Japan News Articles April 6 - 12

• Japan 'isolated' from world on death penalty: Amnesty International researcher | The Japan Times

• Japan Abe's bloc wins two key governor races, bolstering policy push

• Yamanote, Keihin-Tohoku line services resume after pole collapse halts busy section of rail | The Japan Times

• Japan jaagt opnieuw op walvissen - De Standaard Mobile

• Fears grow over Nikkei strength | The Japan Times

• Mass beaching fuels 'unscientific' Japan quake fears - Yahoo News

• University of Tokyo failing non-Japanese students | The Japan Times

• Abe gets negative reviews ahead of U.S. visit | The Japan Times

• Vandalism to historic temples, shrines discovered across Japan | The Japan Times

• Overseas observers spot something strange | The Japan Times

• Abe WWII apology not 'necessary' | The Japan Times

• Remembering the Battle of Sekigahara: Exhibits commemorate Ieyasu’s legacy - The Japan News

• Okinawa deserves better from Tokyo | The Japan Times

• Japanners vrezen voor grote aardebeving na stranding dolfijnen | Dieren

• Dolphins stranded on Japan beach - BBC News

• Popular news program hit by LDP demand for 'neutral' coverage of 'Abenomics' | The Japan Times

• Boat likely destroyed in 2011 Japanese tsunami turns up in Oregon with live fish still aboard - The Washington Post

• South Korea, Japan scheduled to hold first high-level security talks in five years | South China Morning Post

• Ministry pressures universities to follow Abe's wish to raise national flag, sing anthem - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Ahead of World War II Anniversary, Questions Linger Over Stance of Japan’s Premier - NYTimes.com

• Economic policy in Japan: End of the affair | The Economist

• Parents ruled not liable for accident caused by son's soccer ball | The Japan Times

• Japan Gears Up for Apple Watch - WSJ

• Japan's Experiments on U.S. POWs: Exhibit Highlights Horrific History - NBC News.com

• Revised defense rules would give Japan new powers to aid U.S. military - The Washington Post

• Lesbian couple hopes wedding ceremony becomes talking point for rights of sexual minorities - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Emperor mourns Japanese, U.S. war dead on Pacific isle

• Huis Ten Bosch - Door Nederland lopen in Japan!! - Kyushu, Japan | Columbus Travel

• ′No consensus′ in Japan about wartime past | Asia | DW.DE | 08.04.2015

• Kraaien zetten twee Japanse dorpen zonder stroom | Nieuws | De Morgen

• Do Western men have it bad in Japan? Readers discuss | The Japan Times

• Tepco may evaporate tritium-laced Fukushima water instead of ocean release | The Japan Times

• Why McDonald’s Isn't Huge in Japan -- and Is Getting Even Smaller - TheStreet

• Japan: Seeking Renewal in the Face of Decline | The Diplomat

• Why Japan’s Textbook Controversy Is Getting Worse | The Diplomat

• FCCJ - On My Watch

• Quand les Japonais disséquaient des pilotes américains vivants, tombés derrière les lignes ennemies | Atlantico.fr

• Japanese Middle-School Textbook Changes Irk China, South Korea - WSJ

• Niet zo handig van Abe om de AIIB af te wijzen - NRC Q

• Japan's cuddly yet costly mascots face extermination | The Japan Times

• Au Japon, les manuels scolaires de la discorde

• Shisaku: Over The Borderline Of Stupid

• Nieuwe schoolboeken scherpen geruzie tussen Japan en buurlanden aan

• 'Abenomics' fails to get households spending | The Japan Times

• History in Japan's textbooks gets government makeover | The Japan Times

• US POWs shot down over Japan 70 years ago were dissected while ALIVE | Daily Mail Online

• China to keep track of its tourists' unruly behavior abroad - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Big Life | news

• Japan's ruling party urges government to push for nuclear return

• Why Japan's factories won't be going home

• LDP to install 'puri-kura' machine at party headquarters | The Japan Times

• Kawasaki Penis Festival - Tokio, Japan | Columbus Travel

• Japan has China to thank for its cherry blossoms, says China (+video) - CSMonitor.com

• Under-30s short of cash can defer their Japan pension payments | The Japan Times

• Viewed through a religious lens, Japan makes more sense | The Japan Times

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