Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator

Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator

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Tokyo stocks rise slightly ahead of US-Iran cease-fire deadline

Tokyo stocks rise slightly ahead of US-Iran cease-fire ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday, amid a wait-and-see...

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TEPCO restarts cooling of spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daini plant

TEPCO restarts cooling of spent fuel pool at Fukushima ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Cooling of a spent fuel pool at the Fukushima Daini nuclear pow...

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City near Tokyo introduces 'Crayon Shin-chan' characters on children's safe house plates

City near Tokyo introduces 'Crayon Shin-chan' character...

KASUKABE, Saitama -- This eastern Japan city north of Tokyo has changed the desi...

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AirAsia X to raise fares, cut capacity over Middle East war

AirAsia X to raise fares, cut capacity over Middle East...

Southeast Asia's largest low‑cost carrier AirAsia X said Monday it was raising t...

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Japan’s sticker boom: From nostalgia to Bonbon Drop stickers

Japan’s sticker boom: From nostalgia to Bonbon Drop sti...

Known as shiiru in Japanese, stickers are experiencing a renaissance. According ...

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Ex-apprentice alleges modern 'slavery' in Kyoto geisha world

Ex-apprentice alleges modern 'slavery' in Kyoto geisha ...

When Kiyoha Kiritaka left Kyoto's geisha district in 2016, she says she was esca...

CULTURE
The curious case of a pint-sized sleuth’s box-office phenomenon

The curious case of a pint-sized sleuth’s box-office ph...

A Golden Week tradition for many, the "Detective Conan" blockbuster franchise ha...

BUSINESS
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google cooperate to fend off Chinese bids to clone models

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google cooperate to fend off Chin...

The U.S. firms are concerned some users are creating imitation versions of their...

BUSINESS
Japan M&A momentum to persist, Alvarez & Marsal’s Aversano says

Japan M&A momentum to persist, Alvarez & Marsal’s Avers...

The number of deals targeting companies in Japan exceeded 900 in the first three...

BUSINESS
SMFG and Nippon Life discuss $3 billion LBO loan fund

SMFG and Nippon Life discuss $3 billion LBO loan fund

The move would mark a milestone in Japan's credit market, where the three bigges...

BUSINESS
SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadshow, sources say

SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadsho...

SpaceX is rewriting the initial public offering playbook with a large portion of...

BUSINESS
Once Sweden’s top company, H&M’s struggling to sell its rebound story

Once Sweden’s top company, H&M’s struggling to sell its...

H&M's CEO is seeking once again to convince investors that the group has turned ...

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Baseball: Ohtani goes deep in back-to-back games as Dodgers beat Blue Jays

Baseball: Ohtani goes deep in back-to-back games as Dod...

TORONTO (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani blasted a home run in back-to-back games for hi...

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Japan Feb. household spending falls 1.8% on year on weak spending on food

Japan Feb. household spending falls 1.8% on year on wea...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's household spending in February fell a real 1.8 percent ...

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Japan's gasoline subsidy fund may run dry in 2 months as oil prices surge

Japan's gasoline subsidy fund may run dry in 2 months a...

TOKYO -- Estimates by the Japanese government indicate that its subsidies to cap...

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Ruling LDP membership falls by 25,000, declines for 3rd straight year

Ruling LDP membership falls by 25,000, declines for 3rd...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister ...