11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (563+ words) Walt Disney Japan will release a new mobile handset for its Disney Mobile service in collaboration with mobile carrier Softbank. DM002SH, which is designed based on the image of Cinderella, features Sharp's 2.6-inch AQUOS display and 1-seg digital TV broadcasting as…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (434+ words) The FBI confirmed that Patel's emails'had been targeted. In a "statement, bureau spokesman Ben Williamson "said, "we have taken all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks associated with this activity" and that the data "involved was "historical in nature and…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (33+ words) Mahjong can be beneficial at any age, but starting around age 6 can particularly enhance brain function. Multiple studies show it is significantly effective in improving cognitive function and mental health.Japan Today...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (856+ words) Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well being. The California jury's decision…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (152+ words) The planned revisions to the law on the prevention of wrongful use of mobile phones will be submitted to the ongoing Diet session, as the country aims to address the misuse of data-only SIMs in a recent wave of investment…...

6+ day, 7+ min ago  (352+ words) The operator of the social media platform X has rejected a request from the Japanese government to extend its data retention period for communication logs as part of measures to counter online defamation and abusive posts, sources close to the…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (725+ words) Take an everyday video on any suburban transport network, add anime-style music and a rosy filter, and it's suddenly a scene from the Japanese holiday of your dreams. That's the "Japan effect": a Gen Z social media trend satirizing the…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (747+ words) Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messenger apps. The rollout has raised concerns…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (137+ words) Two men rob mobile phone store in Tokyo'Japan Today Two men robbed a mobile phone store in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on Saturday night, getting away with 1.7 million yen in cash and dozens of mobile phones. The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m., TBS…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (435+ words) Tinder says it is testing a "Chemistry" option that uses artificial intelligence to help with matchmaking in the popular dating app. The iconic system of users "swiping" to show interest in Tinder profiles remains at the core of the service…...