Selected Japan news Articles. 17 - 23 Febr

• Tokyo hints it will re-examine accounts by former ‘comfort women’ to verify credibility - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Is Japan's 'Abenomics' losing its luster? | Asia | DW.DE | 21.02.2014

• EDITORIAL: Abe’s diplomatic stance pushing Japan toward isolation - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• With friends likes these … Shinzo Abe's tactless colleagues cause consternation | World news | theguardian.com

• Why do Japanese people wear surgical masks? It’s not always for health reasons ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Anne Frank books become targets of vandalism at Tokyo libraries - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Osaka-based multicultural nursing home chain ventures into Tokyo - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan's pivot to the past is a US headache | Business Spectator

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• National Teams Nickname Their Way to Fame | Nippon.com

• No. of visitors to Japan hits record high for January ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

• Wat is de echte agenda van Shinzo Abe? - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Japanese fishermen warn of omens after surge in numbers of giant squid caught - Independent.ie

• Disaster prep to be 2020 focus: Masuzoe | The Japan Times

• Water overflows tank at No. 1 plant | The Japan Times

• Fukushima stress deaths top 3/11 toll | The Japan Times

• Olympics: Japanese official criticizes figure skater Mao Asada - San Jose Mercury News

• Chicago Tribune - Japan firms resist government pressure to lift base wages: Reuters survey

• Japanse premier Shinzo Abe komt steeds meer met billen bloot te staan - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• BBC News - Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant leaks radioactive water

• Fukushima stress deaths top 3/11 toll | The Japan Times

• BBC News - Japan monthly trade gap more than doubles to new record

• Le Japon est le pays avec le plus de personnes âgées actives

• Strains in Japan-U.S. ties due to Abe and his cronies - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Nationalistic Remarks From Japan Lead to Warnings of Chill With U.S. - NYTimes.com

• Japan Harajuku Culture

• NHK's neutrality is essential | The Japan Times

• Toerist moet vluchten voor hongerige konijnen - HLN.be

• Embattled NHK chairman: What's wrong with what I said? - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanse economie niet zo dramatisch als vaak gedacht - AD.nl

• Japan's Abe Faces Challenge to Broaden Recovery - ABC News

• Japan's Trade Gap With China Expected to Grow - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Tokyo Gets Impatient on Reactor Restarts - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Onbegaanbare wegen en lege winkels: Japan gaat gebukt onder sneeuwstorm | RTL Nieuws

• ANALYSIS: People will soon feel the failures of Abenomics - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• 19 dead, towns stranded after snowstorm hits eastern Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe displays ignorance of the concept of constitutionalism - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• The Zombification of Japanese Farming | Nippon.com

• Snow-Linked Death Toll Reaches 15 - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Strong U.S.-Japan bond formed in aftermath of 3/11 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• A Rebuke to Japanese Nationalism - Bloomberg

Daily Japan News Articles links are here.