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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Global foreign aid falls record 23% in 2025, weighed by US cuts

Global foreign aid falls record 23% in 2025, weighed by...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Global official development assistance fell 23.1 percent in 202...

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Japan firms unveil bear-attack helmet with jaw-covering face guard

Japan firms unveil bear-attack helmet with jaw-covering...

HANAMAKI, Iwate -- Two Japanese companies have jointly developed a protective he...

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Japan's 'chu-hi' boom hits US as brands chase path to capture world's biggest market

Japan's 'chu-hi' boom hits US as brands chase path to c...

TOKYO -- Japanese canned "chu-hi" alcoholic beverages are arriving in the United...

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M5.0 quake hits Nagano Prefecture in central Japan

M5.0 quake hits Nagano Prefecture in central Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck the no...

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Japan, Australia conclude frigate development deal

Japan, Australia conclude frigate development deal

MELBOURNE (Kyodo) -- Japan and Australia said Saturday they have finalized a con...

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Japan child-rearing homes more burdened with tax than US, Europe: gov't

Japan child-rearing homes more burdened with tax than U...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese government estimate has shown that the proportion of...

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Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as US maintains its blockade

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close i...

BEIRUT (AP) -- Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial ve...

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Baseball: Ohtani extends on-base streak to 49 games in win over Rockies

Baseball: Ohtani extends on-base streak to 49 games in ...

DENVER, Colorado (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani extended his remarkable on-base streak...

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G7 steps up efforts to break China's grip on critical minerals

G7 steps up efforts to break China's grip on critical m...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven countries agreed Frid...

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Middle East war revs up electric car demand in Asia

Middle East war revs up electric car demand in Asia

Electric vehicle sales have jumped in Southeast Asia as cost-conscious buyers ha...

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Honda to end gasoline vehicle output at China plant in demand shift to EVs

Honda to end gasoline vehicle output at China plant in ...

Honda Motor Co will discontinue gasoline vehicle production at one of its four p...

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A visit to Hirosaki City Apple Park

A visit to Hirosaki City Apple Park

While Aomori Prefecture is famed for its rich powder snow, particularly atop the...

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Plastic garden gear can add microplastics to the soil. Here are some alternatives

Plastic garden gear can add microplastics to the soil. ...

It’s seed-starting and planting season, and that means it’s likely buying season...

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61-year-old Japanese fisherman falls off boat and defies odds to swim to safety

61-year-old Japanese fisherman falls off boat and defie...

Having an accident at sea is one of the more horrific things to happen to a pers...

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'Cruelly hot': Japan devises new term for heatwave days

'Cruelly hot': Japan devises new term for heatwave days

Blistering temperatures rising to 40C and above will now be branded "cruelly hot...

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Skeletal remains found in bushes in Fukuoka park

Skeletal remains found in bushes in Fukuoka park

Skeletonized human remains were found in a park in Fukuoka City on Friday, polic...