Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator

Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator

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Member since Dec 20, 2024
 tomas@associatednews.agency

In a frozen northeastern Chinese city, an annual ode to...

HARBIN, China (AP) -- Each January, an odd and beautiful thing happens in the fr...

Tokyo stocks end morning up over 2% on U.S. Dow Jones rise

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks surged over 2 percent Monday morning, the first tr...

243-kg bluefin tuna sells for record $3.2 million at To...

TOKYO -- A 243-kilogram bluefin tuna fetched 510.3 million yen (about $3.2 milli...

North Korea says latest missile tests involves hyperson...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un obser...

Premium cherries fetch over 1 mil. yen in year's 1st au...

YAMAGATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Premium "Sato Nishiki" cherries from the northeastern...

Nikkei stock index rises over 3% on firm tech shares

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks soared over 3 percent Monday afternoon on buying f...

Man arrested over stabbing of Fukuoka idol group worker...

FUKUOKA -- A 30-year-old man who has been arrested for allegedly knifing a male ...

Director Motohashi, known for documenting villagers aft...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese photographer and film director Seiichi Motohashi, know...

Opinion: 2026 raises question of how to resist spread o...

The world is in turmoil, and the international order and rule of law are being s...

Easy Japanese news in translation: Dog becomes Tobe war...

In the town of Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, "Tobe ware" pottery is produced. A 10-yea...

French ban on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics, clothin...

A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containin...

Last year's odd economy in five charts, and what to wat...

The economy in 2025 was filled with contradictions, as growth was healthy while ...

For travelers who enjoy slow travel and beautiful views...

Train travel shapes everyday life in Japan, yet some journeys are meant to be ta...

A look back at the Osaka World Expo 2025

As we look forward to what the new year will bring, the legacy of the World Expo...

Overtourism continues in Hokkaido town despite felling ...

The small town of Biei in Hokkaido made headlines in January last year when it c...

Tea-leaf spill causes multi-vehicle crash in eastern Ja...

A multi-vehicle crash involving 12 cars on a road in eastern Japan killed one ma...