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Dec 20, 2013

Cyber-attack probe inconclusive

The Metropolitan Police Department has given up on its investigation of a 2010 cyber-attack against Japan's biggest defense contractor, unable to confirm the source of the attack.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2013

Target security breach exposed up to 40 million credit, debit cards

Hackers gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit cards used by customers of Target during the height of the holiday shopping season, the company reported Thursday, in one of the biggest data breaches in history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2013

Sanrio said to violate children's privacy

Iron Man, Captain America and Spider-Man greet visitors to Disney's MarvelKids.com website, but parents may be surprised to learn that these superheroes may also open the door to tools that track their children's activities across the Web, according to federal complaints to be filed Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2013

The rights of those detailed in cyber-perpetuity

There is the need to ensure that, in a world where many, if not all, of the important details of our lives exist in cyber-perpetuity, people reclaim some level of control over their online selves.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Dec 13, 2013

'Cooks4Cooks' fundraising event in Kyoto

The fundraising event "Cooks4Cooks" for people in West Bengal will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Tadg's Irish Restaurant & Bar in Kyoto.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2013

U.S. health-insurance enrollments rise as website improves

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that the ailing health insurance website was improving thanks to "relentless" efforts to work out the bugs, and she cited an uptick in enrollment as evidence that the program is back on track after a false start.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 10, 2013

Korean Air rail discounts; Cathay's extra miles; Air France kids treats

Korean Air rail discounts
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JAPAN
Dec 10, 2013

Nuke 'black box' needed: investigator

The global nuclear power industry needs to share cross-border information to prevent accidents, replicating the transparency of international air traffic control, according to the head of an investigation into the disaster at Fukushima No. 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2013

Protesters voice alarm over state secrets bill

More than 1,200 protesters gathered outside the Diet building Thursday in a last-ditch effort to thwart the controversial state secrets bill, which the Diet is expected to pass Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2013

FSA ends insider probe; Nomura targets tipsters

Nomura Holdings Inc. said employees who leaked insider information on client transactions three years ago will be punished as the regulator signals an end to a crackdown that roiled the nation's largest brokerage last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2013

ANA, JAL, Peach now disregard China ADIZ

ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co., the nation's largest carriers, flew through China's newly declared air defense identification zone without notifying the country after Japan asked airlines to stop giving flight information to China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 14, 2013

Amenities for Muslim guests; 'Sparkling' menus by Tokyo Bay; Advance orders for Christmas cakes

Amenities for Muslim guests
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2013

Good, bad and ugly hacking

The trial of eight journalists and others accused of hacking private phones has begun in London. It is likely to last some six months and cost millions of pounds in fees to lawyers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2013

Washington state to vote on mandatory GM labels

Flip on a television anywhere across Washington state and within minutes the barrage of advertisements makes clear that the latest fight over whether to require companies to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients has turned expensive and polarizing — not to mention perplexing for many...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2013

Secret documents reveal how close USSR came to launching nukes in '83

Chilling new evidence that Britain and America came close to provoking the Soviet Union into launching a nuclear attack has emerged in former classified documents written at the height of the Cold War.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2013

U.S. health care website to be fixed by end of November: White House

The White House announced Friday it was putting a private firm in charge of fixing its faulty health insurance website and set the end of November as a target date for working out all the bugs, the first indication of how long repairs may take.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2013

U.S. Navy rocked by bribery scandal

The U.S. Navy is rocked by a bribery scandal reaching high into the officer corps over prostitutes, cash and other kickbacks in return for insider information.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2013

Nobel Prize shows wisdom, madness of crowds

Financial markets provide a useful reminder of just how humble economists should be about their understanding of the world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Oct 15, 2013

Take the kids to the future at Miraikan

The National Museum for Emerging Science and Innovation stands prominently near the shore of Tokyo Bay, but it looks more like a space station on the edge of a far-off galaxy.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2013

Japan adults tops in reading, math but slip in tech-related tasks: OECD

Japanese adults excel at reading and mathematics but are less competent when it comes to using technology for problem-solving and other tasks.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2013

The type who dare risk a government shutdown

Don't look for the refinement of public views in the U.S. Congress unless the most extreme members of the Republican Party feel they can risk moving out of their echo chambers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 23, 2013

Privacy analysts question iPhone fingerprint scanner

One of the highlights of the iPhone 5S, the fingerprint scanner, is facing two concerns that may take a little shine off Apple's cool new feature. Privacy advocates have raised concerns over how Apple plans to handle this highly sensitive data.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2013

Balancing freedom, security

The U.K. is not anywhere near George Orwell's 'big brother society,' but we all need to be alert to maintaining a fair balance between security and of freedom.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2013

Experiment allows man to use his mind to control another's movements

Two University of Washington researchers say they have demonstrated, with electronic probes placed against two people's heads, that one person's thoughts can control the other's movements.

Longform

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