Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–A Chinese artificial intelligence tool called Artex is likely to have been used in cyberattacks targeting Japanese companies, an investigation by a Japanese cybersecurity business has found. GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae Inc., a subsidiary of GMO Internet Group

(In the story “Over 16 Pct of Japan Firms Experience Data Breaches,” moved on Monday, the second sentence in the second paragraph should have read, “…conducted between Oct. 9 and Wednesday…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Over 16 Pct

Tsu, Mie Pref., Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Tsu District Court on Tuesday sentenced a former truck driver to seven years in prison for an expressway crash that killed six people, including three children, in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, in March. The seven-year sentence

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, on Tuesday launched the “teppay” code payment service through its Mobile Suica smartphone app. The service is scheduled to become available on the Mobile Pasmo app next spring. It enables users

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will stop using the term “abnormal delivery” in official documents to refer to childbirth involving medical treatment such as cesarean section, it was learned Tuesday. The government will replace the term with ones that do

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces near-term pressure to control debt issuance and secure financial resources to fund key measures after her economic policy has sent the yen weaker and bond yields higher since she took office a

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–The personnel commissions of Japan’s 47 prefectures have recommended higher monthly salaries and bonuses for prefectural government employees for fiscal 2026, a survey showed Tuesday. It marked the fifth consecutive year that all prefectural commissions have made such

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Deliberations began in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Tuesday on legislation to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program. This set of measures is “the

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. affirmed their cooperation toward a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next month during a call on Tuesday. The two leaders agreed on the importance

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–The average price of new condominiums put up for sale in Tokyo and its vicinity in April-September rose 21.1 pct from a year earlier to a record 114.94 million yen, Real Estate Economic Institute Co. said Tuesday. The

Osaka, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–A 60-year-old male corporate executive was stabbed with a knife near Osaka District Court in the western Japan city of Osaka on Tuesday, suffering serious but non-life-threatening injuries, including one to the back of the neck, according to

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Deliberations began in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Tuesday on bills to cut the consumption tax on food and introduce an income-linked benefit program. During a plenary session of the

Tsu, Mie Pref., Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Tsu District Court on Tuesday sentenced a former truck driver to seven years in prison for an expressway crash that killed six people, including three children, in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, in March. The seven-year sentence

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully launched an H3 rocket carrying the Martian Moons eXploration, or MMX, probe on Tuesday. The No. 10 H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted an on-site inspection of pet food company Vet’s Choice Japan Corp. on suspicion of violating the antimonopoly law by restricting pet food retail prices, Jiji Press learned. Vet’s Choice Japan, a

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–The electronic warrant system, in which arrest and search warrants are requested and issued online, will be introduced at courts in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa by the end of this fiscal year

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government on Tuesday criticized Russia for its failure to allow consular access to a Japanese journalist detained there within a period set in their bilateral diplomatic agreement. The failure is “extremely regrettable,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s industry ministry plans to invest an additional 400 billion yen in semiconductor maker Rapidus Corp. over the three years through fiscal 2029. The planned investment, disclosed Monday at a subcommittee meeting of the Fiscal System Council, which

Osaka, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–A man in his 60s was stabbed with a knife near Osaka District Court in the western Japan city of Osaka on Tuesday morning. He was stabbed around the neck and seriously injured, but remained conscious, according to

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Shingo Kunieda, the first man to complete a career Golden Slam in wheelchair tennis, has been nominated for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2027 in the wheelchair tennis category. Kunieda, 42, won 28

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully launched an H3 rocket carrying the Martian Moons eXploration, or MMX, probe on Tuesday. The No. 10 H3 rocket took off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern

Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko turned 92 on Tuesday, enjoying a peaceful life with her husband, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, also 92. Her advanced age has caused a decline in her physical strength and made her get tired more frequently

Nagoya, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Shizuka Hangai, 38, and Shota Kawamoto, 30, on Monday clinched Asian Para Games gold in the women’s J1 class 52-kilogram judo event and in the men’s C1-2 class 3,000-meter individual cycling pursuit, respectively. A day after the

Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, plans to develop a new medium-term vision in light of an accelerating decline in the country’s population and the spread of artificial intelligence, its chairman, Yoshinobu Tsutsui, said Monday. “Looking ahead to

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Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese education ministry plans to adopt a paper-digital hybrid format as the standard for textbooks in elementary, junior high and high schools from fiscal 2030, sources familiar with the matter said Monday. The plan calls for placing

(Adnkronos) – Vladimir Putin has approved a government reshuffle after receiving Premier Mikhail Mishustin, the Kremlin announced. Following last September’s legislative elections, almost half of Mishustin’s deputy premiers are changing. But most importantly, Dmitry Grigorenko, chief of staff and deputy premier, who

(Adnkronos) – ”Punish” American President Donald Trump in the Midterm elections, by increasing attacks on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz to raise oil prices and inflict the highest possible pain in terms of lost votes. But also ”warn” future American

(Adnkronos) – More than a month after the legislative elections on September 13, won by a narrow margin by the left, Sweden is still without a new government. Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen has tasked the leader of the Centre Party, Elisabeth Thand

(Adnkronos) – Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court has given Meta 24 hours to demonstrate that it guarantees equal treatment on its social networks for the electoral campaigns of outgoing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his conservative challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, ahead of