Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/09/2015

• Hakone issues wider map to ease eruption zone fears | The Japan Times

• Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’ unscreened in Japan amid resentment

• Japan's craft beer mug runneth over | The Japan Times

• Charlotte the Japanese monkey to keep her name despite right royal row | World news | The Guardian

• We need to talk about Abe | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/08/2015

• Shinzo Abe’s ‘Glass Jaw’ and Media Muzzling in Japan | The Diplomat

• Japan’s Nuclear Diplomacy | The Diplomat

• Japan ruling party executive says more BOJ easing not needed for now

• ‘Daughters of the Samurai’: between Japan and America | The Seattle Times

• A Startup Scene That's Not So Hot: Japan's Entrepreneur Shortage : All Tech Considered : NPR

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/07/2015

• La courbette, un art très codé de s'excuser au Japon - L'Express Styles

• Japan scholars in West issue statement calling for 'unbiased accounting' of past - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• South Korea opposes Japan's bid for heritage status of industrial sites

• Japan: Zoo sorry for naming monkey after new princess - BBC News

• Giant solar farm in Japan seen from the air - BBC News

• Happy Hour: Japan Brewers Finally Get Serious on Craft Beer - Bloomberg Business

• Progress is slow when it comes to societal views on adoption | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/06/2015

• The path to becoming an apprentice geisha — a maiko — in Japan is no bed of roses | National Post

• Japanese academics spooked by military science incursions : Nature News & Comment

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/05/2015

• A Test for Cool (and Nice) Japan: Press Relations

• Tour guide exam to be more relevant | The Japan Times

• Dating in Japan never used to be this difficult — or creepy | The Japan Times

• 18 looms as new age of majority | The Japan Times

• Meiji industrial sites endorsed for World Heritage listing | The Japan Times

• Park signals two-track foreign policy toward Japan | The Japan Times

• Why the New U.S.-Japan Security and Trade Pacts Will Incur China's Wrath

• In Japan, Happy Children’s Day - WSJ

• Hangar of Japan's aircraft carrier sub found - CNN.com

• Japan's child population is dwindling, says report - UPI.com

• Tokyo to outline vision for ‘English Village’ - The Japan News

• Faut-il s’enticher de la cuisine japonaise ? - Sciencesetavenir.fr

• The real story behind Shinzo Abe’s visit: China, TPP and what the media won’t tell you about this state visit - Salon.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/04/2015

• Where have all Japan’s young people gone? | East Asia Forum

• China changes its Japan stance as pressure tactics fail

• Les Echos.fr - Actualité à la Une

• U.S.- Japan Alliance - NYTimes.com

• 'Omotenashi' a facade, wheelchair-bound consultant says | The Japan Times

• Blame Abe's bad history on diplomat George Kennan | The Japan Times

• Abe confident Japan-U.S. relations deepened by trip / Prime minister also encouraged by warm welcome received during visit to West Coast - The Japan News

• Japan-U.S. effort to tell suicide pilots' stories dodges controversy, wins praise | The Japan Times

• Mitchell among winners of FCCJ's first Freedom of the Press awards | The Japan Times

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/03/2015

• Investigating 'impurity' in Tokyo's marginalized leatherwork districts | The Japan Times

• Regulating the drone revolution | The Japan Times

• 'Embracing Defeat' breaks down remorse and resistance in postwar Japan | The Japan Times

• Foreign media feels the heat from prickly government minders | The Japan Times

• Japan is much more accessible than you may think as a thrilling holiday destination - Mirror Online

• Japan ruling party gears up to revise pacifist constitution - The Denver Post

• FCCJ - The Japan Times' Slimming Program

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/02/2015

• Radioactive water leaks from storage tank at Fukushima - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Elderly Japan looks to its youth as teens set to vote - Yahoo News

• Secret Imperial Japan submarine 'aircraft carriers' mapped off Hawaii - Telegraph

• Abe must address home audience | The Japan Times

• Overuse of mobile gadgets hampers students' ability to study, sleep | The Japan Times

• Japan Earthquake Expert Says Nuclear Watchdog Ignoring Risk - Bloomberg Business

• What Japan’s Abe Should Say About World War II | The Diplomat

• Can Shinzo Abe Inspire Silicon Valley’s Dynamism in Japan? | The Diplomat

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 05/01/2015

• The Shrinking Space for Political Dissent | SNA Japan

• Spring Valley Brewery – Yokohama Seasider

• Wartime 'Abenesia' bad for Japan's image - CNN.com

• EDITORIAL: Abe’s speech lacked clear message of sympathy to people who have suffered - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanese war apologies lost in translation | East Asia Forum

• War, Repentance and Japan - NYTimes.com

• Why it matters that Japan is going to the moon - The Washington Post

• Apple and IBM take on senior care...in Japan

• Ex-Aum Shinrikyo member Katsuya Takahashi gets life in prison over 1995 sarin attack | The Japan Times

• Sticker used to catch gropers red-handed is a hit with female commuters | The Japan Times

• Nearly half of Japanese oppose new joint defense guidelines with U.S.: poll | The Japan Times

• Apple, IBM want to address world's aging population. First stop? Japan - Fortune

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 04/30/2015

• Abe eerste Japanse premier voor Amerikaans Congres - De Standaard Mobile

• Slaap nu bij de locals in Japan met iki Travels - Reisgraag.nl

• Abe on message, but regional tensions remain | The Japan Times

• Le Japon exécute sans trembler - Libération

• China and South Korea criticise Japanese prime minister's speech in US | World news | The Guardian

• Will Shinzo Abe's historic US speech drown out Japan's war denials? (+video) - CSMonitor.com

• 'Sento' bathing tips now offered in three languages in tourism push | The Japan Times

• Japan’s Shinzo Abe Is Talking in Washington—But He Needs to Talk to Asia | TIME

• In speech to Congress, Japan’s Abe outlines more assertive role for nation - The Washington Post

• Abe voices 'repentance' on WW2, touts Japan's new security role | Reuters

• Bad blood between Japan and Korea persists - BBC News

• Japan PM Abe offers 'deep repentance' over war with US - BBC News

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