1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (271+ words) 12:20 JST, September 13, 2026 SEOUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) – South Korea’s expanded espionage law takes effect on Sunday, broadening espionage offences beyond acts involving North Korea to include all foreign countries as Seoul seeks to protect key technologies amid intensifying competition in semiconductors and…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (686+ words) 11:44 JST, September 13, 2026 The aircraft left Istres air base in southern France on Tuesday and will travel 40,000 kilometers (25,000 miles), cross three continents and make nine stopovers, working with international partners along the route to demonstrate the value of alliances at a…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (122+ words) Japanese Civil Servants’ Personal Records Possibly Leaked in Cyberattack, Digital Minister Says The Japan News Please disable the ad blocking feature. Japanese Civil Servants’ Personal Records Possibly Leaked in Cyberattack, Digital Minister Says 12:09 JST, September 11, 2026 About 246,000 pieces of personal information…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (309+ words) By Junpei Otake / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 6:00 JST, September 8, 2026 SAITAMA — The Saitama prefectural government plans to construct a center for cutting-edge robotic innovations in the city of Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, for fiscal 2028. According to Saitama Prefecture’s department of industry and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (383+ words) 15:47 JST, September 6, 2026 The government is considering deploying over 100 satellites for the nation’s satellite constellation, a surveillance system in which multiple small satellites are used together to track and detect targets, according to government and ruling party sources. The Defense Ministry…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (142+ words) 17:35 JST, September 1, 2026 Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday established the Cyber Security Policy Division within its Foreign Policy Bureau in response to the growing risk of cyberattacks driven by advances in artificial intelligence. The division will be…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (243+ words) 16:37 JST, August 30, 2026 The National Police Agency plans to use generative AI to strengthen measures against “lone offenders,” individuals who become radicalized without belonging to any specific organization, according to sources. In 2022, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot while…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (509+ words) 14:00 JST, August 25, 2026 In a series of cases, characters, musical compositions and other works created by generative artificial intelligence have born a striking resemblance to existing copyrighted works, raising suspicions of copyright infringement. The final draft of a code of principles…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (210+ words) 20:00 JST, August 23, 2026 The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has decided to include an additional ¥150 billion investment in Rapidus Corp. — a company which aims to mass-produce next-generation semiconductors — in its budget request for fiscal 2027, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The investment…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) 16:45 JST, August 23, 2026 An unprecedented incident occurred at a U.S. company in which artificial intelligence models currently under development went rogue against human intent and launched a cyberattack on other systems. If no measures are taken, there is a risk that immense…...