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JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Apr 5, 2017

When it comes to health info, online 'fake news' can have serious repercussions

A recent "fake news" scandal involving IT giant DeNA Co. shows how quickly bogus health information can make the rounds online.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 5, 2017

What's a visitor with a food allergy to do in Japan?

A selection of foreign nationals coping with food allergies in Japan offer tips for visitors to Japan facing the same challenges.
WORLD
Feb 9, 2017

Cyberexpert's arrest silences Russian contacts of some Western crime fighters

Russian cybersecurity experts have scaled back cooperation with Western contacts after one of their number was arrested in Moscow on treason charges, making it harder to fight global online crime, U.S. law-enforcement and industry sources say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2017

How data geeks could enable mass deportation

Technology companies have databases that document people's ethnicity, religion and other personal information on a massive scale.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2016

FBI hands Clinton email probe papers to GOP-led Congress; Democrats expect leaks

The FBI said on Tuesday it has turned over to the U.S. Congress a number of documents related to its investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2016

Panama's president says vilification over tax haven issue is unfair

Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela said Monday in Tokyo it is unjust of the global community to attack his nation over the so-called Panama Papers, as it is in the process of negotiating tax information exchange agreements with other countries, including Japan, to enhance the transparency of its...
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 12, 2016

Knowledge is power: Navigating the household electricity market after deregulation

The country's household and small business electricity market will be deregulated from April 1, allowing individuals to choose their electricity provider. Optimists, especially renewable energy advocates and small entrepreneurs, hope the development will break the stranglehold that the country's 10 regional...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 21, 2016

Family registers are off-limits to lawyers unless relevant to a case

An American asks if he can hire a Japanese lawyer to find out whether his current wife is legally divorced from the Japanese man she once married.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 31, 2016

Bank remittance case suggests My Number may be tough to opt out of

A reader asks about the relationship between the My Number registration system and sending money abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 2016 NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2016

An opportunity to experience authentic Japanese New Year's

For most urbanites, the New Year's holidays is a time to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, go back to their hometowns, go skiing or loosen up their bodies and minds at an onsen hot spring, but there are also many interesting and unmissable events going on in and around the Tokyo metropolitan....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 2, 2015

Life after work in Japan: tackling readers' pension questions

Among the questions that Japan Times readers send to the Lifelines column, a perennial topic is navigating the Japanese pension system. Here are some answers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 17, 2015

Foreign Joso flood victims hit out at city's monolingual response

One week after an unprecedented flood overwhelmed the city of Joso in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japanese-Brazilian resident David Kiyoshi Shibata believes it's a miracle he's still alive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2015

A veil of secrecy masks stepped-up cyberattacks in Asia, experts say

Once a month, cybersecurity lawyer Paul Haswell gets a call from an Asian company with the same question: We've been hacked. Who do we need to tell?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2015

Data hacked from U.S. government date back to 1985: official

Data stolen from U.S. government computers by suspected Chinese hackers included security clearance information and background checks dating back three decades, U.S. officials said Friday, underlining the scope of one of the largest known cyberattacks on federal networks.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 21, 2015

Apologizing in Japan: Sorry seems to be the hardest word

Dressed in a light-gray suit with her hair pulled back tightly into a bun, McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Chief Executive Officer Sarah Casanova walked stiffly into a news conference on Feb. 5 and addressed a throng of reporters.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2014

Activist challenges secrets law with anonymous whistle-blower website

A Japanese Internet activist and academic is challenging the recently enacted state secrets law by setting up a website aimed at making it easier for government officials to leak sensitive information to the media without getting caught.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2014

Islamic State plotting to attack U.S. and Paris subways, Iraq premier claims

Iraq has "credible" intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday, but American and French officials said they had no evidence to back up his claims.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2014

Yahoo cyberattacks reveal gaping holes in Japan Inc.'s hacking shield

Shortly after the alert sounded at 9:10 p.m., Yahoo Japan Corp.'s risk team knew it had a problem. More than 20 million usernames and passwords belonging to its customers were being dumped into a file, primed to be stolen.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2014

Toothless secrecy oversight body

The ruling coalition's bill to set up a Diet committee to oversee government designations of 'state secrets' needs drastic revision as it does not give the committee effective power to rectify classifications.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 4, 2014

A cut-out-and-keep guide to getting legal advice in Japan

With the new school and fiscal year bringing plenty of new arrivals to Japan, here are some basic tips on how to use various legal services in Japan.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 7, 2014

New SDF unit shores up thinly protected cyberborders

Japan has embarked on an effort to improve cybersecurity as an ever-increasing number of sophisticated computer viruses threaten to endanger national security.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 20, 2014

Citizen watchdogs see secrets law reviving tax money abuses

Democratic societies often have an ombudsman system of ordinary citizens who monitor how local and national tax money is spent.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2013

Supreme Court could hear NSA phone plan

A federal judge may have laid the foundation for U.S. Supreme Court review of the National Security Agency's telephone data surveillance program when he said it probably violates constitutional privacy rights.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2013

Reporters who divulge secrets could face new law's wrath: Ishiba

Two days before the contentious state secrets law getting the official nod, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba waded into the fray Wednesday by saying journalists could be punished for reporting state-designated classified information, only to backpedal slightly.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2013

Opposition parties fail their duty

By supporting the government's secrecy bill, opposition parties failed their duty to serve as a check on the ruling coalition.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2013

Let's help the Philippines, just not like we helped Haiti

The international community must embrace the technology available to strengthen disaster preparedness, resilience and aid.
U.S. falling behind on aircraft shelters in Asia as China’s missile arsenal grows
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing complete post-flight checks on four F-15C fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2023.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Japan expands its sanctions against Russia
The additional sanctions against Russia "are to contribute to international efforts for peace," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes even as fierce winds ease
A water bomber flies over houses burned down by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday.
Apollo weighs $9.5 billion stake in Seven & I management buyout
Apollo Global Management is discussing a commitment of as much as ¥1.5 trillion for an equity stake in a bid by Seven & I’s founding Ito family to take the convenience store operator private.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
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