Hacking attacks against corporate computer systems in Japan, many powered by AI tools, are seeing an explosive rise, particularly from October on. Personal data on some 260 million individuals, cumulatively more than twice Japan’s population, have leaked in around half a year.
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NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The U.S. military in Okinawa said it will extend by another month a curfew implemented after the arrest of a Marine on suspicio
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's government compiled Friday a package of emergency measures to address a spate of recent personal data breaches caused by unau
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nippon Paper Industries Co. said Friday it has abandoned plans to resume paper and pulp production at a mill severely damaged by a Ju
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TOKYO -- The Finance Ministry has proposed creating a system, potentially backed by legislation, to discourage people in Japan from living in areas wh
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The "Blue Pond" is illuminated amid falling snow in Biei, Hokkaido, Nov. 3, 2026. The popular tourist attraction is lit up for a limited period during
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The National Disaster Management Agency has been launched in Japan. Goshi Hosono, the first minister for disaster management, issued urgent requests t
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FUKUOKA -- Real estate developers Mitsui Fudosan Co. and Fukuoka Jisho Co. have decided to name a new commercial complex under construction on the sit
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan decided Friday to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force's deployment to the Middle East for antipiracy and information-gatheri
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index ended down over 3,600 points on Friday, marking the third largest-ever point drop as artificial intelligence-l
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SHIZUOKA -- The Shizuoka Prefectural Government has started selling the 2027 edition of its resident handbook, which comes with a variety of covers in
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MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- The fate of a Japanese journalist detained by Russia on suspicion of spying depends on the outcome of the ongoing investigation, a R
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Oyster harvesting started on November 2 in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan's top oyster-producing region. This summer was very hot, and seawater temperatu
