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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2018
Trump says tweets, sometimes composed in bed, are his weapon against 'fake news'
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has garnered a large following on social media with rambunctious postings, said he sometimes tweets from bed, though he occasionally allows others to post his words.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2018
The junkies and dealers of today's social media
Monopolistic Internet platforms, especially Facebook, enable the powerful to inflict harm on the powerless in politics, foreign policy and commerce.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2018
Some policy dentistry could combat truth decay
The American public's mental bandwidth is being stressed by a torrent of information.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2018
Myanmar police sought secrets act probe of Reuters reporters an hour after their arrest
Myanmar police sought permission from the nation's president to go ahead with an investigation into whether two Reuters journalists had breached the Official Secrets Act only an hour after arresting them last month, a Yangon court heard on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 22, 2018
'Fake news' crutch used by Southeast Asian leaders to control media, critics charge
Governments across Southeast Asia have a history of using laws and the judiciary to curb press freedoms — now, they have found a handy crutch to lean on as they intensify clampdowns: U.S. President Donald Trump's "fake news" mantra.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 21, 2018
Media firm adapts to an ever-shifting Brazilian community in Japan
IPC serves the huge Portuguese-speaking community with radio, TV, mags and more.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 20, 2018
Stranded Niigata train incident highlights flaws in social media
Thanks to social media, anyone can log in to Twitter these days and comment on the fate of people who are stuck inside a stranded train from the comfort of their own homes. Is this what the world has become?
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2018
Japanese newspaper reporter wounded in unsolved '87 shooting at Hanshin bureau dies
Hyoe Inukai, a former Asahi Shimbun reporter severely wounded by a shotgun during the unsolved 1987 attack on the daily's Hanshin bureau, has died, it was learned Friday. He was 73.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Jan 20, 2018
More Japanese read news online than in newspapers for first time, survey finds
For the first time since 2008, more people in Japan are getting their news from smartphones and computers than the morning newspaper, a poll finds.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2018
Facebook's new mission may be impossible
Mark Zuckerberg's company is imitating Snap in trying to focus on interactions with 'friends and family.' But can the media genie be bottled up again?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2018
Duterte denies involvement in SEC ruling to shut down news site Rappler
The office of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte sought to distance itself on Tuesday from a regulator's decision to revoke the license of a prominent news site, rebuffing allegations the administration had initiated a crackdown on the media.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2018
Veteran U.S. diplomat Richardson to work toward securing Reuters reporters' release
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Monday he would work toward securing the release of two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar in his capacity as a member of an international advisory board on the crisis in Rakhine state.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2018
Pew survey gauges Japanese confidence in media coverage at 65%
A survey by a U.S. think tank finds the majority of Japanese think the domestic media are doing at least “somewhat well” on accuracy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 11, 2018
YouTube pares back Logan Paul partnership after Japan suicide video
YouTube said Wednesday it is removing popular American celebrity YouTuber Logan Paul from its Google Preferred platform and putting future projects with him on hold, after Paul posted a video on the platform that included footage of a suicide victim in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 10, 2018
Time for Japan to scrub off that blackface — for good
Oops, they did it again: offensive makeup for laughs on TV. But some Japanese viewers are far from amused.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2018
Myanmar police charge Reuters reporters under Official Secrets Act
Japan wants to raise the matter of two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar with the country's government at appropriate opportunities, including a visit by Foreign Minister Taro Kono to that country this week, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2018
China's embrace of digital Leninism
With 'social credit,' Beijing is seeking an inescapable political system in which citizens are completely loyal to the state
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2018
Indian government criticized for naming a reporter after article alleges database breach
The Indian government named a reporter in a police complaint after she wrote an article alleging a federal identity database breach, drawing criticism from a journalist group that accused officials of trying to muzzle free speech.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 7, 2018
Corporate Japan slow to grasp #MeToo
From news coverage to corporate behavior, Japan is still mired in a Showa Era mindset.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 6, 2018
Twitter says world leaders like Trump have special status
Twitter on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish U.S. President Donald Trump.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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