Japan News Articles January 18 - 24

• Peek inside a Japanese sex hotel | Dazed

• SMAP dodges bullet; Becky isn't so lucky | The Japan Times

• Hiroko Kuniya's ouster deals another blow to quality journalism in Japan | The Japan Times

• Despite Nuclear Fears, Japan Solar Slow to Catch | Al Jazeera America

• This Japanese Campaign for Women’s Empowerment Features Only Men | TakePart

• Japan aanvaardt 27 vluchtelingen in 2015 en wijst 99 procent van de aanvragen af - HLN.be

• Japan accepts 27 refugees, rejects one in hundred | News | DW.COM | 23.01.2016

• 'Wetenschappelijke walvisvangst is niet wetenschappelijk' - Planet Earth, Ecologie - Knack Mobile

• Japan has improved nuclear oversight, but skills fall short, IAEA inspectors say | The Japan Times

• Abe indicates pivot toward reduction of wage disparities in policy speech | The Japan Times

• Hoofdrolspeler The Cove Japan uitgezet | NOS

• Princess Mako of Akishino, Japan’s ‘Duchess of Cambridge’, graduates from University of Leicester | News | Student | The Independent

• Japan recognizes only 27 refugees, despite rising numbers of applications | The Japan Times

• Japan Without Ambition | The Diplomat

• IAEA: Japan Nuclear Regulation Should Improve Skills, Law - ABC News

• Japanese taxi drivers in tsunami zone report taking ‘phantom fares’ | Daily Mail Online

• Japan’s latest attempt to get more women into the workplace is this all-male panel - Quartz

• In a Japan seemingly obsessed with sex, few seem to indulge | McClatchy DC

• Tourist train pass unifying nine railways set for trial in western Japan | The Japan Times

• Japan Road Tests Self-Driving Cars to Keep Aging Motorists Mobile - WSJ

• Mt. Fuji sparkles with season's 1st full snow crown - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Police may spend billions to stop road-sign confusion - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Dolphin activist and star of 'The Cove' held in Tokyo - CNN.com

• Deadly Nagano ski bus crash points to need for safety standards rethink | The Japan Times

• Japan's economic minister hit with bribery allegations, vows response | The Japan Times

• Fatal bus crash raises alarm bells | The Japan Times

• In Search of Japan’s Hidden Culinary Revolution - NYTimes.com

• World's oldest man dies in Japan at 112 | The Japan Times

• Visitors to Japan surge to record 19.73 million, spend all-time high ¥3.48 trillion | The Japan Times

• Japan Criticized for Ignoring Child Sex Abuse, Exploitation | Womens eNews

• McDonald’s brings chocolate-covered french fries to Japan | The Seattle Times

• Japan kan de stroom toeristen niet aan - NRC Q

• Japan plans certification scheme for chefs abroad - BBC News

• Japan and Belgium mark 150 years of relations, pledge exchanges | The Japan Times

• Becky in hot water over rumored affair ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Oud-trainer dolfijn Flipper vastgehouden in Tokio - AD.nl

• Japan rejoices as boyband Smap say they are not splitting up | World news | The Guardian

• Japan's plan to drop swastikas as temple symbol sparks backlash - BBC News

• Nearly 20 Million Tourists Visited Japan Last Year - WSJ

• Japan: The Manga Military | The Diplomat

• World's oldest man Yasutaro Koide dies aged 112 in Japan - BBC News

• POINT OF VIEW/ Morihiro Hosokawa: Approach to erotic art illustrates Japanese aversion to making waves - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• How Fujifilm's cameras and lenses are Made in Japan | The Verge

• Tourists Flood Japan, as Nation Struggles to Receive Them - WSJ

• Japan pop group SMAP denies it is breaking up - BBC News

• Snowfall disrupts traffic in Tokyo - The Japan News

• How a 217.1 kilometre run became a national bonding ritual in Japan

• Japan to remove swastikas from maps as tourists 'think they are Nazi symbols' - Telegraph

• Another year of living precariously in 21st-century Japan | The Japan Times

• Women Forced to Work in Wartime Brothels Were Not Sex Slaves, Japan’s Foreign Minister Says | TIME

• Japan to set up certification program for 'washoku' chefs overseas | The Japan Times

• Japan Today

• Addressing the issue of vacant houses in Japan - Chicago Tribune

• Foreign tourism emerges as bright spot amid Japan's dim economic prospects | The Japan Times

• Japan university unified entrance exams begin | The Japan Times

• Lost Japan | The Japan Times

• Japan revamps foreign-language map symbols to make it easier for tourists

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• Japan Today

• Coming of Age Day reflections | The Japan Times

• Japan’s decluttering guru says she is on a mission to 'organise the world' - Telegraph

• Japan: 'Water bear' reproduces after 30 years on ice - BBC News

• Facebook Emoji 'Reactions' Hit Japan | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

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Twilight Fuji

Robert Burns Night at Shanty Shack

Snow in Yokohama

Japan News Articles January 12 - 17

• De schaamte voorbij? Een Japanse kijk-eens-onder-mijn-rokjeparaplu - RTL Nieuws

• Mount Fuji can't find its white winter cap - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's Wearable Expo opens with gadgets including electronic kimonos | Daily Mail Online

• Will Abenomics 2.0 Be Enough to ‘Bring Japan Back?’ - Knowledge@Wharton

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• The future is here: Wearable electronics go on display at Tokyo trade show | The Japan Times

• Abe's global contradictions | The Japan Times

• SMAP may split as boy band bolts from management feud | The Japan Times

• Japan: Where’s The Wage Growth? Labor Unions Pare Back - Asia Stocks to Watch - Barrons.com

• David Bowie's love affair with Japanese style - BBC News

• Japan train station for one passenger - Business Insider

• Great Buddha of Kamakura getting major 'health checkup' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Quand les Japonais se lâchent lors du passage à l’âge adulte

• Foreign tourists likely spent ¥3.5 trillion last year | The Japan Times

• Japan revamps map symbols that baffle tourists | The Japan Times

• Stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant now a popular destination - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe's constitutional revision hopes ride on July election, right-leaning opposition cooperation | The Japan Times

• Japan’s Newest Adults Pessimistic About Nation’s Future - WSJ

• Seksistisch spotje overschaduwt coolste gadget ooit - Radar - KnackWeekend Mobile

• Meerderjarigheidsdag in Japan: eindelijk volwassen! | Fotoalbums | de Volkskrant

• China’s troubles catch Japan off-guard

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• Japan to see 23.5 million visitors from abroad in 2016: JTB travel agency | The Japan Times

• Low wages at the heart of foreign labor shortage woes | The Japan Times

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Seijinshiki (11 Jan)

My daughter's special day

Japan News Articles January 3 - 11

• La pub génante d’un traducteur de poche qui permettrait d’embrasser un maximum de Japonaises

• Critics assail Abe after middle-class income gaffe highlights wealthy upbringing | The Japan Times

• Japan, UK Announce Increased Defense And Security Cooperation

• The Forest review – copse chiller set in Japan loses its path | Film | The Guardian

• Majority of Tokyo urbanites crave escape to coastal Kanagawa area - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Today

• Documentary depicts struggles of freed death row inmate - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Keeps The Defunct Kami-Shirataki Train Station Open for Just One High-School Girl - CityLab

• Liever pampers dan Japans parlement - De Standaard

• 'The Forest' can't see the woods for the props | The Japan Times

• Japanese pay least attention to vacation days: survey | The Japan Times

• Tokyo joins Washington in doubting Pyongyang H-bomb claim | The Japan Times

• Creating a Cuteness Empire in Japan, One Fuzzy Bear Suit at a Time - NYTimes.com

• RAF fighters 'bound for Japan for first time in decades' as UK builds military ties - Telegraph

• Kensuke Miyazaki is allereerste Japanse politicus die vaderschapsverlof neemt: 'Ik wil een voorbeeld zijn en ophef veroorzaken' - Radar - KnackWeekend Mobile

• Aokigahara Suicide Forest | VICE | United States

• The Forest turns Japan's suicide forest into an obstacle course for Americans | The Verge

• 'Japan Airlines meest punctuele luchtvaartmaatschappij in 2015' | Luchtvaartnieuws

• From longer hours to all-you-can drink offers, Japan's restaurants evolve in battle for customers | The Japan Times

• For many young Japanese, marriage — and sex — are low priorities | The Japan Times

• Is The Suicide Forest In Japan Real? The Inspiration For 'The Forest' Is Eerie | Bustle

• Why North Korea's Nuclear Test Isn't Business as Usual | Mother Jones

• White House has doubts about North Korea's nuclear test claims; U.N. Security Council vows action - LA Times

• Abe blasts North Korea's hydrogen bomb test - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanse berg Fuji fonkelt als diamant | NOS

• Japan leadership pledges bolder steps to hit price growth target - Yahoo Finance

• Japan PM Shinzo Abe urges talks for Russia peace treaty - BBC News

• My Number gets nationwide kickoff amid security concerns, distribution hurdles | The Japan Times

• Abe to push for constitutional revision as ruling bloc seeks Upper House majority | The Japan Times

• Deze West-Vlaamse acteur bestormt Tokio: 'Je leeft maar één keer, wees gulzig!' - Humo: The Wild Site

• Japan mochi rice cakes cause death of elderly woman in Tokyo - CBS News

• Blackstone's Byron Wien Predicts Abenomics Will Begin Working For Japan In 2016 - Forbes

• In a First, Element Will Be Named by Researchers in Japan - NYTimes.com

• In Abe's Japan, a woman's place is on the margins | The Japan Times

• NHK sees ratings for 'Kohaku' music show sink to lowest ever | The Japan Times

• Japan Today

• Book review: Go deep into Japan's food culture with 'Rice, Noodle, Fish' - Books - Fredericksburg.com

• Battles over history, the media and the message scar 2015 | The Japan Times

• Woman leads sex education drive to enlighten clueless youths | The Japan Times

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International Space Station

5:42AM The International Space Station (ISS) passing over Yokohama

Japan News Articles. December 28 - January 3

• Why Abe's 'womenomics' program isn't working | The Japan Times

• Abe vows Japan will exercise leadership in year of challenges ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Burakumin: Descendants of caste considered 'tainted' face new discrimination in Japan | Asia | News | The Independent

• Japan: 'Eerst monument verwijderen, dan krijgen troostmeisjes geld' - De Standaard Mobile

• Waarom Japanners gieren om de naam Scheveningen

• South Korea defends accord with Japan to settle 'comfort women' issue

• Saying sorry for sex slavery | The Economist

• Japan and South Korea: A New Beginning? - FPIF

• F1-wagens losgelaten op de weg in Japan - AutoGids

• Rare giant squid encounter filmed by diver in Toyama Bay, Japan – video | World news | The Guardian

• Coming to Terms on Japan’s Wartime Sex Slaves - The New York Times

• Scholar of Japan, Keene Finds His Life Intertwined With It - ABC News

• In new habit, Japan's Buddhist temples seek slice of foreign tourism boom | Reuters

• 'Comfort women': Taiwan tells Japan to extend compensation - BBC News

• 'Comfort women' deal likely to fuel Tokyo-Seoul military cooperation, aid Obama pivot | The Japan Times

• Ook Taiwan wil Japanse excuses voor troostmeisjes

• Olympics to generate up to ¥30 trillion for economy: BOJ | The Japan Times

• Ook Nederlandse 'troostmeisjes' willen nu excuses | NOS

• Trotse Abe zegt na 70 jaar sorry - NRC

• A table. Le sushi, autrefois populaire, aujourd’hui branché | Courrier international

• South Korea and Japan 'finally and irreversibly' reconcile on World War II sex slaves - LA Times

• Le Japon accepte de dédommager les « femmes de réconfort », esclaves sexuelles durant la guerre

• South Korea and Japan Reach Deal on Wartime ‘Comfort Women’ - NYTimes.com

• South Korea and Japan Reach Deal on Wartime ‘Comfort Women’ - NYTimes.com

• Japan school girl culture: The dark truth - CNN.com

• Japan Today

• Vierde Japanse stad met legale partnerschappen voor holebi koppels. | holebi.info

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