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Why Japan’s Cellphones Haven’t Gone Global
New York Times
Japan: Towns face extinction as young people desert roots and head for cities
Guardian
Exclusive interview with David Peace
Times on Line
La Chambre basse japonaise dissoute en prévision des législatives
Le Monde
Moscow finds gulag records on 760,000 Japanese POWs
Japan Times
In Tokyo, a High-Pitched Whine Repels Teens, Attracts TV Crews
Washington Post
Robot struts stuff on the catwalk
BBC
Japanese professor creates baseball-playing robots
Yahoo Sports
Last week's Japan news
Japan Statistics
In 2008, the Japanese media ranked 29th in press freedom, just behind Australia. Iceland, Luxembourg, and Norway tied for first place (most free).
The US came in 36th, the UK 23rd.
Eritrea was the most repressive country on earth towards its media, at 173rd dead last and one spot behind North Korea.
Source: Reporters Without Borders
45% of Japanese recently polled have read Haruki Murakami. Of those, 51% "liked" his writing.
A breakdown of the reasons for not liking Murakami were "Other" (28%), "I was disgusted by Norwegian Wood" (24%), "his stories are difficult to understand" (23%), "too popular" (7%), etc.
For those who do like Murakami, the following reasons were given: "many metaphorical sentences" (22%), "fantastic, magical stories" (22%).
Source: Asahi Shinbun
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Why Japan’s Cellphones Haven’t Gone GlobalNew York Times
Japan: Towns face extinction as young people desert roots and head for cities
Guardian
Exclusive interview with David Peace
Times on Line
La Chambre basse japonaise dissoute en prévision des législatives
Le Monde
Moscow finds gulag records on 760,000 Japanese POWs
Japan Times
In Tokyo, a High-Pitched Whine Repels Teens, Attracts TV Crews
Washington Post
Robot struts stuff on the catwalk
BBC
Japanese professor creates baseball-playing robots
Yahoo Sports
Last week's Japan news
Japan Statistics
In 2008, the Japanese media ranked 29th in press freedom, just behind Australia. Iceland, Luxembourg, and Norway tied for first place (most free).
The US came in 36th, the UK 23rd.
Eritrea was the most repressive country on earth towards its media, at 173rd dead last and one spot behind North Korea.
Source: Reporters Without Borders
45% of Japanese recently polled have read Haruki Murakami. Of those, 51% "liked" his writing.
A breakdown of the reasons for not liking Murakami were "Other" (28%), "I was disgusted by Norwegian Wood" (24%), "his stories are difficult to understand" (23%), "too popular" (7%), etc.
For those who do like Murakami, the following reasons were given: "many metaphorical sentences" (22%), "fantastic, magical stories" (22%).
Source: Asahi Shinbun
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