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BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
Conservatives can’t force YouTube to be free-speech zone: California judge
A producer of online civics lessons with a conservative bent got schooled by a federal judge on why it’s hard to sue Google for censorship.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 24, 2018
Delete Facebook? Protecting privacy is harder than that
Anyone tempted to #DeleteFacebook after the personal data of millions of users fell into the hands of a political consultancy is still likely to be monitored by the social network, which tracks nearly 30 percent of global website traffic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2018
Bitcoin slides as Google bans cryptocurrency advertising amid crackdown on scams
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Wednesday it was banning advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, the latest internet company to clamp down on the sector amid growing concerns about scams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2018
Brand recognition for Apple and Google plunges in poll as Amazon stays on top; Takata comes in last
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google corporate brands dropped in an annual survey while Amazon.com Inc. maintained the top spot for the third consecutive year. Electric carmaker Telsa Inc. rocketed higher after sending a red Roadster into space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with Microsoft privacy fight over data stored overseas
Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared unsure how to resolve a dispute between Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department over whether U.S. law should allow prosecutors to compel technology companies to hand over data stored overseas.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2018
The social media threat to society and security
Global regulation is needed to tame the growing menace that social media giants like Facebook and Google pose to the public and democracy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 24, 2018
Post-holiday gamble: Apple debuts HomePod voice speaker to take on Google and Amazon
After missing the critical holiday shopping season, Apple Inc. has jumped into the voice speaker wars with the HomePod smart speaker, a device that will use its Siri voice assistant and compete against offerings from Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2018
Twitter may notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during 2016 election
Twitter may notify users whether they were exposed to content generated by a suspected Russian propaganda service, a company executive told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2018
Unlike Facebook and Google, Twitter misses deadline to provide info to U.S. Senate in Russia probe
Twitter Inc. missed a deadline on Monday to provide the U.S. Senate Intelligence committee with information about alleged Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election, a spokeswoman for the committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner, said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2018
Google teams with Sony and Lenovo for smart speakers with touchscreens
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Monday its voice-controlled virtual assistant will show up this year in new tablet-like devices designed by LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp. as the technology company seeks to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in a fledgling market.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2017
The top business news stories of 2017
The Japan Times newsroom selected these economy and technology stories as the most important of 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 6, 2017
Google yanks YouTube from Amazon devices, escalating reciprocity spat
A rare public spat in the technology industry escalated on Tuesday when Google said it would block its video streaming application YouTube from two Amazon.com Inc. devices and criticized the online retailer for not selling Google hardware.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2017
EU rubber-stamps tax haven blacklist as it goes after ‘digital giants’
The European Union agreed on a tax blacklist of 17 countries that could potentially face sanctions for failing to bring their standards in line with the bloc, as it seeks to further step up its fight against opaque practices that facilitate avoidance by multinationals and individuals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2017
U.S. regulators set to require disclaimers on internet election-related ads in light of Russia meddling
U.S. regulators on Thursday kicked off a process that could result in mandatory disclaimers on election ads that appear on social media, a reaction to anonymous, Russia-linked ads on sites such as Facebook ahead of the 2016 U.S. elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2017
Supreme Court agrees to rule on U.S. demand for Microsoft email data stored abroad
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve a major privacy dispute between the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp over whether prosecutors should get access to emails stored on company servers overseas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2017
Google reportedly found Russia-backed ads on YouTube and Gmail as part of election meddling
Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a person briefed on the company’s probe told Reuters on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2017
U.K. says pedophiles, organized crime using WhatsApp with impunity, demands access to messages
Britain said WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption communication services allowed pedophiles and organized crime groups to operate beyond the reach of the law and called on the messaging service to move faster to help governments catch offenders.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2017
In info void before smoke cleared in Vegas bloodbath, fake news quick to flood social media
As law enforcement and news organizations raced to piece together what happened during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history Sunday night in Las Vegas, web denizens less wedded to the truth rushed in to provide details of their own — which quickly went viral.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017
Facing government pressure amid Russia probe, Facebook, Google to rethink handling of politics ads
Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google have little choice but to rein in internet political ads in the face of growing U.S. government pressure, a panel of advertising consultants and executives said on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 14, 2017
EU wants internet policing increased
Companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter could face European Union laws forcing them to be more proactive in removing illegal content if they do not do more to police what is available on the internet.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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