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NATIONALDEC 4, 2020


Japanese doctor remembered one year after killing in Afghanistan


None of those involved in the killings has been caught.



NATIONALJAN 26, 2020


Thousands attend ceremony honoring globally known Japanese doctor murdered in Afghanistan


Some 5,000 people showed up Saturday in the city of Fukuoka to pay their respects at a farewell ceremony for famed Japanese humanitarian aid doctor Tetsu Nakamura, who was murdered in Afghanistan in December. "Our family wishes green to spread throughout Afghanistan, as my father ...



NATIONALJAN 15, 2020


Afghanistan NGO to publish book about slain Japanese humanitarian Tetsu Nakamura


An Afghan group will publish a picture book about slain Japanese Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, who dedicated his life to improving lives in the war-torn country. Gahwara, a nongovernmental organization based in the country, plans to issue in June a total of 2,500 copies in Dari ...



NATIONAL / MEDIA | MEDIA MIXDEC 28, 2019


Tetsu Nakamura's death in Afghanistan exposes a gap of perception in Japan
BY PHILIP BRASOR


Following the assassination of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura in Afghanistan earlier this month, the government of Afghanistan held a memorial ceremony for him as his body was delivered to the airplane that would take it out of the country. President Ashraf Ghani was one of ...



NATIONALDEC 28, 2019


Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura posthumously receives Order of the Rising Sun for service in Afghanistan


Doctor Tetsu Nakamura, who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month, was posthumously awarded on Friday a decoration for his contribution to the development of the central Asian country. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, and ...



NATIONALDEC 23, 2019


Japan to recognize doctor killed in Afghanistan with Order of the Rising Sun


The government said Monday it will award a decoration to Tetsu Nakamura, a 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 ...



NATIONALDEC 13, 2019


Some of slain Japanese doctor's ashes to be buried in Afghanistan


Some of the cremated remains of Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese doctor who was shot dead in Afghanistan last week, will be buried in the country based on his wishes, a person close to him said Thursday. At a news conference in the city of Fukuoka, ...



NATIONALDEC 11, 2019


Funeral held in Fukuoka for famed Japanese doctor slain in Afghanistan


The funeral of Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese physician and devoted aid worker who was killed last week in Afghanistan, was held in his home prefecture of Fukuoka on Wednesday. "He was a great global figure the school was proud of," said Shunsuke Takenaka, 74, who ...



NATIONALDEC 10, 2019


Afghan police detain six men over killing of Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura


Afghan police said Monday they have detained a total of six men in connection with last week's shooting of Tetsu Nakamura, a well-known Japanese aid worker in the country. Nakamura, local representative of Japanese aid group Peshawar-kai, and his staff were traveling in two vehicles ...



NATIONALDEC 9, 2019


Body of slain Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura arrives in Fukuoka after Afghanistan shooting


Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Fukuoka. Japanese police will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death and launch an investigation into his murder.




EDITORIALSDEC 6, 2019


Afghanistan and Japan lose a hero


It is up to us to ensure that the work and spirit of Tetsu Nakamura live on.



NATIONALDEC 5, 2019


Famed Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura, slain in Afghanistan, spent his life helping the poor


Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, one of six people gunned down in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, was a committed aid worker who had for decades provided medical treatment and help to the poor in the borderlands of the country and Pakistan. In recognition of his significant ...

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