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DATA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2017
Bank of Saga client data allegedly stolen, handed to suspected criminals
The personal information of 169 customers who each have over ¥100 million deposited in the Bank of Saga was likely stolen by a former employee and handed to a group of suspected criminals, bank officials said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jun 2, 2017
Uncertainty over U.S. policy might cap gains in Japan stocks
Optimism over the Japanese and U.S. economies has lifted the Nikkei 225 stock average above the 20,000 line, but lingering uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's economic policies may prevent investors from chasing higher ground.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2017
Amended privacy protection law
Efforts must be made to ensure that tightened rules on the handling of personal data does not deter the disclosure or flow of necessary information in the name of privacy protection.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2017
Ehime man gets eight years for online banking scheme but not guilty of using neighbor's Wi-Fi
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a man to eight years in prison Thursday for illegally obtaining the internet banking passwords and account details of other people and using the information to illegally remit money, but was found not guilty of "free riding" his neighbor's Wi-Fi service.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2017
Chinese learning the value of privacy
If China's biggest online players want to chart a bigger role for themselve at home and abroad, they're going to need to start taking privacy much more seriously.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2017
Japan's planes, trains, ships harnessing big data
Transportation firms are tapping into big data to improve the safety of their services, with the collection of information hoped to detect mechanical problems before they occur.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2017
Japanese researchers to analyze big data on babies' development
In Japan people say neru ko wa sodatsu — a child who sleeps well grows up well. But does sleeping really bear a causal relationship to a child's height?
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
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2016
Foreign-owned IT firms to challenge Trump's concept of 'American'
Open up the guts of the U.S. government — something President-elect Donald Trump hinted he will do — and what do you see?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2016
Firms vie for lead as connected Japan becomes reality
For trend-conscious corporate executives in Japan, a connected world is not a distant future in the making but a reality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2016
Residents vote to rebuild entire defective condo complex in Yokohama
Residents in a scandal-hit condominium complex in Yokohama decided Monday to rebuild all four buildings, not just the one that is tilting because of defective pilings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2016
Fintech venture takes on hedge funds with earnings estimates derived from big data
A Japanese startup is entering the equity research business in a bid to challenge the dominance of securities firms by using computers to crunch vast troves of information and predict companies' earnings.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2016
Sen. Franken wants 'Pokemon Go' maker to clarify user data privacy protections
A Democratic U.S. senator on Tuesday asked the software developer behind Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s "Pokemon Go" to clarify the mobile game's data privacy protections, amid concerns the augmented reality hit was unnecessarily collecting vast swaths of sensitive user data.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2016
Police quiz staff, ex-executive of Toyo Tire unit over data manipulation
The police questioned several people including employees and a former executive of a Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. subsidiary in connection with the shipment of products using substandard earthquake shock absorber material, investigative sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2016
Japan travel agency ordered to probe data hack affecting 7.93 million people
The Japan Tourism Agency on Wednesday ordered JTB Corp. to file a report and take preventive measures by June 24 after the major travel agency said it fears personal information on 7.93 million people has been leaked through unauthorized access to its server.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2016
Benesse data thief gets 3½ years in prison, ¥3 million fine
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced a former systems engineer to 3½ years in prison and fined him ¥3 million ($26,400) for his involvement in the massive data theft at major education service provider Benesse Corp.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2016
NTT to buy Dell technology services unit for $3.06 million
NTT Corp.'s unit agreed to buy technology services businesses from Dell for $3.055 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 28, 2016
Highway operator taps big data to gauge toilet usage
A recent analysis of big data by Central Nippon Expressway Co. (NEXCO Central) has revealed that more and more men tend to prefer cubicles over urinals in restrooms.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2016
Police raid Toyo Tire's headquarters, eye criminal charges
Police raided the headquarters of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., its subsidiary and two other relevant businesses for alleged fraudulent labeling in connection with a data falsification scandal, investigative sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2016
Hokkaido University says personal data of some 110,000 students possibly leaked
Hokkaido University has revealed that the personal data of more than 110,000 students and graduates may have been leaked due to unauthorized access of its computer systems by unknown parties.

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