Business Mar 13, 2015
Honda launches ad campaign to urge 'immediate' Takata air bag repairs
Honda Motor Co. announced Thursday it will launch a "multi-million dollar" advertising campaign in the United States on Monday to beef up efforts to replace the defective air bags made by embattled Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp. in the massive number of recalled cars ...
World Mar 11, 2015
Facing a ban from mainstream online social networks Facebook and Twitter, supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched their own "caliphate book." But 5elafabook.com was offline on Monday just a day after its launch and its Twitter account was suspended, highlighting the challenges ...
Lifestyle Mar 6, 2015
Man finds girl of his dreams in the mirror
by Masami Ito
Keisuke Jinushi was tired of seeing social-networking snapshots of his friends with their girlfriends, at weddings or with their newborn children. He was single and felt like time was slipping away for him while everyone else was happily moving on with life. He wanted ...
National Jan 25, 2015
Friend wages 'I am Kenji' campaign to free held journalist
by Jesse Johnson
With the plight of hostage Kenji Goto still unknown, and his fellow captive apparently executed, friends of the journalist have taken to social media to work for his release, creating an "I am Kenji" Facebook page and collecting signatures online. Film producer Taku Nishimae, who ...
World | ANALYSIS Jan 14, 2015
If so-called cyberjihadis want to launch another social media attack on America's military, they will have plenty of targets: the U.S. Army alone lists more than 2,000 links to feeds on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other accounts. In the wake of Monday's breach of U.S. ...
Commentary / World Dec 26, 2014
End of the Facebook Revolution
by Leonid Bershidsky
When Facebook has already blocked an announcement inviting Muscovites to attend a January rally in support of an anti-corruption activist, imagine what it would do — or, for all we know, has already done — for the U.S. government.
World / Social Issues Dec 1, 2014
Plastic surgery in demand as more and more people snap selfies
Dental hygienist Jennifer Reynolds was always self-conscious about her looks, never took selfies and felt uncomfortable being tagged in photographs posted on social media. The 34-year-old from Costa Rica who lives in New York opted for plastic surgery on her nose and now feels ready ...
National Nov 10, 2014
Teacher faces penalty for Facebook photo of student punishment
A teacher at a private junior high school is facing disciplinary action over Facebook postings that included a photo of him punishing students accompanied by humiliating comments, school insiders said Monday. The homeroom teacher of a first-year class at Kobe Ryukoku Junior High School, operated ...
World / Science & Health Nov 7, 2014
Facebook Inc. knows how much influence its news feed can have on members' behavior, and the social network is using that clout to fight Ebola. CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated $25 million last month to fight the spread of the disease. Now, Facebook is asking users ...