Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 03/06/2015

• Abe presses forward on collective defense | The Japan Times

• Mais quel est ce démon japonais qui ressemble tant à Jacques Chirac ?

• Chasing Chinese Planes 400 Times a Year Is Wearing Out Japan's Top Guns - Bloomberg Business

• Japan ranks 113th worldwide in women in legislature after 2014 election, up from 127th place | The Japan Times

• Japan, U.S. resume TPP talks but pact's future very much in doubt | The Japan Times

• Growth in Japan uneven, tied to population size: poll | The Japan Times

• Kawasaki teen murder highlights hardships faced by single parents in Japan - 毎日新聞

• Japan’s energy conundrum | East Asia Forum

• Japan’s Youngest Mayor Acquitted of Bribery - WSJ

• ‘Pear Fairy’ Funassyi Shakes Up Japanese Character World - WSJ

• LDP lawmaker calls for yen to strengthen to 100 | The Japan Times

• Major parties submit bill to lower voting age to 18 next year | The Japan Times

• In Japan, People Are Flipping Out Over The Flip-Phone (Galapagos Phone): What's Old Is New Again - Forbes

• Japan and the past: Undigested history | The Economist

• Inflation in Japan: The signal and the noise | The Economist

• Fukushima fears no longer a drag on tourism | The Japan Times

• Imperial Japan’s Musashi: The Greatest Battleship Ever Built? | The Diplomat

• How Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen — and transformed Japanese cuisine - Vox

• Mazda starts production of new MX-5 Miata in Japan

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.