Japan News Articles July 30 - August 4

• Radioactive Fukushima groundwater rises above barrier: media

• GlobalTalk 21: There Are Gaffes; Then There Are Gaffes

• Doubts cast over TEPCO's plan to block radioactive water at Fukushima plant - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Weaker yen buoys earnings of Japanese automakers - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• State minister Inada to visit Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Upper House gets first LDP president in six years | The Japan Times

• Abe pick sets stage for collective defense OK | The Japan Times

• When Facial Expressions Get Strange In Japan | Kotaku Australia

• Japan foreign arrivals set new six-month record - eTurboNews.com

• GlobalTalk 21: Some Thoughts around the Looming Cabinet Legislation Bureau Makeover

• Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso's Nazi remarks cause furor - CNN.com

• Weaker Yen Not Bad News for Japan's Competitors, IMF Says - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Long-stay program starts for Fukushima nuclear disaster evacuees - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's deputy PM Aso says he won't resign over Nazi comments | Reuters

• Radioactivity levels higher in water deeper underground at Fukushima plant - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan looking for ways to restart top-level meetings with China - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• EDITORIAL: Aso’s Nazi remark shows ignorance of constitutional affairs - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• VOX POPULI: Rising culture of home-sharing could change Japanese society - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Shimane confirms 1760s maps showing Takeshima as part of Japan | The Japan Times

• Japan PM set to stay away from controversial Yasukuni war shrine | The Australian

• Fukushima Watch: What’s Behind Tepco’s Confidence? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Haiku killer reveals remote Japanese community's elderly feud - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• BBC News - Japan Deputy PM Taro Aso retracts Nazi comments

• Japan Finance Minister under fire for comment referring to Nazis and constitutional change - The Washington Post

• Japanse vicepremier noemt nazi's voorbeeld - Buitenland | Het laatste buitenlandse nieuws leest u op Telegraaf.nl [buitenland]

• Japan dark tourism brings light to disaster zones | GulfNews.com

• Obama, end the 'Abe passing' | The Japan Times

• Tepco trying to keep radioactive water from reaching sea, but can it? | The Japan Times

• Trillions for rebuilding Tohoku go unused | The Japan Times

• Japanse wetshervorming haalt mosterd bij nazi-Duitsland - Gva.be

• Japan envoy meets China foreign minister amid strained ties | GlobalPost

• Arirang News

• Justice Ministry frustrated by delays in executing Aum Shinrikyo founder - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Suspect pleads guilty in gyoza poisoning case - The Japan News

• Yasukuni Shrine: ground zero for unrepentant wartime remembrance | The Japan Times

• Average power bill in Tokyo to top ¥8,000 in September | The Japan Times

• It's time for conservatives of Japan to get over the war | The Japan Times

• Fukushima Clean-up Turns Toxic for Japan's TEPCO

• TEPCO's N-plant delays cause for worry - The Japan News

• Here's another reason to avoid Japanese stocks - CNBC

• Latest Headlines

• Former whistle-blowers struggling | The Japan Times

• Prove you're Japanese: when being bicultural can be a burden | The Japan Times

• Nation can weather April tax hike: Kuroda | The Japan Times

• INSIGHT: Abe woos 3 ASEAN countries in attempt to box in China - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Diplomatiek overleg in eilandenconflict China-Japan - Buitenland - VK

• Fukushima: evolving fear into fact | The Japan Times

• Abe to decide on sales tax hike before fall Diet session | The Japan Times

• Abe’s advisor says Japan, China could hold summit soon - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Sober Look: The clock is ticking on Abe to implement labor reform before more workers go "over the cliff" on the wage curve

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