Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator

Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator

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Member since Dec 20, 2024 tomas@associatednews.agency

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CULTURE
'Rental Family' brings real-world insight to modern loneliness

'Rental Family' brings real-world insight to modern lon...

Actor Mari Yamamoto drew on her journalist’s eye to bring authenticity to her ro...

CULTURE
The secret to 'Last Samurai Standing'? Treating live action like anime.

The secret to 'Last Samurai Standing'? Treating live ac...

Netflix’s wild new samurai series embraces cartoonish chaos — and it works.

CULTURE
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40

Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40

Four decades on, Juzo Itami's film remains unsurpassed as a wicked and delicious...

CULTURE
TV icon Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's memoir paints a life of both war and glamour

TV icon Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's memoir paints a life of bo...

“Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window, The Sequel,” TV personality Tetsuko ...

CULTURE
Oscar entry ‘Kokuho’ breaks 22-year-old Japan box-office record

Oscar entry ‘Kokuho’ breaks 22-year-old Japan box-offic...

“Kokuho,” or “national treasure,” has won over critics with its lush cinematogra...

ENTERTAINMENT
Fans bewildered by Argentina's complex top-flight soccer system

Fans bewildered by Argentina's complex top-flight socce...

The jumble of formats seems to be driven by commercial interests and is making A...

ENTERTAINMENT
Kodansha ordered to pay damages to comedian over defamatory reports

Kodansha ordered to pay damages to comedian over defama...

Comedian Sense Watanabe had sued Kodansha and its weekly magazine editor, claimi...

ENTERTAINMENT
No need for Takaichi to back off over Taiwan, U.S. think tank chair says

No need for Takaichi to back off over Taiwan, U.S. thin...

In a recent interview, Kenneth Weinstein, Japan chair at the U.S. think tank Hud...

ENTERTAINMENT
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Kumamoto

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Kumamoto

The temblor measured up to an upper 5, the fourth-highest level on Japan's 10-po...

BUSINESS
Tokyo Gas said to plan sale of Ginza building for $191 million

Tokyo Gas said to plan sale of Ginza building for $191 ...

Mantomi Asset submitted the highest bid for the building being sold, Ginza gCube.

BUSINESS
Japan’s Maruha Nichiro succeeds in farming saury

Japan’s Maruha Nichiro succeeds in farming saury

The seafood giant has succeeded in farming saury from eggs to a size suitable fo...

BUSINESS
Aging populations a ‘ticking time bomb’ for GDP growth, says EBRD

Aging populations a ‘ticking time bomb’ for GDP growth,...

Countries must act now to keep slowing population growth from wreaking havoc on ...

BUSINESS
Japan’s union chair urges government to step up inflation fight

Japan’s union chair urges government to step up inflati...

"We really expect the government to bring prices under control,” said Tomoko Yos...

HEADLINES
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Japan Rejects China's Claim over Yonaguni Troop Plan

Japan Rejects China's Claim over Yonaguni Troop Plan

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesd...

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Editorial: Japan automobile makers bullying of smaller firms unacceptable

Editorial: Japan automobile makers bullying of smaller ...

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has ruled that a Toyota Motor Corp. subsi...

ENTERTAINMENT
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Japan gets its own bureau of government efficiency, but no Elon Musk in sight

Japan gets its own bureau of government efficiency, but...

Concerns of DOGE-like chaos were dismissed, with the finance minister stressing ...