Japan This Week 11 July 2010

今週の日本

Sumo’s Ties to Japan Underworld Go Beyond Limits

New York Times

决战夏天（上）—日本的参议院选举由来

Caijing

The 5 most picturesque beaches for Tokyo day-trippers

CNN

Sumo wrestles with illegal betting scandal

Guardian

Democrats face test on eve of Japanese election

Washington Post

Banzai artístico en el CCCB

El Pais

Retrial of '67 Ibaraki murder case begins

Japan Times

Les "filles à pédé" sortent de l'ombre

Liberation

NZ whaling activist escapes jail but remains defiant

BBC

Japan’s Nagatomo close to signing with Cesena

Yahoo Sports

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Japan Statistics

Relative poverty rate, by country:

1. Denmark: 5.3%
2. Sweden: 5.3%

6. France: 7.1%

10. Holland: 7.7%

13. UK: 8.3%

27. Japan: 14.9%
28. USA: 17.1%

30. Mexico 18.4%


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