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LIFE / Digital / NETWISE
Mar 27, 2003

Heading off spam at the pass

It's been just over a year since my personal e-mail account started getting upwards of 20 junk mails a day and I ditched it for a new, spam-free one. I created another -- simple enough when you have your own domain -- but found in mere months that I was right back where I started. Even taking great care...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 30, 2002

The fuss-free way to get you and your stuff home

We were wondering how many inquiries would be coming in and we are all pleasantly surprised at how many we have. It is going to be a big job to reply to them all but that's what we are here for. Remember, we rely on you, the reader, to not only send in questions but help us with the answers. Please let...
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2001

Out & About

Author to give talk on history of geisha The International House of Japan will host a lecture Friday evening by Lesley Downer, author of the book "Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World," published in 2000, at its lecture hall in Roppongi, Tokyo.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
May 5, 1999

Looking for something?

Run a Web search and what do you get? Often it's a lot more than you bargained for. I'm not talking about the reams of irrelevant, redundant and irretrievable data that often gets tangled in your throw net. (You should know by now that you're bound to get a certain amount of this stuff no matter how...
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JAPAN
Jan 17, 2023

Japan weighs linking benefits recipients' bank info with My Number

Under a proposed law revision, authorities will ask people whose account info is already known to public bodies for benefit payments whether they want to link the two.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2023

Ukraine says forces are holding out as 500 civilians remain trapped Soledar

Russia's ultranationalist contract militia Wagner Group, run by an ally of President Vladimir Putin, claimed to have taken the town after intense fighting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2023

Tokyo police's Twitter account for disaster info turns 10 years old

Tokyo police created the account after it became aware of the need to send out accurate information following the March 2011 major earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2023

Rakuten looks for a further $200 million from bond deal

Rakuten tapped the market in November for $500 million at a whopping 12% yield.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 18, 2022

How to define 'doxxing' when the data is public

Last week Twitter owner Elon Musk suspended an account that posted the location of private jets, suggesting that it was tweeting out 'assassination coordinates.”
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2022

Iran's 'civil war' warning may presage bloodier crackdown, analysts say

Fears that Iran is sliding into deeper violence have grown since Wednesday, when assailants on motorcycles gunned down nine people in two mysterious attacks.
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BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2022

Toyota says about 296,000 pieces of customer info possibly leaked

The automaker said, however, that there was no possibility that users' sensitive personal information was leaked.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2022

Kremlin proxies in Ukraine plead to Putin for annexation

Ukraine called on the EU to hit Russia with more sanctions and for NATO to send more weapons to the front line.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022

Protests erupt in Russia as Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine

A large number of Russians rush for flights out of the country after president orders the nation's first mobilization since World War II.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 14, 2022

Zelda gets a release date and Yakuza returns to Edo in Nintendo and Sony’s pre-TGS streams

Breath of the Wild 2 is dead. Long live Tears of the Kingdom.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2022

Japan reviewing the way it gathers COVID info amid high case numbers

Alternative methods proposed by experts include collecting information only on patients diagnosed at designated hospitals, as is done for seasonal influenza.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2022

Trump taps small, trusted pool of lawyers as legal woes mount

Overlapping circles when it comes to who has represented the former U.S. president and those around him could pose conflicts of interests as cases progress.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 14, 2022

Trump raised millions citing 2020 election fraud that aides told him was false

FBI agents were dispatched to run down and eventually disprove bizarre fraud claims — including a suitcase and a truck laden with ballots — in the wake of the 2020 election.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
May 1, 2022

Brush up on your bento basics

Spring has more than sprung, making these eye-catching bento the perfect addition to your next warm-weather picnic.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 5, 2022

The Japan Times Cube to be media sponsor of JapanCraft21

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) will act as a media sponsor for JapanCraft21, which strives to pass on traditional Japanese culture to future generations and introduce its beauty and technology both domestically and internationally.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 5, 2022

ジャパンタイムズキューブはJapanCraft21のメディアスポンサーとして 日本伝統工芸再生コンテストをサポートします

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ(代表取締役 末松弥奈子)は、日本の伝統文化を後世に継承し、そしてその美しさ、技術を国内外に紹介するため、JapanCraft21が主催する「第2回ロニー賞」をメディアスポンサーとしてサポートします。...
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

‘This is true barbarity’: Life and death under Russian occupation

The town of Trostyanets was occupied by Russian forces for a month before the Ukrainian military liberated it. Residents described weeks of hunger and horror.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2022

Pandemic surveillance: Is tracing tech here to stay?

Rights advocates say intrusive solutions could already be so entrenched that personal privacy is the long-term price many people may yet pay.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022

‘Things will only get worse.’ Putin’s war sends Russians into exile.

Tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Istanbul since Russia invaded Ukraine last month — outraged about what they see as a criminal war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s goodbye will be a long one

Russia's president is in a tight spot, isolated, with his economy crumbling. But this is only the beginning of the end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2022

A deal with a Putin ally leaves automaker Renault trapped in Russia

The French company has lost nearly 30% of its market value in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ensuing economic sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

A war the Kremlin tried to disguise becomes a hard reality for Russians

Even as the Kremlin gets more aggressive in trying to shape the narrative, many Russians are now realizing that their country is fighting a deadly conflict.

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