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3 D DATA

EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2014
Privacy rights and 'big data'
The government is moving to expedite the use of massive amounts of personal data — collected online or otherwise from a variety of sources — for commercial purposes on condition that the data is processed to ensure anonymity of the information.
WORLD
Jul 29, 2014
U.S. senator to propose strong curbs on NSA phone data collection
A new Senate proposal to curb the government's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records and increase transparency about the program has White House backing and may get more traction with critics who have dismissed other bills as too weak.
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2014
Plug leaks in privacy protection law
The massive theft of customer data from education service provider Benesse Corp. underscores the value of such data for marketing purposes, and the need to close legal loopholes that allow private information to proliferate so easily.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 25, 2014
Suspect believed sold stolen Benesse data to several name-list firms
A Tokyo systems engineer who was arrested last week on suspicion of stealing data from Benesse Corp. reportedly told investigators that he sold the data to several name-list traders, it was learned Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2014
Swindlers suspected of exploiting fears over Benesse leak
Swindlers may be trying to take advantage of data leak fears raised by the theft from Benesse Corp. of data on millions of customers, the National Consumer Affairs Center warned on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2014
ECC linked to Benesse data theft
Major language school ECC likely bought some of the customer information stolen from rival Benessee and used it to send high school students cram school brochures.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2014
Data leak highlights shortcomings
The massive data leak of private information on millions of Benesse Holdings customers has highlighted Japanese firms' inadequate security measures, revealing just how easily data can be taken outside of an organization by employees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2014
Benesse theft traced to temp worker ID at database managing firm
Customer information apparently stolen from a group company of Benesse Holdings Inc., Japan's largest provider of correspondence education for children, was taken using the ID of a contractor, company sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2014
Omron admits to selling commuter data to government
Omron has been secretly storing images of Japan Railways passengers from Kyoto to Tokyo since 2008 and using them in government surveillance projects without consent, the firms admit.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2014
Justsystems accused of abusing customer data from Benesse
Illustrating the corporate hunger for 'big data,' software maker Justsystems is accused of illegally acquiring customer information from language education firm Benesse to send direct mail.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 1, 2014
Novartis Pharma, ex-employee charged over drug data manipulation
Tokyo prosecutors charged Novartis Pharma K.K. and a former employee Tuesday with causing a medical research team to release data manipulated in favor of the firm's drug for treating high blood pressure in 2011.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2014
Ex-Novartis worker seized for faking clinical trial data of blood pressure drug
A former employee of Novartis Pharma K.K. has been arrested for allegedly manipulating clinical study data for one of the company's drugs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2014
Police gear up to search JR Hokkaido
Police were set to search the head office of Hokkaido Railway Co. on Wednesday over the railway operator's alleged falsifications of maintenance data, investigative sources said.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2014
Tepco: No. 1 plant readings probably too low
The bulk of the radiation measurements taken at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant since March 2011 will be reviewed because they were taken improperly and are probably too low, Tokyo Electric Power Co. revealed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2013
Major computer makers enhancing Big Data services
Major computer makers, including Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp., are enhancing their services for Big Data, meaning data collected very rapidly in large volumes from a variety of sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2013
'No privacy worries' as Japan Tourism Authority tracks tourists via 'meta data'
Dismissing privacy concerns, the Japan Tourism Authority is planning to use location data from cellphones to track tourists and discover popular spots in the interest of developing tourism resources.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2013
Japan's April-June real GDP growth upgraded to annual 3.8%
An upward revision to Japan's gross domestic product gives the government yet another favorable signal for raising the sales tax next April.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2013
Deflating the hype on big data
Big data holds the promise of harnessing huge amounts of information to help us better understand the world. But the hype is causing contrarians to fall into hyberbole.
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2013
'Big data' becoming big business
IT companies expect bigger profits for various industries thanks to the analysis of 'big data.' But is enough attention being paid to protecting people's privacy
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2013
JR sells commuters' data
East Japan Railway's practice of selling statistical data from customers' prepaid train pass cards to market researchers should be stopped unless card users can opt out.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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