National Jan 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 ...
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Dec 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 ...
National Dec 28, 2019
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 ...
National Dec 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 ...
National Dec 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, ...
National Dec 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 ...
National Dec 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 ...
National Dec 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.
Editorials Dec 6, 2019
It is up to us to ensure that the work and spirit of Tetsu Nakamura live on.
National Dec 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 ...
National Jun 27, 2014
Defense revamp imperils Afghan aid: doctor
by Mizuho Aoki
Physician Tetsu Nakamura, 67, tries to take a different route to work each day and varies his departure times because that is the safest way to live in Taliban-troubled eastern Afghanistan. His Peshawar-kai aid group has conducted medical and agricultural work there for the past ...