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CENSORSHIP

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2019
China's military benefiting from Google's work in the country, says U.S. general
The top U.S. general said on Thursday that the Chinese military was benefiting from the work Alphabet Inc.'s Google was doing in China, where the technology giant has long sought to have a bigger presence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2019
Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar's top court as rights group decries 'fear'
Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday against their conviction, as a rights group said the government wielded repressive laws against peaceful critics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2019
Spy novels, daigou and democracy: The many lives of Yang Hengjun, Australian writer held in China
A Chinese-born Australian writer detained by authorities in Beijing for suspected espionage has long been a divisive figure among overseas Chinese dissidents and activists.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2019
Two-day Bing outage in China was technical error, not censors' block, says source
Search engine Bing's outage in China last week was a technical error, rather than an intentional censorship block, a source familiar with the matter said, although Chinese authorities and Microsoft have not so far commented on the topic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 27, 2019
From new visas to a tourism backlash, the Top 10 issues that affected us in 2018 may forecast our future treatment
Every January, Just Be Cause takes a look at how things went for the non-Japanese residents of Japan (NJ) in the previous year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2019
Russian lawmakers back proposal to ban spread of fake news and insulting authorities online
In measures the opposition says are aimed at stifling dissent, Russian lawmakers on Thursday backed a proposal mandating jail terms of up to 15 days for insulting authorities online and another prohibiting the spread of fake news.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2019
Russia's press poses a problem for Putin
Semi-authoritarian regimes don't fully control the people's behavior and Russia's media is stirring more anger than outsiders may expect.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 3, 2018
China partly censors U.S. Embassy statement on trade truce
A social media post by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing about the trade agreement between the two nations was being partially censored Monday, with the WeChat article visible but blocked from forwarding or sharing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2018
Google workers push to stop censored search engine Project Dragonfly targeting China users
More than 200 engineers, designers and managers at Alphabet Inc.'s Google demanded in an open letter on Tuesday that the company end development of a censored search engine for Chinese users, escalating earlier protests against the secretive project.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2018
U.S. judge orders White House to restore press pass to CNN's Jim Acosta
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the White House to temporarily restore CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass, which was revoked after a contentious news conference last week with President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2018
Trade war and censors spell reckoning for China's giant tech scene
Wang Miaoyi's small one-bedroom apartment, which doubles as her design studio, is overflowing with game magazines, figurines and boxes of sci-fi novels.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2018
Dissident cartoonist Badiucao cancels Hong Kong show after China 'threats'
Hong Kong organizers of an exhibition by a dissident Chinese-Australian cartoonist, a persistent thorn in the side of leaders in Beijing, cancelled the event in the Chinese-ruled city on Friday given what they said were threats by China.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2018
Cambodia jails 70-year-old in first conviction for royal insult
A Cambodian court has jailed a 70-year-old barber for seven months over a violation of the country's royal insult law, the first such conviction since the law was adopted this year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2018
China shuts thousands of websites in clean-up campaign, state media says
China has shut down more than 4,000 websites and online accounts in a three-month campaign against "harmful" online information, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday, citing the country's illegal publication watchdog.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2018
China removes unapproved and foreign content from school textbooks
China's education ministry has launched a "comprehensive" inspection of school textbooks to remove unapproved alterations or foreign content, state media reported late on Wednesday, amid a push to combat Western influence in China's schools.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2018
Myanmar's Suu Kyi at World Economic Forum defends jailing of two Reuters journalists
Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday the jailing of two Reuters journalists had nothing to do with freedom of expression and they can appeal against their seven-year sentences.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2018
A 'sad day for Myanmar'
Myanmar's persecution of two Reuters reporters, sentencing them to seven years behind bars, is shameful. The silence of the world's governments is equally shameful.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2018
Can U.S. media stand up for press freedom?
Donald Trump's Twitter onslaught is in danger of drowning press freedom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2018
Russia said failing in bid to tap more precise tech to block Telegram messenger services
Russia is experimenting with more precise technology to block individual online services after an attempt to shut down banned messaging service Telegram failed, but Moscow has yet to find a way to shut it down without hitting other traffic.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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