Selected Japan news Articles 21 - 27 Oct.

• Japan embraces prestige of colourful Tour - Yahoo! New Zealand Sport

• Fukushima disaster put spotlight on Japan's finest people, says ABC's Mark Willacy - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• Loco in Yokohama | The Japan Times

• Japan's Thatcher: Meet the man determined to end the "lost decades"

• BBC News - Japan will stand up to China, says PM Shinzo Abe

• Get Koizumi: Nuclear village goes on offensive | The Japan Times

• Japan: no safe country for foreign women | The Japan Times

• What's with the police purge on dance clubs? | The Japan Times

• Japan-Pacific islands summit to be held in Fukushima in 2015 | GlobalPost

• Missed opportunity for Japan | GlobalPost

• The Lust Beneath Japan's Sex Drought  - Bloomberg

• Japan volgt toeristen via hun mobieltjes - Toeristisch nieuws, reisreportages en vakantieaanbod op Puur op reis

• Zware aardbeving in buurt van Fukushima

• Frenchman missing five days in Yamanashi mountains | The Japan Times

• Aardbeving nabij Fukushima in Japan | VTM NIEUWS

• Help wanted in Fukushima but low pay, high risks and gangsters - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Krachtige aardbeving in Fukushima - De Standaard

• BBC News - Small tsunami reaches Japan after earthquake

• Is Japan really bored with sex? | www.wpxi.com

• AFP: Japan bank to punish executives over loans to gangsters

• Japan deploys YouTube as new weapon in dispute over island chain - CNN.com

• Toyota stopt met iQ - Autovisie | Het laatste nieuws over auto's op Autovisie.nl van De Telegraaf [Toyota]

• Knack.be - Nieuws, opinie en duiding

• Japan secrecy act stirs fears about press freedom, right to know - chicagotribune.com

• A gourmet tour of Japan in one spot | The Japan Times

• Mr. Abe's undemocratic secrecy bill | The Japan Times

• Opposition disparity: No end in sight | The Japan Times

• Radiation doubles to new high in No. 1 plant water ditch | The Japan Times

• Abenomics Could Widen Japan's Income Gap - Businessweek

• Japan may scale down new 2020 stadium - The Times of India

• Why Japanese Women Are Choosing Their Careers Over Having Sex - And Aren't That Bothered About It

• BBC News - The Japanese men who prefer virtual girlfriends to sex

• Shinzo Abe Loses His Grip on the Hard Right (The Diplomat)

• Japanese chef brings taste of Fukushima to France | GlobalPost

• Wrong about Japan and Sex

• UNESCO to recognize Japanese food culture | The Japan Times

• Tepco eyes fuel removal from Fukushima reactor 4 pool in early November | The Japan Times

• Big typhoons may collide off Honshu | The Japan Times

• ‘Washoku’ to be listed on UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• IAEA urges Japan to give public a dose of reality on decontamination work - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Radioactive cesium again detected off coast of Japan | The Japan Times

• Japanse jeugd heeft geen zin meer in seks - De Standaard

• Why Japan Wants to Break Free of Its Pacifist Past | TIME.com

• ‘In Japan is de chrysant een feestelijke ... (Lier) - Het Nieuwsblad

• Het celibaatsyndroom: hoe een maatschappij haar jongeren alle interess...

• Japan’s elderly are increasingly taking up a bizarre hobby: stalking – Quartz

• Japan's technology ranking slips | The Japan Times

• Japan's 'helplessness' crisis | The Japan Times

• Japan to join child custody pact in April | The Japan Times

• Why do Japanese politicians keep visiting Yasukuni? - CNN.com

• Japan stelt ontsmetting dorpen rond Fukushima uit - HLN.be

• Japanese PM eats seafood caught off Fukushima - Telegraph

• Two approaching typhoons make October a record month for Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• BBC News - Japan's Fukushima in toxic water leak after heavy rain

• BBC News - Japan posts trade deficit for 15th consecutive month

• Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuke plant releases cancer-causing agent - The Standard

• Japan delaying cleanup of towns near nuclear plant - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather

• Whether Tepco fails or not, it's taxpayers' tab | The Japan Times

• Aide: Abe may visit Yasukuni this year | The Japan Times

• Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex? | World news | The Observer

• Update: Fukushima blijft tijdbom, ook onder Olympische Spelen van 2020 : Duurzaamnieuws.nl

• Japan sees record trade deficit in September - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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