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- Young people, Mental health, Japan, Technology, Social media, Health, Health & wellbeing, Asia Pacific, Internet, Smartphones, Digital media
‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen-Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrollin…
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Cloud review – bizarre internet action thriller descends into hail of bullets
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s baffling crime farrago follows a cyber fraudster pursued by an angry gang of disappointed s…
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China’s tech firms vow crackdown on online hate speech after knife attack
Clampdown follows fatal stabbing of Chinese woman who tried to stop attack on Japanese mother and childChina’s…
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Dog that inspired ‘Doge’ meme and became face of Dogecoin dies
Atsuko Sato announces death of her shiba inu Kabosu, whose 2010 photo led her to be described as ‘Mona Lisa of…
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Ryuichi Sakamoto obituary
Japanese composer and electronic music pioneer behind the soundtrack for the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr Law…
- Japan, Technology, Apps, Netflix, Apple, US news, Spotify, Computing, World news, Media, Digital music and audio, Asia Pacific, UK news, Internet
Apple concedes on ‘anticompetitive’ restrictions in App Store
‘Reader apps’ such as Spotify, Netflix and Kindle will be able to share links to help users manage accountsApp…
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Hana Kimura death: Man charged over cyberbullying of Japanese reality TV star
Fans of star, a professional wrestler, decry court fine of £59 as ‘too lenient’ punishment for cyberbullyA Jap…
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Hatsune Miku review – hologram star fires up crowdsourced power pop
O2 Academy, Brixton, LondonThe virtual Vocaloid singer gives online devotees a non-stop real-world rave and a …