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Japan is considering stronger age restrictions for social media use — but public response to the move hasn't been as positive as hoped
Japan’s communications ministry has proposed new measures to protect young people from social media addiction
Best eSIM for Japan of 2026: Stay connected when roaming East Asia and beyond
We tested the best eSIMs for Japan for when you need great coverage and connection while roaming across Asia.
English learning app used by Sony and Paramount put millions of users at risk
Five million Japanese have had their recordings leak to the internet through a misconfigured Google Cloud database.
‘Cyberattacks are having a huge impact on people’s lives and economic activities’: Japan joins list of countries turning towards offensive cyber operations
Japan has reinterpreted its constitution to allow offensive cyber operations.
Major Japanese semiconductor supplier hit by ransomware attack
Advantest confirms being hit by ransomware, but says investigation is currently ongoing.
Top Japanese hotel brand reveals cyberattack - Washington hotels hit by ransomware
An investigation is underway into Washington hotel attackers, but no group has claimed responsibility yet.
"Weirder than Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak put together": Japan's answer to Steve Jobs predicted personified computers, smartphones and AI in 1984 through a sixth sense, viewing the world as a dog or a dolphin
In 1984, Sunao Takatori used his sixth sense to imagine a vision of computing that feels strikingly familiar today.
10 impossibly small Japanese laptops under 1Kg that you will probably never be able to buy (unless you fly there)
Ten impossibly small Japanese laptops under 1kg - but you'll probably never be able to buy.
