The short reading list

Trendy Japanese Flock to Hybrids. New York Times. The third generation Prius was in June the best selling car in Japan.

Japan’s Jobless Rate at Six-Year High, Prices Drop. Bloomberg. Unemployment at 5.4% in Japan, half of the U.S. rate. Deflation continues as well.

'The Cove' movie review: Exposing the cruelty of Japan's dolphin industry. NJ.com. But this film is less a work of journalism than a call to activism, it writes.

Cooking With Rice. New York Times. A blog post by Tara Parker-Pope has some appealing recipes.