Japan's consumption tax cut bill passes lower house, battle shifts to upper chamber

Japan's consumption tax cut bill passes lower house, battle shifts to upper chamber

Japan’s consumption tax reduction bill was approved by the House of Representatives with a majority vote from the ruling...

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NTT Docomo says up to 300,000 customer records leaked

NTT Docomo says up to 300,000 customer records leaked

Mobile phone service operator NTT Docomo said it confirmed that there was unauthorized external access on November 4 to ...

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Hokkaido train hits a bear and derails, causing disruptions to JR Soya Line services

Hokkaido train hits a bear and derails, causing disruptions to JR Soya Line services

Shortly before 11 p.m. on October 30, a limited express train bound for Wakkanai collided with a bear between Teshio-Nak...

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GMO chairman says vital info for identifying cyberattack and blackmail perpetrator obtained

GMO chairman says vital info for identifying cyberattack and blackmail perpetrator obtained

On October 29, GMO Internet Group Chairman and CEO Kumagai Masatoshi said that vital information that could help identif...

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PHP security flaws prompt Japanese government agencies and companies to suspend online services

PHP security flaws prompt Japanese government agencies and companies to suspend online services

Government websites in Japan, including the National Tax Agency’s online tax filing system, have been temporarily taken ...

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Glico runner sign in Osaka's Dotonbori area to be renewed as 7th design debuts in spring 2027

Glico runner sign in Osaka's Dotonbori area to be renewed as 7th design debuts in spring 2027

Osaka’s Dotonbori area is known for the iconic Glico runner sign, one of the western Japanese city’s most popular touris...

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Sompo Japan and H.I.S. hit by data breaches exposing personal info

Sompo Japan and H.I.S. hit by data breaches exposing personal info

Sompo Japan Insurance announced that there was unauthorized access to a server of a contractor responsible for managing ...

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Four major beer makers investigated over suspected price-fixing

Four major beer makers investigated over suspected price-fixing

The Japan Fair Trade Commission conducted a raid on four major beer makers—Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory—on suspicio...

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Personal information of millions potentially leaked in cyberattacks

Personal information of millions potentially leaked in cyberattacks

Daiwa Securities announced on October 5 that unauthorized access was detected on the server of a third-party vendor betw...

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Japan's extra Diet session convenes, with consumption tax cut bill in focus

Japan's extra Diet session convenes, with consumption tax cut bill in focus

The extraordinary parliamentary session convened in Tokyo on October 5, with the government poised to prioritize the pas...

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