Business / Corporate Nov 10, 2020
Mizuho to become first Japanese bank to sell consumer data
by Taiga Uranaka and Yuki Hagiwara
The new business is being made possible by deregulation aimed at shoring up the country’s struggling banking industry.
National Oct 22, 2020
Facial recognition planned to halt coronavirus spread during Tokyo Olympics
Japan plans to use facial recognition technology, originally intended for security purposes, to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus when it hosts the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, government sources said Wednesday. The technology was initially intended to ensure security identification of personnel ...
Commentary / World Oct 19, 2020
No, we shouldn’t report partying neighbors to the pandemic police
by Ferdinando Giugliano
The pandemic has prompted European citizens to accept changes in social behavior that would have seemed impossible only a year ago. People have stopped shaking hands, started wearing masks and learned to talk at some distance. They have adhered to government rules keeping them ...
Asia Pacific Oct 18, 2020
From next year, millions of people living in the city-state will be able to access government agencies, banking services and other amenities with a quick face scan.
Business Oct 15, 2020
Resona Bank said there is no evidence that a disk containing customer data was stolen and any attempted access by a third party would be blocked by a password.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 13, 2020
Japan's police introduce facial recognition system in criminal probes
About 10 million facial images are currently stored in the agency's database, including those of suspects referred to prosecutors who have not been arrested.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Sep 12, 2020
Japan is caught in the crossfire of a U.S.-China culture war
by Mark Schreiber
"China is trying to hijack the networks and communications infrastructure of other countries," a data analyst warns.
Business / Tech Sep 8, 2020
China unveils global data security initiative, citing 'bullying' by some nations
China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security, saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time when "individual countries" were "bullying" others and "hunting" companies. The announcement, by State Councillor Wang Yi, comes a month after ...
Business Aug 23, 2020
TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, confirming an earlier Reuters report. Reuters exclusively reported on Friday that TikTok would ...
Business Aug 16, 2020
Japan shouldn’t ignore potential TikTok data risks, top LDP official says
Japanese companies should assume that partnerships with Chinese firms could lead to data being leaked, the veteran LDP legislator said.
National / Crime & Legal Jul 31, 2020
Japan Supreme Court rules GPS tracking of cars is not spying
The decision rested on the fact that the data collected was not from the targets' homes or surroundings.
Asia Pacific / Science & Health | FOCUS Jul 27, 2020
These elite contact tracers show the world how to beat COVID-19
In May, when a coronavirus outbreak hit nightclubs in the South Korean capital of Seoul, health officials quickly unleashed their version of the Navy Seals — elite teams of epidemiologists, database specialists and laboratory technicians. An old-school, shoe-leather investigation showed the virus had jumped from ...