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Asia Pacific Apr 15, 2020

Insta wars: China tensions in Southeast Asia flare online in battle of memes

Social media anger from Chinese nationalists over a Thai internet model's comments on the coronavirus has set off a storm, uniting pro-democracy campaigners against pro-Beijing cyberwarriors, with insults and mocking memes flying. The quarrel, which has seen Southeast Asian internet users join forces with those ...

National / Media | Japan Pulse Apr 27, 2019

Japan's internet took on a life of its own during the Heisei Era

by Patrick St. Michel

The story of a recent online phenomenon offers a great snapshot of internet culture in Japan during the Heisei Era (1989-2019). Twitter user @Ninjamaaaaaan posted a blurry photo of a pooch in motion, with its tail swooping in front of its face. It looked ...