Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/02/2015

• Japan faces scrutiny over failed hostage negotiations - The West Australian

• Tweet on Patience by Journalist Goto Spreads Through Social Media - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Opposition lawmakers to confront Abe over timing of Jan. 17 anti-IS aid pledge - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• INSIGHT: Japan, Jordan had little to work with in trying to free hostages - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Crime and punishment: Abe's Mideast crisis | The Japan Times

• Japan to debate rescue missions after Islamic State executions | Reuters

• Japan's leader defends handling of hostage crisis - Yahoo News

• Analysis: The world's problems enter Japan's psyche, again - Yahoo News

• Hostage Crisis Deepens Debate Over How to Defend Japan | TIME

• Horror in Japan as Video Purports to Show Hostage Beheaded - ABC News

• Departing From Country’s Pacifism, Japanese Premier Vows Revenge for Killings - NYTimes.com

• Crisis awakens Japanese to shortcomings, realities

• Japan’s Prime Minister Knew He Was Putting Hostage Lives at Risk - The Daily Beast

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