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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2020

Taiwan says new China spy accusation is fake news

Taiwan has labeled new spying accusations by China as fake news after Chinese state television aired a program showing a Taiwanese academic arrested in China on national security grounds at a time of heightened Taipei-Beijing tensions.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 31, 2020

Gifu factory town shocked by news of Mitsubishi SUV plant closure

According to the Sakahogi Municipal Government, the plant was partially closed around March following the COVID-19 outbreak.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2020

Tokyo gubernatorial candidates face off in first joint news conference

With candidates taking every chance they could to target incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike, the initial debate may foreshadow how the election campaigns will proceed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2020

Tokyo firm urges caution against surge in coronavirus-related disinformation on April Fools' Day

A Tokyo-based risk management firm is cautioning against a potential surge in coronavirus-related disinformation on April Fools' Day, alarmed by the recent spread of what it perceives to be baseless rumors on social media that the government is secretly preparing for the start of a Tokyo lockdown that...
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2020

South Korean news source says North Korea has changed its foreign minister

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has been replaced, Seoul-based NK News reported Saturday.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Dec 17, 2019

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PRESS / Publications
Sep 24, 2019

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BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019

After Twitter and Facebook, YouTube uncovers influence campaign against Hong Kong protests

Alphabet Inc.'s Google announced on Thursday that its YouTube streaming video service disabled 210 channels appearing to engage in a coordinated influence operation around the Hong Kong protests, days after Twitter and Facebook said they dismantled a similar campaign originating in mainland China.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
May 29, 2019

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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 25, 2019

News outlets debate the ethics behind prenatal testing

Last month, the Diet enacted legislation to pay ¥3.2 million to each person who was sterilized as part of the Eugenic Protection Law passed in 1948. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has also said he will apologize to the roughly 25,000 victims on behalf of the state. Many of them feel the amount of money is...
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Mar 25, 2019

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PRESS / Publications
Jan 24, 2019

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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2019

Safeguarding democracy

With almost every individual empowered by web access, the whole system of garnering and marshalling opinion becomes impossibly distorted.
PRESS / Publications
Nov 26, 2018

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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, others in unprecedented move over spread of 'hate and misinformation'

Facebook said Monday it was removing several Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the spread of "hate and misinformation" after reviewing the content.
PRESS / Publications
Jul 27, 2018

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株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 2018.7 Vol.73』を出版しました。
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PRESS / Publications
May 24, 2018

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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 5, 2018

News outlets quick to fall in love with prison break coverage

Did somebody say "prison break"? The thought took me back to the late 1970s, when I was waiting in the outbound immigration queue at Narita Airport, and found myself standing beside U.S. actor David Janssen (1931-80). From 1963, he'd starred in four seasons of the wildly popular ABC TV show "The Fugitive"...
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PRESS / Publications
Mar 26, 2018

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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2018

Myanmar police witness testifies arrested Reuters reporter's home was searched 'for news'

Police in Myanmar searched the family home of Reuters reporter Wa Lone looking for material "related to news" the night after he and a colleague were arrested on suspicion of violating the Official Secrets Act, an officer told a court on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2018

Thai rights group's news conference on holding elections called off after police warning

A news conference by a Thai rights group was called off Tuesday following a police warning not to hold the event or risk violating a junta ban on public gatherings.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Jan 22, 2018

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BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2017

The top business news stories of 2017

The Japan Times newsroom selected these economy and technology stories as the most important of 2017.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Nov 22, 2017

『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST』最新号発売

　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 2017.11 Vol.69』を出版しました。
PRESS / Publications
Sep 20, 2017

『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST』最新号発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズは、『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 2017.9 Vol. 68』を出版しました。
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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