The Moon (May 24)

Walk in the port

Climbing Kintokiyama

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Japan News Articles May 20 - May 26

• Report: Rooftop solar could replace nuclear with pumped hydro storage in Japan

• U.N. expert urges help for Japan's nuclear victims - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Nuclear Farming - Landline - ABC

• INDIRECTLY SPEAKING / Government needs different tack on improving English education - The Japan News

• Pearly heights - The Japan News

• Japanese Lab Workers Exposed to Radiation - NYTimes.com

• 'Politicians are distorting history': Book to detail experiences of former Dutch comfort women－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Special Report: Why China's film makers love to hate Japan

• Japan, China must put aside their differences - The Nation

• Buttonwood: Apocalypse, not yet | The Economist

• Abenomics maakt Japan kapot | www.dagelijksestandaard.nl

• Premier Japan nog niet naar 'spookhuis' - Buitenland | Het laatste buitenlandse nieuws leest u op Telegraaf.nl [buitenland]

• Nuclear physics lab continued experiment even after radioactive leak - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Panel: Giant quake at least 90% likely within 50 years - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fukushima Prefecture's population grows for first time since nuclear accident - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan ontvangt veel toeristen door goedkope yen

• United Nations News Centre - Japan must continue efforts to deactivate Fukushima nuclear plant – UN agency

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• Japan’s top leaders defend ‘Abenomics’ economic strategies as roiled markets settle - The Washington Post

• LDP Alters Abe’s Constitutional Pledge in Japan Election Plans - Bloomberg

• Panel: 70% chance of Nankai Trough quake by 2040s

• Panel: English should be regular primary class

• Okinawans angry with Hashimoto say sex services don't curb crime - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Hague convention still doesn't offer clear-cut answers - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Ghosts keeping Abe out of official residence? | The Japan Times

• AFP: Japan mayor apologises to 'comfort women'

• Japan Atomic Power saw fiscal 2012 growth despite no power output | The Japan Times

• 'Abenomics' still has long way to go | The Japan Times

• Japanese mayor under fire over brothel remarks - World News | TVNZ

• Japan and North Korea: The frogman cometh | The Economist

• Business Insider

• Jim Rogers waarschuwt voor hoogst gevaarlijke situatie in Japan - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Shinzo Abe: Friend or Foe of the United States? | The Editor

• Japan the Model - NYTimes.com

• LCCs revive female flight attendant aspirations | The Japan Times

• Factbox: Key facts about Japan's constitution, proposed changes

• Elementary, My Dear Watanabe-san (Somewhat Wonkish) - NYTimes.com

• Nikkei dives 7%, ends below 14,500 | The Japan Times

• Japan's Own Worst Enemy? - By Tobias Harris | Foreign Policy

• Stricken Fukushima nuke plant struggles to keep staff - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• As yen tumbles, Japan's gain isn't South Korea's pain | Reuters

• Forse daling op Japanse beurs door stijgende rente :: nrc.nl

• Ex-minister: Laatste kans voor Japan - De Financiële Telegraaf | Financieel nieuws leest u op DFT.nl van De Telegraaf [DFT]

• Japan topfavoriet bij beleggers « De Kritische Belegger

• Falling yen may help Japan, but proving a headache for other countries, especially in Asia - The Washington Post

• Japan ondertekent verdrag tegen ontvoering kinderen door moeders - Buitenland - TROUW

• 'We zijn rechtstreeks getuige van het overlijden van Japan en iedereen lijkt zich te verheugen'

• WBRC NEWS

• Japan's PM risks bankruptcy - Winnipeg Free Press

• Why it matters if Japanese businesspeople are bad at English | Rudlin Consulting

• Japan nuclear reactor atop active fault: regulator | NDTV.com

• Why Abenomics hurts women | The Japan Times

• Hashimoto brings South Korea into fray | The Japan Times

• de aandeelhouder: `Abenomics zorgt voor paradigmaverschuiving`

• AFP: Japan parliament approves child abduction treaty

• Is Sony un-Japanese enough to entertain change? | Reuters

• Japan mulls bilateral talks with North Korea, raising coordination concerns among allies - The Washington Post

• U.N. urges Japan to block defamation of 'comfort women' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan passes bill to join Hague treaty on child abduction - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan panel warns of dangers if debt not addressed - Economic Times

• Hundreds Seek Compensation in Japan Nuclear Crisis - Page 1

• AFP: Japan mayor says S. Korean troops guilty of sex abuse

• Kuroda Stimulus Backfires as Mortgage Costs Rise: Japan Credit - Bloomberg

• Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama criticizes Abe for WWII remarks - The Japan Daily Press

• The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Abe's Sophistry Proves Japan Cannot Be Trusted

• Hashimoto: S. Korean military used women for sex in Vietnam War - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree welcomes 6.34 millionth visitor ahead of first anniversary - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Hope in Japan That Shinzo Abe’s ‘Abenomics’ May Be a Cure - NYTimes.com

• Sex industry workers raise doubts on Hashimoto's crime-stopping plan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Politicians show alarming lack of qualities to run country - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanese firm's English-only rule left managers tongue-tied - Fast Forward - YouTube

• Yahoo Japan suspects 22M IDs stolen | ZDNet

• AFP: Majority reject Japan mayor on comfort women: poll

• L'Abenomics, solution pour le Japon ? | Japon Information

• AFP: Japan's elderly not acting their age

• Maverick Japanese mayor confuses prostitution with sex slavery | South China Morning Post

• Why Japan Is Bad For The World - Forbes

• Farmers plant rice in former no-go zone - The Japan News

• Analysis: Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI | Fox Business

• In Japan, the Rise of 'Geek Brands' - BoF - The Business of Fashion

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

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Japan News Articles May 13 - May 19

• AFP: Japanese switched-at-birth tale moves Cannes

• Japan’s Child Kidnapping Problem - The Daily Beast

• Youngsters rally in Tokyo to call attention to their poverty - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's clubbing crackdown: don't stop the dance | Lanre Bakare | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

• Timeline of Japanese Gov’s Turn To Nationalism | Asia News – Politics, Media, Education | Asian Correspondent

• The other costs of concrete

• Japan and Abenomics: Once more with feeling | The Economist

• Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival | Reuters

• Ishihara: Japan fought war in self-defense - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• N. Korea fires short-range missiles into Sea of Japan - KOREAN PENINSULA - FRANCE 24

• The ghouls who played on the Japanese mind

• Hashimoto to ask overseas media for correct reporting - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe Unveils Plan for Exports and Investment - NYTimes.com

• N Korea short range missile test - ITV News

• Japan Is Back | Foreign Affairs

• Japan: Abe’s master plan | The Economist

• Japan PM sets targets in latest growth strategy tranche | Reuters

• More controversy for Japan party over sex comments

• As Yen Falls, Goods From Japan Are More Affordable - Page 1

• Japanese mayor's sex slaves comments condemned by US | World news | guardian.co.uk

• China questions Japan rule over Okinawa - Houston Chronicle

• Japan: Is Abenomics working? - May. 15, 2013

• Hoe Japan steeds meer op een verzameling spooksteden gaat lijken

• Nieuws.nl - Lessen kernramp Fukushima 'vergeten'

• Is Japan struggling with its wartime past?

• Japan’s Economy Growing at 3.5% Annualized Rate - NYTimes.com

• Hashimoto stays in the hot seat

• Economie Japan groeit fors: opsteker voor premier Shinzo Abe - Finance - Nieuws - Trends.be

• Japan speelt hoog spel met rigoureuze 'Abenomics' - BNR Nieuwsradio

• Abe throws full support behind Murayama statement - The Japan News

• Japanse economie groeit sterker dan verwacht

• BBC News - Japan PM Abe 'would meet' N Korea leader Kim over abductions

• An Unapologetic Abe Roiling Relations With China, Korea, And The U.S. - Forbes

• NRA to suspend Monju work - The Japan News

• Toru Hashimoto Defended Use of Japanese 'Comfort Women' - NYTimes.com

• Tobias Harris: Shinzo Abe's Constitution Quest - WSJ.com

• Japan uit recessie dankzij abenomics? | Radio1

• Tokyo estimates giant quake would kill 1,774 islanders, liquefy huge area of central capital - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's Shinzo Abe and Dangerous World War II Revisionism - US News & World Report

• Japanese Envoy Makes Unannounced Visit to N. Korea

• Google Glass may shatter Japan's 'manner' mode - The Japan Times

• Nationalism will undermine Japan - The Japan Times

• Weak yen no respite for ailing electronics trio - The Japan Times

• Abe cautious on creating new war memorial as Yasukuni substitute - The Japan Times

• Japan’s electronics giants still bleeding | ArabNews

• Weak yen a boon for investors, not Japan: James Saft | Reuters

• Japan's Dancing Ban hits Tokyo: Reactions ensue | Stonewall AJET

• Is Dancing Illegal In Japan? | Tofugu

• Japan: no dancing please - Time Out Tokyo

• Belgian Beer Weekend 2013 - Yamashita Koen - Time Out Tokyo

• Hashimoto takes flak for sex slave rationale - The Japan Times

• Hedge Fund Manager Loeb Targets Sony for a Breakup - NYTimes.com

• Is dansen verboden in Japan? | Radio1

• Interpretations of Japan's wartime history causing rift in ruling LDP - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• AFP: Japan's Sharp posts record annual loss

• Japanese mayor says second world war 'comfort women' were necessary

• 'Japanse troostvrouwen in WOII waren noodzakelijk' - De Standaard Mobile

• Mayor in Japan Says ‘Comfort Women’ Played a Useful Role - NYTimes.com

• BBC News - Japan WWII 'comfort women' were 'necessary' - Hashimoto

• Foreign managers make their mark in Japan - SFGate

• Will 'Abenomics' be enough to fix Japan's malaise? - The Nation

• Police, media must consider plight of those caught in linguistic dragnet - The Japan Times

• Hashimoto says ‘comfort women’ were necessary part of war - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Haruki Murakami: I live an ordinary life - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Michelin for the masses: Japan's standing restaurants head for New York

• Japan PM Abe “Warned” For Drifting To the Right

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

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Japan news Articles May 6 - May 12

• Inose's lack of media savvy may have ruined Tokyo's Olympic bid - The Japan Times

• Separation of kids to take place at home / New rules set for resolving custody in divorces - The Japan News

• Japan Inc. on brink: tech, autos and weak yen

• Observing Japan: Don't declare victory for Abenomics yet

• Young girl in disaster area reaches out to mom in heaven through song－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Video - The Japanese Yen Breaks Y100 - WSJ.com

• Japan's first lady takes flak for attending South Korean musical - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• China's Nationalists, Forgotten Heroes Of WWII, Remembered For Japan Fight In Memorial In Taiwan (PHOTOS) - The Huffington Post

• 'Beauty' as beheld in Japan through the ages - The Japan Times

• Restored Ozu films to debut for 110th anniversary events - The Japan Times

• LDP locks sights on reactors, Constitution - The Japan Times

• Camilleri Weekendverhaal: Yakuza in Japan : Crime Site Camilleri

• Japan Is About To Prove Keynesian Economics Entirely Wrong - Forbes

• Japan angered by China's claim to all of Okinawa | Asia | DW.DE | 10.05.2013

• Cellphone logs help estimate radiation exposure of Fukushima evacuees - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Pro-Inflation Policies Show Signs of Helping the Japanese Economy - NYTimes.com

• Arianna Huffington: Postcard From Japan: Talking Zen, Abenomics, Social Networking and the Constitution With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

• VIDEO: Struggling to rebuild two years after the tsunami | GlobalPost

• VIDEO: Struggling to rebuild two years after the tsunami | GlobalPost

• Japanese yen hits new 4-year low - May. 9, 2013

• Washington Post

• Poll: Japanese choose South Korea over China, but South Koreans like China better - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• BBC News - Japan protests over Chinese article on Okinawa sovereignty

• New nuclear safety standards - The Japan Times

• Huffington in Tokyo for launch of Japanese-language version of HuffPost - The Japan Times

• New group of female executives hopes to boost ranks in Japan Inc. - The Japan Times

• New group of female executives hopes to boost ranks in Japan Inc. - The Japan Times

• Washington Post

• Japan hopes for a lift from Abenomics bra

• Park criticizes Japan’s perception of history in summit with Obama - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Welcome to the Huffington Post Japan! - The Huffington Post

• Japan Says It Will Abide by Apologies Over War - NYTimes.com

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• AFP: Japan, China, S. Korea to cooperate on air pollution

• Author Murakami makes first Japan public appearance in 18 years

• Welcome to Hoboken, Mr. Ambassador - Het Nieuwsblad Mobile

• Best unknown hike: Japan's Kumano Kodo

• Fortune Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine

• Washington Post

• A Yen for Nuclear Energy: Japan's Power Conundrum

• 'Abenomics' meets curse of the second 100 days — will the mirage last? - The Japan Times

• Happy Children's Day - Japan Real Time - WSJ

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

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Standing on top of Mt. Oyama (1252m)

Selected Japan News Articles April 28 - May 5

• Japan tried to buy isles before Soviet collapse: Ozawa - The Japan Times

• Japanese Finance Minister Extolls Work Ethic to Indian Audience - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan never had smooth ties with China: DPM Taro Aso - Channel NewsAsia

• With caution, Japan's neighbors welcome 'Abenomics' | Fox Business

• China-Japan Island Dispute Could Become Flashpoint | Defense News | defensenews.com

• Does Japan's Stock-Market Revival Have Legs? - Barrons.com

• Yakuza links put nation at added nuclear risk - The Japan Times

• Tokyo Protesters Say No to Amending Constitution - Page 1

• Leaks, rats and radioactivity

• U.S. Opposes Japan's Nuclear Plan - WSJ.com

• Berg Fuji wordt werelderfgoed - Toeristisch nieuws, reisreportages en vakantieaanbod op Puur op reis

• Boston, from One Citizen of the World Who Calls Himself a Runner : The New Yorker

• BBC News - Japan signs Turkey nuclear deal

• Literatuur kan ons betere mensen maken, maar ook slechtere - Nederlands Dagblad

• Olympics-Turkey PM tells Japan to withdraw 2020 Olympics bid

• Washington Post

• Constitutional values at stake - The Japan Times

• Antinuclear drive in search of new strategies - The Japan Times

• AFP: Japan vows no aid to N. Korea without kidnappings answers

• China: Japan, Allies Risk 'Long-Term Damage' Over Islands

• Daniel Radcliffe gaat Japanse maffia aanpakken in 'Tokio Vice' - HLN.be

• Japanse patissier creëert echt peperkoeken huis - Het Nieuwsblad Mobile

• Fondsnieuws.nl - Allocatie-peiling: Japan huizenhoog favoriet

• KKR's Joseph Bae: We are in Japan for the Long Term - MoneyBeat - WSJ

• Washington Post

• Economy

• Japan launches energy conservation campaign - NY Daily News | NewsCred SmartWire

• USA TODAY

• U.S. Opposes Japan's Nuclear Plan | Fox Business

• Japanese Banks Urged to Lend in Fight Against Deflation - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Roppongi Hills gets love on its 10th anniversary - The Japan Times

• For Golden Week, Tourists Flood a Newly Affordable Japan - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Abe puts eased rules for constitutional revisions on July election agenda - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• AFP: Japan Airlines tests modified Dreamliner

• Tokyo governor's Istanbul slur draws deluge of complaints - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Mount Fuji to become a World Heritage site - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan PM's 'Stealth' Constitution Plan Raises Civil Rights Fears

• Mount Fuji komt op Werelderfgoedlijst - NOS Nieuws

• Ambassadeur Japan in Brussel bevestigt komst naar Hoboken - Het Nieuwsblad Mobile

• Huffington Post looks to weave new Web in Japan - The Japan Times

• Dozens of Sony execs agree to surrender bonuses - The Japan Times

• Tokyo dodges IOC penalty for knocking Istanbul's 2020 bid - The Japan Times

• EDITORIAL: Inose's comments run counter to Olympic spirit and hurt Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• ANALYSIS: Japan moving to deal strategically with China over long term - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Washington Post

• Japan's Abe Focuses on Energy During Trip Overseas

• Japans Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials

• Princess Masako attends Dutch coronation in 1st official overseas trip in 11 years - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Tepco suffers ¥685 billion group net loss - The Japan Times

• Olympische gedachte is zoek in Japan - De Standaard

• Japanse kroonprinses geeft verstek voor diner Beatrix - HLN.be

• EDITORIAL: Japan should use April 28 to reflect on its past mistakes - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan in Depth / Rethinking Japan's sovereignty - The Japan News

• World Heritage site decision due for Mt. Fuji, Kamakura - The Japan News

• Radioactive Water Imperils Fukushima Plant - NYTimes.com

• Depressing suicide prevention posters cause controversy in Kobe ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Survey Results: 'Thrifty Opposite Sex' is More Attractive than 'Generous-hearted Opposite Sex' | Japan for Sustainability

• Samurai moms and the art of brood maintenance: a mother from the West's lessons from the East - The Japan Times

• 40 foreigners tapped to receive government's spring decorations - The Japan Times

• People's award: glittering honor or political tool? - The Japan Times

• Japan's Abenomics detractors brace for I told you so moment

• BBC News - Japan and Russia agree to resolve island dispute

• Abe, Putin agree to revive isle talks - The Japan Times

• Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal: Japanse pers vooral in Nederland voor prinses Masako - NOS Nieuws

• Leaders of Russia, Japan say efforts to agree a peace treaty will be stepped up - The Washington Post

• In Praising Its Olympic Bid, Tokyo Tweaks the Others’ - NYTimes.com

• Judo: Slapped, kicked and beaten with bamboo - the training horrors that Japan's women underwent in the run-up to London 2012 - Others - More Sports - The Independent

• Japan, Russia to resume Northern Territories talks after long hiatus - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanse premier bespreekt energie in Rusland

• Japan forgot data wipe on ship sold to Pyongyang • The Register

• Japan hopes Russia summit can bring momentum on island dispute

• DPJ head opposes making constitutional revision easier - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Seismic test set to evaluate high-rises' ability to withstand strong earthquakes - The Japan News

• Master chefs form culinary group to spread Japanese cuisine - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Retired JCG vessel 'sold without data wipe'

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

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Sunset - May 2

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