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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Blood, sweat and spectacle: Women’s pro wrestling in Japan returns

Blood, sweat and spectacle: Women’s pro wrestling in Ja...

In Japan, joshi puroresu (women’s professional wrestling) has long been defined ...

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TEPCO nuclear plant transmits electricity for 1st time in 14 years

TEPCO nuclear plant transmits electricity for 1st time ...

A reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant began power generation a...

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Pokemon card sold at auction for world-record $16.49 million

Pokemon card sold at auction for world-record $16.49 mi...

A rare Pokemon card fetched a record $16,492,000 including the buyer's premium o...

CULTURE
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning star of ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 95

Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning star of ‘The Godfather,’ d...

Across six decades, he shaped American cinema with restrained intensity, inhabit...

CULTURE
“Kokuho” earns ¥20 billion at Japan box office

“Kokuho” earns ¥20 billion at Japan box office

The film now ranks 10th among all-time box office hits in Japan, including Weste...

BUSINESS
Trump’s new world order is pushing Sweden to warm up to the euro

Trump’s new world order is pushing Sweden to warm up to...

Sweden adopting the euro would tighten political ties with Europe and give Swede...

BUSINESS
U.S. cars can now be sold in Japan without local safety testing

U.S. cars can now be sold in Japan without local safety...

The rule change follows an agreement reached last year in the course of tariff n...

BUSINESS
Activist Palliser takes stake in toilet maker Toto in AI play

Activist Palliser takes stake in toilet maker Toto in A...

Toto’s advanced ceramics segment produces electrostatic chucks used in the manuf...

BUSINESS
Nojima eyes mergers and acquisitions deals worth up to ¥300 billion

Nojima eyes mergers and acquisitions deals worth up to ...

Nojima is known for its aggressive M&A activities, with its largest deal being t...

BUSINESS
More profit-making companies cutting jobs in Japan

More profit-making companies cutting jobs in Japan

Some experts say the long-held belief in long-term employment among Japanese com...

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Whirlpool sightseeing season opens with a swirl in west Japan's Naruto Strait

Whirlpool sightseeing season opens with a swirl in west...

An opening ceremony marking the start of the spring sightseeing season for the f...

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The Mainichi News Quiz: What's the point of making an artificial meteor shower, anyway?

The Mainichi News Quiz: What's the point of making an a...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...

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Olympics: Japan's Miura, Kihara win pairs figure skating at Winter Games

Olympics: Japan's Miura, Kihara win pairs figure skatin...

MILAN (Kyodo) -- Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won Japan's first gold medal in p...

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Lunar New Year prayers and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

Lunar New Year prayers and festivities usher in the Yea...

BEIJING (AP) -- People are marking the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with prayers, f...

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Japan hails Miura, Kihara's 1st Olympic pairs figure skating gold medal

Japan hails Miura, Kihara's 1st Olympic pairs figure sk...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Tuesday welcomed its first Olympic g...