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Japan’s Bonenkai Parties Are The Worst Thing About The End Of The Year. Here’s How To Fix Them

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SORA NEWS
 
The most hated forced social activity of the year in Japan could be changed to make everyone happier, Twitter user says.
In Japan, end-of-the-year parties are called bonenkai, which translates to “forget-the-year parties.” The idea is that both good and bad things have happened over t...

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Triumph For Japan On The First Day Of The World Judo Masters

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EURO NEWS
 
Ryuju Nagayama of Japan put on a show on the first day of the World Judo Masters.
One of the most hotly anticipated events on the Judo calendar, it’s a title coveted by all athletes and Nagayama won it in style!
He scored Ippon in every one of his contests as he blasted his way past a...

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Candlelight Vigil For Japan Doctor Nakamura Held In Afghan Capital

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KYODO NEWS
 
A candlelight vigil for Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, an aid worker who was killed in a shooting this week in eastern Afghanistan with five others, was held Thursday in the country's capital of Kabul.
Afghans lit candles in a square near the Japanese Embassy and remembered Nakam...

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Official: Japanese Doctor Dies After Attack In Afghanistan

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
KABUL (AP) — A Japanese physician and aid worker in eastern Afghanistan died of his wounds after an attack Wednesday that also killed five Afghans, including the doctor’s bodyguards, the driver and a passenger, a hospital spokesman said.
The attack in Nangarhar province targeted ...

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Japan To Require Drone Registration To Find Owners Following Accidents

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Owners of drones will be required to register their remote-controlled aircraft with the government so officials can quickly identify them after accidents, according to the land ministry.
The government has yet to decide when to introduce the system, but it will include the necessary...

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More Than 70,000 Walk Along Inui Road At Imperial Palace

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - More than 70,000 people on Saturday walked along the Imperial Palace's Inui-dori (road) to enjoy the late autumn foliage.
By 3 p.m., more than 71,500 people had walked along the 750-meter-long road, palace officials said.  About 3,000 people were already lined up from early ...

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Japan Cancels Cherry Blossom Party Amid Cronyism Accusations

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BBC
 
The Japanese government has cancelled an annual party held to admire the blossom on cherry trees, following allegations of cronyism.
The publicly funded event, honouring the great and the good for their achievements, has taken place every April since 1952.
But opposition politicians said Pr...

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Organizers Launch Second Olympic Ticket Lottery In Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The second phase of next summer’s Tokyo Olympics ticket lottery began for residents of Japan on Wednesday, with over one million tickets available for nearly all the Olympic events including the opening and closing ceremonies.
Tickets for boxing, previously omitted due to issues sur...

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Emperor Rides Past Cheering Thousands In Celebratory Parade

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
A parade celebrating the enthronement of the Emperor took place on Sunday along a 4.6-kilometer course from the Imperial Palace to the Akasaka Imperial Palace in Minato Ward, with tens of thousands of cheering well-wishers lining the route.
The “Shukuga-Onretsu-no-gi” parade is o...

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Thousands Gather Ahead Of Rare Japan Imperial Parade

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CNA
 
TOKYO: Thousands of people gathered in Tokyo on Sunday (Nov 10) ahead of a rare open-top car parade featuring newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, with heavy security in place for the event.
The motorcade scheduled for later in the afternoon is one of the final public events...

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