewenste drones - Het Belang van Limburg Mobile

• Japan's building standards withstand biggest quake-resistance test - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan’s Controversial State Secrets Law: One Year Later | The Diplomat

• Japan's top court to rule on 19th-century family laws - Yahoo News

• Japan and India sign bullet train deal amid closer ties - BBC News

• Saitama assemblyman apologizes for remark about number of registered dogs, foreigners | The Japan Times

• Abe's Tax Compromise Raises Odds of Double Japan Summer Election - Bloomberg Business

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/13/2015

• Enquête : pourquoi les Japonaises ne font plus l’amour ? - Elle

• “Mamachari”: Japan’s Iconic Bicycle | Nippon.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/12/2015

• Longest cable-suspended walkway offers breathtaking views of Mt. Fuji - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fears of Apple Watch exam cheating prompt Kyoto University wristwatch ban - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/11/2015

• Japan to open door to foreign maids with Kanagawa as trial site - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/08/2015

• Japan Launches Anti-Terrorism Unit Ahead of Summit, Olympics - ABC News

• With eye on Tokyo Olympics, Ota Ward to let tourists stay in vacant properties - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Jobs in Japan outweigh recession-that-wasn’t

• Immigration Is Tough for Japan - Bloomberg View

• Toshiba shareholders sue former executives over cooked books as firm fined record ¥7.37 billion | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/07/2015

• Emojis are no longer cool in Japan.

• The 2014 Kanji of the Year: “Zei” (Tax) | Nippon.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/06/2015

• Goodbye To Japan's Manga King - The Daily Beast

• Japan's economic troubles hit single-parent families and children especially hard - LA Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/05/2015

• The Japanese Barely Eat Whale. So Why Do They Keep Whaling? | WIRED

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/04/2015

• Forced to confess | The Economist

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/03/2015

• Japans woord van 2015 benoemt Chinese koopwoede | Metro

• Whales Again a Diplomatic Issue for Australia-Japan Relations? | The Diplomat

• Aanraken vond ik niet erg - Mare - Leids Universitair Weekblad

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• Kyocera to Sell ‘Soap-Proof’ Smartphone in Japan - WSJ

• Poignant diary of a fallen young soldier shows life, love, heavy drinking - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanese whaling ships depart for Antarctic hunt - BBC News

• Islamic State could attack Japan's infrastructure, public safety minister says | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/02/2015

• Ghost boats washing up in Japan may be result of North Korean fishing drive for food, cash | The Japan Times

• Houten ‘lijkboten’ drijven voor Japanse kust - De Standaard Mobile

• Japan’s Tech Troubles | Tokyo American Club

• There is a lot going on behind the closed doors of shunga | The Japan Times

• Deep changes urged in Japan's male-centered work culture | The Japan Times

• Almost nobody in Japan eats whale. Why is whaling so important to Japan? - CSMonitor.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 12/01/2015

• Mort du mangaka Shigeru Mizuki

• Mysterie: wat spoelt er aan in Japan? | Radio1

• deredactie.be video: Luguber mysterie: wat spoelt er aan in Japan?

• Japan earthquake: Fukushima radiation scans for babies - BBC News

• Japan Combats Rise in Hate Speech | Al Jazeera America

• Japan's Cute Army - The New Yorker

• タイムズ相石パーク鵠沼海岸 | タイムズ駐車場検索

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/30/2015

• Abe restates pledge to lead drive for constitutional revision - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Chicago hope | The Economist

• Japan's newest and largest mosque opens its doors - Al Jazeera English

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/29/2015

• Is Tokyo killing the rest of Japan? | The Japan Times

• Au Japon, le chômage au plus bas depuis 20 ans... sans aucune croissance

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/28/2015

• Court acquits Kikuchi of 1995 Aum bombing, deeming she was unaware of plot | The Japan Times

• Japan's farming crisis worsens as one in five workers abandoned roots in past five years | The Japan Times

• Weak economic data underline pitfalls of Abenomics | The Japan Times

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• Japan hervat walvisjacht, ondanks uitspraak Internationaal Gerechtshof - Dierenwelzijn - TROUW

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/27/2015

• Japan Puzzled By Bodies On Drifting Boats

• The Willfully Unemployed of Japan Have Their Own Mecha Manga

• China verkneukelt zich om naam kalkoen Abe - AD.nl

• Japan To Send 500 Troops To Ishigaki Islands Near Disputed East China Sea

• Faites-vous réveiller par une lycéenne japonaise !

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/26/2015

• Japan Plans to Deploy Troops Near Disputed Islands - NYTimes.com

• Japan Plans to Deploy Troops Near Disputed Islands - ABC News

• A Chevy in Japan is indeed a rare sight. But why? | Tampa Bay Times

• Japan Saying Sayonara to Long Hours at the Office - WSJ

• Japan struggles to save shrinking, aging agriculture industry

• Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 komt alleen in Japan uit - Nieuws - InsideGamer

• Japan's immigration policy rift widens as population decline forces need for foreign workers | The Japan Times

• Japan and the war on terror | The Japan Times

• Japan waiters compete in 'balancing' race - BBC News

• Butter prices soar in Japan amid renewed shortage | Business | DW.COM | 25.11.2015

• Japanese dairy market: Butter prices may hit record levels this winter- Nikkei Asian Review

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/24/2015

• Tasty to the eyes: Japan's fake food - CBS News

• Japan’s butter shortages illustrate long-distorted food policies - FT.com

• Japan government plans to raise minimum wage in stimulus package to revive economy | Reuters

• BBC Radio 2 - BBC Radio New Comedy Award, And the winner is...Yuriko Kotani

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/23/2015

• No sex talk please, we're Japanese | The Japan Times

• Only 11% of Japanese people “willing to fight for their country” | RocketNews24

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/22/2015

• Roanoke Mayor Apologizes for Japanese Internment Remarks - NYTimes.com

• Shiseido's Gender-Shifting Makeup Ad Wins Grand Prix in Film at Epica Awards | Adweek

• Split clears a path for Constitution revisionists | The Japan Times

• Japan ends ‘love hotels’ affair in favour of hostels - FT.com

• Press gets tense over possible terrorism in Tokyo | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/20/2015

• Daniël Ost: “Ik wilde eigenlijk cabaretier worden” | Metro

• De uitstervende motorbendes van Japan | VICE | Netherlands

• Japan's State Guest House could soon be open to tourists | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/19/2015

• Terrorism Fuels Stereotyping of Muslims | Nippon.com

• Hakone bustles with foreign visitors despite earlier reports of volcanic threat - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Likely to Hit 2020 Tourism Goal Early, Thanks to Chinese Visitors - WSJ

• Japan lawmakers want to revisit controversial conspiracy law in wake of Paris attacks | The Japan Times

• Japan sees record number of overseas tourists in October | The Japan Times

• Japanese women suffer widespread 'maternity harassment' at work | World news | The Guardian

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/18/2015

• Japanese agriculture: Government weighs higher tax on idle farms- Nikkei Asian Review

• Edo Period erotic art draws huge, excited crowds in Tokyo - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Why can't Japan shake its economic malaise? Two words: old people.

• Same-sex marriages? Japan's been there, done that, kind of | The Japan Times

• Japan Seeking Temp Intelligence Officers to Study Islamic State - WSJ

• Behind Japanese parochialism | The Japan Times

• Behind Japanese parochialism | The Japan Times

• Japan piling probe to expand to entire industry as data falsification fears grow | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/17/2015

• Ginza's devastation from Allied bombs shown in harrowing war photo exhibit - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Kyoto Temple Cycling Tour - Odigo Japan

• French radio announcer who fled after Fukushima crisis wins damages from NHK - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's Islamic centers report no threats, feel Islam is misunderstood here | The Japan Times

• 'Proactive pacifism' makes Japan a target for Islamic terrorists: experts | The Japan Times

• 'Proactive pacifism' makes Japan a target for Islamic terrorists: experts | The Japan Times

• Japan's three arrows of Abenomics continue to miss their targets | Business | The Guardian

• PLUS | Niet geregistreerd - De Standaard Mobile

• Japan’s recovery hits another speed bump | The Economist

• Hachiko no longer alone, but crowd-getter also draws criticism - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/16/2015

• Lack of Workers Hobbles Japan’s Growth - WSJ

• Japan's Abe sees 'gradual improvement' in China ties: spokesman | Reuters

• Nearly half of Japan’s working women are accused of “causing trouble” when they get pregnant - Quartz

• Why Japan Keeps Falling Into Recession - WSJ

• Japan Olympics stadium construction falls further behind schedule | Reuters

• Japan relapses into recession in July-September, a blow to Abenomics | Reuters

• Japan's economy falls back into recession again - BBC News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/15/2015

• Japan Today

• Shibuya's redevelopment to create a futuristic railway station fit for the 21st century | The Japan Times

• More couples saying, 'I do ... but not yet' | The Japan Times

• Japan victim's father calls 'Jihadi John' death karma, not closure

• Manga rows show why it’s still Japan’s medium of protest | World news | The Guardian

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/14/2015

• Japan earthquake: Magnitude 7.0 - CNN.com

• Nieuws -  Kei Cars: Waarom zien we deze geniale microwagens niet in Europa?

• Nationwide curriculum to end free-for-all in English teacher training | The Japan Times

• Asahi Kasei piling scandal grows to at least 50 workers, 266 sites | The Japan Times

• Japan Regulator Wants Plutonium Reactor Operator Replaced - ABC News

• Japan to re-examine verdicts in war crimes trials from Second World War - Telegraph

• Nog Een Keer Japanse Herfst – Kyoto, Japan | Columbus Travel

• Japan's place in the world | The Japan Times

• Abe seeks measures to prevent workers from quitting jobs to care for family | The Japan Times

• Asahi Kasei piling scandal grows to at least 50 workers, 266 sites | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/13/2015

• Moderating Japan’s UNESCO Policy | The Diplomat

• Can Japan and China Ever Finish Their Maritime Communication Negotiations? | The Diplomat

• DPJ on the rocks amid calls for merger with Ishin no To | The Japan Times

• Crown Princess Masako attends first Imperial garden party in 12 years | The Japan Times

• Welfare ministry proposes easing child care leave prerequisites | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/12/2015

• Q. and A.: Ezra F. Vogel on China's Shifting Relations With Japan and Taiwan - The New York Times

• Wat je moet weten over Japans vliegende paradepaardje - rtlz.nl

• A minimalist lifestyle amid Japan's consumer society | Fox News Latino

• Kazuyoshi Miura: Japan legend signs new Yokohama deal at 48 - BBC Sport

• 48-jarige spits weet van geen ophouden en tekent bij in Yokohama

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• Japan advisors call for minimum wage increase to boost consumption | Reuters

• Japan woedend over 'tienersekslaster' | Buitenland | de Volkskrant

• Toshiba lawsuit highlights Japan governance reform still lacking: lawyers | Reuters

• Explaining Japanese Parochialism | The Diplomat

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/10/2015

• Envie de vivre au Japon ? Achetez une maisonnette pour seulement 22 000 € !

• Abe launches tourism panel; inbound target may be raised | The Japan Times

• Die handelsmissie naar Japan? Dat is een communicatief mijnenveld - NRC Q

• U.N. official's claim that 13% of Japanese girls engage in 'compensated dating' angers government | The Japan Times

• De Japanner (8-) - PROEFWERK - PAROOL

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/09/2015

• “Shichi-Go-San” | Nippon.com

• Japan wages up modestly, summer bonuses slump; keep lid on consumption | Reuters

• After visit to child care facility, Abe says he'll study reducing burden of pregnancy, childbirth | The Japan Times

• Japan’s Train Diplomacy | The Diplomat

• French institution hails Meiji Era photos taken by young tourist to Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• After visit to child care facility, Abe says he'll study reducing burden of pregnancy, childbirth | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/08/2015

• Japan hopes to lure foreign investment through cut in corporate tax rate | Ames Tribune

• A guide to disaster survival and good design | The Japan Times

• BBC - Culture - Hokusai and the wave that swept the world

• Japan Today

• Japan Today

• ランナウェイ／逃亡者│映画専門チャンネル「ムービープラス」

• Heart of darkness: Nostalgic Tokyo disappearing amid construction boom | The Japan Times

• How's life? Not so hot in Japan | The Japan Times

• Without doubt, company executives will just go with the flow | The Japan Times

• Toshiba posts ¥90.5 billion operating loss for April-September period, sues executives over scandal | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/07/2015

• Pugwash scientists demand Japan end troubled nuclear fuel recycling program - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Japanese solution | The Economist

• How Japan Fell In Love With Whisky - The Daily Beast

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• The refugee crisis: What about Japan? | The Japan Times

• How Can Japan Improve Its Relations With China and South Korea? | The Diplomat

• Japan ups annual tourist target to 30 million as visitor numbers surge | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/06/2015

• Backlash prompts Japan to rethink controversial university policy | Asia | DW.COM | 06.11.2015

• Sickness Masks Sold in Japan as Beauty Products

• The Buddhist Priest Who Became a Billionaire Snubbing Investors - Bloomberg Business

• After spooking parishioners, robot monks teach imperfection, impermanence - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Zen no more: Japan shuns its Buddhist traditions as temples close | World news | The Guardian

• Japanse boeddhistische tempels zijn gedoemd

• Japan's tiny homes are the future of cities

• 'I Am Exhilarated': Couple Rejoices After Collecting Japan's First Same-Sex Marriage Certificate : People.com Mobile

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/05/2015

• Cult of the cute: Japan’s ‘kawaii’ culture on show at the V&A - FT.com

• EU telt niet meer mee op mondiale varkensmarkt - Zonder deal met Japan | Boerenbusiness.nl

• Japan's first official same-sex couple celebrate - CNN.com

• Zwakkere yen helpt Nikkei vooruit | Beursduivel.be

• 'Unbroken' finally gets a break in Japan | The Japan Times

• High school student launches product to deter train gropers | The Japan Times

• Tokyo's famed Hotel Okura auctions furniture, memorabilia | The Japan Times

• Japan Post goes public, shares soar above offering prices | The Japan Times

• Made in Japan: the true birthplace of modern art | Art and design | The Guardian

• Despite talks with Abe, Park unlikely to concede on history | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/04/2015

• Go undercover: Tattooed travellers in Japan beware | The Economist

• Nissan's driverless car is a safe but cautious ride | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 11/03/2015

• Japan Today

• Cassettebandjes en fax heersen in high-tech Japan - Webwereld

• Proactive diplomacy for peace under Japan’s new security legislation | East Asia Forum

• Japan: Splits, Mergers and Alliances | The Diplomat

• China, Japan, S. Korea relations 'completely restored' - CNN.com

• Why is hi-tech Japan using cassette tapes and faxes? - BBC News

• In Japan, Moss Gathers New Fans - WSJ

• Asahi Kasei falsified data in 300 projects, sources say | The Japan Times

• Abe, Park hold first bilateral talks since taking office, address 'comfort women' dispute | The Japan Times

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