Cybersecurity flaw discoveries soar to record high with use of AI: data
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities hit a record high in 2025 and continued rising rapidly in the first ha
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities hit a record high in 2025 and continued rising rapidly in the first ha

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A lack of official records is making it difficult to determine whether ousted farm minister Kazuo Yana pressured the land ministry to
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OTSU, Japan (Kyodo) -- More than 100 mascots promoting the charms of their local regions gathered on Saturday for a festival in the western Japan pref
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, traveled to Tottori Prefecture in western Japan on Saturday to at
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KAMOGAWA, Chiba -- Maiwai is a type of festive clothing traditionally worn by fishermen in Japan. It is believed to have originated along the Pacific
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NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The parents of a 17-year-old high school girl killed in a boat accident off Okinawa in March urged the prefecture's governor Sa
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NAGO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Genta Koja, who became Okinawa governor late last month and supports a contentious U.S. base relocation plan, on Saturday visit
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SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in northeastern Japan was shut down on Saturday so a valve in a piece of equipment re
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ITOSHIMA, Fukuoka -- Former Imperial Japanese Navy volunteer Muneharu Yamaguchi, 96, recently spoke about the harsh training he underwent during World
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TOKYO -- "We are opening a malatang restaurant in Japan and would like to hear honest opinions from Japanese people. Would you be willing to join a di
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TOKYO -- The Kita Ward Chuo Park culture center in the Japanese capital stands amid lush greenery about a 15-minute walk west of Oji Station. The buil
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From cutting-edge tech to lessons from the Edo Period, the six-month event will seek to help develop solutions to the planet's environmental crises.
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