r/japannews • u/jjrs • 15h ago
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Cyberattacks continue to menace Japan as more firms disclose data breaches
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日本語 The Russian hacker group Qilin has claimed responsibility for a new ransomware cyberattack on Japan's Keio Railways (Recently, Japan arrested a Qilin member traveling through Osaka and deported him to Germany)
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Osaka's iconic Glico sign to get a new look in 2027
r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 1d ago
Dragon Ball voice actor urges end to unauthorized AI use
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 15h ago
Osaka's iconic landmark Glico Running Man sign to get fresh look in 2027 - The Mainichi
r/japannews • u/novagridd • 1d ago
Japanese Mother Admits Killing Her Children After Prosecutors Cite Workplace Grievances at Trial: 'We Can Be Together in Heaven'
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日本語 Japan Meteorological Association confirms the false alarm about a M9.9 earthquake in East Japan today was due to their own mistake, not another cyberattack
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Part of disused Kobe tunnel featured in 'Death Note' to become data center
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1d ago
Millions of personal records in Japan, South Korea exposed amid surge in AI-powered cyberattacks
r/japannews • u/razorbeamz • 1d ago
日本語 Yamato Transport confirms external leak of over 5.3 million pieces of personal information
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1d ago
Number of foreign residents in Japan hits new high at 3.4% of population as number hits 4.28 million; numbers of illegal immigrants drops 4.8%
r/japannews • u/Any-Stick-8732 • 1d ago
日本語 Niigata Police Officer Gives Fake Name and Phone Number After Hit-and-Run With High School Student
r/japannews • u/jjrs • 1d ago
At least 6 major cyberattacks and customer data leaks were reported in Japan on Friday 10/16 at Japan Post, Yamato Transport, Yellow Hat Autoparts, Nikkei Newspaper, Okayama Prefecture and more
There have been so many cyberattacks on Japanese companies and governmental institutions lately that it's hard to keep up, so I'm compiling them all in one post.
Customer Data Leaks
Japan's Yamato Transport confirms 5.31 mil. customer records leaked https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261016/p2g/00m/0bu/047000c
Nikkei Newspaper Suffers Unauthorized Access to Cloud, Approximately 1.83 Million Pieces of Personal Information Leaked https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/32582683/
Personal information of 1.8 million Yellow Hat customers leaked. https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/32583369/
Fancl and Attenir suffer data breach resulting in the loss of e-commerce customer information for a total of 780,000 people. https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASVBJ30RHVBJULFA01NM.html?ref=tw_asahi
Spam attacks
Japan Post announced on the 16th that its servers had been illegally accessed , resulting in approximately 520,000 spam emails being sent from the email addresses it used. https://www.47news.jp/15091286.html
Okayama Prefecture suffers cyberattack from an external source; approximately 5,600 spam emails sent to the prefecture's email address. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6599003
This is part of a larger patten. The past week has seen so many leaks it is hard to keep track of all of them:
Yesterday, Thursday October 15 actually saw 13 such attacks: https://x.com/minamisuna1/status/2110977928213446790
Meanwhile, the government seems to be struggling to deal with the problem: https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2026101200114&g=pol
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日本語 Prime Minister Takaichi is considering premium vouchers and other measures to support the restaurant industry, which is expected to suffer losses of sales due to the consumption tax reduction on supermarket food
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Union releases guidelines to protect voice actors from AI
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日本語 Prime Minister explains absence from G7 video conference: Internet provider arrangements not made in time.
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JE East rail networks are planning to phase out traditional paper/magnetic train tickets in favor of an all QR code system.
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日本語 A popular male host in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district has been arrested for forcing his devoted female customers to work in sex shops. Since Japan introduced anti-tout laws, much of the recruiting of women for the sex industry occurs via male hosts
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日本語 Bus routes in Japan are being discontinued one after another in rural areas, leaving 2,500 locations nationwide without transportation. The problem is especially dire for the elderly, who are being required to surrender their driving licenses as retesting and renewals becomes stricter
r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 1d ago
Blank 'source' data: Japan GSDF intel unit adrift as overseas missions dwindle
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Top Japanese adult influencer Rurutan rakes in ¥100 million yen a month, credits success to "childhood reading"
r/japannews • u/diacewrb • 1d ago
Panasonic Recalls 640,000 Washer-Dryers over Fire Risk
r/japannews • u/NoArmadillo7796 • 13h ago
3-6 Month Old Article How much china spent to make japan looks bad after the taiwan incident?
international.canada.cachina well known for creating fake accounts to make spesific country looks bad, or even trying to create some sort of problem by pretending as local and do a lot of misleading thing to make spesific country looks bad.