Tomas Kauer - News Moderator

Tomas Kauer - News Moderator

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Member since Dec 20, 2024 tomas@associatednews.agency

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Japanese restaurant chain installs tip boxes in response to foreign tourists leaving tips; sparks debate

Japanese restaurant chain installs tip boxes in respons...

Tipping isn’t a thing at Japanese restaurants. While some foreign-language cultu...

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'Unscientific' Japan megaquake rumors spook Hong Kong tourists

'Unscientific' Japan megaquake rumors spook Hong Kong t...

Unfounded online rumors warning that a huge earthquake will soon strike Japan ar...

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Mayor wants off-season Mount Fuji hikers to pay costs of their rescue operations

Mayor wants off-season Mount Fuji hikers to pay costs o...

Being located at the foot of Mount Fuji is a source of pride for the Shizuoka Pr...

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Japan starts emergency inspections on nearly 200 military training planes after crash

Japan starts emergency inspections on nearly 200 milita...

Japan's Air Self Defense Force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of ...

TRAVEL
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Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival)

Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival)

A powerful celebration of tradition and community

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Relaxed Rory McIlroy unburdened by pressure to chase 'north star'

Relaxed Rory McIlroy unburdened by pressure to chase 'n...

The 36-year-old is still a force wherever he tees it up, but even he finds it ha...

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Search Continues for 2 Crew Members of Crashed ASDF Plane

Search Continues for 2 Crew Members of Crashed ASDF Plane

Inuyama, Aichi Pref., May 15 (Jiji Press)--The search continued overnight throug...

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3 Major Japan Mobile Carriers Expect Sales Growth in FY 2025

3 Major Japan Mobile Carriers Expect Sales Growth in FY...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's three major mobile phone carriers expect yea...

ENTERTAINMENT
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Illegal wagers on overseas sports betting sites top ¥6.4 trillion, study finds

Illegal wagers on overseas sports betting sites top ¥6....

The findings, reported by a sports organization, comes after two baseball player...

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Over-the-counter drugs to be available at convenience stores in Japan

Over-the-counter drugs to be available at convenience s...

Over-the-counter drugs will become available at convenience stores in Japan with...

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Editorial: Japan needs rules to deal with rising number of unclaimed remains of the dead

Editorial: Japan needs rules to deal with rising number...

The number of elderly people living alone is growing steadily in Japan, and muni...

ENTERTAINMENT
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Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi

Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in...

Pieces of the T-4 training aircraft and some of the crew's equipment have been r...

ENTERTAINMENT
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Four elementary students injured in Saitama hit-and-run

Four elementary students injured in Saitama hit-and-run

Four 11-year-old boys were injured in the incident on Wednesday, with one of the...

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4 arrested after Uzbek man allegedly impersonates Japanese nat'l for delivery service

4 arrested after Uzbek man allegedly impersonates Japan...

TOKYO -- Three Japanese men and an Uzbek man have been arrested on suspicion of ...

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Children from low-income families take fewer after-school private lessons

Children from low-income families take fewer after-scho...

The proportion of children who take after-school private lessons and the frequen...

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Japan weighs doubling stockpiled rice release to rein in price surge

Japan weighs doubling stockpiled rice release to rein i...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering roughly doubling the sup...