Le Grand Blue in Yokohama

One of the largest private yachts in the world moored in Yokohama. 'Le Grand Blue, owned by a Russian businessman. Seen this morning at Osanbashi Pier. I cannot really admire this thing. It's excessive
About the yacht: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Grand_Bleu_%28yacht%29

Symbol Tower Park

Japan News Articles June 17 - June 23

• Japan’s ruling party reportedly makes big gains in closely watched Tokyo election - The Washington Post

• LDP, Komeito secure majority in Tokyo metropolitan assembly - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan: Voting starts in closely watched Tokyo elections-World News - IBNLive Mobile

• Japan plans determined defence of whaling case | smh.com.au

• Storage, disposal facilities for nuclear waste urgently needed in post-Fukushima Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan: Voting starts in closely watched Tokyo elections

• The lost world of Fukushima | Alex Thomson's View

• Mt Fuji: beautiful, fragile and dangerous ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Young people struggle to emerge from poverty - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• BBC News - Japan's Mount Fuji wins Unesco world heritage status

• Mount Fuji has long been an icon | The Japan Times

• Mount Fuji named World Heritage site | The Japan Times

• Hoogste berg van Japan staat op Werelderfgoedlijst

• Japan's Mt Fuji granted World Heritage status - Channel NewsAsia

• Japan's Mt. Fuji gets World Heritage status - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan becoming the land of the setting sun - Outside the Box - MarketWatch

• VOX POPULI: Abe's campaign statement reveals same old LDP - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanners eten walvissen (stiekem) op - Buitenland | Het laatste buitenlandse nieuws leest u op Telegraaf.nl [buitenland]

• Radioactive waste to be disposed of in originating prefectures: Environment Ministry－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Tôhoku: Post-Disaster Life and Business | The Diplomat

• Mt. Fuji as a place of worship - The Japan News

• Japan's Fukushima debate: How will the meltdown affect the health of residents? - CSMonitor.com

• Putting their heart into tourism | The Japan Times

• 27 judo coaches got illegal payments | The Japan Times

• CEO Ford beschuldigt Japan van manipuleren koers yen - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Haags VN-hof moet bedreigde walvissen redden - Buitenland | Het laatste buitenlandse nieuws leest u op Telegraaf.nl [buitenland]

• Do South Koreans really hate Japan? - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe’s Arrows of Growth Dulled by Japan’s Three Principles - Bloomberg

• In London, PM Abe Praises ‘Japan’s Keynes’ as Model - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• A Rare Sight in Japan: Commuter Train Operates while Carriage Doors Remain Open | RocketNews24

• Japan’s Condominium Market Booms Ahead of Tax Hike - MoneyBeat - WSJ

• Japan becoming the land of the setting sun - Outside the Box - MarketWatch

• Strontium in groundwater at No. 1 soars | The Japan Times

• Japan Moves Toward Restarting Nuclear Reactors - NYTimes.com

• Two Japanese historical items to be listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanse export neemt flink toe - Actueel financieel nieuws leest u op DFT.nl van De Telegraaf [Nieuws]

• Japan is een rampgebied aan het worden, de klap moet nog komen - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Traffic lights on the blink / Many too old for use; some even collapse - The Japan News

• High Level of Radioactive Strontium Found in Groundwater Near Fukishima Plant - NYTimes.com

• VOX POPULI: Shameful selective memory regarding nuclear power issue - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Tensions high as hate speech-driven anti-Korean rallies clash with counter-protests－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Japan's trade deficit climbs to $10.5 billion in May - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Virtuous, vicious or just circular? Loop line to wed pair | The Japan Times

• Japan watchdog formally OKs new safety requirements at nuke plants, paves way for resumption | Fox News

• Washington Post

• Shisaku: The Rootless - A Decidedly Minor Meditation

• BRIEF: Kan hits Abe's nuclear salesmanship - Financial and Business News - MENAFN

• Japan exports expected to rise as weak yen takes hold - The Economic Times on Mobile

• A Japanese Vintner in France - NYTimes.com

• Tokyo faces aging infrastructure - The Japan News

• Abe backing away from strategy to revise Constitution - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• gulftoday.ae | Love and carriage: Japan railway offers train wedding

• In polite Japan, vulgarities rise as hate speech spreads - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• LDP policy chief criticized over Fukushima death toll comment - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Tricky Ways to Pull Down a Skyscraper - NYTimes.com

• Czech Political Turmoil Derails Tokyo's Nuclear Drive - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Why workers can no longer wear their demands on their sleeves | The Japan Times

• Metropolis - Travel | Mt. Fuji: A Day-trip Climb

• Merkel says Japan PM to introduce structural reforms

• Chatting about Japan with Snowden, the NSA whistle-blower | The Japan Times

• Abe will request opposition support to amend Constitution after election | The Japan Times

• Tokyo leading race for 2020 Olympics, IOC sources say | The Japan Times

• ‘Herrijzenis van Japan is structureel’ | Het Financieele Dagblad

• Japan’s ‘Science Women’ Seek an Identity - NYTimes.com

• Abenomics will fail if Japan doesn’t address its debt problem. Here’s the crucial way forward – Quartz

• The dark side of Abenomics | The Japan Times

• Out Loud: Confronting Suicide in Japan : The New Yorker

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

Fujisan - June 22

Sunset June 17

Japan News Articles June 10 - June 16

• 'Yama-girl' pioneer sets the scene for Kamikochi with manga-style guidebook - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Tokyo assembly poll foreshadows result of upper house elections - The Japan News

• Okinawa pitches Futenma 'dispersal' | The Japan Times

• LDP aims for total victory in Tokyo assembly election / Strategy tied to natl poll - The Japan News

• Japan approves growth steps, promises to do more after polls | Reuters

• More than 1,000 attend symposium against constitutional revisions - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Ex-Obama official blasts Japanese leaders for controversial remarks - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Nieuwste seksfetisj: oogballikken - Het Nieuwsblad Mobile

• Nieuwste seksfetisj: oogballikken - Het Nieuwsblad

• The sweet side of rice / Mirin, a staple of Japanese cuisine - The Japan News

• Japanese eyeball licking

• Hideaki Ueda, Japanese Diplomat, Tells United Nations Colleagues To 'Shut Up' (VIDEO)

• Japanese girl group sings about Abenomics, sets hemlines by the Nikkei

• In Japan, Change-Up Sent Baseballs Flying, but Now Fans Cry Foul - WSJ.com

• Observing Japan: How long will the Japanese people support Abe (and Abenomics)?

• Proof of 'Abenomics' pudding is in execution | The Japan Times

• AFP: Japan prince honours Spain's samurai past

• ‘Oogballikken’ zorgt voor oogonstekingen - De Standaard

• 'Japan must show resolve on reforms to calm markets' - The Economic Times

• Japan Growth Strategies Fail to Gain Market Confidence - WSJ.com

• Tablets, smartphones steal scene at Tokyo toy show - Channel NewsAsia

• Is Abenomics Doomed—or Will Japan Un-Doom Itself? - Matthew O'Brien - The Atlantic

• North Korean schools in Japan: Class action | The Economist

• Behind Japan’s Ratification of the Hague Abduction Convention | Nippon.com

• World's Oldest Man Dies, Japan's Market Swoons - Bloomberg

• Book finds lessons in Japanese cuisine | The Japan Times

• Stocks take bearish plunge | The Japan Times

• Paniek in Japan - Financiële goeroes | Alles over de financiële wereld leest u op DFT.nl van De Telegraaf [Rob Koenders]

• BBC News - Japan tests 4K television streams over the internet

• Japan's envoy to UN tells fellow diplomats to shut up - Telegraph

• debito.org » Blog Archive » Ueda Hideaki, GOJ rep at UN Committee Against Torture, repeatedly tells people to “shut up” for audibly laughing at Japan’s human rights record

• Craftsman keeps the tradition of samurai armor alive - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan mulls hosting global collider project - Nikkei

• Engine, de-icer glitches dog 787s | The Japan Times

• Japanese U.N. diplomat's shouts of 'shut up' to fellow delegates go viral, inflame | The Japan Times

• Weer drie incidenten met Dreamliners in Japan | Z24 Zakelijk nieuws & ondernemers toolsZ24

• In Japan, a Growth Strategy With Echoes of the Past - NYTimes.com

• A juiced baseball scandal in Japan | The Strike Zone - SI.com

• A tale of two islands: England, Japan and 400 years of shared history - Asia - World - The Independent

• Chart - T Magazine

• In fast-aging Tokyo, elderly to account for one-third of population in 2040 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Oudste mens ter wereld (116) gestorven

• Nuclear advocacy lands Abe in hot water with wife | The Japan Times

• Japan: The world's new star in solar power - Fortune Tech

• Japanese Disappointment Weighs on Global Markets - Page 2

• Japan’s Central Bank Holds Steady Amid Market Volatility - NYTimes.com

• Removal of nuke fuel debris at Fukushima plant set for 2020 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Sony banks on PlayStation 4 to turn slumping company around - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Patriot Ledger : OUR OPINION: An 'arrow' flies off target in Japan

• Survey reveals Prime Minister’s nuclear power policy faces strong opposition in Japan - Energy Business Review

• Abe’s wife casts doubts on nuclear plant exports - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan’s immature attitude on sexuality | The Jakarta Post

• Is er eindelijk een nieuw tijdperk voor Japan aangebroken? - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• As Japan seeks revival, hedge funds bet on a bust - Businessweek

• Japan’s Economic Stimulus Gets Its Second Wind - NYTimes.com

• How The CIA Helped The Yakuza & The LDP Get Power & Promote Nuclear Power : Japan Subculture Research Center

• Noahpinion: The Zero Upper Bound?

• BBC News - Japan growth data revision adds to recovery hopes

• Video: Japan’s Futuristic Underground Bicycle Parking Vaults | Tokyo Desu

• Job-cutting foreign banks risk missing Japan trading bonanza

• News Roundup; Monday June 10, 2013 | SimplyInfo

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

The Moon - June 16

Sunset June 16

Ships leaving Yokohama Port

Japan News Articles June 3 - June 9

• Imperial Family's car woes sparked Toyota whistleblower | The Japan Times

• AFP: Japan PM to step up nuclear export drive: report

• Tokyo cops make more arrests in Roppongi club Vanity probe | The Tokyo Reporter

• Abe should stop using diplomacy to promote nuclear power - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Prothesemaker populair bij Japanse ex-maffia | Opmerkelijk | NU.nl - Voor het laatste nieuws

• A tale of two islands: England, Japan and 400 years of shared history - Asia - World - The Independent

• Japan’s ‘third arrow’ and a wine fuelled trade war | euronews, business weekly

• Abe, Hollande agree on N-tech / Japan, France seek greater cooperation on security - The Japan News

• COMMENTARY: Japan's horrendous past must be faced squarely - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Nikkei’s Surprising, Deceptively Flat Day - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Why Abe Has Staying Power - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• President Hollande begaat pijnlijke blunder in Japan

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• Japan says no panic over yen spike; few policy options | Reuters

• Viva la Révolucion? The Japanese Communist Party: Still Red And Not Dead : Japan Subculture Research Center

• Photos: French President Hollande Visits Japan - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• France's Hollande calls Japan 'China', interpreter saves day

• Japan and France agree to increase cooperation on nuclear technology and military equipment - The Washington Post

• Soros Fund Back In Japan Market After Pulling Out In May - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Soros shorting yen, buying Japan stocks: report - MarketWatch

• Japan Becoming Cheaper Place to Send Workers - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan’s Shinzo Abe underwhelming package of economic reforms - The Washington Post

• France's Hollande Visits Japan to Push Nuke Ties - ABC News

• Washington Post

• INTERVIEW/ Michael Swaine: Long-term study suggests Sino-Japanese tensions likely to increase - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanse twijfels geven beleggers excuus om te verkopen - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Thyroid cancer found in 12 minors in Fukushima | The Japan Times

• Abe's growth strategy hit for lack of details | The Japan Times

• UBS waarschuwt voor 'Abegeddon' in Japan - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Japan's oldest community - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• Washington Post

• Bekritiseerde Standard-doelman met Japan naar Confederations Cup - VoetbalNieuws.be Mobiel

• Abenomics Won’t Be ’Magic Bullet’ for Japan, Says Johnson of MIT - Bloomberg

• Kawashima in Japanse selectie Confederations Cup - HLN.be

• Japan PM outlines reform strategy for economy - Business news - Boston.com

• Abe Describes Strategy to Free Up Japan’s Economy - NYTimes.com

• Radioactive cesium found in groundwater at Fukushima plant; fishermen furious - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan PM Abe Super Cool In Shirt That's Pretty Pink - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• English Language and The Japanese: Initiative for Change / Can TOEFL reform Japan's English education? - The Japan News

• VOX POPULI: Japanese people need to review time management - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Luxury sleeper train to start service in quake-hit region by 2016 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan tests 310mph bullet train - Telegraph

• Japan's Abe targets income gains in growth strategy | Reuters

• Japanse premier wil inkomens verhogen - Actueel financieel nieuws leest u op DFT.nl van De Telegraaf [Nieuws]

• Facebook users in Japan losing interest and heading for the exits | RocketNews24

• Met Hawaï-hemd naar het werk? - Het Nieuwsblad

• Japan becomes 1st team to qualify for 2014 World Cup, tying Australia 1-1 - The Washington Post

• Japan tweede land dat zeker is van WK-kwalificatie - Sport - De Morgen

• No place for hate speech | The Japan Times

• BBC News - Japan's Nikkei falls to six-week low amid growth fears

• BBC News - Japan's Shinzo Abe hails Africa as 'growth centre'

• Japan gaf miljard dollar van tsunamifonds uit aan kaas, wijn en schildpadden - HLN.be

• Japan's Abe stresses deregulation is priority for growth | Reuters

• By opening up the debate to the real experts, Hashimoto did history a favor | The Japan Times

• 料金・経路検索 | NEXCO西日本 お出かけ情報

• Japan-Korea Dispute Revived by Statue’s Theft - NYTimes.com

• Japan Airlines finds fault on Boeing's modified Dreamliner: Reports - The Economic Times on Mobile

• Ministry may sue Tepco for ¥16 billion | The Japan Times

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

Aperitif Time

Sunset June 3

Shinko Park

Japan News Articles May 27 - June 2

• China Affirms Japan Sovereignty Over Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Ruling Party Urges Market Calm - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan's post-Fukushima solar boom

• Metropolis - News & Features | Gaijin Evolution

• Regular Boeing 787 intl flights resume - The Japan News

• Bullying becomes top reported workplace problem－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Police to restrict entrance to iconic Shibuya intersection during soccer match－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Apple joins other foreign brands in raising prices in Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Belgian, Ugandan win Noguchi prize | The Japan Times

• Japan spooked by wheat that wouldn't die

• Geen directe gezondheidsschade door ramp Fukushima - Nederlands Dagblad

• Tokyo Tourism in Harajuku: Culture, Fashion and Religion | Modern Tokyo Times

• Defense minister: Criticism of Japan's rightward shift is 'totally wrong' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan wil 24 miljard euro in Afrika investeren - Economie - De Morgen

• Japan's problems could make the eurozone's look like a garden party - Telegraph

• Washington Post

• Washington Post

• One Obstacle Won’t Budge in Japan’s Fight With Deflation - NYTimes.com

• IMF backs Japan's 'Abenomics', but warns of risks - The Economic Times on Mobile

• Japan steekt 24 miljard in Afrika - NOS Nieuws

• Japan verwerpt nieuwe regels rond bescherming haaien - De Standaard

• Japan’s constitution: Back to the future | The Economist

• More fall on rail tracks in Japan while using phone

• Japan and South-East Asia: Hand in hand | The Economist

• Japan needs to face up to its 'comfort women' history. And fast - Telegraph

• Exclusive: Japan public pension mulls shift after stock rally - sources | Reuters

• Nikkei hard onderuit - RTL Z

• Verboden te dansen in Japan - Reizen en vakanties | U leest er alles over op Reiskrant.nl van De Telegraaf [reiskrant]

• Onzekerheid op Japanse beurs weegt op sentiment - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• British businessman disappears in Tokyo - Telegraph

• Abenomics Skews Japan-Korea Tourism - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Female lawmakers blast Hashimoto for 'sexist' remarks - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Sony’s Bread and Butter? It’s Not Electronics - NYTimes.com

• Japan’s sex slave legacy remains open wound, bedevils ties with neighbors - The Washington Post

• Japanse luxehondenkoekjes met walvisvlees - De Standaard

• Lawmakers exploit Diet apartments / Sublet own homes to live in low-cost units - The Japan News

• Japan is waar het echt mis gaat | www.dagelijksestandaard.nl

• 281_Anti Nuke's anger at authority is at a critical mass | The Japan Times

• Database eyed for potential female execs - The Japan News

• Hashimoto looks to deflect sex slave blame | The Japan Times

• Chinese oorlogsfictie: vernietig Japan, onderdruk het Westen :: nrc.nl

• Three arrested in Vanity club raid in Roppongi | The Japan Times

• A New Red Flag for Nuclear ‘Safety Culture’ - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Nikkei Sinks Again Amid Mixed Signals From Central Bank - NYTimes.com

• New nuclear lab accident in Japan sparks fresh questions over safety - Telegraph

• Abe's unhelpful historical interventions – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

• Japanese Politician Apologizes for Sex Comment - ABC News

• Japan stocks fall by 3% - May. 27, 2013

• Wallstreetweb.nl

• VN verdedigt vrouw die Prada aanklaagt wegens discriminatie‏ - Mode - Weekend.be - KnackWeekend.be

• Hashimoto denies 'will of state' in comfort women system - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Reforms critical in 'Abenomics': World Bank - CNBC

• Beurs van Tokio duikt opnieuw ruim 3 procent lager

• INSIGHT: Japan looks to improve ties with Myanmar to contain China - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Le Japon face à son passé | Japon Information

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.