Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/30/2010

• Japan ruling party calls for weapon export ban easing (Reuters)

• Japan hit by 6.9-magnitude earthquake (AP)

• Japan launches 3D Buddhist temple (The Telegraph)

• Frenchwoman's passions realized with Japanese help (JTimes)

• Japan's influence fading, 42% of Asians say: poll (JTimes)

• With Okinawa's leadership in place, time for PM Kan to stop dodging challenges (Mainichi)

• Marriage counselor advises concerned parents to help their sonny boy get laid (Tokyo Reporter)

• Japanese men working shorter hours: survey (AFP)

• Michelin Can Keep Stars, This Is Way Cooler (Bloomberg)

• Tokyo Sky Tree soars ever upward (Asahi)

• Prince Akishino turns 45; says imperial family must be suited to times (Japan Today)

• Re-elected governor still wants U.S. base moved out of Okinawa (Mainichi)

• Hatoyama says DPJ may have to call snap election next year (Mainichi)

• Japanese manufacturing activity falls as exports shrink (BBC)

• Okinawa sticks with Nakaima (JTimes)

• Japan wijst spoedbijeenkomst zeslandengroep Noord-Korea af (De Morgen)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/29/2010

• Chronicle of a sumo wrestler (Canvas)

• Convenience stores consider funeral services (Japan Trends)

• Japan Adds Kanji to Education List, Includes `Depression' (Bloomberg)

• Leader Opposed to U.S. Okinawa Base Is Re-Elected (NYTimes)

• Japan goes sci-fi in bid to snare World Cup - World Soccer (Reuters)

• Japan spreads the satoyama message (CNN)

• Incumbent certain to win in Japan poll vital to US relations (Monsters& Critics)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/28/2010

• It's time Japan shook off its past and stopped toadying to the U.S. (JTimes)

• Okinawans vote in headache election for Japan's government (asiaone)

• Vlaamse duif naar Japan voor 170.000 euro (De Standaard

• BBC News - Okinawa governor poll to be dominated by base issue (BBC)

• Nicholas Bornoff, Japan Times writer and author of 'Pink Samurai,' dies aged 61 (JTimes)

• Customers swarm electronics outlets as Nov. 30 eco-subsidy deadline approaches (Mainichi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/27/2010

• Vier jaar wachten op fiat van Murakami (deredactie)

• Saitama geeks freak after 'otaku' matchmaking party deluged by applicants (JT)

• Japanese lap up guide on how to become a cat burglar (Daily Telegraph)

• Wary of spies, police crack down on illegal massage parlors run by escaped N. Koreans (Mainichi)

• Long lack of China strategy puts Japan in a bind (Asahi)

• Okinawa Vote: Down to the Wire (WSJ)

• "There Is No iPhone." But There Is - In A Big Way In Japan (techcrunch)

• People watch the Diet for debate, not vitriol (Asahi)

• Japan passes new $61bn stimulus package (BBC)

• Japan upper house censures two ministers(AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/26/2010

• Selective immigration for highly skilled urged (JT)

• 'Kohaku Uta Gassen' lineup set (JT)

• Japan election sure to show opposition to US base (AP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/25/2010

• Japon : le drame des enfants «confisqués» (Le Figaro)

• Japan's export growth slows for eighth straight month (BBC)

• M.B.A.’s in Japan Struggle for Respect (NYTimes)

• Japanese firms hire China's brightest (Asahi)

• Sony Said to Seek President as Successor to Stringer (Bloomberg)

• Japan Firms Scale Back Korea Travel (WSJ)

• Japan October export growth slows, worries deepen (AFP)

• Outside View: Japan's child custody law (UPI)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/24/2010

• Yanagida mess shows government hampered by old-school politics (Asahi)

• Kan turning to New Komeito in his political maneuvering (Asahi)

• Facebook and Twitter not making many friends in Japan (RCR Unplugged)

• Japan to suspend plan for free fees for pro-Pyongyang schools following N. Korea's attack (Mainichi)

• Man completes rickshaw trip around Japan, marries woman he met on road (Mainichi)

• Guide Michelin: Tokyo confirme son rang de capitale des 3 étoiles, devant Paris (France24)

• Japan PM urges China to help restrain NKorea (My Sinchew)

• Japan's Restaurants Catch France as Michelin Adds Four Three-Star Venues (Bloomberg)

• Love Hotels to halve next year? (Japan Trends)

• China restarts rare earth shipments to Japan (AP)

• Kan's Dilemma: Public Funds for North Korean Schools? (WSJ)

• How to Move Japan's Economy into the Fast Lane (WSJ)

• Justice Minister's resignation deals possibly fatal blow to Kan administration (Mainichi)

• Japan's declining prestige (JT)

• Japan on High Alert Following North Korea's Attack (WSJ)

• Japan zet zich schrap (De Telegraaf)

• How will regional uncertainty affect the U.S.-Japan alliance? (asiasecurity)

• Chalmers Johnson, contrarian scholar on Asia, dies (BusinessWeek)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/23/2010

• Treinspoor sneeuwruimen in Japan (Krimineel)

• China, Japan boats stand-off in disputed waters: report (AFP)

• Women of the year (Japan Today)

• Scandal! Sumo Wrestler Driving Video (Japan Probe)

• No prison for granddaughter who pilfered pension money (Yomiuri)

• Japanese resignations: The joke that fell flat (The Economist)

• Japanese manufacturers: Leaving home (The Economist)

• Japan’s Biggest Problem? Weak Leaders - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• A Brief History of Gaffes, LDP-Style (WSJ)

• Bullying widespread at chaotic Gunma school linked to 6th grade girl's suicide (Mainichi)

• Approval rating for Kan Cabinet plummets to 26 percent: (Mainichi)

• Residents of Amagasaki choose youngest female mayor in history (Mainichi)

• Japanse minister weg na grap over functie (nrc)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/22/2010

• Le Japon veut accomplir sa « seconde ouverture » grâce au libre-échange (L'Orient-Le Jour)

• Japan minister quits, but hurdles remain for PM Kan (Reuters)

• Japan, U.S. 'to set new China plan' / Joint strategy aims at 'deeper security goals' (Yomiuri)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 11/21/2010

• Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Relying on superstition for everything (Mainichi)

• Japonisation par applications (clubic.com)

• 2010 typhoon tally may be lowest on record (JT)

• Kan's diplomacy badly lacking solid strategy (Yomiuri)

• Tax-free 'Akiba' lures foreigners (Yomiuri)

• Japan to Deploy Military Forces Closer to Disputed Islands (Bloomberg)

• Heading for the hills - in style (JT)

• Education 38% of family income: poll (JT)

• New kanji list to add 196 characters (JT)

• Documentary film '442' explores pain and hardships of Japanese American WWII vets (Mainichi)

• The effects of a frugal Japanese society (Japan Today)

• Tiny chihuahua set to join Japan police (BBC)

• Japan governor race may strain U.S. alliance (Washington Post)

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