Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 01/21/2015

• Who Are the Japanese Hostages in Islamic State Video? - WSJ

• De klein joeng van de jihad: IS jaloers op aandacht voor al-Qaida en dat gaat twee Japanners de kop kosten

• Monetaire versoepeling lost Japans deflatieprobleem niet op - De Standaard Mobile

• Vrouw van Japanse gijzelaar ontving e-mails van IS | Islamitische Staat | de Volkskrant

• COMMENTARY: Islamic State seeks to portray Japan as a 'foe' - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Top chef Yoshihiro Narisawa takes his kitchen to go | The Japan Times

• Japan hopes duty-free zones will lure foreign visitors outside Tokyo, Osaka - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Seeks to Contact Islamic State Over Hostages - WSJ

• Au Japon, des employés reçoivent un bonus s’ils viennent travailler avec leur chat | Metro

• Beware Of Japanese Balloon Bombs : NPR History Dept. : NPR

• Q&A: ISIS threat to Japan sheds light on harsh realities of kidnappings, ransom - CNN.com

• Abe Gets Thrust Into Hostage Crisis, Pushing Japan Into International Spotlight  - Bloomberg

• Japan PM Abe: threat to Japanese captives 'unacceptable' - Yahoo News

• Why Abe's third arrow flopped | The Japan Times

• Former pastor says hostage is a caring journalist | The Japan Times

• Latest hostage crisis involving Japanese evokes chilling memories | The Japan Times

• Islamic State threatens to kill two Japanese hostages | The Japan Times

• Five Maps of Tokyo | Nippon.com

• ISIS Pisses Off Pacifist Japan by Taking Hostages - The Daily Beast

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