Japan News Articles January 12 - Jan 18

• Toyota delivers 1st Mirai fuel-cell sedan for prime minister's official car - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Okada edges Hosono in run-off, will lead opposition DPJ for second time - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• What’s Japan’s Problem With Vaginas? - The Daily Beast

• Home away from home: the plight of refugees in Japan | The Japan Times

• Les âmes errantes des soldats nippons morts pendant la guerre du Pacifique

• Japan's funeral industry booms with high-tech solutions for ageing population - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• Washoku vying with fast food | The Japan Times

• Now what after coming of age? | The Japan Times

• Japan's final sarin gas trial unlikely to bring closure - Telegraph

• Verwoestende aardbeving Kobe herdacht | NOS

• Le Japon veut faire réviser un manuel d'histoire américain trop «polémique» - 20minutes.fr

• The Shape of Japan to Come - NYTimes.com

• The Disappearing Ama: Japan's Tough, Topless, Free-Diving Mermaids

• Japan Marks 20th Anniversary of Kobe Earthquake - WSJ

• Mark Gatiss journeys through Japan | Travel | The Guardian

• Conservative Abe's secrecy law doesn't hold a candle to Seoul's press suppression | The Japan Times

• Analysis: Why Cheap Oil Helps Japan’s Industries More Than Consumers - WSJ

• Toyota's waterstofauto Mirai verkoopt beter dan verwacht | Toyota | Telegraaf.nl

• Taiwanese couple publish guide to Shinkansen 'ekiben' lunchboxes - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Autozine - Automuseum: Nissan Motor Museum

• Japan’s ‘Vagina Kayak’ Artist Fights Back Against Obscenity Charges—And Misogyny - The Daily Beast

• Why is Japan such an unpopular tourist destination? | RocketNews24

• Japan lobbied for Taiwan to keep U.N. seat in 1971: declassified documents | The Japan Times

• Japan Eases Laws, Boosts Incentives For Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars

• UPDATE 3-Japan machinery orders heighten doubts over pace of economic recovery

• Le Pen urges Japan to avoid making same mistakes as France ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Chinese shares jump on more stimulus hopes - BBC News

• Election loss fails to keep gay politician from campaigning for sexual minorities - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Former PM Yukio Hatoyama Makes Musical Debut - WSJ

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• Japan’s First Steps Into the World of Arms Exports | The Diplomat

• Japan's resurgent military - explained in 60 seconds - BBC News

• Japan approves biggest ever defence budget amid Asia tensions - Yahoo News

• BBC News - China media cautiously optimistic over Japan ties

• Residences left empty posing problems across the nation | The Japan Times

• BBC News - Japan approves record 4.98 trillion yen defence budget

• Special Report: Daihatsu dismantling 'Toyota Way' as market changes

• Thousands of Japanese women celebrate the country's annual coming of age day | Daily Mail Online

• For Japan, a Difficult Art of Saying It’s Sorry - WSJ

• Het Aokigahara bos; het zelfmoordbos van Japan | Paranormaal

• Japan Worst, Norway Best for Women on Corporate Boards - Bloomberg

• Who Will Lead Japan’s Opposition? | The Diplomat

• Japan Inc. Isn't Very Japanese Any Longer - Bloomberg View

• Japan Cabinet OKs Record Military Budget With Eye on China - ABC News

• Miyagi driving school ordered to pay damages over 3/11 tsunami deaths | The Japan Times

• Why Japanese don’t use LinkedIn | James Riney

• Japan’s sexual apathy is endangering the global economy - The Washington Post

• The Burden of Inheritance: An Already High Tax Expands Its Reach | Nippon.com

• What's the secret to Japan's slender population? Serious 'eating education' | CBCNews.ca Mobile

• Age of Maturity: Facts About Japan’s Newest Adults on Coming of Age Day - WSJ

• Defence and military manufacture makes a comeback as Japan struggles with its wartime legacy - Asia - World - The Independent

• Ending worker exploitation | The Japan Times

• Foreign female dean opens doors for Japan’s working women | The Japan Times

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