LAW & CRIME
Ito Shiori Wins First Defamation Lawsuit Against Twitter Troll
A Twitter troll claimed Ito Shiori, face of #metoo in Japan, was operating under a false identity - so she took him…
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LAW & CRIME
SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram Japan Bug Converts Diacritical Marks into Smiley Faces
A humorous bug on Instagram replaced Japanese symbols with smiley faces.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Chargeman Ken and Other Popular Japanese Memes: A Retrospective
From the Olympics to the ongoing pandemic, there was plenty of material for Japanese people to make fun of in 2020.
RACE IN JAPAN
Japanese News Program Apologizes for Calling Ainu “Dogs”
News Show "Sukkiri" caught flak on social media after airing a discriminatory joke towards the Ainu people.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
10 Useful Japanese Social Media Slang Terms Worth Learning
Before you give your next ii ne in the ripuran, study our guide to online Japanese slang and start tweeting like a…
SOCIAL MEDIA
Tiny, Complicated Nauru Becomes the Most-Followed Country on Japanese Twitter
Nauru has more Japanese Twitter followers than it does citizens. It also has a dark and complicated history with Japan.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Crabhouse: An 8-Bit Alternative to Clubhouse?
Can't manage to finagle an invite to Clubhouse? One user in Japan's developed an alternative for those caught in the FOMO.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Japan Reacts to the Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake on Twitter
From the humorous to the reflective, people in Japan took to Twitter to share their experiences of this weekend's strong earthquake.