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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members pose for a group photo at National Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Quality Inspection and Testing Center (Tianjin) in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Zhang Cheng (R) and his colleague Zhang Shuai conduct tests in an intelligent connected vehicle at an automobile inspection center in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Wang Juan poses for a photo in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An intelligent connected vehicle tester works before a test at an enclosed test field in Tianjin, north China, June 14, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An intelligent connected vehicle conducts autonomous emergency braking test at an enclosed test field in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Wang Juan prepares for a road test in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Zhang Cheng installs a braking robot in an intelligent connected vehicle before a test at an automobile inspection center in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Li Cheng (back row) gives a lesson to new employees in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle testers measure the distance between an intelligent connected vehicle and a scooter during a door-opening reminder test at an enclosed test field in Tianjin, north China, June 14, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Li Cheng is pictured during a road test in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Li Cheng is pictured in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Wang Juan (L) gives a road test training to a new employee in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Zhang Cheng installs a steering robot in an intelligent connected vehicle before a test at an automobile inspection center in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Wang Juan is pictured during a road test in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Zhang Cheng records the test data of an intelligent connected vehicle at an automobile inspection center in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Zhang Cheng prepares the test report of an intelligent connected vehicle in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Li Cheng checks a vehicle after a road test in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Zhang Cheng conducts tests in an intelligent connected vehicle at an automobile inspection center in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Li Cheng checks a vehicle before a road test in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Wang Juan prepares for a road test in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- TIANJIN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Zhang Cheng poses for a photo in Tianjin, north China, June 19, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows an intelligent connected vehicle during a road test in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE TESTERS (CN)

(240713) -- WUHAN, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Intelligent connected vehicle tester Wang Juan adjusts a rearview mirror before a road test in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, July 4, 2024. Thanks to advances in electrification, networking, and intelligent transformation, along with progress in autonomous driving technologies, self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality. As the industry develops, more professionals are becoming testers of self-driving vehicles. The profession "intelligent connected vehicle tester" was listed as one of 19 new professions by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security earlier this year. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Zhizun)

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Hearing held on TikTok's lawsuit against Montana over state ban

STORY: Hearing held on TikTok's lawsuit against Montana over state ban DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: MISSOULA, U.S. CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of the courthouse STORYLINE: A court hearing on social networking platform TikTok's lawsuit against the western U.S. state of Montana over the state's ban on the app was held in Missoula, Montana, on Thursday. The hearing started Thursday morning in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in Missoula. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy heard arguments filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators against the state's ban. The hearing lasted for about an hour. At the end of the hearing, the judge said he would offer a preliminary resolution on the matter as soon as possible. Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed an act on May 17 banning the operation of TikTok throughout the state starting Jan. 1, 2024. The act made Montana the first U.S. state to prohibit the use of or access to the social n

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U.S.-MONTANA-MISSOULA-TIKTOK'S LAWSUIT-COURT HEARING

(231012) -- MISSOULA, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enter the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in Missoula, Montana, the United States, on Oct. 12, 2023. A court hearing on social networking platform TikTok's lawsuit against the western U.S. state of Montana over the state's ban on the app was held in Missoula, Montana, on Thursday. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONTANA-MISSOULA-TIKTOK'S LAWSUIT-COURT HEARING

(231012) -- MISSOULA, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk by the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in Missoula, Montana, the United States, on Oct. 12, 2023. A court hearing on social networking platform TikTok's lawsuit against the western U.S. state of Montana over the state's ban on the app was held in Missoula, Montana, on Thursday. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONTANA-MISSOULA-TIKTOK'S LAWSUIT-COURT HEARING

(231012) -- MISSOULA, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2023 shows a cell phone screen with TikTok App outside the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in Missoula, Montana, the United States. A court hearing on social networking platform TikTok's lawsuit against the western U.S. state of Montana over the state's ban on the app was held in Missoula, Montana, on Thursday. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONTANA-MISSOULA-TIKTOK'S LAWSUIT-COURT HEARING

(231012) -- MISSOULA, Oct. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Media members wait outside the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana in Missoula, Montana, the United States, on Oct. 12, 2023. A court hearing on social networking platform TikTok's lawsuit against the western U.S. state of Montana over the state's ban on the app was held in Missoula, Montana, on Thursday. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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Madrid's Prado Museum receives Webby Awards for its TikTok account

STORY: Madrid's Prado Museum receives Webby Awards for its TikTok account DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Prado Museum and its TikTok account 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): BERNARDO PAJARES, Head of social media at the Prado Museum 3. various of Prado Museum and its TikTok account STORYLINE: The TikTok account of the Prado Museum in Madrid was awarded the Webby Awards earlier this week by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences as the best networking project worldwide in the category of "Art and Culture." After the boom of TikTok during the pandemic, the Prado Museum opened its account on the video-sharing platform and now it has over 480,000 followers on TikTok, in which over 60 percent are young people under 35 years old. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): BERNARDO PAJARES, Head of social media at the Prado Museum "The work consists of translating all the knowledge that is here of the history of art from many years of research and showing t

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Operator of SNS schoolteacher site mulls smartphone apps

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Asatani (R), CEO of social networking site operator Loupe Inc., discusses the development of smartphone apps with his staff in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, as the firm's new site for schoolteachers allows them to help one another in a gamut of school education fields.

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New SNS site for schoolteachers proves popular

TOKYO, Japan - The homepage of a social networking site, opened exclusively for schoolteachers by Tokyo-based Internet startup Loupe Inc. in March 2014, is shown in this undated photo. The site is designed to deepen information exchanges among elementary, secondary and senior high school teachers.

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Softbank's Son joins iced water challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp., a Japanese telecommunications and Internet company, pours a bucket of iced water over himself at the company's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Aug. 20, 2014. Son joined a charity event gaining popularity among U.S. celebrities to increase awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease known as ALS, by pouring iced water onto themselves and posting videos of it on social networking sites.

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Boy experiences SNS in class for safe use of Internet

TOKYO, Japan - A boy experiences a social networking service via a tablet computer during a class held in Tokyo on July 29, 2014, to help parents and children learn how to use the Internet safely.

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Social networking service mixi's new president interviewed

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Morita, new president of social networking service operator mixi Inc., speaks in an interview in Tokyo on June 26, 2014, dwelling on a plan to launch abroad "Monster Strike," a megahit smartphone game.

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Abe, Facebook COO

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., pose for photos at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 2, 2013, with their thumbs up mimicking the U.S. social networking site's "like" sign.

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Official abuses citizens groups on Twitter

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga tells a press conference on June 13, 2013, that reconstruction minister Takumi Nemoto is expected to take punitive action against Yasuhisa Mizuno, a senior official of the Reconstruction Agency which deals with the rebuilding of areas damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, after revelations that Mizuno abused citizens groups and Diet members via the online social networking site Twitter.

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Social networking service mixi incoming President Asakura

TOKYO, Japan - Yusuke Asakura, incoming president of mixi Inc., speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on May 17, 2013. Asakura will head the Japanese social networking site operator from June.

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Online election campaign approved

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a House of Councillors plenary session at the Diet building in Tokyo on April 19, 2013, shortly after the passage of a bill to allow the use of Facebook, Twitter and other social networking websites in election campaigning, starting with 2013 summer's upper house election.

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Facebook makes debut on Nasdaq

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a display at the Nasdaq Stock Market in New York on May 18, 2012, welcoming the day's listing of shares of Facebook Inc. The operator of the world's largest social networking site ended its first trading day at $38.23, up 0.61 percent from the firm's $38 offering price.

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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - File photo shows Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., in San Francisco in September 2011. Facebook, the operator of the world's largest social networking site, will go public May 18, 2012, on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

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Facebook headquarters

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo shows the headquarters of Facebook Inc., operator of the world's largest social networking site, in Menlo Park, California, on May 16, 2012. Facebook is expected to go public on the Nasdaq market on May 18, 2012.

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Kadokawa-Gree tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuguhiko Kadokawa (L), chairman of publisher Kadokawa Group Holdings Inc., shakes hands with Yoshikazu Tanaka, president of social networking service provider Gree Inc., in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2011, as the two companies announced they will cooperate to distribute e-book contents to smartphone and other gadget users.

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Social networking site Gree makes strong debut on Mothers market

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Tanaka, president of Gree Inc., the operator of a popular Japanese social networking site, speaks at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 17 after his company made a strong debut on the TSE's Mothers market for start-ups.

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LINE logo

Keywords: line, line, social networking service, messenger app, information and communication industry, company, sign, logo, logo mark = June 28, 2018, at the business strategy presentation "LINE CONFERENCE 2018", Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Social networking site Gree makes strong debut on Mothers market

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Tanaka, president of Gree Inc., the operator of a popular Japanese social networking site, speaks at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 17 after his company made a strong debut on the TSE's Mothers market for start-ups. (Kyodo)

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6 entrepreneurs in Japan given awards for innovative achievements

Chu Tsz-tat (C), the Hong Kong-born founder of Brand Pit, a startup market research service for brand managers that analyzes photos posted by brand fans on social networking services, receives the Embassy of Sweden Award at the embassy in Tokyo on April 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students coordinate via social media to help quake-hit areas

Local high school and college students work on April 20, 2016, as volunteers at a distribution station for relief goods for earthquake-affected people in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. They gathered through social networking services. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students coordinate via social media to help quake-hit areas

Local high school and college students work on April 20, 2016, as volunteers at a distribution station for relief goods for earthquake-affected people in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. They gathered through social networking services. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Students coordinate via social media to help quake-hit areas

Local high school and college students work on April 20, 2016, as volunteers at a distribution station for relief goods for earthquake-affected people in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. They gathered through social networking services. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mobile phones, SNS changes dating culture in Bhutan

Photo taken in February shows a man using a mobile phone in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. The rapid spread of mobile phones and social networking sites such as Facebook has changed the way men and women date in the country, bringing the custom of men "sneaking a visit at night" to women's houses to an end. Bhutanese say men often risked being caught by their girlfriends' fathers who might throw a stone at them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo