Japan News This Week 5 February 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
今週の日本
Jim Mattis Says U.S. Is ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ With Japan
New York Times
Thai official resigns after stealing paintings in Japan
BBC
Islands on the frontline of a new global flashpoint: China v Japan
Guardian
Labor chief blasts 100-hour OT limit as impossibly high at work reform panel
Japan Times
“Japan is Great”
Japan Focus
Last Week's Japan News on the JapanVisitor blog
Statistics
Like all Japanese cities, Kyoto is plagued by huge numbers of abandoned houses. By ward, here are the percentage of residences that are empty - and in many cases dangerously dilapidated.
Higashiyama Ward: 22.5%
Minami Ward: 16.3%
Fushimi Ward: 14.8%
Kita Ward: 14.6%
Shimogyo Ward: 14.6%
Source: Asahi Shinbun, 1 February 2017, page 23.
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Jim Mattis Says U.S. Is ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ With Japan
New York Times
Thai official resigns after stealing paintings in Japan
BBC
Islands on the frontline of a new global flashpoint: China v Japan
Guardian
Labor chief blasts 100-hour OT limit as impossibly high at work reform panel
Japan Times
“Japan is Great”
Japan Focus
Last Week's Japan News on the JapanVisitor blog
Statistics
Like all Japanese cities, Kyoto is plagued by huge numbers of abandoned houses. By ward, here are the percentage of residences that are empty - and in many cases dangerously dilapidated.
Higashiyama Ward: 22.5%
Minami Ward: 16.3%
Fushimi Ward: 14.8%
Kita Ward: 14.6%
Shimogyo Ward: 14.6%
Source: Asahi Shinbun, 1 February 2017, page 23.
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Inside Track Japan For Kindle