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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 16, 2021
Stories that cater to the soul, the intellect and the stomach
Examining the challenges facing Soka Gakkai, a new teen comic book hero and coffee franchises nationwide amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2021
You can’t keep rage off the internet
The removal of President Donald Trump from a number of social media platforms may serve as a catalyst for the formation of new services.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2021
As Trump clashes with Big Tech, China’s censored internet takes his side
Blurring the distinction between companies and government, official propaganda outlets use Trump's ouster from Twitter and Facebook to argue that nobody in the world enjoys free speech.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2021
Public trust crumbles under COVID-19 and fake news, survey says
The Edelman Trust Barometer placed Russia in bottom place for trust in the state, with Japan just above and the U.S. third from last.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2021
What America has learned from Iranian social media
The U.S. State Department's new approach treated social media as a channel to learn what Iranians thought about both their own regime and U.S. policy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2021
Parler, seen as safe haven by Trump fans, becomes free speech case study
So many new users signed up as other networks clamped down on false claims that the 2020 election had been rigged, they overloaded Parler's systems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2021
Apple and Amazon remove Parler after use in U.S. Capitol riots
Parler, which is popular with extremist groups seeking an alternative to more mainstream social media sites, has come under fire since the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 9, 2021
The search for positive takeaways from a year of COVID-19 on social media
Some users discovered they quite like the solitude they faced in 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 9, 2021
Facebook and Twitter crackdown around U.S. Capitol siege is too little, too late
For weeks, content on big tech platforms Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as well as upstart fringe social networks foretold the storming of the U.S Capitol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account
The company said the decision was due to the risk of further incitements of violence after Wednesday's storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 9, 2021
Trump’s future in right-wing media is seen undimmed by riot
Facebook and Twitter suspended him. Cabinet officers have abandoned him. And members of Congress want to impeach him — again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2021
Facebook’s Trump ban is necessary triage
Both Facebook and Twitter have struggled in recent months to take a harder stance over Trump's often inflammatory posts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2021
WikiLeaks’ Assange denied bail in London; judge says he could abscond
Assange on Monday won an attempt to stop his extradition to the United States to face 18 criminal charges of breaking an espionage law and conspiring to hack government computers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 5, 2021
U.K. court rejects extradition of 'suicide risk' Assange to U.S.
The judge at London's Old Bailey denied his lawyers' arguments that the case was political and an assault on journalism and freedom of speech.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 3, 2021
Uncertainty hijacked media coverage in 2020
Sorting through the media highlights of a year overshadowed by a global pandemic
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 1, 2021
Adults seek solace in the wisdom of children online amid pandemic
Parents have spent more time with their children over the past 12 months than perhaps any time in the country's history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 31, 2020
Crime prevention tips for seniors among highlights of new year publications
From looking at the contents, you'd never have guessed what a crazy year 2020 has been.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 26, 2020
Should older people pay a larger share of their health care costs?
The government has approved a proposal that would require those aged over 74 to pay 20% of health care costs out of pocket, thus doubling the portion they currently pay.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2020
QAnon and Japan: Hundreds still contesting Trump's election defeat
A man in his 40s said he believes Trump will eventually prevail. 'It's possible that key information, which could overthrow (the election outcome), will come out,' he said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2020
She chronicled China’s crisis. Now she is accused of spreading lies.
Woman who became a symbol of Beijing's efforts to deny its early failings in the pandemic set for first known trial of a chronicler of China's coronavirus crisis.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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