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Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--Sushi and other food delivery service operator Ride On Express Holdings Co. said Tuesday that the personal information of up to about 6.5 million registered customers may have been compromised through unauthorized server access. According to the company, the affected data includes the names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth and encry...
Chiba, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--Artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge digital technologies are on display as the CEATEC international exhibition opened on Tuesday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, a city near Tokyo, joined by 821 companies and organizations from Japan and abroad. "As societal challenges become increasingly complex, it is important not only to create new...
Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--Massive driver's license data breaches that recently hit the Times Car vehicle-sharing service in Japan due to a cyberattack have made many people in the country scramble to seek reissuance of their licenses. The move apparently reflects concerns about the possibility of their driver's license data being abused. Still, police say that driver's license renewal wo...
Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--With an increasing number of firms in Japan falling prey to unauthorized access to their computer systems, major electronics makers are receiving a flurry of inquiries about their cyber defense services. Demand is expected to continue expanding as these electronics firms are reinforcing their services in anticipation of sophisticated cyberattacks taking advantag...
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Financial Services Agency on Friday called on financial institutions to review their cybersecurity measures in response to a recent series of customer data breaches caused by unauthorized access. The agency asked financial institutions to examine their response procedures in the event of a cyberattack and take necessary measures promptly if any deficienci...
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--Two more Japanese firms have disclosed unauthorized access to their systems that led to large-scale breaches of customer data. Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd., a secondhand goods retailer, said Friday that data on up to around 6.43 million customers have been compromised. Daiichikosho Co., a karaoke store chain, said on Thursday that data on about 8.72 million custome...
Nagoya, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--Embattled Chubu Electric Power Co.'s new president said Thursday that he will tackle corporate culture reform and take thorough measures to prevent a recurrence of data fraud, in order to restore trust in the company. Minoru Yasui took office at the start of this month following a series of scandals at the power utility, including data falsification involving it...
Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--IDC Frontier Inc., a Tokyo-based subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., announced Wednesday that a glitch occurred in its IDCF Cloud service for local governments and companies on the day, due to unauthorized access from a third party. While the company did not disclose the clients of the service, many websites, including those of Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, th...
Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--Nippan Group Holdings Inc., a Japanese book wholesaler, has confirmed that it had sold books to U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. In a letter addressed to the Japan Book Publishers Association, an industry group, Nippan Group said that Nippan IPS Co., a subsidiary that sells Japanese books overseas, conclu...
Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese digital transformation minister Toshiharu Furukawa has expressed determination to promote the development of so-called narrow artificial intelligence systems, in order to compete better with powerhouses such as the United States and China. As examples, Furukawa named vertical AI, tailored to perform tasks in specific fields, and physical AI, which enable...
Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan has seen a spate of cyberattacks targeting companies that resulted in breaches of personal information. While affected companies are scrambling to pay compensation and prevent recurrences, corporate Japan faces mounting challenges as the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence may be contributing to the spike in cyberattacks. GMO Research & AI Inc...
Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police have captured a Russian national believed to be a key member of the "Qilin" international hacker group and extradited him to Germany, investigative sources said Tuesday. Qilin is believed to have carried out ransomware attacks against companies worldwide, causing major damage through data encryption. In 2025, the group claimed responsibility on...
Kyoto, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Nintendo Co. will launch on Nov. 12 a package comprising its Nintendo Switch 2 video game console and one selectable game title at a lower price than buying them separately, the Japanese company said Tuesday. Only a Japanese-language version will be available for the package, set to have a suggested retail price of 63,980 yen. It will be exclusive for the Japanese...
Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry plans to enhance research and development for the introduction of Self-Defense Forces transport ships equipped with artificial intelligence and automatic navigation technology, informed sources have said. The move is part of the ministry's labor-saving efforts and also aimed at reinforcing the SDF's maritime transportation capacity in pre...
Osaka, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Osaka Metropolitan University has said that data on at least 130,000 students and teachers may have leaked from the institution due to a system failure caused by a cyberattack. "It is regrettable that we could not prevent the incident," Hiroyuki Sakuragi, president of the university in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, said at a press conference held Monday to ann...
Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Honda Motor Co. said Monday that it has developed jointly with general contractor Taisei Corp. a road-embedded wireless system to charge electric vehicles while driving. Demonstrative tests of the charging system will begin on an expressway in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo in fiscal 2027 or later to verify the system's power supply performance and durability. ...
Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Rapidus Corp. said Monday it will collaborate with 17 semiconductor design-related companies in and outside the country to strengthen support ranging from advanced-chip designing to manufacturing. The partners include Japanese companies such as Toshiba Information Systems (Japan) Corp., Dai Nippon Printing Co. and Toppan Inc., as well as U.S. chip design c...
Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to bolster efforts in cooperation with the private sector in fiscal 2027 to probe whether attackers have infiltrated and remained hidden in systems of critical infrastructure operators such as power utilities and telecommunications companies. The government will develop methods to detect cyberattacks based on information regarding th...
Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese health ministry plans to support medical institutions that introduce cloud-based electronic medical record systems, which manage medical records and other information online using external servers. The ministry will establish a program in the ongoing fiscal year ending next March to certify cloud-based systems with strong cybersecurity measures, and ...
Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Jera Co. and two other companies said Thursday that they will spend 15 billion dollars to build a large data center for artificial intelligence at a thermal power station in Chiba, a city near Tokyo. The data center will have a power capacity of up to 400,000 kilowatts, making it one of the biggest data centers in Japan. It is expected to go into operation around ...
Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government put its active cyberdefense program into operation on Thursday to stop major cyberattacks preemptively. The program involves police and the Self-Defense Forces hacking into servers when they detect signs of a cyberattack, in order to neutralize the threats by taking actions such as deleting harmful programs. The government will strength...
Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's labor ministry said in an annual report released Tuesday that so-called meta-skills, including logical thinking and problem-solving skills, are becoming essential for workers amid the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technology. In its 2026 white paper on the labor economy, the ministry defined meta-skills as abilities that can be applied ...
Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Mori Building Co. and others showcased a demonstration in Tokyo on Monday of a suitcase-shaped robot equipped with artificial intelligence that can guide visually impaired people. The trial at the Toranomon Hills complex will run throughout October. It comprises two courses--one that guides people with impaired vision through indoor and outdoor areas and another...
Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Monday held the first meeting of an expert panel on strengthening intelligence capabilities, initiating discussions on formulating a national intelligence strategy. Discussions at the panel will also focus on anti-espionage legislation, such as a foreign interference prevention law, and the establishment of a proposed external intelligen...
Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry plans to introduce a new contract system to support startups in developing unmanned aerial vehicles and other products to tap their advanced technologies. Under the system, the ministry will examine participating companies at each stage, such as development planning and demonstration, making payments for necessary expenses at each step,...