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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RECHARGE NEWS
 
The Suiso Frontier is a key part of the HySTRA demonstration project, which will see hydrogen shipped 9,000 km from southeast Australia to the Japanese city of Kobe
The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, built to ship large quantities cryogenically frozen H2 internationally...

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NEW YORK POST
 
TOKYO — Japanese police have caught 3 people, including a teenager, trading uranium online in violation of laws on nuclear materials, Kyodo News said on Tuesday.
A 17-year-old high school student and 61-year-old pharmacist are suspected of buying uranium in an online auction for s...

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NEW YORK TIMES
 
TOKYO — From a young age, Satomi Hayashi studied hard and excelled academically. It seemed only natural that she would follow in her father’s footsteps and attend the University of Tokyo, Japan’s most prestigious institution.
As soon as she was admitted, her friends warned that s...

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NHK
 
The body of a Japanese aid worker who was shot dead in Afghanistan has arrived in Japan.
Dr. Tetsu Nakamura died on Wednesday after being ambushed by a group of unidentified gunmen in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar.
The plane carrying his remains touched down at ...

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