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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, so does fake news
Twitter and Google ought to emulate Facebook's new 'physical harm' standard to help stop the dangerous spread of misinformation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2020
If Google shares less data, rivals shout antitrust; if it opens up, privacy advocates cry foul
Google LLC is limiting access to key tools that track ad spending, disrupting hundreds of marketers and underscoring the powerful role the search giant plays in the digital advertising industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 31, 2020
Facebook sets out battle plan against coronavirus fake news
Facebook will begin removing fake claims and conspiracy theories about the new coronavirus, stepping up efforts to fight the spread of misinformation about a viral outbreak from China that has killed more than 200.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 31, 2020
Zuckerberg pledges Facebook users privacy upgrades after $550 million facial recognition settlement
Facebook Inc. has reached a $550 million settlement of claims it collected and stored millions of users' biometric data without their consent, as Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pledged better protections for users to address privacy concerns that have dogged the social media company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2020
IT happens: Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name
Facebook Inc. on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping's name appearing as "Mr. S—-hole" in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologizing for any offense caused.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2020
Facebook's 'deepfake' ban doesn't go far enough
The company's new safety filter to reduce high-tech doctored media is has big holes
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2019
Facebook removes misleading HIV drug ads after outcry
Facebook said on Monday it had removed some ads that contained misleading information about HIV prevention drugs following an outcry from activists, health experts and U.S. lawmakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2019
Instagram to collect ages in push for youth safety and alcohol ad dollars
Facebook Inc.'s Instagram said it will require birth dates from all new users starting on Wednesday, expanding the audience for ads for alcohol and other age-restricted products while offering new safety measures for younger users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2019
Facebook removes seven U.K. Conservative Party ads after BBC complains they distort its image of impartiality
Facebook Inc. removed seven Conservative Party social media ads on Sunday after the British Broadcasting Corp. complained they distorted the perception of the news service's impartiality.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2019
Japanese panel wants to establish team to fight fake news, with help from U.S. tech giants
A government panel has drafted a proposal to create a public-private team to fight fake online news that U.S. tech giants would be asked to join.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 29, 2019
Facebook works to restore access after Thanksgiving Day outage
Facebook Inc. said it was working to restore access on Thursday to its users after issues with its central software systems triggered an outage in its family of apps, including Instagram, on the busy Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 26, 2019
KDDI and Facebook to jointly develop 5G services in Japan
KDDI Corp. and social media giant Facebook Inc. will jointly develop services to be provided through a 5G network in Japan, according to informed sources.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2019
Real news: Hardly anybody shares fake news
Radio and cable TV are bigger conduits for conspiracy theories.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 14, 2019
Should people be paid for sharing their data online? Microsoft employee says people have been 'fooled'
From tagging photos on Facebook to driving with Google Maps, people should join forces in "data unions" to demand payment for letting online tools collect their data, according to an economist advocating for radical reforms to improve society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2019
Facebook removes 3.2 billion fake accounts and millions of child abuse posts
Facebook Inc. removed 3.2 billion fake accounts between April and September, along with millions of posts depicting child abuse and suicide, according to its latest content moderation report released on Wednesday.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
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).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan
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