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Manga & AnimeMature detachment at heart of elf-mage’s widespread popularity
An instant hit when it began its run in the Shukan Shonen Sunday weekly manga magazine in April last...
May 21, 2021
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Outside ContributorsAmbivalence of transition back to social life after a year of isolation
Everyone was already in the backyard when I arrived at the home of my friend, who recently retired f...
May 20, 2021
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General NewsRevised law targets cultural fields in need of protection
A new registration system for cultural assets will be established with the enactment of a law revisi...
May 20, 2021
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Crime & CourtsOnline sperm trade grows risky
Online sperm trading is increasing as individual sperm donors embrace social media to match with hop...
May 20, 2021
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Social SeriesDigital tech rushes forward / Spread of false information affecting public opinions
For Nick Stutzman, a 40-year-old company employee in the U.S. state of Ohio, it all began when he ga...
May 20, 2021
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Social SeriesDigital tech rushes forward / Analysis of info exposes govt corruption
As authoritarian states tighten their grip on their citizens through digital technology, the report...
May 20, 2021
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Social SeriesDigital tech rushes forward / Despotic regimes threaten internet access
In late March, about 4,000 Iranians, including those living outside Iran, took part in a four-hour d...
May 20, 2021
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Social SeriesDigital tech rushes forward / Digital tech riles public in ways incompatible with democracy
The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted an online interview with social media researcher Jamie Bartlett in whi...
May 20, 2021
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Social SeriesDigital tech rushes forward / Digital authoritarianism spreading worldwide
Digital authoritarianism, the use of the internet and artificial intelligence by repressive regimes,...
May 20, 2021
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CompaniesU.S. tech giants influencing freedom of expression
Billions of people across the globe express themselves and post information on the internet every da...
May 20, 2021
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CoronavirusGovt struggling to monitor returnees and reentering foreigners
The government is struggling to monitor the activities of Japanese who have returned from abroad or ...
May 20, 2021
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Defense & SecurityRuling party lawmakers to propose establishment of economic security council in Japan
A group of lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to propose the establishment of ...
May 20, 2021
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CoronavirusTokyo ward blocks access to square to deter street drinkers
The Shinjuku ward government erected fences around a square in front of Takadanobaba station on Wedn...
May 20, 2021
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CoronavirusVaccination of elected officials prompts public to question priorities in Japan
The vaccination of mayors and other local government officials has become a point of contention in J...
May 20, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialRevise law to end long-term detention of foreigners at immigration facilities
The long-term detention in immigration facilities of foreigners who have illegally stayed in this na...
May 20, 2021