News stories have caught spiders in a web of misinformation

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Even spiders, it seems, have fallen victim to misinformation. Media reports about people’s encounters with spiders tend to be full of falsehoods with a distinctly negative… Read more

Angels owner Moreno considers options for sale of team

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Los Angeles Angels owner and 76-year-old businessman Arte Moreno said Tuesday he is considering selling the MLB team he has owned for two decades. The Angels… Read more

‘Game of Thrones’ prequel becomes HBO’s best launch

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Nearly 10 million viewers in the United States watched the eagerly-awaited first episode of “House of the Dragon” — the first spin-off to “Game of Thrones”,… Read more

Whistleblower accuses Twitter of hiding major flaws

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Twitter misled users and U.S. regulators about “extreme, egregious” gaps in its online protections, the platform’s ex-security chief claimed in whistleblower testimony that could impact the… Read more

AJMEDIA News Digest: Aug. 23, 2022

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ LDP code of conduct to demand no ties with Unification Church TOKYO – A senior official of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party signaled Monday that the… Read more

Japan to maintain sanctions on Russia as Ukraine war drags on

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government said Tuesday it will maintain sanctions on Russia while working in tandem with other Group of Seven nations as the war in Ukraine… Read more

Toyota truck arm Hino halts more shipments in data fraud scandal

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Hino Motors Ltd. suspended more of its shipments Monday as the truck-making subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. revealed fresh details of engine data falsification going back… Read more

shida’s support tumbles, hit by questions over Unification Church and COVID

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government has tumbled, battered by questions about the ruling party’s ties to the Unification Church and its response to… Read more

Japan ministry adds female lecturers to online course after backlash

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s land ministry said Monday it has added 15 women to the lineup of lecturers for a planned online course on community development for public servants,… Read more

LDP code of conduct to demand no ties with Unification Church

Tokyo, 23 August, /AJMEDIA/ A senior official of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party signaled Monday that the party’s code of conduct will demand having no ties with the Unification Church,… Read more