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23 Agosto 2026

Japan Shows Steps to Protect Infrastructure from Cyberattacks

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has drawn up draft guidelines outlining 150 measures that should be taken to enhance cybersecurity for businesses managing critical infrastructure. The draft said that even closed networks disconnected from the internet “are not necessarily safe.”
23 Agosto 2026

Japanese Photojournalist Ishikawa Dies at 88

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese photojournalist Bunyo Ishikawa died of malignant lymphoma at a hospital in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday. He was 88. Ishikawa, a native of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, accompanied U.S. forces as a freelance photographer and captured
23 Agosto 2026

Memorial Gathering for Siberian Detainees Held in Tokyo

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–A memorial gathering was held in Tokyo on Sunday for those who died in detention in Siberia and elsewhere after being captured by the former Soviet Union following World War II. About 200 people, including former detainees and
23 Agosto 2026

Japan Shows Steps to Protect Infrastructure from Cyberattacks

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has drawn up draft guidelines outlining 150 measures that should be taken to enhance cybersecurity for businesses managing critical infrastructure. The draft said that even closed networks disconnected from the internet “are not necessarily safe.”
23 Agosto 2026

Japan Tobu Group Firm Searched over Fatal Train Accident

Nikko, Tochigi Pref., Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese police Sunday searched a group company of Tobu Railway Co. over Thursday’s train accident in Tochigi Prefecture that resulted in the deaths of four workers. The Tochigi prefectural police searched the general affairs department office
23 Agosto 2026

Quake Rocks Tokyo, Nearby Areas; 37 Injured

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–A major earthquake occurred in Ibaraki Prefecture early Sunday morning, rocking eastern Japan areas including Tokyo and leaving at least 37 injured. The quake with an estimated magnitude of 5.9 occurred in southern Ibaraki at a depth of
23 Agosto 2026

Quake Rocks Tokyo, Nearby Areas

(The final paragraph should have read, “…the Saitama city of Kawaguchi…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) Quake Rocks Tokyo, Nearby Areas Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–A major earthquake occurred in Ibaraki Prefecture early Sunday morning, rocking eastern Japan areas
23 Agosto 2026

Painter Supporting Quake-Hit Kumamoto with Manga “Kinnikuman”

Misato, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)–A local painter is supporting reconstruction efforts in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, hit by a powerful earthquake last month, through collaborative works with the popular manga series “Kinnikuman.” Kazuyuki Takishita, 50, was born in an area
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