Sunset time-lapse - Febr 25

From 4:53pm to 6:39pm in 49 seconds

Sunset - Febr 25

5:28pm

The sea

News 18 febr - 24 febr

• FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Japan

• Survey: No nuclear plants meet new safety standards - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• U.S. won't put brakes on tariffs on Japanese vehicles in TPP - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• American teacher’s spin on Japan racism angers | The Japan Times

• Washington Post

• Abe vows to revive Japanese economy, sees no escalation with China

• Tough times leave Osaka day laborers homeless, jobless and on welfare - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan’s First Lady Skips D.C., Cites Mrs. Obama’s Schedule - Washington Wire - WSJ

• China Keeps the Peace at Sea | Foreign Affairs

• Joint Statement by the United States and Japan | The White House

• Japan and United States Reaffirm Their Close Ties - NYTimes.com

• Women showing greater openness about sensuality, erotica - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Global team must dismantle No. 1: IAEA | The Japan Times

• Criteria for hangings remain murky | The Japan Times

• VS en Japan gaan bondgenootschap versterken

• What Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Abe wants from Obama - CSMonitor.com

• American teacher in Japan under fire for lessons on Japan’s history of discrimination

• Japan's Love Affair with Robots, Explained | TIME.com

• How Obama can change the game with Japan | Prestowitz

• Suicide prompts wife to sue Tepco | The Japan Times

• Japan wil niet meer of niet minder dan wisselkoersen normaliseren - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Women still earn only 70% of what men get, but gap closing - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan’s prisons: Eastern porridge | The Economist

• Will rising tensions in Asia push Japan toward a full-fledged military? - CSMonitor.com

• Analysis: Japan's mission impossible: to spend $100 billion in 15 months | Reuters

• 朝日新聞デジタル：【パノラマ写真】福島第一原発４号機の最上階

• Fred Hiatt: With Shinzo Abe, Japan takes a pragmatic turn - The Washington Post

• Japan's Abe seeks to show off alliance, gets Obama nod on Abenomics | Reuters

• Three death-row inmates hanged in first executions under LDP - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Executes 3 Inmates, First Under New Gov't - Page 1

• Japan Scholar Gained Outsider's Perspective : NPR

• Japan manufacturers' mood set to turn optimistic as yen falls -Reuters Tankan

• Washington Post

• Japan blijft miljoenen pompen in Japanse 'delicatesse' - Joop.nl

• This Just In

• Japan record trade deficit shows cracks in export model

• VOA Mobile - English

• Chicago Tribune - Japan Tobacco stock hit as $10 billion stake sale nears

• Yen up as Japan PM plays down idea of foreign bond fund | Reuters

• Japanese seek jobs abroad amid tough home market | The Japan Times

• Greenpeace wants nuclear plant suppliers held accountable for Fukushima crisis | The Japan Times

• Exclusive: Tight-fisted Japan firms deal blow to Abe's revival plan - Reuters survey

• Dying Alone Becomes New Normal as Japan Spurns Confucius - Bloomberg

• Japan Delays Naming New Leader for Central Bank - NYTimes.com

• Donald Richie, American Expert on Japan, Is Dead at 88 - NYTimes.com

• deredactie.be: Nieuwe roman van Murakami verschijnt in april

• Japanese Troops Practice for Civilian Evacuations Overseaas | TIME.com

• Showa Denko develops LED lighting for faster vegetable growth - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan kan het nieuwe epicentrum van een financiële crisis worden - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• For His Second Act, Japanese Premier Plays It Safe, With Early Results - NYTimes.com

• Crime-busting cat becomes top tourist attraction on Enoshima - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Analysis: Japan's Abe looks to prove this time, he has the right stuff | Reuters

• Zorgen om vergrijzing in Japan - Buitenland - Reformatorisch Dagblad

• Nikkei bounces after Japan escapes G20 criticism

• Anonieme weldoener schenkt Japanse tsunamislachtoffers goudstaven - KERNRAMP JAPAN - PAROOL

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In Shizuoka-ken

Fujisan - Febr 22

7:06am

Dinner

Sunset - Febr 21

Nogeyama Park

The Moon - Febr 20

Sunset - Febr 20

5:30pm


5:30pm

News 11 febr - 17 febr

• Japan Escapes Censure at G-20 Meeting over Yen Policy - WSJ.com

• AKB48 and sexual politics | The Japan Times

• Fukushima radiation threatens to wreak woodland havoc | The Japan Times

• Only 23% of homes decontaminated : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Envisaged reforms face wide opposition : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Panel to propose making morals regular subject : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• TEPCO releases video of vital Fukushima plant equipment, denies quake damage－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Is this really Japan's year to return to the light? - Asia - World - The Independent

• Why Japan Can't Quit Nuclear Power - NationalJournal.com

• Murakami’s first novel in 3 years to be published in April - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Govt set to join Hague Convention : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• U.S. Signals Support for Japan’s Yen Policy - NYTimes.com

• In Japan, gun control is the norm and discipline is rigid | The Japan Times

• How Did Japan Curb Pollution Without Sacrificing Growth? - NYTimes.com

• Japan PM's adviser says Japan not manipulating its currency | Reuters

• Hard Times In Japan: 'Home' Might Be An Internet Cafe : The Picture Show : NPR

• Obama to hold White House talks with Japan's Abe on Feb 22 | Reuters

• Yen retreats as Japan not singled out in draft G20 statement | Reuters

• Universities provide counseling to job-seeking students to prevent suicides - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• New Kabukiza theater shines brightly in the Ginza again - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan, China divided over binding sanctions against N. Korea - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan remains mired in recession

• Japanese Central Bank Defends Yen Policies - NYTimes.com

• Japan economy shrinks, fueling push for weak yen - US News and World Report

• Japan's Sweet Valentine's Day Twist - Page 1

• Tegenvallend economiecijfer drukt de pret in Japan

• This is the Modem World: Japan is not weird

• In Japan, the Fax Machine Is Anything but a Relic - NYTimes.com

• Strike capability to be discussed : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL: Sweets for friends, lovers, everyone in between - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• ‘Wilt u makkelijk werknemers ontslaan? Kom naar België' - De Standaard

• Jesper Koll on Kyle Bass's Prediction of Financial Meltdown in Japan | Beacon Reports

• Japan women, not men, throng stores for Valentines | Entertainment | DAWN.COM

• Japan Official Calls for Military Hot Line With China - WSJ.com

• Obama speaks to Japan's Abe about North Korea's nuclear test | Reuters

• Japan fourth-quarter GDP shows economy still in recession, pick-up eyed | Reuters

• 2 Japanese slain, others injured in Guam stabbing spree - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Will Win the Currency War, but at What Cost? - MarketBeat - WSJ

• S. Korea, Japan Move to Bolster Defenses After North's Nuclear Test

• Line: nieuw sociaal netwerk uit Japan

• De Lloyd > Japan laat schoorvoetend vlees toe uit EU

• TV Show Mirrors a Japanese Battery Maker’s Bind - NYTimes.com

• Officials discuss Mt. Fuji fees to counter damage from hiker hordes - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Statement by the Prime Minister of Japan (on the Nuclear Test by North Korea) (Cabinet Decisions / Direction) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet

• Japan's practical wooden boxes become a fashion hit in U.S. - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan PM: North Korea's nuclear test is grave threat : Kyodo

• Inflation must be accompanied by strong economy: Japan PM Abe | Reuters

• Global Public Square

• The Arrest of Japan's Most Wanted Troll Leads to Cute Cat Pic

• Noahpinion: The Koizumi years: A macroeconomic puzzle

• Exec at Japan's nuclear watchdog held 30 illicit meetings with power firms | The Japan Times

• Japanese films account for 65.7% of Japan's box office in 2012 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's Nikkei sprints ahead on Abe fever - Feb. 10, 2013

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Kugenuma Beach - Winter Sunday

Time-lapse. Sunset - Febr 16

From 5:13pm tot 6:16pm

Sunset - Febr 16

5:07pm


5:14pm


5:19pm

Window

Sunset - Febr 14

5:03pm

Kugenuma Beach

Ooyama

Mt. Ooyama (1252m)


About Mt. Ooyama:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_%C5%8Cyama_%28Kanagawa%29

Sunset Time-lapse - Febr 8

From 4:08pm to 5:52pm

Fujisan - Febr 8

5:07pm


5:17pm


5:20pm

Sunset time-lapse

Time-lapse from 4:32pm to 6:32pm

Sunset - Febr 2

5:09pm


5:25pm

iphone photo

Ready to receive the guests