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Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2020
'Just Cancel it!' trending hard as coronavirus gets Olympic push from '88 anime 'Akira'
A scene from an iconic 1988 Japanese animated movie that famously predicted Tokyo would win the right to hold the 2020 Olympics has the country abuzz on Friday over a possible cancellation of the games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2020
Trump campaign says it is suing New York Times over Russia opinion piece
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2020
U.K. wants same legal autonomy on trade from EU as Japan and Canada, Johnson's office says
Britain wants the European Union to show the same respect for legal autonomy it afforded countries such as Canada and Japan when signing trade deals with them, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2020
U.S. considering responses to China's 'egregious' expulsion of American journalists
The United States is considering a range of responses to China's "egregious act" of expelling three U.S. journalists last week, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2020
Ten Kyodo News staff rode vehicle driven by man confirmed to have COVID-19
A man in his 60s confirmed to have been infected with the COVID-19 virus drove a total of 10 Kyodo News staff members in a hired vehicle from late January to early February, the news service said Tuesday, confirming that it had notified member organizations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 8, 2020
Japan's rail employees take to social media to air frustrations over work
On the surface, Japan’s train station employees might appear deferential, profusely apologizing for the slightest delay and helpfully guiding passengers through the intricacies of the various transport hubs dotting Tokyo.
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
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2020
Wuhan doctor's death shows risk of crackdowns of fake news across Asia
Governments across Asia are stepping up arrests over growing misinformation on the coronavirus outbreak, even as outrage grows in China over how virus whistleblowers — one of whom, a doctor, has now died — were punished for spreading falsehoods.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2020
Chinese rage over death of doctor who raised alarm over coronavirus
A Chinese doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognized died of the virus on Friday, triggering a wave of public mourning and rare expressions of anger towards the government online.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
The Japan Times joins U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Media Compact
The Japan Times Ltd. announced Friday that it has signed an agreement with the U.N. Secretariat to become a member of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Media Compact.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 5, 2020
Ban on social media wrong call for sumo's popularity, transparency
Japan's national sport is semiglobalized.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Financial market website Zero Hedge knocked off Twitter over coronavirus 'bioweapon' story
Twitter Inc. has banned financial market website Zero Hedge from the social media platform after it published an article linking a Chinese scientist to the outbreak of the fast-spreading coronavirus last week.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 1, 2020
Social media in Japan fumes over Studio Ghibli's Netflix omission
Anime fans will now be able to enjoy a night in with Studio Ghibli after Netflix began streaming 21 films from the animation firm’s catalogue on Feb. 1. However, there’s a catch.
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
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2020
Jared Kushner says he hopes Israel waits on sovereignty steps in West Bank till after polls
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Washington wants Israel to wait until after its March 2 election before making any moves toward settlement annexation in the West Bank, following the announcement of a U.S. peace plan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2020
U.K. press watchdog rejects Prince Harry's complaint over drugged wildlife article
Britain's press watchdog has rejected a complaint by Prince Harry over a tabloid newspaper article that said wild animals pictured in photos he posted on Instagram had been drugged and tied up.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2020
Crisis tests China's system of governance
The system's obsession with controlling information means it isn't flexible enough to prevent a crisis from developing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 27, 2020
Closing Japan's gender gap: The role of women in media
Women in media are discriminated against first by being women, and then in the way they work once they have children.

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