Mt. Fuji - Sept 30

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After the Meeting

Pictures Post-meeting


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Selected Japan News Articles Sept 23 - Sept 29

• Google Maps naming policy prompts Japan to request home page bans | The Japan Times

• Saying goodbye to Fido the right way - The Japan News

• Chinese foreign minister takes softer approach to Japan in U.N. speech - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Twitter launches alert service for Japan - The Japan News

• Japan leader gambles on sales tax hike - The Times of India on Mobile

• JOHCM’s Japan stars: why Abenomics' third arrow is irrelevant | Citywire

• Chinese ships still circling Senkakus but door to dialogue open, Abe says | The Japan Times

• Japan, China, S. Korea name Yokohama, Quanzhou, Gwangju culture cities | GlobalPost

• Google Maps naming policy prompts Japan to request home page bans | The Japan Times

• INTERVIEW: For Chinese, Murakami is a window on the world - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Beer Times » Craft Beer in Japan

• Japan dreigt overspoeld te worden door schuldentsunami - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Tepco ontsmet radioactief water in Fukushima

• Is Japan's `Abenomics' Working?: Video - Bloomberg

• Japan's Abe: No Concessions, but No Escalation in Islet Spat With China

• Dutch banker turned writer finds a home and inspiration in Japan | The Japan Times

• Olympus reaches first shareholder settlement over accounting scandal | The Japan Times

• BBC News - Japan ex-rail chiefs cleared of fatal 2005 crash

• BBC News - China media: Japan's defence budget

• Mizuho Bank's loans show yakuza element persists in financial world - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Fukushima Generation: New Data on Birth Defects in Post-Meltdown Japan - The Daily Beast

• NRC response to Fukushima: A mistake turned public opinion against Japan.

• High levels of radiation discovered in new well at Fukushima plant - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• INSIGHT: Hayao Miyazaki to retire, his real reason for leaving anime - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanese inventor awarded damages for Apple iPod 'Click Wheel' patent infringement - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan: Is it true that some native Japanese feel uncomfortable when they find out another Japanese speaks English with an American accent? - Quora

• Japanese-Brazilians: Straddling Two Cultures - NYTimes.com

• Former IT professional embraces career as Shinto priest - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Radioactive cesium levels drop in Fukushima fish, but strontium remains a mystery - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan, France to pair on scrapping Fukushima plant - MarketWatch

• Gigantische opblaasbare concerthal naar getroffen gebied Japan - Buitenland - TROUW

• Japanese poll: 1 in 3 desperate to be housewives | GlobalPost

• Ex-top U.S. nuclear regulator counsels end to atomic power | The Japan Times

• Japanese dating simulators are all the rage | The Border Mail

• Ex-U.S. nuke regulator: Japan slow on Fukushima leak - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• U.S. Senkakus vow shows tougher stance - The Japan News

• Japan's First Lady Defends South Korea Ties on Facebook - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Kans is heel klein dat Abenomics kans op slagen maakt - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• After Japan's 'multifaceted disaster,' professor sees sobering present, dismaying future | Journal and Courier | jconline.com

• Humankind’s Most Dangerous Moment: Fukushima Fuel Pool at Unit 4. “This is an Issue of Human Survival.” | Global Research

• More than 1,000 rally against discrimination, hate speech in Tokyo - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Street signs to become more foreigner-friendly - The Japan News

• Japan porn dealers arrested after catalogues sent to police: Report - The Times of India on Mobile

• The gaijin gamer’s guide to Akihabara, Japan’s “Electric Town” | Ars Technica

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

The 3 Beers from Bay Brewing Yokohama

Bay Pilsner, Bay Weiss, Bay Dark Lager

My House from Ooyama

Looking at the pictures I took this week at the summit of Ooyama (1252m) of the immensely densely populated Kanto-plain, I was amazed being able to find my own little house in the sea of buildings.

Climbing Ooyama

Climbing 大山 (Ooyama) from Yabitsu Pass


32 photos

Sunset

Mt. Fuji from the roof

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The Moon

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Cycling

Trip: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/378357855

Japan News Articles 16 Sept - 22 Sept

• Dark shadow of fukushima over japan

• A Japanese word-processing primer for beginners | The Japan Times

• Crown prince, princess visit Fukushima ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Survey asks foreigners which items' design they find most different from home countries ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Same-Sex Marriage in Japan: A Long Way Away? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• For Japan’s Abe, Tax Hike to 10% Is Higher Hurdle - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Will Japan's elderly get burned by 'Abenomics'? - CNBC

• Japan's first lady helps promote Japan-S. Korean exchanges - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• After the bid, critics sound off on Olympics | The Japan Times

• Tons of cesium-tainted wood chips found near Japan's biggest lake | The Japan Times

• 'Shut up!' U.N. rights envoy quits over tirade in Geneva | The Japan Times

• Abe's government to put collective self-defense on back burner until spring | The Japan Times

• Hospitals may be forced to hand cancer patient information to state | The Japan Times

• LDP bigwig pushes Tepco split to speed up Fukushima No. 1 decommissioning | The Japan Times

• Why Japan hates the Xbox – Reader’s Feature | Metro News

• Fujiwara breaks TV taboo, slams secrets bill | The Japan Times

• Chicago Tribune - Japan firms resist Abe's calls to raise wages: Reuters poll

• Japan's stagnation 'men's fault' - Winnipeg Free Press

• Ministry wants nuke waste to be retrievable | The Japan Times

• The bittersweet taste of Japanese words | The Japan Times

• Narita to retire inter-terminal buses, use walkways | The Japan Times

• Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize once again - Channel NewsAsia

• People working at, living near Fukushima plant say Abe is in the dark - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fukushima operator 'sorry' for Japan PM name gaffe - Latest - New Straits Times

• Status of Fukushima nuclear plant | GlobalPost

• Japon: le point sur la situation à la centrale de Fukushima - DH.be

• Same-Sex Marriage in Japan: A Long Way Away? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Terug naar Japan: dagboek | Radio1

• INSIGHT: Abe takes political risk by stressing government in charge of Fukushima plant - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan - Fukushima’s Surviving Reactors Ordered Shut - NYTimes.com

• Abe mum on plan for contaminated water crisis | The Japan Times

• Mr. Nintendo op 85-jarige leeftijd overleden - Tech & Media - VK

• Japan PM Abe at Fukushima in PR push | GlobalPost

• Japan leader takes firsthand look at Fukushima nuke plant, says he wants it entirely scrapped - The Washington Post

• Japan PM Abe calls for two-step corporate tax reduction: Nikkei | Reuters

• Japan's Abe orders surviving Fukushima reactors scrapped, pledges safe Olympics | Reuters

• Japanner weer dakloos door Spelen - NOS Nieuws

• Mr. Abe's ominous defense moves | The Japan Times

• Vacant homes highlight hole in 'Abenomics' | The Japan Times

• Tokyo Olympic athletes risk blistering temperatures | The Japan Times

• Tepco ditched soil-freezing solution in '11 | The Japan Times

• Liefde voor J-Pop leidt tot rondreis door Japan | De Sleutel | dé Weekkrant

• Eat Pray Love: Japanese man finds Buddha in snacks | Reuters

• Dagboek: eerste dag Tokio | Radio1

• How the Japanese learnt to live with deflation, and enjoy it | smh.com.au

• Sleeping beauties: In Japan, moms transform naps into art | lehighvalleylive.com

• Cleanup in Japan gets under way after deadly storm | The Japan Times

• Kindergarten told to pay for tsunami deaths | The Japan Times

• Vacant Japan Homes Show Holes in Abe’s Push for Housing Growth - Businessweek

• A Way of Life Moves With a Market - NYTimes.com

• Eiji Toyoda, Japan Auto Industry Visionary, Dies At 100 - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Photos: Powerful Typhoon Hits Japan's Main Island - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Fukushima and the right to responsible government | The Japan Times

• Lack of liberal arts education is sapping Japan's creativity | The Japan Times

• Despite safety worries, nuclear power isn't going away | The Japan Times

• Analysis: Japan faces record-long trade deficit, little sign can reverse trend

• Japanese tofu prices are going up 20% because of Abenomics – Quartz

• UPI

• INTERVIEW/ Carol Gluck: Change in Japan is a long-distance run - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Tepco discharges tainted rainwater from storage tank areas | The Japan Times

• Japanese change their sheets the least in the world – global sleep survey - Tokyo Times

• Fukushima Watch: Tepco Drains Water During Typhoon - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan tells 300,000 households to evacuate as typhoon hits

• NOS.nl

• Typhoon kills one, forces thousands to evacuate - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Powerful typhoon lashes Japan, thousands evacuate - Weather - Boston.com

• Krachtige tyfoon bedreigt Japan, waaronder Fukushima - De aarde - De Morgen

• Nadeshiko — adorable till they die | The Japan Times

• Abe's 2020 vision challenged | The Japan Times

• Japanse vrouwen naar de hoeren - Grenzeloos | WTF.nl

• Japan's uncertain nuclear future - Australia Network News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• ANIME NEWS: Disney to distribute Hayao Miyazaki's 'Kaze Tachinu' in U.S. - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Typhoon hits Japan - fears for Fukushima plant | NZ Herald

• BBC News - Japan halts last nuclear reactor at Ohi

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

Hayama, Zushi

iphone4 photos

Autumn is coming

Wonderful skies after typhoon nr.18. The hot summer seems finally over! And Mt.Fuji visible again

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Bay Brewing

The beers of Bay Brewing Yokohama:

Japan News Articles 9 Sept - 15 Sept

• Deregulation zone eyed for Tokyo Games - The Japan News

• ANALYSIS: Future of nuclear energy still clouded even as all reactors go offline - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan to boost surveys off Fukushima: report | Fox News

• Japan to switch off nuclear power - The Globe and Mail

• Rescuing gadgets from the golden age of 'Made in Japan' | The Japan Times

• Japanese media declare 'dark times' are on us | The Japan Times

• Japan must ready to release Fukushima water into sea | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota

• BBC News - Medway Will Adams festival marks 400 years of Japan trade

• Tattooed Maori barred by bath in Hokkaido | The Japan Times

• Japan Reassures Public after Official Says Fukushima 'Not Under Control'

• Fukushima clean-up complicated, warns US expert - The Hindu: Mobile Edition

• Will the bedroom or boardroom save Japan? (Washington Post)

• TEPCO official denies Abe’s claim that nuclear crisis is 'under control' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Steam seen at Fukushima reactors: TEPCO | Fox News

• Casinos in Asia (2): Place your bets | The Economist

• Fukushima Watch: Japan Protests French Cartoon - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Fukushima : de la vapeur est réapparue au-dessus du réacteur 3 - RTL.fr

• Tritium levels reach new high at wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant | Reuters

• Metro police stage counterterrorism drill for Olympics | The Japan Times

• Tanks, not leak, main problem at Fukushima | The Japan Times

• Abe to raise sales tax to 8% as scheduled | The Japan Times

• Death-row inmate, 73, sixth executed under Abe Cabinet | The Japan Times

• Turk charged with murder, rape of Japanese tourist | The Japan Times

• Japanse regering kan niet lachen met Fukushima-cartoons (deredactie.be)

• Average period between finalizing a death sentence and execution gets shorter - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan voices anger over French cartoons that use Fukushima disaster to mock Olympics decision - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• Japan boos om Fukushima-cartoon - NOS Nieuws

• Japan upset by French cartoon linking Fukushima to Olympics - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan hangs murder convict; 6th execution of year - Asia news - Boston.com

• DoCoMo to market iPhone to win back Softbank clients | The Japan Times

• Strange bedfellows: LDP, DPJ politicians tie the knot | The Japan Times

• Japan on high alert year after Senkaku nationalization | The Japan Times

• Fukushima evacuation has killed more than earthquake and tsunami, survey says

• Abe’s allegation about radioactive water stuns even Japan donga.com[English donga]

• MOUNT FUJI, Japan: AP PHOTOS: Mt. Fuji's Heritage status worries some | World | The Island Packet

• BBC News - Japan says 'no dispute' exists on islands anniversary

• Zita Nog steeds 2500 vermisten na Japanse tsunami in 2011 Nieuws Buitenland

• Japan Boosts Security Near Isles in China Dispute - ABC News

• DoCoMo iPhone Deals Another Blow to Japanese Phone Makers - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• One Year Later: Japan-China Island Chill Remains - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• 2 top lobbyists helped bring Olympics to Tokyo－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)

• Abe hoping to prove to the world that Japan truly is back | The Japan Times

• Is sumo’s lost decade finally coming to an end? | The Japan Times

• Now Japan must deliver | The Japan Times

• The biggest Olympic beneficiaries? Tokyo Bay developers | The Japan Times

• Water highly irradiated near leaky tank | The Japan Times

• Water highly irradiated near leaky tank | The Japan Times

• Japan mikt op dertig gouden medailles - Londen 2012 - De Morgen

• Japan Scrambles Jets for Drone Near Disputed Islands | Defense News | defensenews.com

• Japanese tourist stabbed to death in Turkey, friend wounded

• China warns Japan against stationing workers on disputed isles - News - KFGO The Mighty 790AM - Fargo Moorhead, ND

• Abe's claims to have Fukushima under control criticized ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Japan Open to Placing Officials on Disputed Islands - NYTimes.com

• Tokyo to deliver ultimate compact Games - The Japan News

• Japan PM Abe moves toward tax hike, orders economic stimulus - Yahoo! News

• Istanbul's ballots may have helped Tokyo win - The Japan News

• Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for September 6th to September 9th, 2013 | Greenpeace International

• Japan Grapples with the Rise of Hate Groups (real)

• Fukushima victims angered at decision not to prosecute officials - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fukushima Watch: Tokyo Olympics Victory More Grief for Fukushima? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Filmmaker revisits the children of Fukushima's 'Grey Zone' | The Japan Times

• Isle row quashes Olympic congrats from China | The Japan Times

• Games nod pressures Tokyo to act | The Japan Times

• Analysis & Opinion | Reuters

• Tokyo Governor's Olympic Triumph Amid Personal Tragedy - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Record Tourism to Japan Helps Drive Demand for Cash - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Tokyo Reaches for 1964 Olympic Magic - Bloomberg

• Kan, Tepco execs avoid charges over nuclear disaster | The Japan Times

• EDITORIAL: Abe needs to deliver on his nuclear safety promises to the world - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Gaan de bezoekers van Tokyo 2020 de weg vinden? | Radio1

• PROFILE - 2020 Summer Olympic host city Tokyo | Reuters

• If you're jōzu and you know it, hold your ground | The Japan Times

• Make Japan Chaste and Continent, But Not Yet - NYTimes.com

• Olympics/ China declines to congratulate Japan on winning bid - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The End of Japan’s Nuclear Power Mirage? Tokyo’s Green Olympics in 2020 :: JapanFocus

• Tip: 'Beleg in Japan' - Nieuws | Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws met Telegraaf.nl [DFT Beursflits]

• TABLE-Japanese firms likely to benefit from Tokyo Olympics | Reuters

• In Fukushima, the kids aren’t all right, says documentary A2-B-C (Sept.14th) : Japan Subculture Research Center

• Prosecutors decide not to indict anyone related to Fukushima nuclear accident - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Dialects go mainstream - The Japan News

• 'Olympic' Buying Gives Japanese Hardware Store Chain Hot Start - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• De PlayStation 4 verschijnt in Japan op 22 februari 2014 | PSX-SensePSX-Sense

• Inose slams Fukushima coverage | The Japan Times

• Sony Says PS4 Japan Debut Not Until 2014 - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan anticipates Olympic boost, but Fukushima shadows linger | Reuters

• Building on experience, Tokyo's bid went according to plan | The Japan Times

• Mixed feelings in Japan following successful Olympic bid - Firstpost

• Erica Terpstra: Fukushima gevaar voor Tokio - Nieuws | Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws met Telegraaf.nl [Feed]

• Views from Japan / Emperor a symbol in changing times - The Japan News

• Tokyo's Olympic Edge: Fair Hotel Rates That Put Rip-Off Cities Like New York And Boston To Shame - Forbes

• Fukushima Watch: A New Groundwater Problem - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• For Some in Japan, Olympics Is a Redemption of National Pride - WSJ.com

• 'Skilled foreigner' invite too rigid a bar

• Japan celebrates 2020 Olympics bid win – but is it safe and ready? - Asia - World - The Independent

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

Eckhart Tolle My wife snores

Question by 'Awake but only at night'

The Moon

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Sunset - Sept 12

Little bicycle tour in MM21

Japan Grapples with the Rise of Hate Groups

"At present, Japan is the only major developed nation in which discrimination is not illegal" (the realnews.com)

Selection Japan News Articles 2 Sept - 8 Sept

• Tokyo’s triumphant bid for 2020 games a chance for Japan to revive sagging economy, spirits - The Washington Post

• Amid radiation worries, Abe says Japan to deliver safe Olympics | GlobalPost

• Japan hopes Olympics bolster

• Erica Terpstra: 'Fukushima gevaar voor Tokio' - Sport - VK

• Screams of joy in Tokyo as city awarded 2020 Games | Reuters

• Japan ecstatic at Olympic decision - thenews.com.pk

• "Fukushima vormt geen gevaar voor Tokio" (deredactie.be)

• The Curse of the Olympics - The Daily Beast

• Photos: Japan Celebrates Winning Olympic Bid - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Hopes for Renewal in Japan, but Also a Host of Challenges - NYTimes.com

• Safe, Reliable Japan Helps Put Tokyo Olympic Bid Over The Top

• Tokyo sets up English website on radiation | The Japan Times

• Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympics bid will only worsen Japan’s debt headache – Quartz

• Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympics | The Japan Times

• Olympics: Tokyo to host 2020 Olympic Games - Channel NewsAsia

• The 2020 Games to Come to Tokyo | Nippon.com

• Tokyo wins race to host 2020 Olympic Games | Sport | The Observer

• Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympic Games - Telegraph

• Tokyo will host Olympic Games in 2020 - CNN.com

• Abe: Dit is een enorme opsteker voor ons land (NOS.nl)

• Thousands of wartime savings accounts of Korean laborers found in Fukuoka | The Japan Times

• AFP: Japan PM tells IOC Fukushima situation 'is under control'

• Will Japan be saved by its women? - The Times of India

• Lonely Planet's guide to Japan | News.com.au

• Reaction To Tokyo's Winning Bid For 2020 Olympic Games - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• IN BEELD. ‘Tokio, Tokio, Tokio!’ - De Standaard

• Tokyo Wins Bid for 2020 Olympics - NYTimes.com

• For Olympic visitors, Tokyo by the numbers - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• BBC Sport - Olympics 2020: Tokyo wins race to host Games

• Tokyo's bid a high-stakes gamble for Japan PM, Abenomics - Chicago Tribune

• Gameliner | TGS: Sony houd 9 september persconferentie in Japan | PlayStation 4

• 'Totoro' namesakes across Japan lament exit of beloved forest spirit's creator - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Tsunami: not a freak occurrence

• Japan's Abe urges reset in ties in meeting with Xi Jinping | South China Morning Post

• Miyazaki vows he won't be idle in retirement | The Japan Times

• DoCoMo said near deal to sell iPhones | The Japan Times

• Felle kritiek op beheerder Fukushima - Nederlands Dagblad

• Hedge fund chief says Japan needs another 'big round' of stimulus | Reuters

• TEPCO confirms highly radioactive water spread underground - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• China, Japanese Leaders Chat Briefly at G-20 - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Tokyo 2020 Watch: Party All Night - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Miyazaki Signs Off Saying: Life Is for Living - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Tokyo dangles dollars in bid to win Games | Reuters

• Tokyo's bid a high-stakes gamble for Japan PM, Abenomics | Reuters

• Deference to a Revered Record in Japan Is Going, Going ... - NYTimes.com

• Japan Education Panelist Urges Moms to Quit Jobs, Stay Home - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Tokyo stocks fall on rumours of Olympic bid failure | GlobalPost

• South Korea bans fishery imports from eight prefectures on radiation fears | The Japan Times

• No need to cry alone - The Japan News

• Miyazaki n'arrête pas complètement le cinéma

• Lawmakers wary of dealing with nuclear plant contaminated water leaks - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Your Phone Is Deadlier Than Pacific Sushi - Bloomberg

• Abe’s ASEAN tour | East Asia Forum

• Fukushima water leak risk exaggerated: Japan watchdog - FRANCE 24

• A Japanese Social App Contacts New Shores - NYTimes.com

• Japan's DoCoMo to begin selling iPhone as early as autumn: sources | Reuters

• A Path Forward in Korea-Japan Relations - Korea Real Time - WSJ

• Japan says fishery exports safe for consumption | Reuters

• Latest Headlines

• 2020 Olympics: Madrid, Tokyo or Istanbul? - WSJ.com

• Fukushima: The long road home after 2011 disaster - CNN.com

• Japanese Whiskey Teases U.S. Consumers By Playing Hard To Get : The Salt : NPR

• No quick fix for Fukushima leaks | The Japan Times

• End of unequal inheritance lauded | The Japan Times

• Inside Japan's 'Suicide Forest' | The Japan Times

• Experts uncertain about Tokyo bid | The Japan Times

• Japan's shrinking shinkin: Small banks left behind by Abenomics

• Japan in touch with U.S., others on Fukushima water crisis

• Camera at reactor 1 finds water entry point | The Japan Times

• Japanse robot zegt eerste woordjes in de ruimte - De Standaard

• Tepco heeft eerste lek in Fukushima gelokaliseerd

• Measurement results of environmental radiation levels in Tokyo

• Japan's radioactive water leaks: How dangerous are they really?

• Fukushima: Tepco localise pour la 1ère fois un flux d'eau qui ruisselle sous la centrale, Actualités

• Fukushima woes force Japan to defend Olympic bid - The Hindu

• Owner of sushi bar fires back at comments from

• Google Street View goes inside Fukushima evacuation zones - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• OLYMPICS/ Japan assures IOC Tokyo is safe ahead of Summer Games vote - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• RPT-Japan foundations see limited economic boost from Abenomics -survey | Reuters

• 2020 Olympics might spell end for Shinjuku's 'Golden Gai' ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Radiation reading spikes further near Fukushima water tanks - CNN.com

• Leader of Tokyo bid for Olympics dodges reporters' radiation questions | The Japan Times

• Video: Japanese children terrified as tornado hits school - Telegraph

• It's Japan for Beauty and the Best

• Top court shoots down unequal inheritance rights | The Japan Times

• Vijf vragen over Fukushima: 'Besmet water zit in houtje-touwtje tanks' - KERNRAMP JAPAN - PAROOL

• Britain to Prosecute Japan’s Olympus for Fraud - NYTimes.com

• Fukushima Timeline - Business Insider

• Pesek's View From Asia - Bloomberg

• Government banking on uncertain technologies to resolve Fukushima water crisis - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's top court voids controversial inheritance clause | GlobalPost

• Japan's Fukushima crisis: How did we get to this point? - CNN.com

• Tokyo Says Radiation Levels 'Absolutely Safe' for Hosting Olympics - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Fukushima fishermen losing hope as trial operations postponed - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Down, but not out

• Japan bang dat Fukushima Winterspelen 2020 kost | Volg het nieuws terwijl het gebeurt

• Homage to Yoshida Masao, the Man Who Saved Japan | Nippon.com

• Errors Cast Doubt on Japan’s Cleanup of Nuclear Accident Site - NYTimes.com

• Japan’s Abe Says Fukushima Will Be Resolved Before 2020 Olympics - Bloomberg

• Quake jolts southern Japan, felt in Tokyo | Reuters

• Japan bouwt

• Abe steps in to tackle nuclear water crisis | The Japan Times

• Abe reportedly to announce tax hike decision Oct. 2 | The Japan Times

• Japan to build ice wall to tackle Fukushima - Telegraph

• Japan is courting middle-class Muslims with halal udon and prayer rooms – Quartz

• Japan springt Tepco bij om lek te dichten | VTM NIEUWS

• Japan's energy savior? - Fortune Features

• BBC News - Fukushima leaks: Japan pledges $470m for 'ice wall'

• Japan’s nuclear watchdog says Fukushima water may be dumped into sea - World - The Boston Globe

• The Korea Herald-mobile

• Japan's Military Seeks Big Boost in Defense Budget - ABC News

• Japan gaat grond rond Fukushima bevriezen - Buitenland - De Morgen

• Don’t overlook Ofuna - off the beaten Buddhist track ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Japan outlines spending plans for Fukushima water crisis

• Premier Japan belooft snel optreden Fukushima - HLN.be

• Puinruimen na tornado Japan | Volg het nieuws terwijl het gebeurt

• ‘Loos afvalwater in de oceaan’ - De Standaard

• Japan outlines plan for Fukushima crisis

• Japan to spend up to $500 million to fix Fukushima nuclear crisis

• Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Japan vows aid as high radiation spreads at ruined Fukushima plant

• Tanks said built in haste, bound to leak | The Japan Times

• No fault line under Japan's sole operating nuke plant: panel

• Meer lekken bij Fukushima - premier wil snelle actie - nrc.nl

• Japan PM pledges speedy, comprehensive Fukushima moves

• There may be a yucky story behind your hot oshibori | The Tokyo Reporter

• Entrepreneurs in Japan: Time to get started | The Economist

• Photos: A Tornado Strikes Tokyo Suburbs - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• 埼玉や千葉で竜巻か 住宅など被害 : 動画 : YOMIURI ONLINE（読売新聞）

• Nieuwe "hotspot" gevonden in Fukushima (deredactie.be)

• Rock Star Joins Protest Against Japan Dolphin Hunt - ABC News

• Western Japan records hottest summer ever - FRANCE 24

• Tepco's follies, reactor restarts and awkward plutonium stockpiles | The Japan Times

• Japan PM steps in to deal with Fukushima - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English

• TEPCO & Spaghetti-Os: Why They Do A Lousy Job Cleaning Up Their Nuclear Mess : Japan Subculture Research Center

• 'Tornado' hits Saitama, Chiba, injures 63 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Leaking pipe connecting tanks adds more woes at Fukushima plant - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Ex-Japan PM 'very worried' about Tokyo's rightward move | GlobalPost

• Japan aims to present steps on Fukushima water problem on Tuesday | Reuters

• NOS.nl

• NOS.nl

• Japan vows quick action, public funds for Fukushima - wsbt.com

• Japan’s Nuclear Watchdog Sees Ocean Dump for Fukushima Water (1) - Businessweek

• Gewonden door tornado’s in oosten Japan - Nederlands Dagblad

• BBC News - Fukushima radiation levels '18 times higher' than thought

• The quiet of a nuclear beach | Photographers Blog

• Japan government abandons hands-off approach to Fukushima clean-up | Reuters

• Fukushima radiation levels spike, company says - CNN.com

• Japan cracks down on 'black companies' | Stuff.co.nz

• Tepco fixes leaky pipe but finds hot spots, jump in radiation | The Japan Times

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.

Tokyo Olympics 2020

Interesting reading:

* Congrats Tokyo, Now Meet the Olympics Curse (The Daily Beast)

* Hopes for Renewal in Japan, but Also a Host of Challenges (NYT)

* Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympics bid will only worsen Japan’s debt headache (Quartz)

* Whopper of the year award: Japan PM states that the Fukushima nuclear accident is under control (Straight.com)

* Forget About Weimar (Shisaku)

* 2020 Olympics might spell end for Shinjuku's 'Golden Gai' (Japan Today)

Tokyo Olympics

Via https://twitter.com/kinokuniyanet

Oh God!

81 years old but not a wise human:

Japan Education Panelist Urges Moms to Quit Jobs, Stay Home (WSJ Blog)

Fukushima Debacle

Some recent articles worthwhile to read:

*TEPCO & Spaghetti-Os: Why They Do A Lousy Job Cleaning Up Their Nuclear Mess (Japan Subculture)

*Errors Cast Doubt on Japan’s Cleanup of Nuclear Accident Site (NYT)

*Japan's Fukushima crisis: How did we get to this point? (CNN)

*"Daiichi crisis: "In life, when facing a crisis, people must first admit that they have a problem" (Deutche Welle)

Airplane landings

城南島海浜公園 Jonanjima Seaside Park

Menacing clouds above Tokyo

Menacing clouds above Tokyo (from 城南島海浜公園

Japan news Articles Aug 26 - Sept 1

• Hayao Miyazaki arrête le cinéma (Le Monde)

• Driverless cars: A new Leaf | The Economist

• Zeer hoge straling bij kerncentrale Japan – Metro

• Quake anniversary reminds Japan of inconvenient truth | Business Recorder

• Naoto Kan speaks out | The Japan Times

• Expatriates portray life in China amid isles row in new book - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Married or single, Japan is a desolate country | The Japan Times

• Photos: Japan to Mark 90th Anniversary of Deadliest Quake - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Why Fukushima is worse than you think – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

• Open door: The readers' editor on… how we fell into the trap of reporting Japan's eyeball-licking craze as fact

• Your Future Is in the Palm of Your (Surgeon’s) Hand - The Daily Beast

• Keeping up with China? Japan to expand diplomatic presence worldwide - CSMonitor.com

• Chicago Tribune - Once-reluctant Japanese get behind Tokyo's bid

• Haunted houses give Japan chills in hot summer

• Kyoto, Japan: Trip of a Lifetime - Telegraph

• Japan public pension investment gains undermined by losses on yen bonds

• Government finally decides on basic policy to help Fukushima victims - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fishermen ponder whether Olympic bid, not safety is priority for Diet - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Takafumi Horie’s comeback: Up, up and away | The Economist

• Most unaware of government's position on Senkakus | The Japan Times

• Fukushima fishermen can't catch a break | The Japan Times

• Japan under increasing pressure to accept outside nuclear help | The Japan Times

• Sony trekt stekker uit PlayStation Home in Japan - PSX-Sense

• Manami Okazaki: Tokyo Girls Collection, Where Japanese Schoolgirls Rule - Scene Asia - WSJ

• BBC News - Japan consumer price rises pick up pace on energy costs

• Is Japan's economic recovery gaining traction?

• Taiwan’s Complicated Love Affair With Japan | Nippon.com

• Government under fire for slow response to Fukushima leak - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's Aso Says Economic Data Positive For Sales Tax Hike

• Japan Shrine | CNN Travel

• Government must take over Fukushima nuclear cleanup | The Japan Times

• Fukushima spill snags reactor restart quest | The Japan Times

• Japan test 's werelds snelste trein: 581 km/u - HLN.be

• Entrepreneurs in Japan: Time to get started | The Economist

• Japan official wants Fukushima operator liquidated | Blouin News

• JOHCM’s Japan stars: why Abenomics' third arrow is irrelevant - Citywire

• Why Do Some Chinese People Hate Japan?

• Japan weather agency to issue extreme weather warnings | GlobalPost

• Japan no longer sees U.N. chief's remarks as questionable | GlobalPost

• deredactie.be video: Japan test nieuwe MAGLEV-trein

• Japan PM pledges greater government role at Fukushima - Channel NewsAsia

• Japan finally considers acccepting help as nuclear waste leaks all over the place / Scrape TV - The World on your side

• Apple opent na jaren weer winkel in Tokio - De Standaard

• Havens van Antwerpen en Nagoya ondertekenen zusterverdrag - Gva.be

• Zadelsnuiver slaat 203 keer toe | Spitsnieuws

• Japanese-language schools see sharp decrease in Chinese students - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanese mother tells of heartbreak years after North Korea abducted 13-year-old daughter - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• NRA urges monitoring of Fukushima sea - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Imperial palace that stood 1,300 years ago to be restored in ancient capital of Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan should stop 'confusing messages' on Fukushima | Bangkok Post: news

• Japan fed up with 'whack-a-mole' approach to Fukushima - CNN.com

• Fukushima water leak likely went undetected for more than a month - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan formally raises Fukushima water leak to INES Level 3 incident

• Radiation Affects Food From and In Japan : Food World News

• 'Japan heeft Fukushima nooit onder controle gehad' - Planet Earth - Knack.be

• Tepco Faces 132 Olympic Pools Worth of Radioactive Water - Bloomberg

• Japan Airlines to include for-women-only section, new menu for flights to Hawaii - The Japan Daily Press

• Japan coast guard seeks more money|Asia-Pacific|chinadaily.com.cn

• UPI

• Japan to launch Internet ‘fasting camps’ for half a million Web-addicted students | Fox News

• Japanse regering is aanpak Tepco in Fukushima beu - De Standaard

• Japan wil internetverslaafde kinderen heropvoeden | PCM

• Japan suspends satellite rocket launch at last minute | Bangkok Post: news

• Kjeld Duits: strenger toezicht op kerncentralebeheerder Tepco - NOS Nieuws

• Japan still struggling to control crippled reactors - Independent.ie

• Japanse overheid heeft vanaf nu leiding rond lek Fukushima - KERNRAMP JAPAN - PAROOL

• Japanse regering neemt leiding Fukushima over - HLN.be

• Regering Japan is falen Fukushima zat | Spitsnieuws

• Japan turns up pressure on pro-Pyongyang schools

• Japan's Rooftop Sanctuaries | Stuff.co.nz

• Radioactive groundwater at Fukushima: Will Japan dump at sea? - CSMonitor.com

• Caroline Kennedy: A Fresh Face at the US Embassy | Nippon.com

• Tokyo : Un Power Ranger aide les gens dans le métro

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