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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Washington's cherry blossoms to peak in late March after Japan PM's visit

Washington's cherry blossoms to peak in late March afte...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Washington's iconic cherry trees are expected to reach pea...

HEADLINES
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Many baby sheep born at Rokkosan farm in Kobe

Easy Japanese news in translation: Many baby sheep born...

Baby sheep are being born one after another at the municipal Rokkosan Bokujo far...

MONEY
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Honda to import two U.S.-made models for Japan sale in latter half of 2026

Honda to import two U.S.-made models for Japan sale in ...

Honda Motor Co said Thursday it will import two of its U.S.-manufactured models ...

MONEY
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China sets lower economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 as challenges loom

China sets lower economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% f...

China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slig...

TRAVEL
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Walk in the footsteps of kabuki founder Izumo no Okuni in Izumo

Walk in the footsteps of kabuki founder Izumo no Okuni ...

Kabuki began more than 400 years ago and is now one of Japan’s best-known classi...

LIFESTYLE
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Teeth, finger bones and blessings: Buddhist relics inspire belief

Teeth, finger bones and blessings: Buddhist relics insp...

Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhi...

HEADLINES
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Train derails on railway near Mount Fuji; no injuries reported

Train derails on railway near Mount Fuji; no injuries r...

A local train on the Fujikyu Railway line in central Japan derailed near a stati...

CULTURE
Reeling from loss, Niigata’s animation festival refuses to fold

Reeling from loss, Niigata’s animation festival refuses...

After losing key organizers and the death of its founder, the festival wasn’t su...

CULTURE
‘This Place’: Estrangement and renewal set against a city’s recovery

‘This Place’: Estrangement and renewal set against a ci...

Set in Rikuzentakata, Jaime Pacena II’s crosscultural drama pairs a city’s slow ...

CULTURE
‘Johatsu: Into Thin Air’: The quiet desperation of those who disappear

‘Johatsu: Into Thin Air’: The quiet desperation of thos...

An estimated 80,000 people “evaporate” in Japan each year. Arata Mori and Andrea...

BUSINESS
Uniqlo aims to grow tenfold in India with summer-centric clothes

Uniqlo aims to grow tenfold in India with summer-centri...

Uniqlo, which has a larger presence in northern India, is working to expand its ...

BUSINESS
Anduril looking to boost defense manufacturing capacity in Japan

Anduril looking to boost defense manufacturing capacity...

The defense-tech giant is offering to hire locally and expand domestic supply ch...

BUSINESS
Online ads top 50% of annual ad spending in Japan for first time

Online ads top 50% of annual ad spending in Japan for f...

Spending on TV, newspaper, magazine and radio ads in 2025 dipped 1.6% to ¥2,298 ...

BUSINESS
A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers can weather Iran war chaos

A 900% fare hike shows Asian carriers can weather Iran ...

Airlines such as Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines have emerged as one of th...

BUSINESS
Vietnam is booming, but foreign cash is fleeing from stocks

Vietnam is booming, but foreign cash is fleeing from st...

Foreign sellers say investing is handicapped by tariff risks, ownership limits a...

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Tokyo stocks rise, Nikkei up 4%, on news of US - Iran cease-fire efforts

Tokyo stocks rise, Nikkei up 4%, on news of US - Iran c...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei index bri...