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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 28, 2020

Winning the media battle against COVID-19

On March 12, the Sankei Shimbun ran an editorial urging the media to refrain from criticizing the government for its handling of the coronavirus emergency. The Sankei Shimbun was elaborating on a complaint made by former TV announcer Yoshiko Sakurai that the press was not properly instilling in the public...
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Rugby
Nov 4, 2019

Media members hand Japan positive grades as RWC host

The 44th and final day of the 2019 Rugby World Cup ended with South Africa capturing the Webb Ellis Cup with a win over England in Yokohama on Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 19, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis highlights the value of social media in a disaster

There has been plenty wrong with conversations on social media over the past decade and yet it’s hard to argue that online platforms are anything other than essential in an emergency.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 22, 2018

Celebrities use social media to counter criticism online in 2018

Celebrities are just like the rest of us: They eat, sleep and would probably be better off if they reduced the time they spend on their social media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2018

South Korean journalists' tech gear taken as foreign media start marathon trek to North Korea nuke test site

International journalists left on a marathon journey to a North Korean nuclear test site on Wednesday, after Pyongyang belatedly cleared a number of South Korean media to witness what it says will be the dismantling of its only nuclear test facility.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2018

The social media threat to society and security

Global regulation is needed to tame the growing menace that social media giants like Facebook and Google pose to the public and democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2017

Our dangerous, idiotic national conversation

Cheap speech is reducing the relevance of political parties and newspapers as intermediaries between candidates and voters, which empowers demagogues.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2017

China closes 60 celebrity gossip social media accounts

China's cyberspace authorities have ordered internet companies to close 60 popular celebrity gossip social media accounts in the latest in a series of crackdowns on independent media.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2016

Trump uses policy speech to attack media, promises to sue accusers of sexual assault

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised on Saturday to foil a proposed deal for AT&T to buy Time Warner if he wins the Nov. 8 election, arguing it was an example of a "power structure" rigged against both him and voters.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2016

Anti-social media: Online chats give away plan for rocket attack on Singapore

It was the social media chatter that gave him away, although changing his profile picture on the Line messaging app to a banner pledging "Indonesian support and solidarity for ISIS" probably didn't help.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2016

Walt Disney agrees to buy stake in MLB Advanced Media

Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire a one-third stake in the video-streaming unit of MLB Advanced Media, in a deal valued at about $3.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2015

Killing of American al-Qaida media frontman seen as huge blow to militants

The killing of an American who directed al-Qaida's media campaign from his Pakistani hideout is likely to be a big blow for the militants, especially as they wage a propaganda war with the Islamic State group.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2015

$50 media player making waves in changing North Korea

A $50 portable media player is providing many North Koreans a window to the outside world despite the government's efforts to keep its people isolated, a symbol of change in one of the world's most repressed societies.
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CULTURE / Art
Feb 6, 2014

Making the invisible visible at the Japan Media Arts Festival

In 1965, artist Nam June Paik (1932-2006) attached a strong magnet to the top of a television. The crisp image, overpowered by the magnet, folded onto itself in beautiful geometric waves. But it wasn't meant to be beautiful; it was an attack.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 8, 2006

Japan media focus blurred on big issues

All the pain of the tragedy that has befallen their family is etched in the crumpled faces of Shigeru and Sakie Yokota.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2023

Hong Kong student indicted over social media posts made from Japan

The case adds to fears over a sweeping national security law that is being deployed beyond Hong Kong's borders.
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BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023

Government investigation finds no media leaks on BOJ nominees, lawmaker says

The probe looked into whether officials violated a tacit rule that bans them from leaking the names of nominees for key public posts.
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JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022

Behind the Japanese media’s peculiar reaction to the murder of Shinzo Abe

The country's mainstream media has avoided calling the former prime minister's death an 'assassination.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2022

Shopping through social-media platforms expected to hit $1.2 trillion by 2025: study

More than half of so-called social buyers surveyed said they are likely to support small businesses over larger retailers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021

Hong Kong’s media crackdown portends tough 2022 for free press

Governments appear poised for more steps to silence critical media coverage in the year ahead.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2021

Hong Kong leader says Stand News arrests not aimed at media industry

The raid was the latest crackdown on media and dissent since China imposed a tough new national security law aimed at ending pro-democracy protests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2021

In Japan politics, social media savvy Taro Kono is a rarity. His party isn't fully on board.

Kono's unorthodox communication style is a double-edged sword and has made him a polarizing figure among some of the Liberal Democratic Party's influential old guard.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 22, 2021

Media fails to agree on Fukushima water discharge

The general public is unable to comprehend the mixed messages it's hearing from the nation's leading news outlets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2021

Hong Kong leader flags 'fake news' laws as worries over media freedom grow

The government is working on legislation to tackle 'misinformation, hatred and lies,' leader Carrie Lam has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2021

Beyond Reddit, day traders turn social media platforms into squawk boxes

Thousands of 'amateur' investors congregate on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Discord, Clubhouse, Slack and other platforms to trade tips away from the public eye.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2020

K-pop's social media power spurs Thailand's youth protests

From raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Thai protesters to inspiring the youths who join demonstrations through dances and social media, K-pop fans have emerged as a potent political force in Thailand's anti-government movement.

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