Japan News Articles. October 5 - 11

• Are Japan's crime clans going out of business? Tea with a yakuza. - CSMonitor.com

• Japan is wereldkampioen schulden - rtlz.nl

• Japan's Constitution won't protect revolting foreigners | The Japan Times

• It's a small world, with no respect for islands | The Japan Times

• Survey: 12,000 Buddhist temples lack resident monks - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Inc sounds alarm on consumer spending | Reuters

• Japan manga artist under fire for ‘racist’ illustration of Syrian refugee - Al Arabiya News

• Hello Kitty and Japan’s kawaii diplomacy | East Asia Forum

• 'Omotenashi' comes up short on humility | The Japan Times

• Shunga exhibition defies 'pornography' taboos to expose Japan to its erotic past | Asia | News | The Independent

• Mrs. Watanabe Is Actually Mr. Tanaka? - WSJ

• Tepco expects to begin freezing ice wall at Fukushima No. 1 by year-end | The Japan Times

• Getting back to Japan's old-fashioned erotic values | The Japan Times

• Sex education or propaganda? | The Japan Times

• Japan's rich: acutely aware of their wealth and not flashy with it | The Japan Times

• Japan hits out as UNESCO archives 'Nanjing Massacre' documents | The Japan Times

• Japan Plans to Use Lottery Cash for Olympics: Tokyo Paper - Bloomberg Business

• Ministerial post with long title raises eyebrows within political circles - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan: Citizens clamour for Tokyo disaster manual - BBC News

• Don’t Expect Too Much of Japan’s Defense Reforms | The Diplomat

• Breaking out of Japan's male-dominated workplace - BBC News

• How Abe is losing the narrative on Japan’s new security laws | East Asia Forum

• Tokyo district tries to reel in tourists with whale meat | The Japan Times

• The future for aged Japanese whisky and traditional kaiseki | The Japan Times

• Abe launches new TPP-mitigation office to assuage farmers, small business owners | The Japan Times

• Japan on a budget: Tokyo, Kyoto, and the bullet train | Asia | Travel | The Independent

• Nobel literature crown again eludes Japan's hope, Haruki Murakami

• Sony's Hirai says turnaround past midway point | The Japan Times

• Tide turns for LDP factions in reshuffle | The Japan Times

• What the TPP Means for Japan | The Diplomat

• Asie - pacifique - Au Japon, un dessin anti-migrants provoque une polémique - France 24

• Lost in Translation: ‘100 Million’ Minister to Drive Abenomics 2.0 - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan may have tricky time passing TPP after making concessions on rice, beef

• Nuclear opponents in a tizzy over Kono's appointment to Cabinet - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• New report links thyroid cancer rise to Fukushima nuclear crisis | The Japan Times

• Abe to battle for broader foreign support for SDF changes | The Japan Times

• Wartime sex slaves at the heart of UN battle between Japan and China | World news | The Guardian

• Defining Japan's Place in the World - Law Street (TM)

• France, Japan seek deeper nuclear cooperation

• Red flags and exit strategies: advice for English teachers in Japan | The Japan Times

• Abe seeks to soothe party divisions with fresh faces in Cabinet | The Japan Times

• New ministerial post raises doubts, overlaps with other agencies | The Japan Times

• In Cabinet reshuffle, Abe shifts focus to economy but retains key ministers | The Japan Times

• Abe Appoints New Environment Minister in Japan Cabinet Change - Bloomberg Business

• Bank Of Japan Keeps Stimulus Package Unchanged Despite Growing Signs Of Recession

• Toyota's driverless car is put through paces in Tokyo | The Japan Times

• Japan's Abe set to keep allies in key posts as attention returns to economy | Reuters

• Japan Ready to Lead in Asia Pacific, Abe Says - WSJ

• TPP Deal Expected to Shake Up Japan’s Agriculture Sector - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan's Takaaki Kajita shares Nobel in physics | The Japan Times

• Abe hails TPP success but calls it 'just a start' | The Japan Times

• Omura stunned by unexpected Nobel win | The Japan Times

• Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed creating vast partnership - BBC News

• Japan's 'Abenomics' experiment is on the rocks October 05

• Nuclear energy on agenda during French PM’s trip to Japan | euronews, world news

• Japan's PM accused of echoing wartime propaganda with new slogan - Telegraph

• TPP Deal Expected to Shake Up Japan’s Agriculture Sector - WSJ

• Scientists from Japan, Canada win Nobel Prize in Physics - CNN.com

• Let's discuss 'idols' and marriage | The Japan Times

• Who's responsible for the Fukushima disaster? | The Japan Times

• Survey ranks Hakodate as Japan's top tourist site for second year in a row | The Japan Times

• Japan: Citizens stockpile toilet rolls - BBC News

• Can Japan and Russia Resolve Their Territorial Dispute? | The Diplomat

• Red flags abound as government kicks off My Number system with notices | The Japan Times

• Cabinet minutes show formality, no substance | The Japan Times

• Stop the presses, Yahoo News is on a roll | The Japan Times

• Enduring China-Japan Hatreds Risk Renewed Conflict Involving U.S.

• IS claims killing of Japanese in Bangladesh | The Japan Times

• Japan group says pacifist constitution still supreme, eyes Nobel | Reuters

• In lieu of taking in refugees, Abe opens up checkbook | The Japan Times

• TPP trade deadlock: Japan leans on US to break impasse | US news | The Guardian

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