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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