Japan News This Week 20 November 2016

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Japan�s Nuclear Industry Finds a Lifeline in India After Foundering Elsewhere
New York Times

Japan embraces robots ahead of 2020 Olympics
BBC

Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki to return to features with caterpillar movie
Guardian

Asylum seekers trapped in limbo as Japan keeps door closed
Japan Times

Instability, the Crisis of Politics, and Social Movements: The Contemporary World and Japan
Japan Focus

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Japan remains one of the world�s worst-performing nations in tackling climate change, think tank Germanwatch said Wednesday. Japan was deemed the second-worst performer of 57 countries and Taiwan the worst, this year�s Climate Change Performance Index report showed.

Source: Japan Times

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Japan News This Week 13 November 2016

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Japan Uses Speed, Not Size, to Take Women�s Basketball to New Heights
New York Times

US election 2016: The view from Japan
BBC

The school of flesh: erotic portraits of Yukio Mishima � in pictures
Guardian

Washed up? Tokyo�s iconic communal bath houses face an uncertain future
Japan Times

Has Komeito Abandoned its Principles? Public Perception of the Party�s Role in Japan�s Security Legislation Debate
Japan Focus

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Statistics

Amount of chemical fertilizer used for agricultural purposes by country (kilograms/hectare):

1. China (17.8)
2. South Korea (13.1)
3. Japan (12.1)
4. Chile (11.6)
5. Belgium (11.3)
6. New Zealand (9.9)
7. Holland (8.8)
8. Italy (7.4)
9. Malaysia (7.2)
10. Portugal (6.4)

18. United Kingdom (2.8)

23. USA (2.4) 

Source: Faostat

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Japan News This Week 30 October 2016

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In Japan, More Women Fight to Use Their Own Surnames
New York Times

Halloween attraction angers Japan doll makers
BBC

Japan pleads with whaling watchdog to allow 'cultural' hunts
Guardian

Japan�s population declines in 2015 for first time since 1920
Japan Times

From the 2.26 Incident to the Atomic Bombs: Haiku During the Asia-Pacific War
Japan Focus

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Statistics

Global Gender Gap Results, 2016

1. Iceland
2. Finland
3. Norway
4. Sweden
5. Rwanda
6. Ireland
7. Philippines
8. Slovenia
9. New Zealand
10. Nicaragua

45. USA

111. Japan

116. South Korea

145. Yemen

Source: Global Gender Gap

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