Tomas Kauer - News Moderator

Tomas Kauer - News Moderator

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ENTERTAINMENT
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Japan to allow convenience stores to handle over-the-counter drugs

Japan to allow convenience stores to handle over-the-co...

Under current regulations, OTC drugs can only be sold at stores with pharmacists...

CULTURE
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Bling-Bang, baby: The J-pop soundtrack of 2024

Bling-Bang, baby: The J-pop soundtrack of 2024

Japanese music made waves globally, fueled by Coachella debuts, TikTok virality ...

BUSINESS
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Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters

Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda...

The likes of BP and Shell this year sharply slowed their plans to spend billions...

BUSINESS
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Inflation in Tokyo accelerates, keeps rate hike prospects intact

Inflation in Tokyo accelerates, keeps rate hike prospec...

The Tokyo core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food costs, r...

UPDATES
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Not sending greeting cards top choice for budgeting during holidays in Japan: poll

Not sending greeting cards top choice for budgeting dur...

TOKYO -- Not sending New Year's greeting cards is the most common option for peo...

UPDATES
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Haiku in English: Dec. 27, 2024

Haiku in English: Dec. 27, 2024

starry night ...only the two of usand our smiles--Rosa Maria Di Salvatore (Catan...

UPDATES
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2024 Rewind: Can Japan transform into a legitimate immigrant nation?

2024 Rewind: Can Japan transform into a legitimate immi...

As of June 2024, a record 3.59 million foreign nationals lived in Japan, playing...

UPDATES
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Japan falls behind South Korea in per-capita GDP; 22nd in OECD

Japan falls behind South Korea in per-capita GDP; 22nd ...

TOKYO -- Japan's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita reached $33,849...

UPDATES
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Japan's jobless rate unchanged at 2.5% in November

Japan's jobless rate unchanged at 2.5% in November

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's unemployment rate was unchanged from the previous month...

MONEY
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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits hold steady, but continuing claims rise to 3-year high

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits hold steady...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week...

MONEY
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65% of Japan firms have hired foreign workers to cover labor shortage: survey

65% of Japan firms have hired foreign workers to cover ...

Around 65 percent of companies in Japan employ foreign workers to resolve labor ...

MONEY
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Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil

Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions ...

A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor cond...

MONEY
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Nippon Steel extends closing date for U.S. Steel acquisition to March

Nippon Steel extends closing date for U.S. Steel acquis...

Nippon Steel said on Thursday it has extended the closing period for its $15 bil...

ENTERTAINMENT
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Uranium detected in extracted Fukushima nuclear fuel debris

Uranium detected in extracted Fukushima nuclear fuel de...

The debris was extracted from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 2 re...

HEADLINES
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Japan Overtaken by California in Nominal GDP

Japan Overtaken by California in Nominal GDP

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's seasonally adjusted nominal gross domestic ...

HEADLINES
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Ishiba to Visit Malaysia, Indonesia in Jan.

Ishiba to Visit Malaysia, Indonesia in Jan.

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursda...