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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2019
2020 Tokyo Olympics ticket rules ban your content from social media
Attention: Spectators at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year will be allowed to post their photos on social media but not video and audio.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2019
Yahoo Japan is under fire for its China-like rating system
Some users of Yahoo Japan Corp. are rising up against Japan's biggest web portal after the rollout of a new rating system that's being compared with a social-scoring initiative in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2019
As Chinese search for news on Hong Kong extradition protests, censors work overtime
Chinese censors are working hard to erase or block news of the Hong Kong protests on social media and search platforms amid a surge in interest from mainland internet users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019
Emails show Mark Zuckerberg knew of 'problematic' privacy practices at Facebook, WSJ reports
Facebook Inc. uncovered emails that seem to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg was aware of potentially problematic privacy practices at the company, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2019
Tokyo government ridiculed for mistake suggesting mascot supports child abuse
A Tokyo government website tasked with tackling child abuse unintentionally appeared to do the exact opposite, when a caption under an image of a mascot skipped a vital word, government officials acknowledged Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2019
Japanese YouTuber given two-year jail term for assaulting wife over her critical comments on his videos
A court sentenced a 44-year-old YouTube content creator in the city of Oita to two years in prison on Thursday for assaulting and confining his wife at their home after he found she had been posting defamatory comments on videos he had uploaded.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2019
Security in 'Society 5.0'
As Japan moves toward Society 5.0, there is a need for a much more transparent accounting of the possible downsides surrounding this transition, and further consideration of how some of the risks can be minimized.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2019
Russia orders Tinder dating app to share user data on demand
Russia said Monday it had added the popular dating app Tinder to a list of entities obliged to hand over user data and messages to law enforcement agencies on demand, including the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2019
Huawei to sell off undersea cable business to Chinese firm after U.S. reportedly cited security risk
In its first major asset sale since the United States ratcheted up accusations of the Chinese firm being a vehicle for espionage, a Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. buyer's filing showed Monday it plans to sell its undersea telecom cable business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2019
Amazon Japan and Life supermarket tie up to sell fresh foods online, starting in Tokyo
Amazon.com Inc.'s Japanese unit and Life Corp., one of the country's major supermarket chains, said Thursday they will join forces to sell fresh foods online starting later this year, aiming to attract elderly and busy customers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2019
Diet approves simultaneous streaming for Japan's public broadcaster NHK
The Diet on Wednesday authorized public broadcaster NHK to start simultaneous online streaming of its television programs amid the increasing popularity of computer- and handset-based services.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 19, 2019
The distribution revolution
Internet shopping provides benefits to both sellers and consumers, and should be regarded as the main player in the third revolution in the distribution of goods.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2019
Daiwa targets younger investors with new online brokerage unit
Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Japan's second-biggest brokerage, unveiled plans to start a unit focused on mobile services as early as next year to win younger clients.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2019
Uniqlo, GU brand's Fast Retailing says 460,000 online accounts were accessed in Japan hack
Users' personal information, purchase history and parts of credit card numbers may have been accessed, the Tokyo-based retailer said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2019
Trump losing his fight to ban Huawei equipment from global mobile networks
U.S. President Donald Trump's worldwide campaign to blackball Huawei Technologies Co. is looking like a failure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2019
YouTube pranksters made their bed, now they have to lie in it after prosecutors' referral
Police referred a group of pranksters to prosecutors on Monday over a stunt in which they placed a bed with a YouTuber on top in the middle of Tokyo's famed Shibuya scramble crossing as pedestrians used it to cross the intersection.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2019
Google debuts privacy controls and principles at its I/O developers event
Alphabet Inc.'s Google business announced new privacy controls Tuesday for its services, including "incognito mode" for Google Maps, and published new privacy commitments for its hardware, showing how increased public scrutiny is forcing greater transparency in Silicon Valley.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2019
Despite data scandals, Australian parties get free rein to gather personal info on voters
Australian political parties are using voter email addresses to find matching social media profiles and combining them with the country's compulsory electoral roll data, illustrating how privacy scandals have done little to slow the march of data-driven campaigning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2019
Japan's info protection panel considers beefing up protections for internet users' data
Japan is considering strengthening regulations against corporate IT giants like Amazon.com and Google LLC.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 25, 2019
SoftBank and Google parent tie up on flying 5G stations for phone services using balloons and drones
Mobile phone carrier SoftBank Corp. and Google LLC parent Alphabet Inc. said Thursday they will jointly set up airborne mobile phone base stations, using balloons and aircraft in the stratosphere, to cover wider areas for next-generation 5G wireless services.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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