Japan to decorate Japanese doctor killed in Afghanistan

The government said Monday it will bestow a decoration on Tetsu Nakamura, the 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 Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in a news conference.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will also give a letter of gratitude to honor "Dr. Nakamura's years of significant achievement for the development of Afghanistan" in a ceremony to be held on Friday, the top government spokesman said.Gold Rays with Rosette ranks as the fourth highes…READ FULL ARTICLE