KYODO NEWS
 
The government said Monday it will bestow a decoration on Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese aid worker who was killed in a shooting earlier this month in Afghanistan.
The 73-year-old physician will be awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yos...

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SORA NEWS
 
Ever wondered what a virtual idol smells like? Now you can find out!
This is Kizuna Ai. You may have heard of her; she’s the most popular virtual idol on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/S8dmq5YIUoc
Kizuna Ai has a lot of things to boast about, despite not even really existing in physical fo...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) — Japan is slow in setting legislation to deal with isolated childbirth, an issue highlighted by the recent launch of a confidential birth program by a hospital in Kumamoto.
Jikei Hospital this month started the program allowing women to give birth while kee...

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BBC
 
Riku Kitamura remembers his first "drinking party" as a new graduate in Japan. The 28-year-old worked for a market research firm and the team would regularly socialise over drinks in the evening.
"[At first] I did feel the pressure that I had to drink more, that I had to catch up to others...

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SORA NEWS
 
It’s the perfect interior addition for the dedicated Sleemon fans!
For those who don’t know, the Pokémon video games and anime aren’t officially called “Pokémon” in Japan. They’re called “Pocket Monster,” and Pokémon was originally just an abbreviated form of the term that eventually ...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Civil court rules in favour of reporter, two years after she alleged a bureau chief date-raped her
A Japanese woman whose rape accusations against a prominent TV journalist turned her into a symbol of the country’s fledgling #MeToo movement has been awarded 3.3m yen [$30,000] in da...

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NATURE.COM
 
Cabinet greenlights US$600-million Hyper-Kamiokande experiment, which scientists hope will bring revolutionary discoveries.
Japan is set to build the largest neutrino detector in history, after a cabinet committee approved billions of yen for its construction on 13 December, accordin...

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THE TELEGRAPH
 
Japan's prime minister cancelled a planned summit in India after a second day of violent unrest over the enactment of a controversial new citizenship law.
Clashes erupted between police and students in Delhi, a day after two people were shot dead in widespread protests in the nort...

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AL JAZEERA
 
Climate advocates reject Japan's embrace of dirty fossil fuel for energy security at home and money-making abroad.
Madrid, Spain - At the hulking convention centre on the outskirts of Madrid where the United Nations is hosting the COP25 climate conference, protesters may be strugglin...

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BLOOMBERG
 
Japan needs to overcome what United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres labeled a “coal addiction,” and the issue is causing mixed feelings among its officials attending climate change talks this week in Madrid.
The COP25 meeting in Spain may boost awareness among the Japanese ...

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