Sunset from Chojagasaki (Hayama)

Japan News Articles. October 19 - 25

• Manga to train men as 'house husbands' pulled after drawing online anger - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Bees a barometer for Japan's ills, expert says | The Japan Times

• Butter sushi becoming an unlikely hit in Osaka ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Taiwan president says should remember good things Japan did | Reuters

• Abe raises eyebrows when he's off script | The Japan Times

• Ishin no To faction votes to dissolve party; legality of move questioned | The Japan Times

• Japan to implement ID card following Estonia’s example - Estonian World

• 'We kunnen van Japan leren over omgaan met dementie' - AD.nl

• Japan Today

• Japan revokes passport of man accused of vandalizing shrine with oily liquid | The Japan Times

• British architect wins Japan toilet award and praise for his innovative lavatory - Telegraph

• Japan’s biggest yakuza organization tweets to announce that Halloween is cancelled this year | RocketNews24

• Japan's hidden caste of untouchables - BBC News

• Opposition eyes campaign tie-up | The Japan Times

• Koizumi's political skills to be tested with appointment to LDP's Policy Research Council | The Japan Times

• Japan's so-called visa overstayers tell of life in legal limbo | The Japan Times

• Early images from Japan of geisha and samurai warriors faked to attract tourists | Daily Mail Online

• 'Unbroken' to Finally Be Shown in Japan - The New York Times

• Russia beefs up Kurils military base despite Japan tensions - BBC News

• Asahi Kasei subsidiary worker linked to leaning Yokohama condo handled 41 projects over 10 years, firm reveals | The Japan Times

• Out with the old: the ghost homes of Japan

• Why Most Photos You See of Feudal Japan Are Deceptive | Motherboard

• Vending Machines to Offer Free Rental Umbrellas in Japan - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• The riff: trends behind Japan’s boom in launderettes - FT.com

• Some of Japan's best autumn leaf viewing spots ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• 56% of hotels in Japan bar visitors with tattoos from bathing facilities ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Three cases of whine offer lessons in how not to criticize Japan | The Japan Times

• Hard times for Japan's yakuza gangsters - Yahoo News

• Opposition bloc slams scandal-hit government for shying away from extra Diet session | The Japan Times

• Tokyo can feel less than welcoming to food allergy sufferers | The Japan Times

• Warning: This viral video of high school girls might make you blush | Japan Pulse

• The riff: trends behind Japan’s boom in launderettes - FT.com

• Japan's overseas tourist arrivals surpass those of last year in just nine months | The Japan Times

• Japan's Tightest Labor Market in Decades Hasn't Boosted Spending - Bloomberg Business

• Japan to Pay Cancer Bills for Fukushima Worker - NYTimes.com

• Japan bears a greater responsibility at the U.N. | The Japan Times

• Japan's student protests: To the barricades in designer gear - BBC News

• Scandal wave a whack-a-mole challenge for Japan | smh.com.au

• Rethinking Japan - NYTimes.com

• Tilting condo may be tip of iceberg for shoddy housing construction nationwide | The Japan Times

• Abe eroding Japan's soft power | The Japan Times

• Japan tries to ease South Korea's concern over military role

• Season of scandal hits Japan with flurry of corporate confession | The Japan Times

• Japan to pay Fukushima worker cancer compensation - BBC News

• Harpooned | The Economist

• Japan lawmakers visit Yasukuni shrine en masse - Channel NewsAsia

• Japan bevestigt eerste geval van kanker door straling Fukushima | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl

• An increasingly bitter battle of the ages brews in Japan | The Japan Times

• Probe into condo piling launched; ministry eyes punishment for builders | The Japan Times

• Mind Before Matter: How Consciousness is Making a Comeback Through Scientific Exploration | The Mind Unleashed

• A blast from the past as automakers make quiet engines noisy - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Needs an Opposition Alliance | The Diplomat

• PressTV-US, Japan join naval forces in drill

• Japan says PM sent war shrine offering as individual, but China unhappy | Reuters

• Upgraded destroyer USS Benfold arrives at new home in Japan - Pacific - Stripes

• Japan furious at UNESCO listing Nanjing Massacre documents | Asia | DW.COM | 19.10.2015

• Abe becomes first sitting Japanese leader to board U.S. aircraft carrier | The Japan Times

• Slapen In Een Klooster – Honshu centraal, Japan | Columbus Travel

• What's it like to be black in Japan? - BBC News

• Japan's Suga: PM sent ritual offering to Yasukuni as an individual | Daily Mail Online

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Sunset in Yokohama

Japan News Articles. October 12 - 18

• Abe becomes first sitting Japanese leader to board U.S. aircraft carrier | The Japan Times

• Japan Today

• Abe becomes first sitting Japanese leader to board U.S. aircraft carrier | The Japan Times

• Abe becomes first Japan PM to board US carrier - News - Stripes

• Japan Shows Off Military Machines - WSJ

• 'Konbini' magic keeps stores precisely stocked round the clock | The Japan Times

• Dan teaches us how to be 'the man' in Japan | The Japan Times

• Kirin invites customers to smile — and have a drink or two | The Japan Times

• What's in a name? Japan debates whether to allow spouses to adopt separate surnames | The Japan Times

• Japan's public diplomacy of churlish cluelessness | The Japan Times

• True Edo spirit can be found floating in a public bath | The Japan Times

• No sex talk please, we're Japanese | The Japan Times

• Sinking condo in Yokohama blamed on negligence by pile-driver worker | The Japan Times

• Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Japan PM Abe presses firms to lift capital spending to revive economy

• Japan to lift duties on all vegetables, most fishery products under TPP | The Japan Times

• Island warrior | The Economist

• Japan wins U.N. security council seat - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Is Serving Foreigners Food from Post-Meltdown Fukushima | MUNCHIES

• Kawashima:

• Security legislation promises more than it can deliver | The Japan Times

• WMF calls for Tokyo's Tsukiji wooden buildings to be preserved | The Japan Times

• Women on the run from domestic violence fear cracks in My Number system | The Japan Times

• Tokyo 2020 organizers launch fresh search for Olympic logo | The Japan Times

• Japan facing explosion in cyber-crime, claims report - SC Magazine

• The Abe government versus the Emperor on history issues | The Japan Times

• Deadly disease lab opens amid local fears | The Japan Times

• Leaning tower forces Asahi Kasei to check 3,000 residential buildings | The Japan Times

• In diplomatic flurry, Abe invites Xi; Park says she's ready to talk | The Japan Times

• New education minister vows to promote LGBT rights, use Olympics to push social issues | The Japan Times

• House Hunting in ... in Japan - NYTimes.com

• Sluit Frisk fabriek in Leuven ? - Belg.be

• Japan moet miljoenen betalen voor geluidsoverlast Amerikaanse militaire basis - Het Nieuwsblad Mobile

• Japan restarts second nuclear reactor despite public opposition | World news | The Guardian

• Vladimir Putin's visit to Japan postponed indefinitely | World news | The Guardian

• Toothless tiger: Japan Self-Defence Forces - BBC News

• Reviving Shinto: Prime Minister Abe tends special place in Japan's soul (+video) - CSMonitor.com

• Abe orders reduced rates to cushion blow from 2017 tax hike | The Japan Times

• Yamanote Line in central Tokyo getting new trains in November - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Disappearance of Self in Japan

• EDITORIAL: Abe government's 'inward-looking' diplomacy serves no purpose - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• BBC News website launches Japanese language site - BBC News

• Okinawa governor revokes approval for U.S. base relocation work at Henoko | The Japan Times

• What makes Tokyo the world's greatest food city? - CNN.com

• Japan should avoid making suicidal education mistakes | The Japan Times

• Obama adviser raises concerns about Japan's plutonium stockpile - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Kinderen rond Fukushima krijgen sneller kanker — Wel.nl

• Should Russia return the four disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan? ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• China's top diplomat to visit Japan amid new spy report | Reuters

• INSIGHT: Former British diplomat concerned over Abe’s war anniversary statement - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• As the Standoff in Okinawa Continues, the U.S. Should Be Embarrassed - FPIF

• Former American POWs visit Japan, recount memories - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Bourdain: Okinawa isn't the Japan I know - CNN.com

• Mount Fuji crowned by snow, 11 days later than usual - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Fukushima nuclear meltdown: Inside Japan's forgotten town, four years after tsunami disaster | Asia | News | The Independent

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Hiking from Yabitsutoge to Tonodake

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Sunset & Fujisan. View from the roof

First snow of the season covering the peak of Mt. Fuji

11 days later than usual, but 5 days earliet than last year.

Japan News Articles. October 5 - 11

• Are Japan's crime clans going out of business? Tea with a yakuza. - CSMonitor.com

• Japan is wereldkampioen schulden - rtlz.nl

• Japan's Constitution won't protect revolting foreigners | The Japan Times

• It's a small world, with no respect for islands | The Japan Times

• Survey: 12,000 Buddhist temples lack resident monks - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Inc sounds alarm on consumer spending | Reuters

• Japan manga artist under fire for ‘racist’ illustration of Syrian refugee - Al Arabiya News

• Hello Kitty and Japan’s kawaii diplomacy | East Asia Forum

• 'Omotenashi' comes up short on humility | The Japan Times

• Shunga exhibition defies 'pornography' taboos to expose Japan to its erotic past | Asia | News | The Independent

• Mrs. Watanabe Is Actually Mr. Tanaka? - WSJ

• Tepco expects to begin freezing ice wall at Fukushima No. 1 by year-end | The Japan Times

• Getting back to Japan's old-fashioned erotic values | The Japan Times

• Sex education or propaganda? | The Japan Times

• Japan's rich: acutely aware of their wealth and not flashy with it | The Japan Times

• Japan hits out as UNESCO archives 'Nanjing Massacre' documents | The Japan Times

• Japan Plans to Use Lottery Cash for Olympics: Tokyo Paper - Bloomberg Business

• Ministerial post with long title raises eyebrows within political circles - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan: Citizens clamour for Tokyo disaster manual - BBC News

• Don’t Expect Too Much of Japan’s Defense Reforms | The Diplomat

• Breaking out of Japan's male-dominated workplace - BBC News

• How Abe is losing the narrative on Japan’s new security laws | East Asia Forum

• Tokyo district tries to reel in tourists with whale meat | The Japan Times

• The future for aged Japanese whisky and traditional kaiseki | The Japan Times

• Abe launches new TPP-mitigation office to assuage farmers, small business owners | The Japan Times

• Japan on a budget: Tokyo, Kyoto, and the bullet train | Asia | Travel | The Independent

• Nobel literature crown again eludes Japan's hope, Haruki Murakami

• Sony's Hirai says turnaround past midway point | The Japan Times

• Tide turns for LDP factions in reshuffle | The Japan Times

• What the TPP Means for Japan | The Diplomat

• Asie - pacifique - Au Japon, un dessin anti-migrants provoque une polémique - France 24

• Lost in Translation: ‘100 Million’ Minister to Drive Abenomics 2.0 - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan may have tricky time passing TPP after making concessions on rice, beef

• Nuclear opponents in a tizzy over Kono's appointment to Cabinet - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• New report links thyroid cancer rise to Fukushima nuclear crisis | The Japan Times

• Abe to battle for broader foreign support for SDF changes | The Japan Times

• Wartime sex slaves at the heart of UN battle between Japan and China | World news | The Guardian

• Defining Japan's Place in the World - Law Street (TM)

• France, Japan seek deeper nuclear cooperation

• Red flags and exit strategies: advice for English teachers in Japan | The Japan Times

• Abe seeks to soothe party divisions with fresh faces in Cabinet | The Japan Times

• New ministerial post raises doubts, overlaps with other agencies | The Japan Times

• In Cabinet reshuffle, Abe shifts focus to economy but retains key ministers | The Japan Times

• Abe Appoints New Environment Minister in Japan Cabinet Change - Bloomberg Business

• Bank Of Japan Keeps Stimulus Package Unchanged Despite Growing Signs Of Recession

• Toyota's driverless car is put through paces in Tokyo | The Japan Times

• Japan's Abe set to keep allies in key posts as attention returns to economy | Reuters

• Japan Ready to Lead in Asia Pacific, Abe Says - WSJ

• TPP Deal Expected to Shake Up Japan’s Agriculture Sector - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Japan's Takaaki Kajita shares Nobel in physics | The Japan Times

• Abe hails TPP success but calls it 'just a start' | The Japan Times

• Omura stunned by unexpected Nobel win | The Japan Times

• Trans-Pacific free trade deal agreed creating vast partnership - BBC News

• Japan's 'Abenomics' experiment is on the rocks October 05

• Nuclear energy on agenda during French PM’s trip to Japan | euronews, world news

• Japan's PM accused of echoing wartime propaganda with new slogan - Telegraph

• TPP Deal Expected to Shake Up Japan’s Agriculture Sector - WSJ

• Scientists from Japan, Canada win Nobel Prize in Physics - CNN.com

• Let's discuss 'idols' and marriage | The Japan Times

• Who's responsible for the Fukushima disaster? | The Japan Times

• Survey ranks Hakodate as Japan's top tourist site for second year in a row | The Japan Times

• Japan: Citizens stockpile toilet rolls - BBC News

• Can Japan and Russia Resolve Their Territorial Dispute? | The Diplomat

• Red flags abound as government kicks off My Number system with notices | The Japan Times

• Cabinet minutes show formality, no substance | The Japan Times

• Stop the presses, Yahoo News is on a roll | The Japan Times

• Enduring China-Japan Hatreds Risk Renewed Conflict Involving U.S.

• IS claims killing of Japanese in Bangladesh | The Japan Times

• Japan group says pacifist constitution still supreme, eyes Nobel | Reuters

• In lieu of taking in refugees, Abe opens up checkbook | The Japan Times

• TPP trade deadlock: Japan leans on US to break impasse | US news | The Guardian

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Climbing Kintokiyama (1212m)

See album in Flick (32 photos)

Japan News Articles. September 28 - October 4

• Japan rightists' patient wait is over as conveyor belt of death shudders back to life | The Japan Times

• Landmark temple in Tokyo hires business-minded monk to gain followers - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Cry ‘Havoc’ and Let Slip the Constitution of War | Foreign Policy

• Waarom de Japanse maffia niet illegaal is

• Japan shares up despite disappointing Tankan survey - BBC News

• The Greatest Threat to Japan's National Security Is Debt

• Things to know about 'My Number' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Number of climbers allowed on Mount Fuji may be scaled back starting in 2018 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan to restart second reactor on Oct. 15 under post-Fukushima rules | The Japan Times

• Japan’s economic strains laid bare by poor pensioners - FT.com

• Robot Taxi plans to have Fujisawa residents test driverless car for supermarket rides | The Japan Times

• Japan, China timed announcement of espionage arrests, says expert | The Japan Times

• Japan, China timed announcement of espionage arrests, says expert | The Japan Times

• Koizumi's son has harsh words for LDP and Abe regime - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Beware Japan’s Coming Nuclear Problem: Report | The Diplomat

• Japan Inc.'s Confidence Is Waning as Headwinds Hit Abenomics - Bloomberg Business

• Abenomics Hasn't Yet Delivered on Big Vision to Revitalize Japan - Bloomberg Business

• Why has Japan's 'womenomics' plan been a flop? - CSMonitor.com

• Two Japanese 'spies' held in China since May; Suga denies espionage | The Japan Times

• Off the Rails: A Journey Through Japan - Al Jazeera English

• PowNed : Japanse politicus: Vrouw, maak kind

• Shisaku: Olympic logo and stadium belly flops

• China houdt Japanse 'spionnen' vast | Buitenland | De Morgen

• Abe: Japan Ready to Help Refugees, but Not Take Them In - ABC News

• Tough challenge awaits both ruling and opposition parties | The Japan Times

• FOIA documents reveal hot spots, fish kills and toxic dumps on Okinawa military base | The Japan Times

• Reluctant to speak, Fukushima moms admit fear of radiation, pressure from families | The Japan Times

• Landmark ruling in favor of victimized porn actress paves way for others to quit, say lawyers | The Japan Times

• Shinzo Abe’s Critics Fear He’s Moving Japan Toward a Militaristic Future

• In Japan, Small Children Take the Subway and Run Errands Alone - CityLab

• Where's the justice? In Japan's legal terminology, it's almost nowhere to be seen | The Japan Times

• Home-sharing services on the rise in Japan as owners cash in on tourist boom | The Japan Times

• Government skipped recording debate over constitutional reinterpretation | The Japan Times

• Telegraaf

• Zero applicants for Japan plan to promote women at work - Yahoo News

• Zero applicants for Japan plan to promote women at work - Channel NewsAsia

• Shinzo Abe tweaks his economic programme for Japan | The Economist

• Legal change will make temp purgatory permanent for many Japanese workers | The Japan Times

• Government skipped recording debate over constitutional reinterpretation | The Japan Times

• Ministry study finds large Tokyo quake would damage 20% of medical institutions | The Japan Times

• Japan Today

• Japan Today

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