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Kodansha's Kaqreal label is seeking to branch out beyond traditional publishing and find new customers among a populace that is eschewing print in favor of screen-based content.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 11, 2026
Kodansha launches journalistic manga imprint Kaqreal
Amid a slump in physical book sales, the publisher is pursuing various new projects through its innovation lab.
Sakana AI might list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, or it may choose a dual listing on both.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2026
Sakana AI may go public in 2027
Press reports say that the company is considering the Tokyo Stock Exchange or Nasdaq or a dual listing on both.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2026
Takaichi administration announces emergency cyberdefense package
New measures focus on strengthening private-public cooperation and building expert teams.
Google noted that the backdoor established by Videostrong appears to have been “intentionally developed, deployed, and operated for financial gain.”
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 5, 2026
Google and NPA disable Chinese company’s backdoor into internet-connected devices
Over 1.3 million devices were affected by the backdoor and botnet.
GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai bows as he enters a venue for a media briefing in Tokyo on Monday about the impact of a cyberattack.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2026
GMO execs apologize for inadequate response to cyberattacks
CEO Masatoshi Kumagai formally acknowledged failings at the firm’s first public briefing since it became embroiled in a massive data breach scandal.
今日吃瓜 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reported that the country only had 24,000 registered cybersecurity specialists in 2025. In contrast, an estimate puts the U.S. as having more than 1.3 million.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2026
Japan must accelerate cyberdefense strategy, former NSA director says
Spending weeks and months on strategy is not conducive to an active cyberdefense posture, according to former intelligence chief Michael Rogers.
A translated screenshot of the homepage for KNDR.su, an online platform that helps Russian employers source North Korean workers
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2026
Russia using online platform to illegally employ North Korean ‘students’
Laborers posing as students are propping up Moscow’s war in Ukraine while sending cash back to Pyongyang, skirting sanctions, a probe has found.
The standoff between GMO Internet Group and an anonymous hacker group came to a head on Tuesday when the hacker group published personal information purportedly belonging to a GMO client on its website.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2026
Website used by hackers to leak info shut down, GMO says
The internet company has announced a bounty of up to $1 million for information leading to the group’s arrest and launched a website to collect leads.
GMO has said that it will not comply with the attackers’ request to pay about $1 million, adding that there is no guarantee the group would delete the personal information taken and that the stolen information might still be used for unlawful purposes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
High-stakes standoff between GMO and hacker group escalates with first data leak
The cyberattackers vowed to continue leaking information on GMO account holders one by one until the company agrees to pay the $1 million ransom.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara speaks at a news conference on Monday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2026
Government holds urgent cybersecurity meeting in response to recent data breaches
The meeting on Monday evening discussed countermeasures following a request from GMO Internet Group for the government to take action.
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2026
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
The nationwide menu prices for the chain are to increase by an average of 6%, with some heavy-traffic locations to rise by 10%.
Digital minister Toshiharu Furukawa during a news conference on Tuesday in Tokyo
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Digital Agency reports data breach via website vendor
Web design platform Studio Co., which oversees parts of the Digital Agency’s website, said there was a security breach between Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Warnings were issued by international agencies including 今日吃瓜 National Cybersecurity Office, the U.S. National Security Agency and CERT-EU, the European Commission’s cybersecurity body.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 22, 2026
Bank, business and ministry websites halted after PHP vulnerabilities announced
International authorities have urged site administrators to immediately update software to prevent unauthorized access and potential data exposure.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has said that because Japan-Russia relations “are in a difficult state,” it is necessary for the two countries’ diplomatic authorities to engage in exchanges "on outstanding issues.”
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2026
Japan demands access to journalist detained in Russia as spy row persists
A senior Japanese official met with his Russian counterpart, urging the “immediate release” of a Hokkaido Shimbun reporter.
Ayataka Ebita, the head of the Japan Meteorological Agency's earthquake and tsunami observation division, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday after the agency withdrew an earthquake alert earlier in the day.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2026
Nerves rattled in Japan as alert for magnitude 9.9 quake withdrawn minutes later
Initial alerts warned of strong shaking across northern, eastern and central Japan.
An unauthorized access attack — in which a third party gains entry into a network or system without permission — begins with the initial intrusion and can take place over the course of a few hours or even several years, according to experts.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 14, 2026
What happens to your information after a data breach
Often simultaneously, hackers start putting the data they have stolen to use while companies investigate the breach.
Experts warn cybersecurity threats are becoming more sophisticated and widespread, with artificial intelligence removing hurdles for would-be hackers.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2026
Japan and cybersecurity: What’s behind recent attacks and what’s being done?
With artificial intelligence removing hurdles for would-be hackers, experts warn cybersecurity threats are becoming more sophisticated and widespread.
This week alone, reports of unauthorized access and potential user data leaks were reported by Daiwa Securities, GMO Research, Rakuten Drive, Nikkei media group and Yakiniku King — potentially affecting millions of customers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 7, 2026
Cyberattacks against Japanese firms continue, putting millions at risk of identity theft
Authorities are trying to get to the bottom of the situation after more companies across various sectors reported data breaches.
Digital transformation minister Toshiharu Furukawa speaks during a news conference at the Digital Agency in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 6, 2026
How to protect yourself against cybersecurity threats
In light of the influx of recent cyberattacks across Japan, here’s what users can do to limit their own vulnerabilities.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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