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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Deer population in Nara Park hits record high

Deer population in Nara Park hits record high

The deer population in Nara Park, a tourist spot in western Japan, hit a fresh r...

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The creator of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ has advice for the anime industry

The creator of ‘Cowboy Bebop’ has advice for the anime ...

In his latest publication from Kadokawa, Shinichiro Watanabe looks back on his 3...

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‘Sana: Play With Me’ can’t recapture the simple scares of J-horror’s glory days

‘Sana: Play With Me’ can’t recapture the simple scares ...

The latest film by J-horror director Takashi Shimizu (best known for "Juon: The ...

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Zainichi drama ‘Trophy’ is a sweet, if slight, coming-of-age tale

Zainichi drama ‘Trophy’ is a sweet, if slight, coming-o...

Son Myong A's debut feature centers on a Tokyo teen grappling with her Korean he...

BUSINESS
SMBC bolsters global sales and trading push with macro hire

SMBC bolsters global sales and trading push with macro ...

New hire Kunal Maini was most recently the head of Americas fixed income, curren...

BUSINESS
China’s giant EVs are damaging roads without paying for repairs

China’s giant EVs are damaging roads without paying for...

The vehicles — some more than 5 meters long and weighing three tons — are strain...

BUSINESS
Google Search AI poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to kids, report finds

Google Search AI poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to kids, rep...

The ubiquitous search engine's AI features failed to detect suicide risks, said ...

BUSINESS
Chipmaker Kioxia’s market  value halves from peak on AI selloff

Chipmaker Kioxia’s market value halves from peak on AI...

Investors are more closely scrutinizing global chipmakers as they question wheth...

BUSINESS
Nikkei briefly dives over 4,100 points in afternoon

Nikkei briefly dives over 4,100 points in afternoon

It slipped below 63,000 for the first time in about a month on an intraday basis.

BUSINESS
Japan considering stockpiling naphtha again

Japan considering stockpiling naphtha again

The country procures 40% of its naphtha, a raw material for plastic products and...

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Credit card outage hits convenience stores, other merchants across Japan

Credit card outage hits convenience stores, other merch...

Credit cards failed to work at convenience stores and other merchants across Jap...

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Compensation claims for overwork-related deaths, stress hit record high 6,212 in FY2025

Compensation claims for overwork-related deaths, stress...

The number of claims filed for workers' compensation due to causes such as death...

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Japan, US, S. Korea uniformed defense chiefs reaffirm unity on N. Korea

Japan, US, S. Korea uniformed defense chiefs reaffirm u...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The top uniformed defense officers of Japan, the United States ...

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Japan ruling parties approve Hokuriku Shinkansen's Obama-Kyoto extension route

Japan ruling parties approve Hokuriku Shinkansen's Obam...

A panel consisting of members from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)...

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Nikkei briefly falls over 3% on losses of heavyweight chip issues

Nikkei briefly falls over 3% on losses of heavyweight c...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index briefly fell over 3 percent Thursday as ...

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Chito Kosagawa and Kasumi Asakura win Japan’s top literary prizes

Chito Kosagawa and Kasumi Asakura win Japan’s top liter...

Tech-dystopian fiction and a historical novel claimed Japan's highest literary h...