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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.
About 77 million email addresses have been leaked from a subsidiary of information technology services firm Paycloud Holdings.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 3, 2026
More data breaches hit Japan, including leak of 77 million email addresses
The breaches join a growing list of reported cyberattacks on Japanese companies as concerns rise over the security measures companies are taking.
Kim Yo Jong (center left), sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, joins defense officials for an inspection visit at an undisclosed location in the country in this image released on Oct. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2026
North Korea calls U.S. claims it was behind Binance hack ‘a grave political provocation’
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, called the allegations “absurd rhetoric and nothing new.”
A total of 344,930 contracts were held by nine companies selling cyber insurance in fiscal 2025, which ended in March 2026, up from 74,852 contracts in fiscal 2020.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2026
More companies seeking cyber insurance following high-profile data breaches
Such policies typically cover the cost of tracing the source of data breaches and compensation, but not ransom paid to cyberattackers.
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.
GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai will hold a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2026
GMO’s CEO Kumagai to hold news conference Monday on cyberattack
GMO Internet Group CEO Masatoshi Kumagai and other executives will hold a news conference in Tokyo on Monday to address a series of unauthorized access incidents, the company said Saturday.
GMO Internet Group received 270 tips within the first day of the firm announcing a bounty for information leading to the arrest of hackers who stole its clients’ data.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2026
GMO cybersecurity team finds info critical to identifying hackers, CEO says
The hacker group has remained publicly silent since its website revealing GMO client personal data was taken down Wednesday.
Park24, the parent of Times Car operator Times Mobility, has said it plans to book a one-time special loss of ?5.5 billion for the business year through October over its data breach incident.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2026
Times Car reporting ?5.5 billion loss has firms bracing for data breach fallout
The parent of Times Car operator Times Mobility announced it plans to report a one-time loss of ?5.5 billion over a personal data leak.
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 humanoid robot distributes leaflets of GMO Internet Group at the company's booth during the Japan Drone Expo 2026 in the city of Chiba in June
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 25, 2026
GMO asks government to take active cyberdefense measures
GMO Internet has revealed that there was unauthorized access to its servers for automated FX currency margin trading.
A survey released by Teikoku Databank earlier this week said that around one-sixth of Japanese companies had suffered breaches.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2026
Chinese AI tool used in cyberattacks on Japanese companies, investigation finds
The threat of cyberattacks for Japanese companies has grown recently, as the number of companies disclosing data breaches continues to rise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020
Fears over coronavirus prompt surge in telecommuting across Japan
The NTT group, Yahoo Japan and GMO Internet are among the companies trying to reduce the risk of their employees contracting the COVID-19 virus.
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.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
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‘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.
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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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