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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2019
Facebook considers paying back advertisers as system outages persist around globe
Facebook is undergoing one of its most widespread and persistent system outages, with users across the globe unable to access its social network and services from Instagram to Messenger for much of Wednesday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Mar 9, 2019
Putting a face to a name
'Do you have any Facebook friends whose face you can't remember?'
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2019
Megaphones, hacking, propaganda: Robert Mueller details Russian U.S. election meddling
From breaking into computers to paying for a megaphone, Russian efforts to undermine the U.S. political system have been spelled out in detail by special counsel Robert Mueller, who has described an elaborate campaign of hacking and propaganda during the 2016 presidential race.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2019
U.N. Myanmar expert wants tighter checks by Facebook and investors to ensure they back human rights
Facebook, Twitter and foreign investors need to do more to ensure they support human rights in Myanmar, the U.N. Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee said in a report published on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2019
French 3% tax on internet giants could yield €500 million yearly, says finance minister Le Maire
A 3 percent tax on the French revenue of large internet companies could yield €500 million per year, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2019
Microsoft boosts HoloLens performance and cuts price in hunt for corporate clients
Microsoft Corp. is introducing an improved version of its HoloLens augmented-reality goggles and lowering the price, as it tries to develop a bigger business selling the devices to corporate customers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2019
Facebook bums us out, but we'll pay for it anyway
Those who deactivated their accounts for a month were less anxious and depressed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2019
Facebook's WhatsApp limits users to five text forwards to curb 'misinformation and rumors'
Facebook Inc.'s WhatsApp is limiting worldwide the number of times a user can forward a message to five, starting on Monday, as the popular messaging service looks to fight "misinformation and rumors," company executives said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019
Stung by Cambridge Analytica debacle, Facebook backs election integrity and AI initiatives in Germany
Facebook has launched German initiatives to defend election integrity and examine the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), its operations chief said on Sunday, seeking to convince skeptics it is serious about privacy and democracy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 13, 2019
Sort out your digital diet and keep your sanity in 2019
Judging by the New Year's resolutions I'm hearing so far this year, the internet was a real source of frustration for a lot of people in 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2019
For sale: The Chrysler Building, New York's Art Deco icon
The Chrysler Building, an Art Deco masterpiece that has been a defining image of New York City's skyline for decades, has been put up for sale, a minority owner of the building and a broker hired to market the property said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2019
Samsung smartphone users get a shock: They can't delete Facebook
Nick Winke, a photographer in the Pacific Northwest, was perusing internet forums when he came across a complaint that alarmed him: On certain Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones, users aren't allowed to delete the Facebook app.
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2019
Top business news of 2018
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following business news stories as the most important of 2018.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 21, 2018
Social media could play crucial role for Congress and BJP in 2019 Indian election
When India votes in a general election next year, the poll will be the world's largest democratic exercise and the biggest-ever test of the role of social media in an election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2018
Facebook's spiralling data misuse could pressure U.S. FTC to act, leading to billions in fines
The latest revelations about how Facebook Inc. shared user data could put pressure on the Federal Trade Commission, heightening the risk of a multibillion-dollar fine for the social media giant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2018
Australian competition watchdog calls for a new regulatory body to tackle dominance of Google and Facebook
Australia's competition watchdog Monday recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google in the country's online advertising and news markets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2018
The easiest way to fix Facebook? Break it up
U.S. shouldn't be afraid of busting up a social-media giant that's grown too powerful.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 26, 2018
Russia plans fines of up to 1% of revenue for tech firms that break rules: sources
Russia plans to impose stiffer fines on technology firms that fail to comply with Russian laws, sources familiar with the plans said, raising the stakes in the Kremlin's fight with global tech giants such as Facebook and Google.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.

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