TechnologyJapan lawmakers join Clubhouse app to reach voters
Audio-only social media platform offers a way to connect without in-person events
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
February 10, 2021 06:34 JST
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.