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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2019

¥1 million to 100 people? Zozo chief Maezawa to dole out total of ¥100 million in cash for retweets

In the latest headline-grabbing move by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, the founder and CEO of major online fashion mall operator Zozo Inc. has announced a plan to dole out ¥1 million to 100 individuals to mark a successful New Year's sale.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2018

National Enquirer publisher American Media dodges charges with deal to cooperate with Trump hush-money probe

National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. agreed to accept responsibility for its role in a $150,000 payment to silence a former Playboy Playmate about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump before the election.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2018

Wall Street Journal says Carlos Ghosn enduring 'bizarre inquisition' in Japan

Ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn is enduring a "bizarre inquisition" in Japan, a Wall Street Journal editorial said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 26, 2018

Russia plans fines of up to 1% of revenue for tech firms that break rules: sources

Russia plans to impose stiffer fines on technology firms that fail to comply with Russian laws, sources familiar with the plans said, raising the stakes in the Kremlin's fight with global tech giants such as Facebook and Google.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2018

Trump hints at attending White House Correspondents' Dinner after news that main speaker won't be comedian

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Tuesday that it was a "good first step of a dying evening and tradition" for the White House Correspondents' Association to feature a historian, not a comedian, at its annual event to be held next spring.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2018

China orders broadcasters and websites to avoid celebrity hype, stop using fake statistics

Chinese broadcasters and online entertainment sites should avoid celebrity hype and crack down on fake audience and click-through rates, state media quoted the National Radio and Television Administration as saying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2018

Twitter study finds coordinated pattern in misleading posts on U.S. voter fraud

With the U.S. midterm elections days away, researchers have identified what they called a coordinated network of Twitter accounts that are pushing false and misleading narratives about election integrity with hashtags like #VoterFraud.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2018

Chinese state media claims Pittsburgh mass shooting highlights need for 'anti-extremism education' similar to that of Xinjiang camps

Chinese state-run media has pointed to the mass shooting Saturday at a synagogue in Pittsburgh as highlighting the need for "anti-extremism education" measures similar to the widely criticized internment camps it operates in the country's far-west Xinjiang region.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018

Most people in Japan get news from commercial TV broadcasts, poll finds

Over 90 percent of people in Japan use commercial television broadcasts as a news source, a survey finds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2018

Mizuho to hire hospitality and media veterans as it expands corporate access services in Japan

Flight attendants and television producers seeking a career change might want to look up Japan's third-biggest bank.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 13, 2018

Kizuna AI's NHK appearance sparks debate on social media

Do virtual YouTubers dream of online controversy? Maybe not but they sure are good at courting it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2018

Hong Kong press freedom in question as Financial Times journalist denied visa

Hong Kong has refused to renew a work visa for the Asia news editor of the Financial Times, who is also an official of the city's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC), a decision that has shocked many in the financial hub's international community.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2018

Top U.S. spy catcher says China is using LinkedIn to recruit Americans

The United States' top spy catcher says Chinese spy agencies are using fake LinkedIn accounts to try to recruit Americans with access to government and commercial secrets, and the company should shut them down.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 25, 2018

TikTok video app has become a petri dish for youth culture

It’s a question that haunts almost everyone over the age of 30 as they grow older: What exactly are the kids into today?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2018

Democracy needs the press as an 'opposition party'

We need to remember that a free press preserves democracy mostly by allowing for the expression of alternative points of view.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2018

China prepared for long trade war with U.S.: state media

While the U.S. may be trying to resolve trade disputes quickly, China is prepared for a "protracted war" and doesn't fear sacrificing short-term economic interests, according to Chinese state media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 5, 2018

How a powerful app helped Imran Khan win Pakistan's general election

A phone app and a database of more than 50 million voters were key weapons in the successful campaign of cricket legend Imran Khan in last month's general election — though rivals allege that Khan also received clandestine aid from Pakistan's powerful military.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2018

Ding! Alibaba office app fuels backlash among some Chinese workers

In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about 30 young engineers sit elbow to elbow, working to attract the next million users for DingTalk, Alibaba's workplace communication software.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2018

Tourists trading in their Japan guidebooks for Instagram

Tourism is booming in Japan, but a growing number of visitors are ditching their guidebooks for an app best known for celebrity snapshots and images of food: Instagram.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2018

Amid tumult and scorn for media, Trump takes in Pennsylvania rally for hard-line GOP candidate

President Donald Trump swiped Pennsylvania from the Democrats in 2016. Now he is trying to help Republicans take a Senate seat there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2018

Seven-Eleven aborts plan to serve draft beer after viral reaction overwhelms

Convenience store chains in Japan are well known for stocking everything from boxed lunches to dress shirts, often living up to their name by offering myriad services ranging from dry-cleaning and bill payment to parcel pickup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2018

Myanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story, jailed journalist tells court

A Reuters reporter on trial in Myanmar said the police questioning after he and a colleague were arrested in December centered on their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, not on secret state documents they are accused of obtaining.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2018

North Koreans fail to show up for talks on U.S. war dead: media reports

North Korean officials didn't show up Thursday for a planned meeting with U.S. counterparts to discuss returning the remains of American war dead, South Korean media reported, in the latest sign of tensions between the two sides.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2018

Trump doubles down on family separation policy amid growing backlash, blames media

President Donald Trump hardened his resolve to maintain his policy of separating children from parents who cross the border illegally amid an intensifying backlash from the public and lawmakers.
Man falls to his death from Osaka condo, killing cyclist below
Osaka's Kita Ward. Two men died Monday morning in the ward after a man fell from a high-rise condominium and struck a passing cyclist below, according to local police.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Amid rice shortage, farm minister comes under fire for saying he gets plenty
Agriculture minister Taku Eto has come under fire for saying at the weekend that he receives so much rice from his supporters that he has enough to sell it.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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