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MEDIA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2022
Will Russians choose truth or lies? Ukraine’s fate depends on them
How ordinary Russians deal with their government’s propaganda has become a matter of war and peace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2022
After doom and gloom, China’s propaganda shifts gears on COVID-19
Experts say Beijing is laying the groundwork for a loosening of COVID-19 rules — as well as putting in place convenient scapegoats to blame for the restrictions going too far.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 22, 2022
Your guide to watching the World Cup from Tokyo
Tuning into games from Qatar looking more complex than a Messi dribble? Here’s how to make sense of all of Tokyo’s World Cup watch parties, streaming options and more.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2022
Twitter cuts spur concerns about U.S. midterm elections and human rights
Elon Musk’s broad-based cuts at the social media site are leading current and former employees to question whether it will have the resources to effectively moderate content.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2022
Murdoch plan to reunite Fox with News Corp. finds few fans
Several analysts said the potential recombination is unlikely to solve one of the key problems facing Fox and News Corp. — low valuations relative to their peers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2022
Young underground reporters ‘fight a gun with a pen’ in Myanmar
The Southeast Asian nation has seen a relentless crackdown on free expression, with a small literary magazine emerging as one of the few remaining independent media outlets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2022
Myanmar junta jails Japanese journalist three more years for immigration breach
Myanmar’s junta has clamped down on press freedoms, arresting reporters and photographers, as well as revoking broadcasting licenses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022
Iran targets celebrities and media over Mahsa Amini protests
The warnings came after almost two weeks of protests and a deadly crackdown that a rights group says has been marked by ‘ruthless violence by security forces.’
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2022
The new India: Expanding influence abroad, straining democracy at home
India has become indispensable in answering some of the world’s challenges, from diplomacy to climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2022
An eye for an eye doesn’t work in disinformation war
In the struggle to win the ideological narrative wars, democracies are tempted to resort to disinformation to match the fabrications of their more autocratic enemies. It’s a bad idea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2022
Appeal trial opens over 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in France
Two men who were given the heaviest sentences have appealed, notably Ali Riza Polat, who received a 30-year prison term on charges he helped find weapons for the killers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 1, 2022
Japan Times 1997: Japan shocked by news of Princess Diana’s death
Twenty-five years ago, news of Princess Diana’s death spread to Japan. Comparisons are drawn to media coverage of the Japanese royal family, and editors explain what made her popular here.
JAPAN / Media
Aug 22, 2022
Pioneering female photojournalist Tsuneko Sasamoto dies age 107
The pioneering photographer, considered to be Japan’s first female photojournalist, died just over two weeks before her 108th birthday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2022
Jury awards $45.2 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial
The U.S. conspiracy theorist was ordered to pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 massacre for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2022
Hong Kong is unrecognizable after two years under new security law
The landscape for free expression in Hong Kong after Beijing enacted the National Security Law has become increasingly desolate, and conditions are set to worsen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2022
Thousands swept up as Kremlin clamps down on war criticism
The arrests are a stark gauge of how Russia has intensified repression of critics. At least 50 people now face yearslong prison sentences.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2022
Al-Jazeera journalist killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
Veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was wearing a press vest that clearly marked her as ‘Press’ while reporting in the city of Jenin.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022
Taiwan TV channel apologizes for false report on China invasion
Taipei-based Chinese Television Systems ran a ticker Wednesday along the bottom of the screen saying that China had attacked several areas of New Taipei City.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022
Shaken at first, many Russians now rally behind Putin’s invasion
Polls and interviews show many Russians now accept the Kremlin’s assertion that their country is under siege from the West. Opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2022
China to start Australian TV anchor’s spying trial, ABC reports
Cheng Lei, a Chinese-born Australian who most recently worked for state broadcaster CGTN, will appear in court on Thursday after 19 months of detention and could face life in prison.

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