Japan News Articles January 18 - 24

• Peek inside a Japanese sex hotel | Dazed

• SMAP dodges bullet; Becky isn't so lucky | The Japan Times

• Hiroko Kuniya's ouster deals another blow to quality journalism in Japan | The Japan Times

• Despite Nuclear Fears, Japan Solar Slow to Catch | Al Jazeera America

• This Japanese Campaign for Women’s Empowerment Features Only Men | TakePart

• Japan aanvaardt 27 vluchtelingen in 2015 en wijst 99 procent van de aanvragen af - HLN.be

• Japan accepts 27 refugees, rejects one in hundred | News | DW.COM | 23.01.2016

• 'Wetenschappelijke walvisvangst is niet wetenschappelijk' - Planet Earth, Ecologie - Knack Mobile

• Japan has improved nuclear oversight, but skills fall short, IAEA inspectors say | The Japan Times

• Abe indicates pivot toward reduction of wage disparities in policy speech | The Japan Times

• Hoofdrolspeler The Cove Japan uitgezet | NOS

• Princess Mako of Akishino, Japan’s ‘Duchess of Cambridge’, graduates from University of Leicester | News | Student | The Independent

• Japan recognizes only 27 refugees, despite rising numbers of applications | The Japan Times

• Japan Without Ambition | The Diplomat

• IAEA: Japan Nuclear Regulation Should Improve Skills, Law - ABC News

• Japanese taxi drivers in tsunami zone report taking ‘phantom fares’ | Daily Mail Online

• Japan’s latest attempt to get more women into the workplace is this all-male panel - Quartz

• In a Japan seemingly obsessed with sex, few seem to indulge | McClatchy DC

• Tourist train pass unifying nine railways set for trial in western Japan | The Japan Times

• Japan Road Tests Self-Driving Cars to Keep Aging Motorists Mobile - WSJ

• Mt. Fuji sparkles with season's 1st full snow crown - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Police may spend billions to stop road-sign confusion - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Dolphin activist and star of 'The Cove' held in Tokyo - CNN.com

• Deadly Nagano ski bus crash points to need for safety standards rethink | The Japan Times

• Japan's economic minister hit with bribery allegations, vows response | The Japan Times

• Fatal bus crash raises alarm bells | The Japan Times

• In Search of Japan’s Hidden Culinary Revolution - NYTimes.com

• World's oldest man dies in Japan at 112 | The Japan Times

• Visitors to Japan surge to record 19.73 million, spend all-time high ¥3.48 trillion | The Japan Times

• Japan Criticized for Ignoring Child Sex Abuse, Exploitation | Womens eNews

• McDonald’s brings chocolate-covered french fries to Japan | The Seattle Times

• Japan kan de stroom toeristen niet aan - NRC Q

• Japan plans certification scheme for chefs abroad - BBC News

• Japan and Belgium mark 150 years of relations, pledge exchanges | The Japan Times

• Becky in hot water over rumored affair ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Oud-trainer dolfijn Flipper vastgehouden in Tokio - AD.nl

• Japan rejoices as boyband Smap say they are not splitting up | World news | The Guardian

• Japan's plan to drop swastikas as temple symbol sparks backlash - BBC News

• Nearly 20 Million Tourists Visited Japan Last Year - WSJ

• Japan: The Manga Military | The Diplomat

• World's oldest man Yasutaro Koide dies aged 112 in Japan - BBC News

• POINT OF VIEW/ Morihiro Hosokawa: Approach to erotic art illustrates Japanese aversion to making waves - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• How Fujifilm's cameras and lenses are Made in Japan | The Verge

• Tourists Flood Japan, as Nation Struggles to Receive Them - WSJ

• Japan pop group SMAP denies it is breaking up - BBC News

• Snowfall disrupts traffic in Tokyo - The Japan News

• How a 217.1 kilometre run became a national bonding ritual in Japan

• Japan to remove swastikas from maps as tourists 'think they are Nazi symbols' - Telegraph

• Another year of living precariously in 21st-century Japan | The Japan Times

• Women Forced to Work in Wartime Brothels Were Not Sex Slaves, Japan’s Foreign Minister Says | TIME

• Japan to set up certification program for 'washoku' chefs overseas | The Japan Times

• Japan Today

• Addressing the issue of vacant houses in Japan - Chicago Tribune

• Foreign tourism emerges as bright spot amid Japan's dim economic prospects | The Japan Times

• Japan university unified entrance exams begin | The Japan Times

• Lost Japan | The Japan Times

• Japan revamps foreign-language map symbols to make it easier for tourists

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• Japan Today

• Coming of Age Day reflections | The Japan Times

• Japan’s decluttering guru says she is on a mission to 'organise the world' - Telegraph

• Japan: 'Water bear' reproduces after 30 years on ice - BBC News

• Facebook Emoji 'Reactions' Hit Japan | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

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