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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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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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Pokemon Protest: Activists At COP25 Slam Japan Coal Plants

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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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Japan Has ‘Complex Feelings’ in Overcoming Coal Addiction

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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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