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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BUSINESS
Recovery stalling in Japan's domestic tourism

Recovery stalling in Japan's domestic tourism

The annual tourist figure was around 600 million before the COVID-19 pandemic bu...

BUSINESS
Trump pegs new tariffs to a payments crisis experts doubt exists

Trump pegs new tariffs to a payments crisis experts dou...

Most economists don't believe there is enough evidence that the U.S. can't pay i...

BUSINESS
EU says it will accept no increase in U.S. tariffs after Supreme Court ruling

EU says it will accept no increase in U.S. tariffs afte...

After the court struck down Trump's global tariffs on Friday, the U.S. ⁠presiden...

BUSINESS
With U.S. tariff rates up in the air, the economic fog again thickens

With U.S. tariff rates up in the air, the economic fog ...

Reminiscent of the early months of 2025, the landscape of what goods will be tax...

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More men wearing makeup in Japan as influence of 'K-beauty' grows

More men wearing makeup in Japan as influence of 'K-bea...

TOKYO -- There's been an increase in men in Japan incorporating cosmetics into t...

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Olympics: Milan Cortina Winter Games end with Japan at new height

Olympics: Milan Cortina Winter Games end with Japan at ...

VERONA, Italy (Kyodo) -- The curtain came down on the Milan Cortina Winter Olymp...

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Twin Milan and Cortina Olympic cauldrons are extinguished, signaling the end of Winter Games

Twin Milan and Cortina Olympic cauldrons are extinguish...

VERONA, Italy (AP) -- The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday as the twin flames...

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20 trapped in Tokyo Skytree elevator for 5 hours, tower to close for Mon.

20 trapped in Tokyo Skytree elevator for 5 hours, tower...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Twenty people were trapped inside an elevator at Tokyo Skytree ...

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Line app users top 100 mil. in Japan nearly 15 years since launch

Line app users top 100 mil. in Japan nearly 15 years si...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Users of the Line messaging app topped 100 million at the end o...

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Distinguished Tokyo police dog Black Shadow retires after 11 years sniffing out cases

Distinguished Tokyo police dog Black Shadow retires aft...

TOKYO -- Black Shadow, an 11-year, 10-month-old male Labrador retriever who work...

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Japanese rock band Luna Sea drummer Shinya dies at 56

Japanese rock band Luna Sea drummer Shinya dies at 56

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Popular Japanese rock band Luna Sea's drummer, who went by the ...

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Editorial: Japan PM's policy speech lacks foundation, leaves key questions unanswered

Editorial: Japan PM's policy speech lacks foundation, l...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first policy speech in the Diet on F...

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Japan emperor stresses importance of standing by disaster-hit areas

Japan emperor stresses importance of standing by disast...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Emperor Naruhito, marking his 66th birthday on Monday, touched ...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: Japan team starts training camp for WBC baseball event

Easy Japanese news in translation: Japan team starts tr...

The Japan national baseball team "Samurai Japan" started a training camp in the ...

MONEY
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FamilyMart to expand stores with prize-winning games to 5,000 in Japan

FamilyMart to expand stores with prize-winning games to...

Convenience store operator FamilyMart Co plans to expand the number of stores wi...

TRAVEL
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Last chance coming up for amazing east Japan for all-you-can-ride shinkansen-inclusive train pass

Last chance coming up for amazing east Japan for all-yo...

Ever since Japan Railways Group (JR), raised the price for its nationwide rail p...