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JAPAN
Apr 1, 2005

Asahi censors ad critical of its sponsored 'news'

The Asahi Shimbun published a partially blacked-out advertisement Thursday that had been placed by the weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun to plug an article accusing the newspaper of engaging in "checkbook journalism."
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2002

The good news about Japan's economic slump

There would appear to be little good news to be found in Japanese economic performance over the last 10 years. But in fact there is some good news to be found in Japan's longer economic slowdown: better relations with the United States.
COMMUNITY
Aug 1, 2002

TV news move boosts campaign to secure international channel

On July 25th, in a stunning about face, News Corporation announced the continued broadcast of the 24-hour news channel, Foxnews.
JAPAN
May 24, 2002

Kyodo News agency picks new board

Kyodo News selected a new board of directors Thursday and reappointed Ichiro Saita as president, ushering in his third term at the post he assumed in June 1998.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 11, 2001

Trying to sell the news to kids who don't care

We've heard a lot lately about the decline of literacy in the developed world, as more people turn to new technology as their principal source of information. Commentators often illustrate this claim with figures demonstrating how no one reads novels anymore or by citing the decline in advertising revenue....
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2023

What to know about Dominion, the voting machine company suing Fox

The company's highly anticipated case against Fox News is scheduled to go to trial this week, but on Monday the judge delayed the proceedings without citing a reason.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2022

'Business as usual' despite Philippine news outlet Rappler's shutdown order

Ressa has been a vocal critic of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, triggering what media advocates say is a grinding series of criminal charges, probes and online attacks.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021

A shocking exit and a sad day for tennis

Naomi Osaka, a superstar in the sport, pulled out of the French Open after she was fined for skipping a news conference. Did it have to end this way?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2021

Beijing is getting better at disinformation on global social media

Several in-depth investigations published over the past two months have shed light on the evolution of disinformation campaigns originating in China.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2021

Mori resigns as Tokyo 2020 hopes to move on from sexism outrage

The 83-year-old former prime minister finally succumbed to an onslaught of criticism triggered by comments he made about women earlier this month.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 27, 2021

Fake news becoming real issue for foreign sumo fans

Online information about sumo has increasingly been falling victim to many of the same issues that plague mainstream news.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 9, 2021

Trump’s future in right-wing media is seen undimmed by riot

Facebook and Twitter suspended him. Cabinet officers have abandoned him. And members of Congress want to impeach him — again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Aug 2, 2020

Japan on air: The best podcasts about the Land of the Rising Sun

The Japan Times' recommendations for nine Japan-related podcasts, covering everything from the day's headlines to language and culture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2018

White House probing Google after Trump accuses it of hiding 'fair media' coverage of him

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Google's search engine was hiding "fair media" coverage of him and said he would address the situation, taking a swipe at the internet giant without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 22, 2018

Conservative U.S. commentator Charles Krauthammer, a Fox fixture, dies at 68

Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Krauthammer, who gave up a psychiatric career to become one of the leading conservative political commentators in the U.S. media, died on Thursday at the age of 68, the Washington Post and Fox News said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 6, 2018

Views from Tokyo: Do you read newspapers? How do you get your fix of daily news?

As the media continues to struggle to adapt to the digital age, young people open up about how they consume news.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 28, 2018

Fukuda scandal highlights how Japan's news outlets take advantage of their female employees

For the past two weeks, media outlets in Japan have been interrogating themselves over the revelation that female reporters are exposed to sexual harassment due to the nature of their work. When weekly magazine Shukan Shincho published a story alleging that Administrative Vice Finance Minister Junichi...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2018

Duterte denies involvement in SEC ruling to shut down news site Rappler

The office of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte sought to distance itself on Tuesday from a regulator's decision to revoke the license of a prominent news site, rebuffing allegations the administration had initiated a crackdown on the media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2017

Fake news isn't the only way to skew perceptions

Biased news, which may delivered even by traditional news organizations, can be very damaging, not least for political leaders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 26, 2017

Bangladesh's news-starved Rohingya refugees tune in to 'WhatsApp radio' despite dodgy info sources

Sitting in his hillside grocery shop in a Bangladesh refugee camp, Rohingya Muslim Momtaz-ul-Hoque takes a break to listen to an audio recording on his mobile phone, while children and passers-by gather round to hear the latest news from Myanmar.
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Apr 5, 2017

When it comes to health info, online 'fake news' can have serious repercussions

A recent "fake news" scandal involving IT giant DeNA Co. shows how quickly bogus health information can make the rounds online.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2016

China says terrorism, fake news impel greater global internet curbs

China's ambitions to tighten up regulation of the internet have found a second wind in old fears — terrorism and fake news.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2015

China graft watchdog raps newspaper for covering up news

China's anti-graft watchdog has criticized the People's Daily, the Communist Party's official newspaper, for abuses at some of its subsidiaries and bureaus including covering up news in exchange for money and misusing government funds.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2011

News of the World scandal

The revelations of misdeeds committed by the British tabloid News of the World are horrific but should not be surprising. There have been suspicions about the paper's behavior for years but a perverse fascination with its reporting — like the inability to not watch a car wreck — and a casual refusal...
Ko Sung-kook, a conservative commentator who hosts Kosungkook TV on YouTube, meets his fans during a rally to support President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 16, 2024

Inside South Korea's right-wing YouTube world openly embraced by Yoon

The impeached president's claims of "anti-state" pro-North Korean sympathizers as justification for martial law is a familiar theme on right-wing channels.
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally near his official residence in Seoul on Friday morning. Right-wing YouTube​rs helped Yoon win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 5, 2025

How fear and conspiracy theories fuel South Korea’s political crisis

Right-wing YouTube​rs helped President Yoon Suk Yeol​ win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law.
Now-U.S. President Donald Trump during a interview at his private club Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, on March, 4, 2024. Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods, and now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2025

In his second term, Trump fuels a ‘machinery’ of misinformation

The president and his advisers have ushered the United States into a new era of post-truth politics, where facts are contested and fictions used to pursue policy goals.
A think tank researcher said anti-government propaganda by Russian bot accounts was what has made the small far-right party Sanseito so popular leading up to the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Concerns grow in Japan over possible Russian interference in Sunday’s election

A blog post from a member of the Japan Institute of Law and Information Systems went viral for stating Russian bots were interfering in the upcoming Upper House election.
A person visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2025

AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink

A recent study has revealed that AI-generated summaries now appearing in Google searches discourage users from clicking through to source articles.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
For Uniqlo’s founder, conquering America is personal
A Uniqlo store in New York. In recent years, Uniqlo’s affordable, well-made basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
Sho-time as dazzling Ohtani powers Dodgers into World Series with historic performance
Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.
LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form coalition government, report says
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to form a coalition, paving the way for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo reports.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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