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Govt Slow In Making Laws To Deal With Isolated Birth

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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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Bubbly Fruit And Animal 3D-Art Glass Cafe Opens In Tokyo

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Creative glass and cup designer Goodglas Japan has found a lot of success with their 3D-Art glassware lineup, which uses handmade blown double glass walls to create bubbly cat and shiba inu glasses.
The transparent but rounded nature of each glass allows you to "fill out" yo...

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Japan: Olympic Sized Challenges

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INVESTOR CHRONICLE
 
Japan’s ‘Brave Blossoms’ delighted rugby union aficionados this summer with their pacey, attractive style of play. The plucky underdogs were knocked out in the quarter-finals of their own World Cup, but the host nation nevertheless won hearts and minds around the world with i...

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Japan's Workplaces Rethink 'Drinking With The Boss'

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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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Make No Mistake, That’s Officially NOT A Snorlax Pokémon Bed

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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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Shiori Ito, Symbol Of Japan's Metoo Movement, Wins Rape Lawsuit Damages

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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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Japan Will Build The World’s Largest Neutrino Detector

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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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Iran Confirms President Hassan Rouhani To Visit US Ally Japan

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AL JAZEERA
 
Announcement comes after Japan PM Shinzo Abe said Tokyo keen to play bigger role in resolving Tehran-Washington impasse.
President Hassan Rouhani will visit Japan later this week, according to Iran's state media, marking the first trip to the country by an Iranian head of state in ne...

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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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Shinzo Abe Cancels Japan-India Summit Amid Citizenship Bill Violence

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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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