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Digital 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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Digital 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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Digital 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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Digital 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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Digital 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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Police Officer Finds Letter from 10 Years ago
This is the fifth and final installment of a series in which Yomiuri Shimbun reporters revisited peo...
February 25, 2021
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10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake: ‘Badge of honor’ for caretaker whose advice saved 160 children from tsunami
This is the second installment of a series in which Yomiuri Shimbun reporters recently revisited peo...
February 21, 2021
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Water restored to hospital week after Tohoku quake
Saturday marked one week since the latest large earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefect...
February 21, 2021
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Social Distancing with Animals Becoming Norm at Zoos
Concerns about the spread of the coronavirus are not limited to people. Zoo operators across Japan h...
February 7, 2021
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Evacuation Drills that Give Impression of Reality Important
This is the third and last installment of a series that looks at points to remember in the event of ...
January 29, 2021
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Run Away as soon as Possible, don’t Come Back too soon
This is the second installment of a series that looks at points to remember in the event of a tsunam...
January 28, 2021
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Knowing where Multiple Tsunami Evacuation Sites are can Help Save Lives
The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake deeply implanted in people’s minds the importance of tsunami pr...
January 27, 2021
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Resilient Evacuation Center Drew Water from a Mountain after Great East Japan Earthquake
Takekazu Inoue entered the downtown area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, as a volunteer after the ...
January 18, 2021
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The ‘Temporary town’ Project for 2011 Evacuees that Went off Course
In the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, many communities chose to start over by pi...
January 17, 2021
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Residents, Businesses Saying Sayonara to Tokyo
The coronavirus pandemic is spurring some residents and companies to leave Tokyo in hopes of finding...
January 12, 2021
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