Japan's political parties are scrambling for ways to capitalize on social media ahead of next summer's election for the House of Councilors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament, wondering…
SEOUL – Every day for the past week, Kim Kwon-seop, 72, has joined thousands of others gathered near the home of South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol. They were…
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Kobe – A lawyer and a professor said Monday that they have filed a criminal complaint accusing Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito of paying a public relations company to run his…
Japanese political parties and legislators actively used social media and the internet for their political activities in 2023, 10 years after internet election campaigns became legal, political funds reports have…
Billionaire Elon Musk has been using his social media platform, to go to bat for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks and promote his own preferred candidates, advocating for choices he…
Japanese social media users are quickly taking to Bluesky and other X alternatives, with data suggesting the start of a durable trend.According to Similarweb, monthly active user numbers for Bluesky…
Kobe – The support group for a failed candidate in the recent gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture has filed a criminal complaint with Hyogo Prefectural Police, claiming that its X…
"F— you, Elon Musk," Brazil's first lady said as her husband geared up to host a high-stakes summit of Group of 20 leaders.Rosangela da Silva, the wife of President Luiz…
Politics in Japan can be a staid affair. The race to become the governor of Tokyo, which reached its climax on July 7th, was anything but that. Fifty-six candidates, many…