Japan News Articles Aug 12 - Aug 18

• How green is Tohoku's 'Green Connections' project? | The Japan Times

• Return rush peaks after Bon holiday season | The Japan Times

• 67% of leading Japanese firms back sales tax hike to aid fiscal recovery | The Japan Times

• Japan steelmaker 'will accept S.Korea slave labour ruling' | Fox News

• Layoffs Illegal, Japanese Workers Head to Boredom Room - NYTimes.com

• Some words of self-introduction | The Japan Times

• Akiko Kuraoka's documentaries find fresh relevancy amid Fukushima crisis | The Japan Times

• Independent Investor: Japan's defense dilemma - North Adams Transcript

• A veteran's legacy: Promoting peace by describing war atrocities - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• EDITORIAL: Clearer government role needed for Fukushima cleanup - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe refuses to move into prime minister's 'haunted' mansion - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Former Child Workers from Taiwan Preserve the Memory of Their Time in Japan | Nippon.com

• Japan moet het vanaf september weer zonder kernenergie doen - HLN.be

• It's time Japan acted to end the war over Yasukuni Shrine | The Japan Times

• It's time Japan acted to end the war over Yasukuni Shrine | The Japan Times

• Factbox: Japan's Yasukuni Shrine honoring war dead

• Japan’s Premier Stays Away From War Shrine, but Sends Offering - NYTimes.com

• China protesteert tegen bezoek aan Japans schrijn voor gesneuvelden uit WOII - Belga Politiek - Knack.be - Knack.be

• Fcatbox: Japan's Yasukuni Shrine honoring war dead

• Japan shrine still flashpoint 68 years after war - Timesonline.com: Asia

• Abe ignores war damage on Asian nations in memorial speech - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Insight: After disaster, the deadliest part of Japan's nuclear clean-up | Reuters

• Harvard students inspire Japanese high school students to study abroad - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Bliksem slaat in op rijdende trein in Japan - De Standaard

• Vanaf midden september moet Japan het weer stellen zonder kernenergie - Belga Algemeen - Knack.be - Knack.be

• Tijdelijk geen kernenergie in Japan - De Standaard

• Chicago Tribune - Japan PM Abe may make offering to shrine for war dead: reports

• Japan Watchdog Takes Bigger Role in Fukushima Decommissioning - Bloomberg

• Nieuwe rage op Twitter: Japanners tweeten telefoonnummer

• Japan gebukt onder extreme hitte - De Standaard

• Tax hike backers seize on positive GDP data | The Japan Times

• Economic Expansion Slows Down in Japan - NYTimes.com

• Toxic water detected in newly built well at Fukushima nuclear plant | The Japan Times

• Big week of Japan data could test government resolve to hike tax

• Sushi-go-round: Japan tradition served with technology - Channel NewsAsia

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