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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Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Bear' selected as kanji of the year

Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Bear' selected as k...

The kanji of the year, a single character representing this year's key feature, ...

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Young Japanese opting for 50-year loans amid soaring housing prices

Young Japanese opting for 50-year loans amid soaring ho...

The use of housing loans with terms of up to 50 years, far longer than the stand...

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Man found dead near wild boar trap with bear in it in Miyagi Prefecture

Man found dead near wild boar trap with bear in it in M...

An 89-year-old man was found collapsed in a mountain forest in Taiwa town, Miyag...

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Meet your match? Spot the difference #178: Christmas

Meet your match? Spot the difference #178: Christmas

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple:...

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What to do when you receive New Year's greeting cards in Japan as many stop sending them?

What to do when you receive New Year's greeting cards i...

TOKYO -- More people in Japan are stepping away from the tradition of sending Ne...

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Major Japanese cosmetics company offers 'guide makeup' lessons for students with low vision

Major Japanese cosmetics company offers 'guide makeup' ...

NIIGATA -- Students at a special needs school here attended a class in applying ...

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Retro Japan: Ex-residence of Eiichi Shibusawa stands in Tokyo Bay area after 3 relocations

Retro Japan: Ex-residence of Eiichi Shibusawa stands in...

TOKYO -- The former residence of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), known as the "fat...

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Human washing machine showcased at Osaka expo to go on sale in 2026

Human washing machine showcased at Osaka expo to go on ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A "human washing machine" that cleans and dries the entire body...

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US tech enabled China's surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price

US tech enabled China's surveillance empire. Now Tibeta...

UKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- The white dome of Boudhanath rises like a silent guard...

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Exhibition on late Ghibli animator Takahata a surprise hit in Paris

Exhibition on late Ghibli animator Takahata a surprise ...

PARIS (Kyodo) -- The first European exhibition dedicated to the life and works o...

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High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing railway tracks in northeast India

High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing r...

GUWAHATI, India (AP) -- Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was ...

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Ex-defense minister stresses need to debate Japan's non-nuclear principles

Ex-defense minister stresses need to debate Japan's non...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Sunday that Japan...

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Toyota to import U.S.-built vehicles to Japan from 2026

Toyota to import U.S.-built vehicles to Japan from 2026

Toyota Motor Corp said Friday it will aim to import to Japan three models built ...

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in...

Elon Musk, already the world's richest man, scored another huge windfall Friday ...

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Japanese beverage firm Asahi to make 1st entry into African market

Japanese beverage firm Asahi to make 1st entry into Afr...

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd said Wednesday it will acquire British firm Diageo plc'...