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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Japan faces record high stalking investigations in 2025

Japan faces record high stalking investigations in 2025

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese police investigated 3,717 stalking-related cases in 20...

BUSINESS
Japan Lower House OKs two reflationists as BOJ policymakers

Japan Lower House OKs two reflationists as BOJ policyma...

The House of Councillors is expected to confirm the batch of nominations on Monday.

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Asian shares skid as oil tops $111 a barrel and Wall Street slumps

Asian shares skid as oil tops $111 a barrel and Wall St...

Shares retreated Thursday in Asia after stocks on Wall Street slumped as oil pri...

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US intel report calls Japan PM's Taiwan remarks 'significant shift'

US intel report calls Japan PM's Taiwan remarks 'signif...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks last year...

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Teacher convicted for sharing voyeuristic images of pupils on social media in Japan

Teacher convicted for sharing voyeuristic images of pup...

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced a male elementary schoo...

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BOJ keeps policy rate unchanged, flags risks from Middle East

BOJ keeps policy rate unchanged, flags risks from Middl...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan on Thursday kept its benchmark interest rate ...

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US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boos...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela'...

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Mt. Fuji viewing train for inbound tourists starts operation

Mt. Fuji viewing train for inbound tourists starts oper...

SHIZUOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A special Mt. Fuji viewing train targeting foreign vi...

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Nikkei drops over 3% after hawkish Fed outcome, crude oil surge

Nikkei drops over 3% after hawkish Fed outcome, crude o...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index plunged over 3 percent on Thursday, exte...

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World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest country

World Happiness Report highlights social media's negati...

HELSINKI (AP) -- Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-b...

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Hokkaido teacher's haunting deer photo nominated for British museum wildlife award

Hokkaido teacher's haunting deer photo nominated for Br...

SAPPORO -- A single photograph of a Yezo sika deer taken in north Japan has capt...

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Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows th...

PARIS (AP) -- We've long had your back, now it's our turn. That is how the famou...

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West Japan city admits collecting taxes from wrong person with same name for 16 yrs

West Japan city admits collecting taxes from wrong pers...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi -- This west Japan city had mistakenly withdrawn land and...

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Major Japanese firms offer large pay hikes in spring negotiations

Major Japanese firms offer large pay hikes in spring ne...

Many major Japanese companies, including Toyota Motor Corp, on Wednesday fully m...

MONEY
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Nippon Steel receives ¥900 bil loan for U.S. Steel buyout

Nippon Steel receives ¥900 bil loan for U.S. Steel buyout

Nippon Steel Corp on Wednesday said it has received a loan totaling around 900 b...

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Japan records ¥57.3 bil trade surplus in February

Japan records ¥57.3 bil trade surplus in February

Japan recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen ($360 million) in February, a...