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Japan News Articles. August 10 - 16

• Growing influence of Japan Conference reflects resentment at Tokyo's postwar settlement with Washington | The Japan Times

• INSIGHT: Separating war criminals from Yasukuni could help fulfill Tojo's final wish for peace - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Japanese women who married the enemy - BBC News

• The suicide pilot who took his wife with him to be a TV drama - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanse keizer Akihito toont berouw over WOII | NOS

• Before-and-after photos show devastation of Japanese cities at end of war - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• AKB48 not just popular in Japan – Belgian politician lobbying for first European concert | RocketNews24

• Sendai reactors vulnerable to eruptions, state-picked volcanologist warns | The Japan Times

• Au Japon, la petite musique pacifiste impériale - Libération

• For Japan's Abe, a delicate balancing act in expressing 'profound grief' for WWII - CSMonitor.com

• Commentary: Abe's watered-down apology fails sincerity test - Xinhua | English.news.cn

• Abe expresses 'grief' for war, but says Japan can't apologize forever - LA Times

• Suntory pulls promotional bags bearing designs by embattled Tokyo Olympics logo designer | The Japan Times

• Speech on World War II: 3 words to watch for from Japan's Shinzo Abe - LA Times

• Japan protests visit of Russian minister to disputed island off Hokkaido - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Will Shinzo Abe say sorry for the second World War?

• The last kamikaze: two Japanese pilots tell how they cheated death | World news | The Guardian

• «Journal d'Hiroshima»: le terrifiant carnet d'après la Bombe | Slate.fr

• The selective keeping of memories in Japan - The Washington Post

• Why Japan is restarting nuclear reactors, despite public outcry - CSMonitor.com

• Japan restarts reactor in test of Abe's nuclear policy | Reuters

• Was It Right to Drop Atom Bombs on Japan? - WSJ

• Japan restarts first nuclear power plant since Fukushima - BBC News

• Japan laat nucleaire pauzeknop weer los - De Standaard

• Overijsselse scouts laaiend enthousiast over bezoek aan Japan

• 'Car-in-a-bag' created in Japan - BBC News

• Etre un kamikaze japonais… et avoir échappé à la mort | Big Browser

• A legacy of WWII, Korean residents test nation's ability to accommodate non-Japanese | The Japan Times

• On the Seventieth Anniversary of the Bombing, Japan Remembers Nagasaki · Global Voices

• Reactor in Kagoshima poised for restart despite public opposition | The Japan Times

• Keizerin Michiko van Japan heeft hartproblemen - Blauw Bloed

• Japan to restart reactor in test of Abe's nuclear policy | Reuters

• Japan's Abe to refer to 'apology' in WW2 anniversary remarks: NHK | Reuters

• Japan herdenkt atoombom op Nagasaki - nrc.nl

• Nagasaki remembered: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told, get off the road to war - Asia - World - The Independent

• Things that are considered rude in Japan - Business Insider

• Under Surveillance in Tokyo | SNA Japan

• Japan remembers Nagasaki atomic bomb, 70 years on - BBC News

• Japan’s Anti-Nuclear Movement at High Tide | SNA Japan

• What Nagasaki looked like before and after the bomb - The Washington Post

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Japan News Articles. August 3 - 9

• Rare photos taken right after Nagasaki atomic bombing to be preserved digitally - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• 150-year-old images reveal what Japanese artists once thought about exotic American visitors - Quartz

• Truth hurts: censorship in the media | The Japan Times

• Draft of Abe statement does not include ‘apology’ for Japan's role in WWII - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Osaka joins Yokohama in adopting school textbooks critics say 'glorify war' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Walking holidays in Japan: the best mountain hikes to tackle | Travel | The Guardian

• Anxiety rises over Abe omitting non-nuclear principles from Hiroshima speech - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Exclusion of nonnuclear principles from Abe's Hiroshima speech causes stir | The Japan Times

• Japan Leaders at Fault for ‘Reckless’ War, Panel Tells Abe - Bloomberg Business

• Belgische ontwerper stapt naar rechter voor plagiaat logo Ol... - De Standaard

• Hiroshima - The New Yorker

• Hiroshima : le combat des « hibakusha » contre l’oubli

• Defense minister triggers uproar with comments on nuclear weapons under security legislation - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Le monde marque à Hiroshima les 70 ans de la première bombe nucléaire

• Shrine that venerates Japan's undigested militarism becomes focus for revisionist patriots who want to bring back pre-war constitution - Asia - World - The Independent

• Hiroshima atomic bomb: Survivor recalls horrors - BBC News

• Designer defends Tokyo Olympic emblem as original, denies plagiarism - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Major Makeover for the University Entrance System | Nippon.com

• Is Japan's Emperor Akihito Trying To Stop Abe? - Forbes

• Tokyo Heat Likely to Set Record - WSJ

• Hiroshima atomic bombing did not lead to Japanese surrender, historians argue nearing 70th anniversary - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• In surprise move, government to suspend Nago construction for one month | The Japan Times

• Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas

• Mobile Web - News - As an American teen, Minnesota man witnessed World War II in Japan

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• ‘Olympische Spelen stalen mijn logo’ - Het Nieuwsblad Mobile

• Exploring Japan's military past | The Japan Times

• Getting Japan's youth engaged in disaster preparedness | The Japan Times

• Opname capitulatietoespraak Hirohito online gezet

• Bevrijdt premier Abe Japan van de spoken van WO II? - Buitenland - TROUW

• Inside Japan's 'corpse hotels' - Yahoo Maktoob News

• Will Abe face up to Japan's past? - The Nation

• Commentary: Japan's silence on U.S. spying betrays masochistic diplomacy towards Big Brother - Xinhua | English.news.cn

• Original audio of Japan emperor's war-end speech released - World - Fredericksburg.com

• A center in Japan simulates earthquakes — and it's open to the public

• Claiming the right to be Japanese — and more | The Japan Times

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Japan News Articles. July 27 - August 2

• Why Japan's 1945 surrender speech is almost incomprehensible - CSMonitor.com

• A political turning point for Japan's youth | The Japan Times

• Victims’ justice | The Economist

• Toespraak Japanse keizer Hirohito opnieuw te horen | Buitenland | de Volkskrant

• Japan Is Going to Try Aging Whisky in Space

• MtGox bitcoin chief Mark Karpeles arrested in Japan - BBC News

• Japan's Enron reckoning | The Japan Times

• Judicial review panel votes to indict ex-Tepco execs | The Japan Times

• Spending by foreign visitors in Japan hit record ¥888.7 billion in April-June | The Japan Times

• Is Japan Becoming a Threat to Peace? | The Diplomat

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• Topmannen Tepco toch vervolgd voor nucleaire ramp Japan - nrc.nl

• Belgian designer demands halt to use of Tokyo Olympics emblem - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Colonial management was never a 'charity' | The Japan Times

• Het Japanse minimumloon: een bakje noodles per uur - NRC Q

• Japan Elite Stock Gauge to Get Surprise New Addition: Tepco - Bloomberg Business

• Will Japan Survive Its Great Big Debt Disaster? | The National Interest

• Tokyo Olympic Games logo embroiled in plagiarism row | Art and design | The Guardian

• Japan's Minimum Wage Only Enough for a Bowl of Ramen - Bloomberg Business

• Better Get Used to it, China: Taiwan and Japan Will Get Closer | The Diplomat

• China and Russia will hold drills in Sea of Japan

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• Nation's political culture stands at major crossroads | The Japan Times

• Shell to sell Japan refiner stake for ¥169 billion to Idemitsu | The Japan Times

• Des écolières à vendre au Japon | VICE News

• Emblem for Tokyo Olympics almost the same as logo in Belgium - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan dismisses plagiarism claims over 2020 logo | Reuters

• EDITORIAL: Reflections on 2 years without nuclear power ahead of planned restarts - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Learning English requires a different approach | The Japan Times

• Another ward in Tokyo to recognize same-sex couples | The Japan Times

• Potential Abe Successor Speaks Out Against Japan’s Defense Bills - Bloomberg Business

• UFO In Japan: Footage Shows 10 Glowing Lights Float Across Osaka

• Tourism boom drives Japan to convert offices into hotels | Reuters

• Murayama warns of 'crisis' over security bills | The Japan Times

• Japan to accept effective tariff cut for imported wheat at TPP talks | The Japan Times

• Great Buddha of Kamakura set for first overhaul in 50 years - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Warnings on cost rises were ignored: Japan stadium designers - Yahoo Sports

• Old and tired, some Japan farmers see trade pact jolt as only answer

• Tokyo Olympic stadium designer strikes back at critics | The Japan Times

• Ministry official quits amid Olympic stadium debacle | The Japan Times

• Au Japon, les pères célibataires sortent de l’ombre

• Warnings on cost rises were ignored: Japan stadium designers

• Abe's special adviser under fire for remarks on Constitution, security bills - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan approves increase in Fukushima compensation to $57 billion

• The library hotel, Japan's latest concept for tourists | Lifestyle from CTV News

• Materialise NV Signs 5 Year Partnership Agreement With Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing, Inc.

• Japan: Moss-viewing excursions gain popularity - BBC News

• Staring at Moss Is an Actual Hobby in Japan | TIME

• LDP lawmakers aim to raise battleship Yamato wreckage | The Japan Times

• Haruki Murakami: the moment I knew I would be a novelist - Telegraph

• Amid ongoing protests, Japan’s upper house to discuss military bills - World Socialist Web Site

• Tokyo plane crash 'leaves three dead' - BBC News

• How to Explore Japan By Train Without Ever Leaving Home · Global Voices

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