1+ week, 1+ day ago  (12+ words) Chilean Man Gets Life Term in France over Missing Japanese Woman'nippon.com...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (122+ words) Japan to Tighten Law to Prevent Mobile Phone Scams'nippon.com - Japan to Tighten Law to Prevent Mobile Phone Scams Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government adopted a bill to tighten the law against the fraudulent use of mobile phones…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (137+ words) MetLife Employee Suspected of Unauthorized Info Transfers'nippon.com MetLife Employee Suspected of Unauthorized Info Transfers This unauthorized data transfer case is believed to affect several thousand sets of information, likely making it the largest such case in Japan's life insurance…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (151+ words) Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to begin active cyber defense operations on Oct. 1, as part of efforts to prevent major cyberattacks. The move comes after a related law was enacted last…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (169+ words) Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese alcoholic drink maker Asahi Breweries Ltd. plans to resume shipments of all its products starting April 7 after a halt due to a computer system failure caused by a cyberattack on its parent. In the alcoholic…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (540+ words) Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering establishing an expert panel in late April toward revising its three key national security-related documents by the end of this year, informed sources said Tuesday. The panel is expected to discuss…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (445+ words) Munich, Feb. 16 (Jiji Press)--Microsoft Corp., NTT Inc. and other major technology firms from around the world are planning to form an alliance to boost the credibility of cross-border technologies. A total of 16 companies from 11 countries announced the planned launch…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (408+ words) The phrase baito tero has become common in Japan for describing pranks or other inappropriate actions by part-time employees at companies, typically spread on social media. It derives from an abbreviated form of arubaito, meaning "part-time work" and tero, or…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (110+ words) Tokyo, Jan. 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese prime minister's office is warning that several fake websites pretending to be its own have been confirmed. Such fake websites, using video clips of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, urge people to enter their personal…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (164+ words) Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)--Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday that its sales dropped by over 20 pct last December from a year earlier, as the company was forced to cut shipments following a computer system glitch due to a cyberattack on…...