Tag - emoji

 
 

EMOJI

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2019
Neighbors frown at 'bullying' emoji on California house
Emoji have emotions running high in one Southern California seaside enclave.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2019
Unicode's new emoji aims to help break bloody taboo surrounding periods
Women and girls will be able to use an emoji to chat about their periods from next month, which will help to end the shame around menstruation, a child rights group said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Nov 11, 2017
When teenage girls text like middle-aged men
On Nov. 8, the #おじさんLINE hashtag topped Japan Trending rankings on Twitter. The hashtag refers to the manner in which ojisan (middle-aged men) text other people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2016
Emoji: The evolution of emoticons
The ideograms that were once eyed with skepticism have transformed into a universally accepted part of daily communication.
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 11, 2016
'The Story of Emoji' speaks for the symbols we speak through
There are two types of people in the world: those who fret about the invasion of emoji, and those who seem to have umbilical attachment to them. Gavin Lucas is most likely in the second category. Though his book is called "The Story of Emoji," a more accurate title might have been "The Story and Possibilities of Emoji," since roughly two thirds of his book showcases projects by designers, writers and artists who are pushing the possibilities of the icons. This includes an emoji campaign to get young people voting and "Emoji Dick," a crowdsourced emoji translation of "Moby Dick," which has now been added to the U.S. Library of Congress' collection.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2015
Oxford chooses emoji as word of the year
Reflecting the increased use of emoticons as a communication method, Oxford Dictionaries has chosen one particular emoji as its word of the year for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2015
Expressive emoji win over Merriam-Webster's wordsmiths
From tsunami to head honcho, English boasts no end to Japanese loan words. Artsy chefs now talk of umami and revelers belt out karaoke, so it is no surprise to see the Merriam-Webster dictionary honoring another new arrival: emoji, familiar to mobile users worldwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2015
Emoji, karaoke, anime among things Americans thank Japan for, Obama says
U.S. President Barack Obama pleased Japanese in the audience on Tuesday during a welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, using a Japanese greeting and hailing the country's pop culture such as emoji emoticons, karaoke and anime.

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