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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2022
Wordle buyout by New York Times draws backlash from fans
Announcing on Monday that it had bought Wordle for an undisclosed price in the low seven figures, the New York Times said the game would 'initially' remain free for existing and new players.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2022
Japan leads pack as Twitter sees record number of government demands to remove content
The platform said governments made 43,387 legal demands for the removal of content from 196,878 accounts over a six-month period.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 24, 2022
Australian PM loses control of WeChat Chinese account as election looms
With a national election due by May, the government would have aimed to use the Morrison account to promote its policies during the Chinese New Year celebrations starting Feb. 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 17, 2022
Abuse of over-the-counter drugs surges among young people in Japan
As more people turn to addictive medications readily available at drugstores to ease their mental suffering, experts are sounding the alarm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 11, 2022
'Colonial wine from new, authoritarian bottles': Hong Kong retools sedition law
The Hong Kong government is expanding its use of a long-dormant sedition law in what some lawyers and democracy advocates say is intensifying a squeeze on press freedom.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 10, 2022
Auction of Muslim women on Indian app shows tech weaponized for abuse
The fake auctions are just the latest examples of how technology is being used to put women at risk through online abuse, theft of privacy or sexual exploitation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2022
Trump to launch his social media app in February, listing shows
TRUTH Social, the Trump Media & Technology Group alternative to Twitter, is available for pre-order before going live on the U.S. Presidents' Day holiday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2022
New York Times to buy the Athletic in $550 million deal
While the purchase will add to revenue growth immediately, the Times expects the acquisition to reduce its operating profit for about three years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2022
Shopping through social-media platforms expected to hit $1.2 trillion by 2025: study
More than half of so-called social buyers surveyed said they are likely to support small businesses over larger retailers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 3, 2022
Former Facebook executive pushes to open social media’s ‘black boxes’
His project could accurately track what Facebook users paid the most attention to — and that irritated his bosses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021
Hong Kong’s media crackdown portends tough 2022 for free press
Governments appear poised for more steps to silence critical media coverage in the year ahead.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2021
Hong Kong leader says Stand News arrests not aimed at media industry
The raid was the latest crackdown on media and dissent since China imposed a tough new national security law aimed at ending pro-democracy protests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2021
Mercedes-Benz swept up in latest China internet furor over model’s eyes
The episode, reported by a state media outlet, has made the maker of luxury cars the latest target of consumer nationalism in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Dec 28, 2021
Hiroshima groups press for ordinance banning hate speech
Some experts are cautious about the legal restrictions because of potential conflict with the right to freedom of expression as stipulated in the Constitution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 21, 2021
As climate anxiety rises, chat groups tackle isolation and taboos
A growing network of discussion groups offer spaces for people to open up about their feelings on the changing climate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 21, 2021
Buying influence: How China manipulates Facebook and Twitter
Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing's brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.
BUSINESS / Tech / Longform
Dec 20, 2021
How Twitter moderates content in Japan
Japan's top social media platform is drawing increased scrutiny about its operations, particularly in the wake of several high-profile cyberharassment incidents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2021
Reddit IPO to test social media platform's 'meme' stock hype
The San Francisco-based company filed confidentially last week with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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By Tomoko Otake

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