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CYBERBULLYING

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2021
Japan approves bill simplifying court steps to identify cyberbullies
Changes to the law on internet service providers come after calls to tackle online abuse, particularly after last year's death of a cast member on a popular reality show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2020
Yahoo Japan to delete hateful posts with AI to tackle cyberbullying
The move comes following the suicide in May of Hana Kimura, a cast member of the popular reality show 'Terrace House.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 16, 2020
Man may face charges for cyberbullying of late ‘Terrace House’ star Hana Kimura
The man in his 20s from Osaka Prefecture is suspected by Tokyo Metropolitan Police of having defamed Kimura on Twitter several times, posting abusive comments asking why she was still alive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 6, 2020
Toxic side of social media in focus — again — after Nagoya teen's suicide
Under different circumstances posts by a Nagoya teen may have served as a warning and led to her getting help. Instead she became yet another victim of cyberbullying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 5, 2020
Online abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, poll finds
Social media companies were urged to take action to address the issue and called on governments to pass laws to deal with online harassment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 20, 2020
In South Korea, COVID-19 comes with another risk: online bullies
Governments around the world have grappled with misinformation and outright lies about the coronavirus. In South Korea, that struggle has become uniquely personal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2020
Mother of 'Terrace House' star Hana Kimura files ethics complaint over death
The mother of Hana Kimura, a cast member of Fuji Television's popular reality show "Terrace House," filed a complaint with a broadcast ethics watchdog Wednesday alleging a human rights violation over her daughter's death in May following cyberbullying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 27, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic has left us all feeling a little overwhelmed
When the internet sits in judgment on perceived violators of unwritten laws, its standards tend to be those of a technologized lynch mob.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 11, 2020
Online abuse is a silent pandemic affecting millions
Effective measures needed to address cyberbullying
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 30, 2020
Public begins to wake up to sheer volume of harassment online
Social media users want abusers to drop their veil of anonymity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 29, 2020
Seeking kindness after a 'Terrace House' tragedy
The death of 'Terrace House' star Hana Kimura gives new impetus to discussions about cyberbullying.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 14, 2019
Ex-member of South Korean girl band f(x) who spoke out on cyber bullying found dead
A former member of top South Korean girl group f(x), who had spoken out against cyber bullying, was found dead Monday, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 19, 2015
Bullying finds fertile ground in social media
Smartphones have become an essential tool for people of all ages, but they also pose serious challenges for parents and teachers trying to protect children from online abuse.
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A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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