The Ten Thousand Dollar Retweet
One of Japan’s best known politicians targets a prominent internet journalist, and in the process calls into question the very utility of social media.
Tag Archives: Twitter
Edano Go!
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 3, 2018.
Constitutional Democrats Make All the Right Moves
If there has ever been a fresh Japanese political organization that seems to have learned deeply from the mistakes of the past and is making all the right moves, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is the one.
The Deplorables: Marines Continue Flights over Okinawa School
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 18, 2018.
The “Unimaginable” Incompetence of Futenma Marines
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 8, 2018.
The Reversal of Fortune
The 2017 general election shows that the Japanese floating voter favors the bold.
Abe Takes Hardline Stance as Diet Session Looms
This Week in Japan is your source for news and information about politics and other happenings in this East Asian island country. This episode covers the Top Five stories of the fourth week of October 2017.
Guerrilla Journalism: Livestreaming the News
In Episode 4 of Guerrilla Journalism, we speak to Charli James, a journalist based on Paris, France, with considerable experience livestreaming news events.
Akihisa Nagashima Resigns from the Democratic Party
One of the most prominent conservative lawmakers resigns from the leading opposition Democratic Party. He likely won’t be the last.
Candidate Takashi Uesugi on the Rise of New Media
Tokyo gubernatorial candidate Takashi Uesugi stops on the campaign trail to give an exclusive interview to the SNA.
