Japan News Articles. October 12 - 18

• Abe becomes first sitting Japanese leader to board U.S. aircraft carrier | The Japan Times

• Japan Today

• Abe becomes first sitting Japanese leader to board U.S. aircraft carrier | The Japan Times

• Abe becomes first Japan PM to board US carrier - News - Stripes

• Japan Shows Off Military Machines - WSJ

• 'Konbini' magic keeps stores precisely stocked round the clock | The Japan Times

• Dan teaches us how to be 'the man' in Japan | The Japan Times

• Kirin invites customers to smile — and have a drink or two | The Japan Times

• What's in a name? Japan debates whether to allow spouses to adopt separate surnames | The Japan Times

• Japan's public diplomacy of churlish cluelessness | The Japan Times

• True Edo spirit can be found floating in a public bath | The Japan Times

• No sex talk please, we're Japanese | The Japan Times

• Sinking condo in Yokohama blamed on negligence by pile-driver worker | The Japan Times

• Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Japan PM Abe presses firms to lift capital spending to revive economy

• Japan to lift duties on all vegetables, most fishery products under TPP | The Japan Times

• Island warrior | The Economist

• Japan wins U.N. security council seat - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Is Serving Foreigners Food from Post-Meltdown Fukushima | MUNCHIES

• Kawashima:

• Security legislation promises more than it can deliver | The Japan Times

• WMF calls for Tokyo's Tsukiji wooden buildings to be preserved | The Japan Times

• Women on the run from domestic violence fear cracks in My Number system | The Japan Times

• Tokyo 2020 organizers launch fresh search for Olympic logo | The Japan Times

• Japan facing explosion in cyber-crime, claims report - SC Magazine

• The Abe government versus the Emperor on history issues | The Japan Times

• Deadly disease lab opens amid local fears | The Japan Times

• Leaning tower forces Asahi Kasei to check 3,000 residential buildings | The Japan Times

• In diplomatic flurry, Abe invites Xi; Park says she's ready to talk | The Japan Times

• New education minister vows to promote LGBT rights, use Olympics to push social issues | The Japan Times

• House Hunting in ... in Japan - NYTimes.com

• Sluit Frisk fabriek in Leuven ? - Belg.be

• Japan moet miljoenen betalen voor geluidsoverlast Amerikaanse militaire basis - Het Nieuwsblad Mobile

• Japan restarts second nuclear reactor despite public opposition | World news | The Guardian

• Vladimir Putin's visit to Japan postponed indefinitely | World news | The Guardian

• Toothless tiger: Japan Self-Defence Forces - BBC News

• Reviving Shinto: Prime Minister Abe tends special place in Japan's soul (+video) - CSMonitor.com

• Abe orders reduced rates to cushion blow from 2017 tax hike | The Japan Times

• Yamanote Line in central Tokyo getting new trains in November - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Disappearance of Self in Japan

• EDITORIAL: Abe government's 'inward-looking' diplomacy serves no purpose - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• BBC News website launches Japanese language site - BBC News

• Okinawa governor revokes approval for U.S. base relocation work at Henoko | The Japan Times

• What makes Tokyo the world's greatest food city? - CNN.com

• Japan should avoid making suicidal education mistakes | The Japan Times

• Obama adviser raises concerns about Japan's plutonium stockpile - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Kinderen rond Fukushima krijgen sneller kanker — Wel.nl

• Should Russia return the four disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan? ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• China's top diplomat to visit Japan amid new spy report | Reuters

• INSIGHT: Former British diplomat concerned over Abe’s war anniversary statement - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• As the Standoff in Okinawa Continues, the U.S. Should Be Embarrassed - FPIF

• Former American POWs visit Japan, recount memories - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Bourdain: Okinawa isn't the Japan I know - CNN.com

• Mount Fuji crowned by snow, 11 days later than usual - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fukushima nuclear meltdown: Inside Japan's forgotten town, four years after tsunami disaster | Asia | News | The Independent

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