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GMO Internet Group urged account holders to back up their data, shut down their computers and unplug them before noon.
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JAPAN
GMO tells account holders to prepare for the worst as hackers threaten exposure
By Kanako Takahara
GMO Internet Group asked account holders to back up their data, turn off their computer and pull the plug connected to the computer before noon.

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Government holds urgent cybersecurity meeting in response to recent data breaches
‘Tech debt coming due’: AI-found flaw signals chaos ahead
GMO asks government to take active cyberdefense measures
GMO Internet Group urged account holders to back up their data, shut down their computers and unplug them before noon.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Finnish counterpart, Antti Hakkanen, inspect an honor guard before their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
On nuclear policy, Koizumi agrees with Finnish defense chief: Japan ‘must not be naive’
By Jesse Johnson
The two defense ministers discussed the Nordic country’s decision to allow nuclear weapons onto its soil as Japan weighs a similar policy shift.
Visitors look at BYD cars at the 2026 Paris Motor Show on Oct. 13.
BUSINESS / Companies
Chinese carmakers overtake Japan in Europe for first time
Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled from a year earlier in September to make up 12.7% of total sales across the region.
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during an interview in Tokyo in January 2015
JAPAN / Politics
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90
By Kenji Yoshida
The son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukuda became the country’s first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007.
Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
LIFE / Travel / Longform
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie
Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country’s appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.
Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.

JAPAN

Newly elected Komeito chief Mitsunari Okamoto speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
One year after split with LDP, Komeito seeks fresh direction with new leader
By Eric Johnston
Whether newly elected leader Mitsunari Okamoto can expand both the number of representatives for the party and its support base remains to be seen.
Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto’s successor will face the question of whether to revive the city’s bid for the Winter Olympics.
Sapporo mayoral race takes shape with Olympics and foreign population in focus
By Eric Johnston
Those issues, along with tourism, could prove crucial in the race to succeed Katsuhiro Akimoto.
LDP proposes gradual reduction of fuel subsidies
U.S. Marine signals involvement in murder-robbery in Okinawa
Digital Agency adds AI agent to Gennai government platform
70% in Japan want to shelter at home after disasters, survey finds

BUSINESS

Ding Guanghui, production manager at Zhengzhou Solstar Diamonds, inspects lab-grown diamonds on a production line at the company's factory in Zhengzhou, China, in September.
China’s synthetic diamond sector eyes higher-margin AI cooling applications
By Amy Lv and Casey Hall
If the gems become more widely used in technology thermal management, China’s dominance could become another supply-chain vulnerability for the U.S.
A screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays news about Anthropic's initial public offering filing.
Anthropic’s IPO sets up defining moment for Wall Street and AI boom
By Shirin Ghaffary
As a public company, Anthropic’s stock is likely to become the ultimate barometer for the AI boom.
Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo draws early complaints of screen cracking
By Mark Gurman
U.S. and Canada working on deal to ease steel and auto tariffs, sources say
By Promit Mukherjee and David Shepardson
Turning untapped talent into a new force for business
By Lisa Wallin
Meiji Yasuda to buy Man Group stake in asset management push
By Nao Sano and Liza Tetley

WORLD

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrates after his victory in a presidential runoff on Monday in Sao Paulo.
Brazil’s Lula hangs on, but his final term promises to be toughest yet
By Brendan O'Boyle
From day one of his final term, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face an uphill battle, analysts say.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours a market in Jerusalem on Friday, days before Israel's general election on Tuesday.
Netanyahu touts Trump endorsement on eve of vote
By Steven Scheer and Emily Rose
The Israeli prime minister suggested Israel and the U.S. may restart their war on Iran if he wins.
Prediction markets open new front for U.S. election misinformation
El Nino fires test limits of Southeast Asia’s cloud-seeding bet
Now home, Venezuela opposition leader Machado walks tightrope with supporters and Trump
By Mayela Armas and Julia Symmes Cobb
Trump says Brazil election looked ‘rigged’ as Bolsonaro’s party recognizes Lula win

Sports

Mana Kato said being an <i>uriko</i> (hawker) at NPB games was exhausting work, but she enjoyed doing it.
Poured to order: Inside the world of NPB fans and their beer vendors
By Mai Yoshikawa
A familiar face, a quick greeting and a cold pour can become an essential part of the game-day ritual, though aggressive patronage exists.
Kane crowned Ballon d’Or winner as Putellas wins women’s award
Hawks show what a modern baseball dynasty looks like
By Jason Coskrey
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli wins in Texas to move to brink of Formula One title
By Alan Baldwin
NFL party goes off without hitch despite unrest in France
By Vincent Daheron

Opinion

A Kawasaki Heavy Industries humanoid platform places a garbage bag in a trash can during an exhibition in Tokyo last December. Japan has long led in humanoid robotics and is well positioned to supply the components behind next-generation automation systems.
The key to 91AV原创 growth strategy: ‘proactive’ economic security
Eiki Tagami
The challenge is to turn ambition into sustainable growth by strengthening economic security and developing technologies that can compete globally.
Driverless trucks show how to keep AI from killing us
By Thomas Black
The new India-Pakistan ‘cold war’
By Shashi Tharoor
Argentina’s economic chainsaw massacre
By Jeremy Adelman
Is Israel strong enough to go it alone?
By Marc Champion

ENVIRONMENT

Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
By Tomoko Otake
At a global conference in smog-hit Malaysia, scientists outlined how the Earth’s natural systems are buckling due to warming.
Summer heat’s toll on Europe: 50,000 deaths and a �17 billion GDP hit
By Olivia Rudgard and Laura Millan
Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN
World faces nature reality check at U.N. biodiversity conference
By Virginia Furness
‘We’ve never had this’: Bear sightings spook Russia

CULTURE

Bookstores have long been romanticized as idyllic workplaces, but a pair of newly translated Japanese novels give insight into the book business and show how it is upheld by the tireless labor of underpaid employees.
Not so cozy? Japanese bookstore fiction gets real.
By Eric Margolis
Translated Japanese fiction is obsessed with quiet stories taking place in bookshops and cafes, but life and work in Japan are not as idyllic as it seems.
‘Vanishing Japan’ asks what is lost when buildings fall
By Uliana Dobrova
‘The Potentials’ unpacks the dilemmas of a manga assistant in middle age
By James Hadfield
Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies at 74
Takashi Miike pushes the envelope with ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’
By James Hadfield

LIFE

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie
Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country’s appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.
James Suckling’s Great Wines World Tokyo marks its third edition
By Weiwen Lin
Amid potato protests, Hokkaido has its best spud harvest in years
By Simon Daly
Farmers to tourists: Gifu’s rural festivals court new crowds to survive
By Eric Margolis
Can a traditional ‘ryokan’ inn go global?
By Jessica Kozuka

COMMUNITY

Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
By Daniel Traylor
Don’t like being lumped in with the growing crowds of foreign tourists? We have you covered.
People-pleaser Kumaji is a true ‘bundle of joy’
In tourist-weary Kyoto, U.S. college targets deeper ties between students and residents
By Joel Tansey
Castella searching for a home, sweet home
The do’s and don’ts when applying for permanent residency in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

Editors' Picks

ENVIRONMENT
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
By Tomoko Otake
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
COMMUNITY
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
By Daniel Traylor
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
ENVIRONMENT
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
By Tomoko Otake
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
COMMENTARY
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
By Midori Inagaki
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
JAPAN
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
By Jessica Speed
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
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By Jessica Speed
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