Japanese media firm set to buy US business website Quartz for up to $110m
US business website Quartz is to be bought by a Tokyo-based media company for between $75m and $110m. Uzabase has…
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Buzzfeed Japan to launch in partnership with Yahoo
c The social news website says that 45 per cent of its claimed 200m monthly readers come from outside the…
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Huffington Post launches in Japan
The Huffington Post has launched in Japan after announcing plans for a new site in Germany last week. The site,…
ByAsian newspapers booming
With increaing incomes, literacy levels and press freedoms, newspapers are booming in Asia, reports the Christian Science Monitor. According to…
ByJapanese TV chief quits over ‘insider trading’ probe
The president of Japanese public-service broadcaster NHK has resigned after three of his staff were investigated over claims of insider…
ByJapanese TV reporters face ‘insider dealing’ probe
Japanese public-service broadcaster NHK is facing a backlash from viewers, who are threatening to stop paying their licence fee, after…
ByAt least four journalists arrested in Burma
The Burmese correspondent of the Japanese daily Tokyo Shimbun, Min Zaw and three Burmese journalists were arrested last week, Reporters Without…
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