Japan lawmakers join Clubhouse app to reach voters

Audio-only social media platform offers a way to connect without in-person events

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A Clubhouse chat involving Japanese lawmakers from various parties: The app has won fans in Japan's parliament. (Photo by Susumu Kuronuma)

SUSUMU KURONUMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Look who's talking: Less than a year after its launch, and the month after it hit Japan, the voice-based chat app Clubhouse is finding fans among legislators for communicating with the public at a time when large gatherings are out of the question.

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