Japan News Articles Febr 17 - 22

• Japan wil 5 dagen vakantie nemen verplichten

• Japan, land van de rijzende rendementen - BNR Nieuwsradio

• Prince William to tour disaster-stricken areas in Japan, then go on to China - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Being bilingual not always so cool | The Japan Times

• The Japanese-Peruvians interned in the US during WW2 - BBC News

• Strontium-90 levels spike alarmingly at Fukushima No. 1 plant | The Japan Times

• Clocking off: Japan calls time on long-hours work culture | World news | The Guardian

• LDP seeks to reduce civilian control of Defense Ministry | The Japan Times

• Cowed news media has forgotten its role | The Japan Times

• Gay marriage push in Japan faces constitutional barrier | The Japan Times

• LDP, Komeito split on SDF's overseas role | The Japan Times

• Outrage grows over Sono 'apartheid' column | The Japan Times

• Is Japan Asia's Next Autocracy? - Bloomberg View

• 'Japan Display wil fabriek bouwen voor productie iPhone-schermen' - Techzine - ICT Nieuws - Business - ICT community voor mobiele gebruikers

• Japan's constitutional millstone | The Japan Times

• Japan and immigration: Bad timing | The Economist

• BBC News - Japan: 'Cat-man' seeks feline equality

• How Shinzo Abe Is Modernizing Japan's Military - Defense One

• Japan's curious love for old-school flip-phones continues | PCWorld

• Nieuwe beelden van tsunami Fukushima | Kernenergie | De Morgen

• Japanese customs that are shocking to foreign travelers - Business Insider

• Tougher times awaiting Abe? | The Japan Times

• Inside Fukushima: ABC tours crippled power plant as Japan prepares to restart nuclear industry - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

• ‘Japan is een tikkende tijdbom’ - Beursduivel.nl

• Shinzo Abe to Japan, Inc.: Raise wages or else! - Feb. 17, 2015

• Asia House of the Day: A Ski-Resort Home in Japan—Photos - WSJ

• Japan's insane underground bicycle parking lots are the future

• Inspectors urge Japan to dump water from Fukushima plant into ocean - LA Times

• Goldman sees 'revolutionary' shift in Japan Inc

• Abe: Gay marriage not an option under the Constitution - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Meet the Unlikely Airbnb Hosts of Japan - NYTimes.com

• What pushes scientists to lie? The disturbing but familiar story of Haruko Obokata | Science | The Guardian

• “The Only Woman in the Room”/ How The Amazing Beate Wrote Equal Rights For Women Into Japan’s Constitution | Japan Subculture Research Center

• Sony is no longer an electronics company | The Verge

• Japan's flip-phone love affair continues, smartphone shipments fall

• Japan nuclear regulator advisers fear loss of its 'essential' independence

• Voiceless minority: People lacking family registry live on the outside, buried in red tape | The Japan Times

• South African ambassador slams Sankei op-ed by Sono praising apartheid | The Japan Times

• Abe affirms bid to revise Constitution | The Japan Times

• Honest Tokyo residents handed in ¥3.3 billion in lost cash last year | The Japan Times

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