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Government guidelines on children's use of internet and social media will call for appropriate measures for each of six age groups.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2026
Japan to call for limiting children’s exposure to social media
A government draft says schools should help children develop their judgment so that they can use social media appropriately.
Masaaki Taira, former digital transformation minister, speaks at a Liberal Democratic Party cybersecurity panel meeting on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2026
Japan mulls expanding cyberdefense monitoring to domestic communication
Following a series of data breaches, ruling party members argue that current methods do not provide sufficient information to prevent attacks.
A new nursing care accident reporting system could help central and local governments quickly identify accidents and analyze the causes.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 9, 2026
Japan to launch online reporting system for nursing care accidents
The aim is to help local governments quickly identify accidents and share with the central government so it can collect more comprehensive data.
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.
Sofia Kenin reacts after her win over Venus Williams at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 31.
TENNIS
Nov 5, 2026
WTA players facing abuse and threats on social media
The?WTA believes that there is clear evidence linking betting and some of the more serious abuse.
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.
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.
Browsers such as Chrome, Safari and Firefox don’t independently verify every website. Instead, they outsource that to a few dozen commercial and government-linked entities known as Certificate Authorities.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2026
The number 4 that gave the internet a panic attack
Browsers don’t verify every website. Instead, they outsource that power to commercial and government-linked entities known as Certificate Authorities.
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.
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.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a ministerial meeting on cybersecurity held at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2026
AI-powered cyberattacks on websites surge
Artificial intelligence is thought to have made it easier for attackers to identify weaknesses in individual websites.
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.
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.
Government and company websites across the world went offline this week after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language prompted millions of hacking attempts.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2026
Japan to simulate cyberattacks as PHP flaws roil global internet
Websites across the world went offline this week after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the widely used programming language.
Hackers can exploit a vulnerability in PHP, a coding language that underlies roughly 70% of all websites, to take control of web servers to steal data, disrupt services or move through networks.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 23, 2026
How to keep safe online in the wake of AI-supercharged hacking
There are basic steps everyone should take to protect themselves.
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.
A screen displays an unavailable Dutch government website, as cyber agencies warn that websites may be taken offline while PHP prepares a critical fix on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2026
Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble
Developers released urgent new fixes to vulnerabilities that had quietly been lurking in their software for years until they were uncovered using AI.
Tributes and flowers outside the electoral office of independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines, who was deliberately struck by a car outside her office on Monday in Wangaratta, Australia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2026
Threats of political violence soar in Australia’s ‘online echo chamber’
Independent lawmaker Helen Haines was in critical condition after being struck deliberately by a car.
The Nagoya District Court in Nagoya
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2026
Nagoya court dismisses lawsuit filed on paper under digital civil litigation rules
The lawsuit was thrown out by the Nagoya District Court under rules requiring legal representatives to submit civil court documents online.
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.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘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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