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MEDIA

ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2016
Data on Chinese tycoons, party officials leaked on Twitter
Personal information on dozens of Chinese Communist Party officials and captains of industry from Jack Ma to Wang Jianlin may have been exposed on Twitter in one of the country's biggest online leaks of sensitive information.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2016
North Korea detains, interrogates, then expels Tokyo-based BBC reporter
North Korea expelled a BBC journalist on Monday over his reporting, the broadcaster and a North Korean official said, as a large group of foreign media members visited the isolated country to cover a rare ruling party congress.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2016
'I am not your minder,' and other mistakes made in North Korea
At least 130 foreign journalists traveled to Pyongyang to cover the first full congress of North Korea's ruling party in 36 years.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 6, 2016
Facebook loses first round in lawsuit over storing biometric data
Facebook lost the first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the social networking company, alleging it unlawfully collected and stored users' biometric data derived from their faces in photographs.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2016
The muzzling of Japan's media is hurting Abenomics
How can Japan's fossilized politics and business change if media shies away from asking tough questions?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2016
Why China's censors silenced a Net sensation
China's leaders, so determined to export their culture to the world, are instead cultivating a neutered entertainment industry with their censorship.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 23, 2016
On the money: Hitting TV where it hurts
Earlier this month, the Association of Television Viewers Who Demand Compliance With the Broadcast Law announced that it may launch a "national campaign" targeting TBS, which it accuses of biased news reporting. Should the broadcaster fail to address the accusation, the association will ask sponsors...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016
Eyewitnesses to Kumamoto quakes on social media
The strongest quake in Japan since March 2011, registering 7 on the Japanese seismic scale, shook Kumamoto Prefecture on the evening of April 14 with another major quake striking in the early hours of April 16. Here is a selection of reactions and reports on social media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2016
Connectivity, news and social media become crucial lifelines in quake-hit areas
Building on the lessons of 3/11, Mobile phone carriers and media organizations team up to offer emergency communications services to those caught up in the Kumamoto quake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2016
Shibuya's scramble crossing fascinates tourists, judging by Twitter and Weibo
Mount Fuji and popular theme parks Universal Studios Japan in Osaka and Tokyo Disneyland topped what foreign tourists posted on social media during their stay in Japan, a recent survey found.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2016
Line in Clinton-de Blasio skit iks some as untimely racial gaffe
A comic gag turned into a gaffe for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, triggering a storm of social media comment accusing them of being insensitive to African-Americans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 12, 2016
Australia unveils new AU$5 note in currency overhaul; initial reactions scathing
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday unveiled the design of a new Australian $5 bill as part of a currency overhaul to improve banknote security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 9, 2016
TV takes the lazy approach on 'hikikomori'
On March 21, TV Asahi's long-running variety show "TV Tackle" ran a special feature on hikikomori — people who have withdrawn from society. Hikikomori first came to the attention of the general public in 1999 when a Niigata man was arrested for keeping a teenage girl prisoner for nine years in his...
WORLD
Apr 7, 2016
White House declines to support encryption legislation: sources
The White House is declining to offer public support for draft legislation that would empower judges to require technology companies such as Apple Inc. to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, sources familiar with the discussions said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 6, 2016
'No One's Perfect' writer Ototake couldn't live up to the 'Supercrip' media ideal
Hirotada Otatake's 'inappropriate relationships' are indefensible. But even more disappointing was the way the media presented Ototake and the story.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2016
Everyone but the mainstream media saw 'Trumpism' coming
You can't be a good journalist when you're a shill for a corporate media obsessed with access to the powers that be.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 5, 2016
Killer of New York's 'Kitty' Genovese dies in prison
The convicted murderer of Catherine "Kitty" Genovese, a 28-year-old New York City bartender whose 1964 slaying became a notorious symbol of urban indifference, has died in prison at age 81, corrections officials said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2016
Under military rule, Thais turn to social media
As the space for public political debate and opinion shrinks, Thais have moved their political debate to cyberspace.

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