Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor

Tomas Kauer - Senior News Editor

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Member since Dec 20, 2024 tomas@associatednews.agency

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Western Japan's Koshien University to halt student recruitment as enrollment plunges

Western Japan's Koshien University to halt student recr...

TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo -- An educational institution here announced on July 23 that i...

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Indonesia's free meal program faces cuts after scandals, food poisoning

Indonesia's free meal program faces cuts after scandals...

JAKARTA (Kyodo) -- Indonesia is being forced to scale back President Prabowo Sub...

MONEY
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Japan tentatively rules China, S. Korea steel items sold at dumped prices

Japan tentatively rules China, S. Korea steel items sol...

The Japanese government said Friday a preliminary investigation found that steel...

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Japan rethinks defense strategy as Ukraine drone war redefines deterrence

Japan rethinks defense strategy as Ukraine drone war re...

The Russia-Ukraine war has transformed drones into defining weapons of modern wa...

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Japan to launch expert panel on foreign worker intake, draft 'population strategy'

Japan to launch expert panel on foreign worker intake, ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will set up an expert panel as early as this mo...

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Nikkei down almost 3% on AI investment concerns, Middle East crisis

Nikkei down almost 3% on AI investment concerns, Middle...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index plunged Friday, briefly falling over 3 p...

NEWS UPDATES
Inside Toho Archive’s mission to save Japan’s cinematic memory

Inside Toho Archive’s mission to save Japan’s cinematic...

Formed in 2023 as the direct successor to a film processing lab, Toho Archive is...

BUSINESS
Japan’s inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on path for rate hikes

Japan’s inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on path for rat...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 1.6% in June from a year earlier.

BUSINESS
Top environmental fund sees Japan key to AI energy challenge

Top environmental fund sees Japan key to AI energy chal...

The BNP Paribas Green Tigers Fund has returned 34% year-to-date, fueled by bets ...

BUSINESS
Asian allies push back against Trump’s forced-labor tariffs

Asian allies push back against Trump’s forced-labor tar...

The latest duties aim to restore U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist reg...

BUSINESS
Sony to reopen iconic LA theater Cinerama Dome after 6 years

Sony to reopen iconic LA theater Cinerama Dome after 6 ...

Renovations are set to begin in August on the Dome, which will be operated by Al...

BUSINESS
Despite weakening yen, intervention may have to wait for right timing, analysts say

Despite weakening yen, intervention may have to wait fo...

Japan's government is probably seeking effective timing — a moment when yen-buyi...

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US new tariff imposition over forced-labor bans "regrettable": Japan

US new tariff imposition over forced-labor bans "regret...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government said Friday it was "regrettable" that t...

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US to impose new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 trading partners on Friday

US to impose new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 trading p...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States on Friday imposed new tariffs of either ...

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'Like being in a sauna': Hamamatsu area hits Japan's yearly high of 41.1 C

'Like being in a sauna': Hamamatsu area hits Japan's ye...

HAMAMATSU -- A district in this central Japan city recorded Japan's highest temp...

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Japan to take 'decisive' action when needed vs. yen fall: finance chief

Japan to take 'decisive' action when needed vs. yen fal...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government will take "decisive action resolutely" ...