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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Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry

Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illega...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry co...

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A crowd surge at an aid site in Gaza run by an Israeli-backed group kills 20 Palestinians

A crowd surge at an aid site in Gaza run by an Israeli-...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Twenty Palestinians were killed at a food distribution ...

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Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven parent company

Couche-Tard drops $47 bil. bid to buy Seven-Eleven pare...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Thursday i...

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No wins in 2 prestigious Japanese literary awards, 1st in 27 yrs

No wins in 2 prestigious Japanese literary awards, 1st ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The organizer of two prestigious Japanese literary awards on We...

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Sapporo couple arrested for allegedly leaving 3 children home alone for hours

Sapporo couple arrested for allegedly leaving 3 childre...

SAPPORO -- A couple who allegedly left their three young children unattended at ...

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Japan's Toto launches smart toilet that scans, analyzes stool

Japan's Toto launches smart toilet that scans, analyzes...

FUKUOKA -- Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. is this August releasing a home-use t...

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Editorial: China's murky sentencing of Japanese man on spy charge stifles business activity

Editorial: China's murky sentencing of Japanese man on ...

A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. who was detained in Beijing and char...

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Local gov't ordered to pay damages to acquitted ex-assistant nurse

Local gov't ordered to pay damages to acquitted ex-assi...

OTSU (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Thursday ordered a local government to pay a...

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Hiroshima reveals vault containing unclaimed ashes of A-bomb victims for 1st time in decade

Hiroshima reveals vault containing unclaimed ashes of A...

HIROSHIMA -- The Hiroshima Municipal Government on July 16 opened to the media t...

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World’s first Dragon Ball Store to open before end of year

World’s first Dragon Ball Store to open before end of year

Dragon Ball is a big franchise. Though it started as a manga, the anime adaptati...

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Landmark Akihabara arcade, opened by Sega over 30 years ago, announces sudden closure

Landmark Akihabara arcade, opened by Sega over 30 years...

It’s been a tumultuous couple of years for the arcade industry in Japan. Not eve...

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Stellantis pulls plug on hydrogen fuel cell vans

Stellantis pulls plug on hydrogen fuel cell vans

Jeep-maker Stellantis said Wednesday it was pulling the plug on plans to build l...

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Japanese hotel offering sports car 'touge' tours, no Japanese-language ability required

Japanese hotel offering sports car 'touge' tours, no Ja...

A pretty clear indication that some aspect of Japanese culture has started capti...

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10 Japanese summer home hacks to keep your home comfortable this summer

10 Japanese summer home hacks to keep your home comfort...

It’s summer in Japan again, and if trends persist, it’s likely to be extra hot a...

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Japan sees record 22 mil foreign visitors in 1st half of 2025

Japan sees record 22 mil foreign visitors in 1st half o...

Japan saw a record 21.5 million foreign visitors in the first half of 2025, gove...

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Japan discards state-acquired COVID-19 drugs worth ¥240 billion

Japan discards state-acquired COVID-19 drugs worth ¥240...

The government discarded COVID-19 oral medicines believed to be worth around 240...