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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 19, 2017
Birth of a Twitter trend: the story behind #gaijinconfessionfriday
Last week, a simple hashtag kicked off an outpouring of guilt and humor on Twitter from Japan's foreign residents.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Apr 14, 2017
Tweeters spill their guts on #gaijinconfessionfriday
Things got real this Friday — real funny —u00a0as non-Japanese living in Japan admitted their biggest blunders, mistakes and unpopular opinions using the #gaijinconfessionfriday hashtag.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2017
Trump shows how social media can hurt democracy
Social media is amplifying the sway of the powerful.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2017
'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill gives Trump tweet the Joker treatment
The joke appears to be on Donald Trump.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2016
'Is a Tweet policy?' U.S. State Department officials ponder
When is a tweet just a tweet?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2016
Tweeting less can be more, Trump
To be successful in his new job, America's tweeter-in-chief will need to use social media differently than he did during the campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2016
Trump complains in tweets about Chinese policy after Taiwan call raises ire
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump complained about Chinese economic and military policy on Twitter on Sunday, showing no signs of a conciliatory approach after a phone conversation with Taiwan's president raised hackles in Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2016
From Aleppo to the world, a Syrian girl's Twitter feed chronicles war up close
Bana Alabed's home had just been destroyed, and the 7-year-old Syrian girl was injured and on the run.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2016
Tweeter-in-chief Trump says he may not stop social media use while in White House
Donald Trump credits social media with a key role in his upset victory in the U.S. presidential election and may continue to use it once he takes office, though he plans to be more circumspect.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 12, 2016
U.S. police used Facebook, Twitter data to track protesters: ACLU
U.S. police departments used location data and other user information from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to track protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, according to a report from the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 3, 2016
'Thursday Night Football' NFL draws Friday morning tweeters in Japan
Reading the tweets as they scroll below NFL games shown live on Twitter has become my new Japanese study obsession.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2016
Trump's debate sniffs take off on social media
Republican White House candidate Donald Trump stole the social media spotlight during Monday night's U.S. presidential debate on at least one count — what Twitter users branded his #Trumpsniffle.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2016
Report: White nationalists use Twitter with impunity, dwarf Islamic State's use; Trump camp no comment
White nationalists and self-identified Nazi sympathizers located mostly in the United States use Twitter with "relative impunity" and often have far more followers than militant Islamists, a study being released on Thursday found.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2016
Pastor and key Trump booster sorry about Clinton 'blackface' tweet
Pastor Marks Burns, a prominent supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, apologized on Tuesday for sending out a tweet that showed a cartoon image of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in blackface.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2016
Twitter denies #SaveTwitter rumors of shutting down in 2017
Twitter Inc. denied on Thursday rumors that the social media messaging service will be shutting down in 2017, denouncing the claim as groundless.
WORLD / Society
Aug 1, 2016
Men in Iran don hijab veils in solidarity with women
Authorities in Iran may find the latest social media campaign for women's rights difficult to cover up.
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Jun 8, 2016
Commissioner Goodell alive, well but NFL Twitter account suffered hack, false tweet
The National Football League's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday and a false tweet was sent that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died, an NFL spokesman said on his Twitter account.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Thursday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.

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