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JAPAN
Nov 5, 2018

Cooperation and information sharing key in disaster response, speakers tell Hiroshima workshop

Given Japan's vulnerability to natural disasters, and with accelerating climate change widely predicted to increase severe weather patterns, increased cooperation and information sharing is more important than ever to meet the needs of victims.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 22, 2018

Amnesty International Japan program aims to help schools fill the gender information gap

Amnesty International Japan introduced the Gender Human Rights Education Project, with an aim to provide a forum and tools for students to learn about and discuss gender, discrimination and human rights protection
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2018

British consumers, companies to get weekly information bulletins about any 'no-deal Brexit': Times

From this week Britons will start receiving weekly information bulletins from the government about how to make sure they're ready for a disorderly Brexit, The Times reported Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2018

Prince Hotels hack results in loss of 124,000 customers' credit card numbers, other data

One of Japan's largest hotel and resort operators apologized Tuesday after information was stolen off the company's foreign-language website earlier this month.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2018

Facebook yanks accounts advertising stolen identities and info after Motherboard report

Facebook Inc. has removed a number of accounts and pages that advertised and sold social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and alleged credit card numbers of dozens of people, following a report by news website Motherboard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2018

Professionals from Japan and India brainstorm on future IT ties at Tokyo tech event

As the domestic market faces a shortage of information technology engineers, Japan has turned its eyes on India's abundance of IT talent to prepare for the anticipated "internet of things" society.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2018

Olympic 'host towns' for 2020 join Tokyo summit to swap information

A state-backed summit saw officials from about 130 prefectures and municipalities converge on Tokyo over the weekend to exchange information on their plans as registered "host towns" for the 2020 Olympics.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2017

China pledges to be more open to providing information: China Daily

Central and local governments will be more open to providing information to help the international community understand China, the official China Daily reported on Tuesday, citing a senior government official.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2017

The technology policy debate

With governments and citizens already struggling with the consequences of recent innovations — from job displacement to security risks — technology policy is likely to take center stage in the coming decade.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2017

Kremlin says it has no compromising dossier on Trump

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was "total nonsense" that Russian officials had assembled a file of compromising information on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2016

U.S. warns of possible Europe attacks, no specific threat information provided

The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of possible summer terrorist attacks in Europe, saying targets could include the European soccer championship in France, although a State Department official said there was no specific threat information.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2015

Republican senator checking if Cruz unveiled classified info during candidate debate

A Republican senator is investigating whether Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz released classified information while discussing the National Security Agency during Tuesday night's debate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Oct 11, 2015

Language-learning Watson looks to change the face of computing

It's hard to predict what the next big thing will be in technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2014

Comfy life amid stagnation

While information and communications technologies have increased the conveniences and comforts of life in Japan to an unprecedented level, the nation's economy remains stagnant, partly because of the saturation of the auto market.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2014

U.S. government's nuclear watchdog victim of cyberattacks: report

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was "successfully hacked" three times in recent years in attacks involving tainted emails, according to an internal investigation on cyberattacks at the agency, Nextgov.com reported on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Mar 20, 2014

Failure to pool information haunts saga of missing flight

The apparent failure of the emergency services of all countries to pool their information, in real time or at least within a day, haunts the saga of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 28, 2013

Researchers create database of infectious diseases

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have created a digital database of infectious-disease cases dating back 125 years, a treasure trove of information that could help scientists and public health officials better understand how to fight the spread of deadly afflictions.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2013

The limits of multitasking

Studies of the effects of chronic multitasking suggest that the overwhelming risk of letting no task go untended is that you do nothing well.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2013

Abe strikes control pose as Japan scrambles for information

With the whereabouts of 10 of the 17 Japanese taken hostage at a gas complex in Algeria still unknown, the government desperately tries to gather more information.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012

"Me in Brain, Me in Information: Mysterious Media Technology which Shakes Five Senses"

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of Osaka University, "Me in Brain, Me in Information" presents 10 installations based on collaborative research in human science and information science.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 6, 2012

"Me in Brain, Me in Information: Mysterious Media Technology which Shakes Five Senses"

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of Osaka University, "Me in Brain, Me in Information" presents 10 installations based on collaborative research in human science and information science.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 27, 2010

In the absence of information comes greater imagination

The 1990s saw the rise of what at the time seemed an important generation of Japanese female photographers. This included Junko Takahashi, HIROMIX, Rika Noguchi, Mika Ninagawa and Tomoko Sawada. While much of this new wave — most notably the narcissistic soft-porn of HIROMIX and the cosplay outings...
Japan to convene parliament for ordinary session starting Jan. 24
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
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.
Impeached South Korean president's party sees signs of revival
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds South Korean and U.S. flags in front of flower wreaths bearing messages of support near his residence in Seoul on Thursday.
Musk takes slash-and-burn style to Europe after bolstering Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk speaks during an election rally for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5.
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
A busy street in Tokyo on Dec. 30. The number of influenza patients per clinic, on average, in the final week of December was the highest since health ministry records began in 1999.
‘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.
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.
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.
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
Chugo Saito at Isenoumi stable on Friday. Saito has joined his older brother, Seigo, at the stable.

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