Japan News Articles January 5 - 11

• BBC News - The Scottish mother of Japanese whisky

• The people's Emperor speaks truth to power | The Japan Times

• Japan eyes new law to aid non-U.S. forces in international conflicts | The Japan Times

• In Japan, ‘meddlesome’ guides seek confused tourists

• Young adults may be going nowhere after Coming-of-Age Day | The Japan Times

• Big in Japan: 'mollige' meisjes veroveren harten en respect - Radar - KnackWeekend Mobile

• Japanese publisher sued after disputing WWII sex slave story - AP News 1/9/2015 4:54 AM

• Why Did Japanese People Stop Performing Seppuku?

• Weak yen spurs Japan electronics firms to bring production home

• Textbook publisher to delete, dilute 'comfort women' passages | The Japan Times

• Canon to Return Camera Production to Japan as Yen Value Tumbles

• Recession hurts Japan’s fight to change suicide culture

• Japan: In the air | The Economist

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• PLUS | Niet geregistreerd - De Standaard Mobile

• A New Kind of Buddhist Altar for a Changing Japan | WIRED

• Japan announces new laws to force workers to go on holiday - Telegraph

• Japanese messaging app Line has launched a taxi service in Tokyo | The Verge

• Fact check: how does Japan compare with other whaling nations? | ABC Radio Australia

• Japan’s Fight to Change Suicide Culture Hurt by Latest Recession - Bloomberg

• Japanese People Feel Their Lives Are Worse Off - WSJ

• BBC Radio Explores Lolicon in Japan - Interest - Anime News Network

• Former Japan Party Chief Seeks Comeback to Fight Abe ‘Arrogance’ - Bloomberg

• McDonald's Japan apologizes for food safety scandal | ABS-CBN News

• Vergeten verdrag geeft Japanners recht op werk in Nederland | Economie | de Volkskrant

• DPJ leadership campaign begins, with three candidates running | The Japan Times

• Japan’s birth rate problem is way worse than anyone imagined - The Washington Post

• In ageing Japanese village, dolls take place of dwindling population | World news | The Guardian

• Surprise Sides: Tooth, Plastic in McDonald's Meals in Japan - ABC News

• Another crisis for McDonald's Japan after plastic found in McNuggets January 07

• Key Events to Watch in Japan 2015 - WSJ

• The biggest terrorism threat in Japan | The Japan Times

• Why hasn't Japan banned child-porn comics? - BBC News

• Yokozuna Kakuryu announces engagement to 23-year-old Mongolian | The Japan Times

• Toyota makes fuel cell patents free for other manufacturers to use | The Japan Times

• Kissinger: Japan must be thoughtful in a new world - Pacific - Stripes

• Forced to leave their harpoons at home, Japan's whalers will take 'skin samples' | smh.com.au

• Activists slam Japan's ‘non-lethal whaling program’ as ships prepare for Antarctic — RT News

• McDonald’s Japan in new food scare after vinyl found in chicken nugget | Business | The Guardian

• Remorse Without Apology: Shinzo Abe and the Second World War | The Diplomat

• Japanese prime minister says he will express remorse for World War II

• Abe says to stick to Japan apology in new WWII statement | Daily Mail Online

• Japan confirms 2014 was Earth's warmest year

• Clarkson on: Japanese cars - BBC Top Gear

• Learn first aid before eating rice cakes, say Japanese authorities, as nine people choke to death on the festive foodstuff - Weird News - News - The Independent

• Column Kees de Kort | Japanners maken geen baby's meer - BNR Nieuwsradio

• Luxury isn’t created equal in recession-hit Japan

• Kissinger interview: Japan must be thoughtful in a new world - Chicago Tribune

• Patriotic few battle addiction to peace | The Japan Times

• Olympic Stadium in Tokyo Is Dogged by Controversy - NYTimes.com

• Abe to follow Murayama statement on historical recognition - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Survey reveals 55% of women in Japan wouldn’t marry a divorced man ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

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