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Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2016
State Department plans own probe of whether Clinton, her staff mishandled classified info
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it will conduct an internal review of whether Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her aides mishandled classified information, after the Justice Department declined to bring criminal charges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 4, 2016
Bill Clinton's impromptu chat with attorney general didn't compromise email probe: Hillary's potential V.P.s
Democrats jockeying to be Hillary Clinton's running mate defended the integrity of an inquiry into her use of a private email server while U.S. secretary of state, as the probe threatens wider fallout weeks before the political nominating conventions.
WORLD
May 27, 2016
Push to expand FBI surveillance delays popular U.S. bill on email privacy
An effort in the U.S. Senate to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation's authority to use a secretive surveillance order has delayed a vote on a popular email privacy bill, casting further doubt on whether the legislation will become law this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2016
Cyberattacks, including for espionage, targeting presidential campaigns, Clapper says
U.S. presidential campaigns face threats from hackers bent on espionage and other activity more nefarious than mere political mischief, the office of the U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper said on Wednesday, but it did not provide details on specific intrusions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2016
FBI to soon interview Clinton over emails, already quizzed aides, CNN says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is likely to interview Hillary Clinton in the next few weeks about her use of a private email server while she was U.S. secretary of state and have already interviewed some of her aides, CNN reported on Thursday.
WORLD
May 1, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court approves expansion of FBI's hacking power
The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a rule change that would allow U.S. judges to issue search warrants for access to computers located in any jurisdiction when their location is unknown, despite opposition from civil liberties groups who say it will greatly expand the FBI's hacking authority.
WORLD
Apr 28, 2016
Email privacy bill involving search warrants unanimously passes U.S. House
The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously on Wednesday to require law enforcement authorities to get a search warrant before asking technology companies to hand over old emails.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2016
FBI to gain new hacking power if Supreme Court approves search warrant rule change
U.S. judges would be able to issue search warrants giving law enforcement agents power to access computers in any jurisdiction — potentially even overseas — under a controversial rule change likely to be approved by the Supreme Court by Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2016
Pachinko firm scores with iPhone-cracking digital forensics unit
The hackers at Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd., the forensics unit of a little-known Japanese pinball company, are fast becoming the go-to guys when law enforcement needs to unlock smartphones. Its group chief has plans to keep the firm on the front lines against terrorism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 30, 2016
FBI probing laptops linked to Belgian bombers, aiding terror investigation on site
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining laptop computers linked to suspects in last week's deadly Brussels bombings as investigators work to unravel the militant network behind the attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 30, 2016
Minister admits FBI warned Dutch about wanted El Bakraoui brothers week before Brussels attacks
The FBI told Dutch police that two brothers were being sought by Belgian authorities a week before the pair blew themselves up in suicide attacks in Brussels, the Dutch interior minister said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2016
U.S. officials confident they can crack California killer's iPhone but say encryption debate not over
U.S. officials said on Thursday that they are hopeful they will be able to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters without help from Apple Inc., but said the national debate over privacy and encryption must still be resolved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 24, 2016
Aichi-based Sun's Israeli unit helping FBI crack iPhone: report
Israel's Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2016
Bangladesh seeks FBI's help in investigating central bank heist
Bangladesh has formally sought assistance from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down the cyber crooks who stole $81 million from its central bank's U.S. account, the interior minister said on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2016
China calls for FBI cooperation in Internet security, counterterrorism
China wants to have deeper Internet security and anti-terrorism cooperation with the United States, China's public security minister told the visiting director of the FBI, the state Xinhua News Agency said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2016
Clinton tech aide no longer at State Department; report says he's cooperating in FBI email probe
The employee who helped set up and manage Hillary Clinton's private email server for her work as secretary of state no longer works at the State Department, a department spokesman said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2016
Why N.Y. judge's decision is huge win for Apple
A New York judge's ruling is a milestone in the ongoing debate over privacy and national security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2016
What the FBI versus Apple flap is really about
The Apple-FBI encryption flap is really all about Edward Snowden and the NSA.
EDITORIALS
Mar 1, 2016
It's never just one bite of the Apple
While the court battle between Apple and the FBI is being fought in the U.S., the resolution of the case will have international implications.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2016
Apple-FBI legal battle isn't about encryption
Apple is standing up for iPhone users' privacy rights now, but there's no guarantee its stance won't change in the future.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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