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JAPAN

JAPAN
May 17, 2013
Monju reactor unlikely to resume operations by next March: JAEA
Kyodo
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2013
Iijima's North trip ups hope for progress on abductions
Tokyo authorized and is in charge of the surprise trip to Pyongyang by special adviser Isao Iijima, a senior government official indicated Wednesday, while Cabinet members all remained tight-lipped in public amid speculation the government hopes to resume direct talks with North Korea to resolve the...
EDITORIALS
May 16, 2013
Protecting a public pension program
To protect the kosei nenkin pension program, the welfare ministry should withdraw a plan to allow troubled investment funds for the program to keep operating.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 16, 2013
Ryukyu sovereignty question simmers in China
The aim of China's questioning Japanese sovereignty over the Ryukyu Islands probably is to weaken Japan's claim to the disputed Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2013
New Yorkers try traditional dance on Japan Day
New Yorkers experienced a taste of Japanese culture Sunday by taking part in traditional "Awa odori" and "Bon odori" dance performances and putting on kabuki makeup at an annual Japan Day event in Central Park.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2013
Renewable energy policy
The nuclear power plant problems at Fukushima remind us that one potentially positive effect of the Tohoku disaster was a rethink of Japan's energy policy.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 12, 2013
Bird Flu Cuckoo
EDITORIALS
May 9, 2013
Inflation goal kills BOJ flexibility
The Bank of Japan should not stick to its 2 percent inflation goal at the expense of flexibility in its monetary policy. The goal also could cause undesirable side effects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 7, 2013
Anticipation: How high will mortgage interest go?
After 20 years housing loan interest rates are ready to rise.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 5, 2013
Cyber Attack Election
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2013
Relatives of abductees issue call in the U.S. for international teamwork
Family members of Japanese abducted by North Korea called Thursday in Washington for international cooperation to quickly resolve the issue.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 3, 2013
J-blip: The secret behind Disney + Gogo no Koucha
Collect 'em all, kids, and get flipbook-style animation of Mickey and friends.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2013
Girl group bases style on Nikkei ups and downs
Kanon Mori, Yuki Sakura, Hinako Kuroki and Jun Amaki have been following the Nikkei 225 stock average obsessively since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in December. The oldest of the foursome is Mori, but she is still only 23. The youngest is Kuroki, 16 and still in high school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 30, 2013
J-blip: Taro Aso 'gang style' t-shirts
Taro Aso —u00a0the man's got style. Some call it 'gang style.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2013
Briton's bus stop makeover in tsunami-hit area just a start
A bus stop bench, in a rather forlorn state, is situated against the backdrop of an idyllic, seaside landscape in Ohara, Miyagi Prefecture, a remote area devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / JAPAN-CHINA SYMPOSIUM
Apr 30, 2013
Japan, China at risk of losing sight of true interests
As Japan deals with China, the nation needs to get an accurate picture of what the giant neighbor is and where it is headed, rather than be swayed by what could be a larger-than-life image of the new economic and military power in East Asia, China watchers said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Apr 30, 2013
Stand up to Abe for the sake of Japan, Asia's future
Life is comparable to a spiritual drama that in retrospect can be recalled as a series of happy, sad and bitter memories
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 29, 2013
Nuclear arms card for Japan
The Foreign Ministry has been conducting clandestine studies about the potential development of nuclear weapons in Japan, and the U.S. is nervous about it.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Apr 28, 2013
Disaster long lurked amid Japan's isolation
"The evolution of political thought in this relatively isolated island nation during the period in question is unique to the point of being somewhat freakish."
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2013
Minister to pitch floating offshore platform project to Brazil
The government has decided to make a stronger pitch to Brazil on building a large offshore "logistic hub" that would help it further develop oil fields and other marine resources.

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