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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New Zealand, Cook Islands sign defense, security declaration

New Zealand, Cook Islands sign defense, security declar...

SYDNEY (Kyodo) -- New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a defense and security...

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Japan sees record cannabis-related police probes in 2025

Japan sees record cannabis-related police probes in 2025

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese police investigated a record 6,832 individuals in cann...

MONEY
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Greenpeace accuses oil companies of reaping Mideast 'war profits'

Greenpeace accuses oil companies of reaping Mideast 'wa...

A study commissioned by Greenpeace said on Wednesday that oil companies have bee...

MONEY
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Business sentiments in Japan improving despite Iran worries

Business sentiments in Japan improving despite Iran wor...

Business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers rose to 17 in March from 1...

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U.S. automakers report mixed sales as car market awaits Iran war impact

U.S. automakers report mixed sales as car market awaits...

Carmakers reported mixed first-quarter U.S. sales Wednesday pointing to a hit fr...

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Oil rises and Asian stocks fall after Trump says U.S. will hit Iran hard and 'finish the job'

Oil rises and Asian stocks fall after Trump says U.S. w...

Oil rose more than 6% and Asian stocks fell after U.S. President Donald Trump sa...

TRAVEL
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FAA reduces San Francisco arrivals, setting up delays amid runway work and safety concerns

FAA reduces San Francisco arrivals, setting up delays a...

Travelers can expect roughly one quarter of arriving flights to be delayed by at...

LIFESTYLE
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Empowering women in Japan through kendo

Empowering women in Japan through kendo

The first person to teach me about kendo (traditional Japanese fencing) was ‌a h...

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Japan lands 1st catch of year as whaling season begins off Hokkaido

Japan lands 1st catch of year as whaling season begins ...

Japan landed the year's first minke whale catch on Wednesday as the commercial w...

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Japan begins day care system regardless of parental employment status

Japan begins day care system regardless of parental emp...

Japan began implementing a public system on Wednesday that allows children to at...

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20 local governments including Hokkaido introduce new lodging tax

20 local governments including Hokkaido introduce new l...

Twenty local governments including Hokkaido and Hiroshima prefectures on Wednesd...

BUSINESS
MUFG to take on global peers for slice of $1.3 trillion transaction-banking pie

MUFG to take on global peers for slice of $1.3 trillion...

Japan's largest lender is looking to capitalize on its competitive strengths in ...

BUSINESS
Japan credit pipeline slows as investors grapple with volatility

Japan credit pipeline slows as investors grapple with v...

The number of borrowers planning yen deals at the start of the new fiscal year i...

BUSINESS
Activist fund Palliser presses Ajinomoto to raise prices for chip material

Activist fund Palliser presses Ajinomoto to raise price...

The U.K.-based fund is calling for a more than 30% increase in prices for Ajinom...

BUSINESS
Former BOJ chief economist sees likelihood of April rate hike

Former BOJ chief economist sees likelihood of April rat...

Toshitaka Sekine, now an economics professor at Hitotsubashi University, thinks ...

BUSINESS
Japanese automakers' U.S. sales fall 5.4% in first quarter

Japanese automakers' U.S. sales fall 5.4% in first quarter

The six companies that include Honda, Subaru and Toyota saw growing demand in th...