テレビ出演中に子供たちに乱入された教授、家族と一緒に再びインタビュー - BBCニューステレビで生中継された自宅でのインタビュー中に子供たちに乱入され話題になった韓国・釜山大学のロバート・ケリー准教授が、今度は子供たちと一緒に、あらためてBBCからインタビューを受けた。 1回目のインタビューでは、乱入した子供たちをあわてて部屋から連れ出そうとするケリー氏の妻キム・ジュンアさんの姿を見た人々が、ジュンアさんを乳母だと勘違いしたことで、偏見のせいではないかとの議論を巻き起こし、さらに話題を集めた。
Amazon hands over Echo 'murder' data
Amazon's digital assistant, Alexa, records fragments of audio before activation as it listens for commands Amazon has agreed to hand over data from an Amazon Echo that may have been operating as an alleged murder took place, after the defendant consented. The technology giant had argued that it was against customer privacy. Victor Collins was found dead in a hot tub in Arkansas in November 2015. H
動物保護施設の獣医、安楽死の薬を自分に注射 台湾 - BBCニュース
台湾では今月、保護施設に収容された犬や猫の殺処分を廃止する新法が施行された。今から1年近く前、殺される動物たちが見るに忍びないと、施設で働いていた女性獣医が自殺し、台湾に衝撃が広がっていた。BBCのシンディー・スイ記者が取材した。 動物が大好きだった獣医の簡稚澄さんは、動物保護施設で働いていた。別の仕事、別のタイミングだったら、もしかすると避けられた悲劇だったのかもしれない。 台北に近い桃園市の施設で捨て犬の保護活動に関わっていた簡稚澄さんの同僚、ウィニー・ライさんは簡さんについて、「しょっちゅう残業していて、めったにお昼休みをとらなかったし、いつも犬を気にかけて、犬のために休日を犠牲にしていました」と語った。
生徒が「ナチス集会」の台湾高校 校長辞任 - BBCニュース
高校の生徒たちは23日の記念祭で、ナチスの旗や鍵十字を掲げ、黒い制服姿で行進。段ボールで作った戦車には、ナチス式の敬礼をする生徒が乗っていた。
The city getting rich from fake news
Many of the fake news websites that sprang up during the US election campaign have been traced to a small city in Macedonia, where teenagers are pumping out sensationalist stories to earn cash from advertising. The young man sitting in the cafe looks barely more than a boy - he hasn't shaved for a few days, yet he's a long way off achieving designer stubble. The hair on his chin and cheeks is stil
The godmother of manga sex in Japan
Manga is hugely popular in Japan but critics fear some of it amounts to exploitation A recent UN report weighed into a debate that provokes intense controversy in Japan, by including manga in a list of content with violent pornography. The BBC's Yuko Kato went to meet one of Japan's leading female manga artists, Keiko Takemiya, seen as the woman who opened the floodgates to sexually explicit manga
The dark side of Asia’s pop music industry
Chou Tzuyu found herself in the centre of controversy when she waved the Taiwan flag in a video They are known as "idols" and their job is "to sell dreams". For decades, the young pop stars of Japan and South Korea have been the envy of teenagers. But behind the glamour, the lucrative industry is run by talent agencies with an iron fist. Two recent apologies by Japan's popular band SMAP and Taiwan
How mutton flaps are killing Tonga
The Pacific island of Tonga is the most obese country in the world. Up to 40% of the population is thought to have type 2 diabetes and life expectancy is falling. One of the main causes is a cheap, fatty kind of meat - mutton flaps - imported from New Zealand. With a stern expression crossing her face, 82-year-old Papiloa Bloomfield Foliaki almost leaps from her seat to show us something she says
CES 2016: L'Oreal unveils super-thin smart skin patch
L'Oreal's skin patch will be launched in 16 countries including the UK this summer Beauty giant L'Oreal has unveiled a smart skin patch that can track the skin's exposure to harmful UV rays at the technology show CES in Las Vegas. The product will be launched in 16 countries including the UK this summer, and will be available for free. It contains a photosensitive blue dye, which changes colour wh
Japan's curious passion for the business novel
When Japanese people want a really good read they may not pick a spy thriller, a sci-fi fantasy or a throbbing romance - they may choose a novel about the world of business, with a besuited middle manager as its hero. Business novels now routinely feature in bestseller lists, and have even made the transition from the printed page to chart-topping TV drama. With a sharp kick, the young man in a sh
Brontosaurus dino name is revived
The iconic name Brontosaurus, once used to describe a family of huge dinosaurs, has been resurrected after being killed off more than a century ago. In 1903, scientists decided Brontosaurus was a more complete specimen of a different dinosaur. But many more specimens of plant-eating sauropod dinosaurs are now known, revealing Brontosaurus to be different enough to warrant its own name. The results
Vietnamese name man admits hoax in Facebook battle
The man had thanked people who were supportive of "certain names that populate in different cultures" An Australian who made global headlines after saying he was fighting to use his real name on Facebook, admits it was hoax. The man had claimed Facebook would not allow his real name as it could be considered offensive. But he later said on Facebook, external his real name was "Joe Carr" (or perhap
Bitwalking dollars: Digital currency pays people to walk
Japan is one of four nations which include the UK where Bitwalking will be initially launched A digital crypto-currency has launched that is generated by human movement. Bitwalking dollars will be earned by walking, unlike other digital currencies such as Bitcoins that are "mined" by computers. A phone application counts and verifies users' steps, with walkers earning approximately 1 BW$ for about
Japan's economy falls back into recession again
Japan has fallen into a recession four times since the global financial crisis Japan's economy has fallen into recession again after it shrank 0.8% on an annualised basis in the third quarter. The preliminary data means the world's third-largest economy has contracted for a second consecutive quarter, marking a technical recession. Growth was expected to decline after it fell a revised 0.7% in the
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