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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2019

In insult-laden statement, North Korea refers to Abe as an 'idiot and villain'

North Korea on Thursday unleashed an insult-laden diatribe against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, calling him an "idiot and villain" who should not even dream of setting foot in Pyongyang, and hinted at the possibility of missiles again flying over Japan after Abe criticized a recent weapons test by the...
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BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2019

California reveals Facebook probe, saying social media firm stonewalling probe

California revealed for the first time an 18-month investigation into Facebook Inc's privacy practices and accused the social media giant in a court filing on Wednesday of hampering the investigation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019

Twitter political ad ban is no sure fix for voter manipulation, says ex-Cambridge Analytica director

Brittany Kaiser, a former Cambridge Analytica director turned witness in a cross-Atlantic data privacy scandal, on Tuesday praised Twitter's move to ban political advertising from its platform but said it was not a "permanent fix.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 1, 2019

Russian trolls are stoking conflict in Chile, U.S. warns

The U.S. State Department warned on Thursday that it had seen indications of Russian "influence" on recent unrest in Chile, where two weeks of protests and riots have rocked the administration of President Sebastian Pinera.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 1, 2019

Twitter says its tech tools removed 1 in 2 abusive tweets in first half

Twitter's technology tools removed one in two tweets containing abusive content posted in the first half of this year, it said on Thursday, amid calls to the U.S. social media company and its peers to do more to tackle the issue.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2019

Facebook's gains show user growth still possible in U.S.

Facebook Inc. delivered better-than-projected sales and steady user growth in its third quarter, proving that its business can endure increasing regulatory scrutiny and criticism over its immense reach and influence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2019

Russian accounts targeted U.S. voters on Instagram ahead of 2020 election, Facebook says

A network of Instagram accounts operated from Russia has targeted Americans with divisive political messages ahead of next year's presidential election and posed as local people in U.S. states including Virginia and Florida, Facebook said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2019

U.S. and U.K. to ink deal to get data faster from tech firms about terrorism and child abuse cases

The United States and the United Kingdom are seizing on Facebook Inc.'s plan to apply end-to-end encryption across its messaging services to press for major changes to a practice long opposed by law enforcement, saying it hinders the fight against child abuse and terrorism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2019

U.S. military unit apologizes for tweet threatening to kill civilians near Area 51 base

A public affairs division of the U.S. Department of Defense has apologized and deleted a tweet that appeared to threaten to kill civilians who had been drawn to a secretive military base in Nevada rumored to house government secrets about extraterrestrial life and spaceships.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2019

U.S. Defense Department division tweets apparent threat to kill civilians in Area 51 'raid'

A public affairs division of the U.S. Department of Defense has come under fire for a tweet that appeared to threaten to kill civilians who had been drawn to a secretive military base in Nevada rumored to house government secrets about extraterrestrial life and spaceships.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2019

Deploying new U.S. missiles would be 'reckless act': North Korean media

Any move by the United States to place new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in South Korea could spark a "new Cold War" and an escalating arms race in the region, North Korean state media said on Wednesday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2019

Trump cites intel that China is moving troops to Hong Kong border and urges calm

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, citing U.S. intelligence, said China's government was moving troops to its border with Hong Kong and he urged calm as clashes continued between protesters and authorities in the former British colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 11, 2019

Myanmar politicians take advantage of China's junket tours

The National League for Democracy was forged in an uprising against one-party rule. Its activists spent years in jail under Myanmar's military junta. But since taking power three years ago, the party led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has found an unlikely ally — the Chinese Communist Party.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2019

Facebook loses facial recognition appeal and must face privacy class action

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook Inc.'s effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data on millions of users without their consent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2019

Google not biased against conservatives, top executive to tell U.S. Senate panel

Google's top government affairs official said on Monday that the search engine does not discriminate against conservative viewpoints and that he will reiterate that to a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 2, 2019

North Korean media reports trumpet Kim's meeting with Trump in Demilitarized Zone

North Korean state media released gushing reports of Kim Jong Un's meeting Sunday in the Demilitarized Zone with U.S. President Donald Trump, as the regime sought to use another history-making meeting with the U.S. leader to validate its policy decisions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 26, 2019

'The Journalist': Uncovering the dark side of Japan

Before Donald Trump made "fake news" the buzzword of choice for dissemblers and autocrats, Japanese netizens were already starting to question the veracity of what they read in the papers, albeit for very different reasons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2019

Japan crypto-exchange license approval nears for Line

Line Corp., the nation's largest messaging app, is close to obtaining a license to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2019

Facebook reveals plans for Libra cryptocurrency, targeting first half of 2020 for launch

Facebook Inc. revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, the latest development in its effort to expand beyond social networking and move into e-commerce and global payments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2019

Twitter deletes thousands of accounts tied to Iran as it seeks to end false info campaigns

Twitter Inc. on Thursday said it removed thousands of accounts linked to coordinated, state-backed activities it believes were from the Iranian government and archived them to its public database launched last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019

Emails show Mark Zuckerberg knew of 'problematic' privacy practices at Facebook, WSJ reports

Facebook Inc. uncovered emails that seem to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg was aware of potentially problematic privacy practices at the company, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2019

Russian police detain at least 94 at Moscow journalist protest

Russian police detained at least 94 people on Wednesday, including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist, monitors said.
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JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 7, 2019

Japan facing increased pressure to hike minimum wage, but business leaders give mixed response

Last month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy recommended that the government draw up detailed measures to bring the nationwide average minimum wage up to ¥1,000 per hour as soon as possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2019

Facebook must proceed with privacy breach suit linked to Cambridge Analytica, judge rules

Facebook Inc. must defend itself in a District of Columbia lawsuit accusing the social network of failing to safeguard users' personal data and allowing a U.K. political consulting firm to mine the information for the benefit of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2019

Court case challenges Facebook bans

A Polish group is suing Facebook for 'private censorship' in a potentially landmark case.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2019

Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.
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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.

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