Japan News Articles Febr 9 - 16

• Islamic State magazine says hostage crisis was meant to 'humiliate' Japan | The Japan Times

• Media total up the targets for terrorist attacks | The Japan Times

• In violent times, young Japanese just shrug | The Japan Times

• Japan's public diplomacy is expensive and errant | The Japan Times

• Kakuhidō: Self-proclaimd “unpopular” Japanese men perform New Left activism as pastiche | Throw Out Your Books

• Japan's public diplomacy is expensive and errant | The Japan Times

• Japanese are quick to embrace robots | The Japan Times

• Love thy neighbor? Chinese nationals who call Japan home | The Japan Times

• Miserly use of vacation days | The Japan Times

• Is Sony coming back as a competitive icon? | The Japan Times

• Japanners protesteren tegen Valentijnsdag | ThePostOnline

• Miserly use of vacation days | The Japan Times

• Valentine’s Day is an ugly business – meet the ugly men trying to stop it | Oscar Rickett | Comment is free | The Guardian

• Heart-shaped madness as women splurge for Valentine's Day | The Japan Times

• Japan Erects New Statue to Hachiko, World's Most Loyal Dog, on 80th Anniversary of His Death - Breitbart

• Heart-shaped madness as Japanese women splurge for Valentine's Day

• Author Causes Row With Remarks on Immigration, Segregation - WSJ

• Japan PM ex-adviser praises apartheid in embarrassment for Abe - Yahoo News

• Japan Mulls Creating Its Own CIA | The Diplomat

• Japan photographer says passport confiscated over Syria trip - Washington Times

• Michael Auslin: Toward a More Assertive Japan - WSJ

• Lonely Japanese men protest the ‘blood-soaked conspiracy’ of Valentine’s Day - The Washington Post

• BBC News - Japan's Nikkei hits seven-and-a-half-year high

• American forces in Japan: Showdown | The Economist

• Inequality in Japan: The secure v the poor | The Economist

• Japanners weigeren om op vakantie te gaan | VICE | Netherlands

• Shibuya Ward plans vote on same-sex marriage | The Japan Times

• Japan’s Abe Vows to Push Ahead with Reforms to Farm Lobbies - WSJ

• Abe Makes Impassioned Appeal to Change Constitution - NYTimes.com

• Abe and ministers pile pressure on Japan firms to raise wages | Reuters

• Two more Japan nuclear reactors get safety clearance | Reuters

• Is Japanese cinema sinking into a self-censorship swamp? | The Japan Times

• In Japan, happiness is... wearable sensors?

• 'Conformist society' pushing Net addiction among Japan's youths | The Japan Times

• Japan Faces a Crucial Test of Growing Military Role After Barbaric ISIS Murders - Breitbart

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• Fear of missing out drives net addiction in Japan

• BBC News - Man jailed for attacking Japan's AKB48 girl band

• Don’t Even Think About Going to Syria, Japan Tells Its Journalists | TIME

• Japan after the tsunami: Grinding on | The Economist

• Au Japon, la fascination trouble des faits divers

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