Criminal crackdown urged on illegal image downloads from manga, novels and other works
A panel recommended broadening the scope of punishable acts — now restricted to unauthorized downloads of videos and music — to all materials, including images.
Japan seeks to ban global tech giants from using content contained in emails and other data
The communications ministry plans to prohibit global information technology giants from using email content and other communications data without users' consent, informed sources said Friday. Domestic companies are already subject to the restriction, as Japan's telecommunications business law requires them to observe a constitutional guarantee ...
Bangladeshi asylum-seeker's cuffed visit to Japanese hospital sparks online debate
Mahruf Abdullah agreed to have the images shared, saying he hopes to let people know how people like him are being treated.
Germany's BSI cyberdefense agency on Saturday defended its role in responding to a far-reaching data breach, saying it could not have connected individual cases it was aware of last year until the entire data release became public. The government said Friday that personal data and ...
Defining the Heisei Era: When communication in Japan went mobile
The launch of a pager known as the Pocket Bell marked the birth of texting and mobile communications in Japan.
Studies show Russia used internet to perfect its dark arts
The West's open, democratic culture makes it an easy online target for Moscow.
Air hockey-playing robot shows how Huawei haunts T-Mobile's Sprint deal
Huawei Technologies Co. and wireless carrier SoftBank Group Corp.’ close business dealings could be an issue in T-Mobile U.S. Inc.’s proposed purchase of SoftBank’s Sprint Corp.
Adapting to new industries, bolstering world's infrastructure
The ability of the sōgō shōsha to survive through all the changes and transformations that have taken place over the years can, in many ways, be attributed to their adeptness in recognizing the rise of new industries early on and creating new businesses in ...
Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world." Its views on America do not chime with those of Egypt's state media, which celebrate ...
The central government plans to develop methods to counter cyberattacks, informed sources have said. The government will spell out a strategy aimed at possessing ways to counter such attacks in its new defense policy guidelines and midterm defense buildup program, due out late this year, ...
EBay CEO aims to turn Japan operations into a multibillion-dollar business
The chief executive of eBay Inc. said Tuesday the U.S. e-commerce giant aims to turn its Japan operations into a multibillion-dollar business by offering a range of foreign items at competitive prices. Devin Wenig, president and CEO of eBay, also said in an interview in ...
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma confirmed as a Chinese Communist Party member
Jack Ma, co-founder of China's most valuable company, was officially confirmed as a member of the Communist Party in a state-backed newspaper recognizing business leaders for their contributions to the country's development. Ma, co-founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., is one ...
