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MEDIA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2019
U.S. regulators approve $5 billion penalty for Facebook to settle latest privacy issues: source
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc. this week over its investigation into the social media company's handling of user data, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2019
Boycott Japan: South Koreans take to social media in reaction to trade spat
#BoycottJapan is trending in South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2019
At Harvard, thoughtcrime is now a punishable offense
In America all it takes to ruin your life is one bad decision. Even if you're just a kid.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 6, 2019
Friction growing in Osaka over rising foreign population
The guests from the gala Group of 20 conference may be gone, but Osaka continues to garner attention in the media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 6, 2019
Feeling burned out by social media? You probably aren't alone
Some of the most popular users of social media platforms such as Twitter are expressing frustration with life online.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2019
Democrats condemn Trump camp's migrant detention facilities as inhumane
Democrats sharpened their attacks on the Trump administration's handling of the migrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, saying human rights were being neglected and demanding the firing of the Border Patrol's leadership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2019
Facebook page of Australian man missing in North Korea mysteriously reappears then disappears
The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again Saturday hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia is still trying to find out what has happened to him.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 29, 2019
Japanese politics finds ways to target youth
The Liberal Democratic Party's campaigns to encourage younger generations to take an interest in politics stirs media criticism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 29, 2019
Social media backlash against bubble tea fails to dent enthusiasm
While the internet can play a crucial role in pushing trends in Japan, it can be just as effective in turning people against the crazes it helps to hype.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2019
Line unveils credit scoring, an AI receptionist and other new services
Line Corp. has unveiled new services, from credit scoring to an AI-powered robot receptionist, as the operator of Japan's dominant messaging platform seeks to expand beyond chat.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 26, 2019
'The Journalist': Uncovering the dark side of Japan
Before Donald Trump made "fake news" the buzzword of choice for dissemblers and autocrats, Japanese netizens were already starting to question the veracity of what they read in the papers, albeit for very different reasons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2019
Guardians of money bristle at Mark Zuckerberg's new financial order
Facebook Inc. was hours away from the formal announcement of its ambitious foray into financial services, but French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was already broadcasting his discontent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2019
Brexit murder plot and other online lies: Study blames Russians for multinational attempt to 'divide, discredit and distract'
In August 2018, Spanish authorities uncovered a plot by anti-Brexit campaigners to assassinate Boris Johnson, a leading Brexiteer who now is the favorite to be Britain's next prime minister. Or did they?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 22, 2019
Embracing social media to protect others from danger in Japan
Japan has developed a reputation for being a safe country, an image bolstered by recent record lows in reported crime. The reality, though, is that life in Japan can be just as dangerous as it is overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2019
Stonehenge solstices go live worldwide
People around the world can now view the movement of the sun and stars over the ancient stone circle at Britain's Stonehenge through a livestream launched on Friday, the summer solstice.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2019
2020 Tokyo Olympics ticket rules ban your content from social media
Attention: Spectators at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year will be allowed to post their photos on social media but not video and audio.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami