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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 10, 2020
New milestone for Ted Barton with broadcasts from Russia
For the past several years, announcer Ted Barton's goal has been to help globalize figure skating by providing free video streams of the sport to skaters, fans and media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 4, 2020
Predicting Japan's digital trends of the next decade
Last year was all about looking back. Between the end of the Heisei Era (1989-2019) and the decade coming to a close, people appeared to go to extra lengths to reflect on the recent and not-so-recent past (this column included). Now that we’ve entered 2020, though, it’s time to leave the highlights...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 28, 2019
Evolving debate over cultural differences worldwide leads to greater social media insight
Almost everyone who voluntarily relocates to a country besides the one they grew up in enjoys some kind of honeymoon phase in their new surroundings. Everything about their adopted home feels shiny and praiseworthy, with all of the memories of one’s past suddenly looking far rustier than it ever did...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 16, 2019
Japanese celebrities are using YouTube in new ways to connect with fans
The baseball offseason has arrived and Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish has taken up a few extracurricular activities. The Osaka-born player has expanded his social media presence, with recent posts on Twitter —  poking fun at teammates and playfully roasting other starters — being picked up by...
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE NOTES
Oct 17, 2019
Japan's 'Beyonce' makes her mark, as the nation's influencers are revealed
With a list of the top social media influencers in Japan having been released, it appears Cool Japan is making its mark on pop culture in the country
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Sep 22, 2019
How virtual streamers like Kizuna Ai became Japan's biggest YouTube attraction
Kizuna Ai, the most popular streamer in Japan, is an anatomically exaggerated, perpetually adolescent girl in frilly thigh-high socks and a pink hair ribbon. She's also an entirely virtual character, given life by the actions and voice of an invisible actress.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 19, 2019
U.S. social media firms say they are removing violent content faster
Major U.S. social media firms told a Senate panel Wednesday they are doing more to prevent or remove violent or extremist content from online platforms in the wake of several high-profile incidents, focusing on using more technological tools to act faster.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2019
Google will pay up to $200 million in U.S. probe over violating children's privacy, source says
Google will spend up to $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube's alleged violation of a children's privacy law, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 24, 2019
Japan's insatiable appetite for watching strangers binge eat
Consuming a 5-kilogram hamburger and a plate of wedges in a single sitting is more than most people can stomach, but it’s all in a day’s work for one of Japan’s ōgui consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019
After Twitter and Facebook, YouTube uncovers influence campaign against Hong Kong protests
Alphabet Inc.'s Google announced on Thursday that its YouTube streaming video service disabled 210 channels appearing to engage in a coordinated influence operation around the Hong Kong protests, days after Twitter and Facebook said they dismantled a similar campaign originating in mainland China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2019
Anti-Moon YouTubers in South Korea win fans in Japan
Japanese citizens angry at South Korea's role in a diplomatic row over their wartime history that has spilled into trade have found some unlikely allies: South Korean commentators using YouTube to attack their own president, Moon Jae-in.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2019
Study shows cute kids are YouTube clickbait; child advocates concerned
YouTube videos featuring young children draw nearly triple the average viewership of other content, according to research released on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 25, 2019
Fuji Rock to livestream festival acts
Fuji Rock will livestream a selection of the bands and singers performing at this year's festival, event organizers have announced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 21, 2019
Huawei mobile users ponder switching brand after Google news
Time to abandon the Huawei phone? That was what some owners asked after U.S. tech giant Google said it would suspend its business with China's top mobile maker, threatening future access to Gmail, YouTube and Chrome.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 18, 2019
Elementary school kids can say the darndest things online
People usually don’t take the thoughts of a 10-year-old child too seriously. Elementary school kids can say the darndest things, and only the nastiest of bullies take any notice of them saying something stupid.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
May 2, 2019
TikTok sets its sights on the music industry
Short-form video app TikTok isn't content being the center of online youth culture in Japan. Now, it's eyeing the music industry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2019
YouTube flags Notre Dame fire as 9/11 conspiracy, then says system made 'wrong call'
Soon after a fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, news outlets began streaming live broadcasts on YouTube. Below several of the clips was an odd box of text: A snippet from Encyclopedia Britannica about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Apr 11, 2019
Kizuna Ai, Kaguya Luna and YouTube sensations: virtual stars, but the same old shtick
Virtual YouTubers ended up being one of 2018's biggest cultural surprises.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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