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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 29, 2022

Elon Musk says Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter

The billionaire attacked the iPhone maker with a flurry of tweets Monday, saying the company had cut its Twitter advertising and threatened to bump the social network from Apple's app store.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2022

Zuckerberg says ‘sorry’ as Meta begins slashing over 11,000 jobs

The company said that while reductions will happen across the company, its recruiting team will be disproportionately affected.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2022

Three presidents swoop into Pennsylvania in a clash that transcends 2022

The establishment politics of the two most recent U.S. Democratic presidents met the disruptive force of the last Republican one, with control of Congress at stake.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2022

Elon Musk's Twitter updates app to start charging $8 for blue checkmark

The change comes a week after Musk took over the social media company in a $44 billion deal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2022

Nancy Pelosi, vilified by Republicans for years, is a top target of threats

The attack on the husband of Nancy Pelosi, which appeared to target her, came after more than a decade of Republican efforts to dehumanize the most powerful woman in Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 27, 2022

Tech’s biggest companies are sending worrying signals about the U.S. economy

A series of quarterly earnings reports is showing that even Silicon Valley's most powerful companies are feeling the impact of inflation and rising interest rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2022

Netflix sets up first internal games studio in push to retain subscribers

The online streaming giant is aiming to be less reliable on third-party creators and to expand its gaming offerings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022

Netflix subscriber numbers drop for second quarter in a row

The loss of 970,000 paying customers in the most recent quarter was not as big as expected, and left Netflix with just shy of 221 million subscribers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 2, 2022

When did perfume stop being about sex?

Gone are the days of titillating commercials and billboards featuring shirtless models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2022

Meta slashes hiring plans and girds for 'fierce' headwinds

In addition to reducing hiring, the company is leaving certain roles unfilled in response to attrition and 'turning up the heat' on performance management to weed out weaker staffers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2022

Netflix rout is worst since 2004, punishing Roku and Disney, too

Shares of the streaming leader have plunged 35%, erasing $54 billion of market value in its biggest drop since 2004.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2021

Republican Glenn Youngkin takes Virginia election in blow to Biden

The state's closely watched governor's race was expected to deal a blow to U.S. President Joe Biden and Democrats' hopes to keep control of Congress in next year's elections.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2021

Facebook hobbled its team in charge of stemming harmful content

Detailed reports show that the social media giant's algorithms were geared toward keeping people on the platform.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2021

Facebook 'operating in the shadows,' whistleblower says as U.S. lawmakers demand probes

Whistleblower Frances Haugen called for transparency about how Facebook entices users to keep scrolling, creating ample opportunity for advertisers to reach them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Oct 3, 2021

Japan Times 1971: Five men storm the Diet and hurl fire bombs

October 1971 saw many busy news days as the Emperor and Empress returned from a historic trip and there was a massive train crash. Meanwhile, Marxists were involved in a dangerous campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2021

K-pop activism a lifeline for Thailand's hard-hit 'tuk-tuk' drivers

The drivers have been among the hardest-hit by the pandemic's devastation of Thailand's all-important tourism industry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2021

In a scarred Hong Kong, 'beautiful things are gone'

People who want a democratic future are regrouping behind an invisible front line: The memory of what happened in 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021

Google and Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?

Critics say the funding does not nearly compensate for the tens of billions of dollars publishers lost as the tech companies gobbled up the digital advertising market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2021

ByteDance hires thousands in bid to challenge e-commerce king Alibaba

A burgeoning e-commerce business could help the firm surpass its $250 billion valuation when it goes public.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021

Facebook’s new target in the misinformation war: Fake news about climate change

Climate change has emerged as a key priority in Facebook's quest to stomp out misinformation, an effort that involves policing user posts while simultaneously defending free speech.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 16, 2021

Advertisers on U.S. TikTok flock back as Trump's threats recede

Accused by the Trump administration of being a front for the Chinese government, TikTok's ad business looked bleak last July.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020

Social media companies survived U.S. Election Day. More tests loom.

For months, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube prepared to clamp down on misinformation on Election Day in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2020

In dash to finish, Biden and Trump set up showdown in Pennsylvania

The president now appears more competitive in the state than in Michigan and Wisconsin, and Biden's clearest electoral path to the White House runs through it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2020

Google monopoly case by U.S. sets stage for multipronged attack

Google, which controls about 90% of the online search market in the U.S., is the 'unchallenged gateway” to the internet, the government said in its complaint.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2020

Trump turns Anthony Fauci into campaign pawn, assailing him as ‘idiot’

Trump's effort to disparage the scientist invites even more scrutiny of the president's handling of the outbreak, already rated poorly by voters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2020

Biden set to carve own brand of tough-on-China policy if elected

Biden advisers have honed in on questions about the world's second largest economy — anticipating attacks from President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2020

Facebook's Oversight Board plans to launch just before U.S. election

The board will initially review only appeals over posts that Facebook has taken down, rather than content the company decides to leave up.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2020

Facebook and Twitter pull Trump posts over coronavirus falsehoods

Facebook Inc. on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President Donald Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2020

Facebook and Zuckerberg disappoint once again

Facebook Inc. still doesn’t get it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2020

SoftBank-backed DCM eyes China startups with $880 million fund

David Chao, a venture capitalist who has been on the ground floor of Asian companies worth a combined $206 billion, has raised money for a new fund with a China focus, a sign that rising U.S.-China tensions aren’t turning off foreign investors.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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