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A proposed monitoring system would allow authorities to track offenders deemed to pose a serious threat, potentially requiring them to wear GPS-enabled devices that would trigger warnings when they enter a designated area near a victim.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 15, 2026
Police agency to study feasibility of tracking stalkers via GPS
In addition to wearable GPS devices, an agency panel is considering mandatory counseling for those considered to be high-risk stalkers.
Students take part in a government intelligence job experience event organized by the Public Security Intelligence Agency in Tokyo last month. Faces have been obscured for privacy.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2026
Government intelligence job experience event receives overwhelming interest
The Public Security Intelligence Agency had sought around 15 participants for the Sept. 20 event?but received more than 200 applications.
Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (left) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing in February 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
China’s Djibouti base upgrades should boost monitoring reach, report says
The facilities would provide China with “a much more robust picture of the operating environment in the region,” the report said.
Remote analysis raises concern about the confidentiality and privacy of communications guaranteed by the Constitution, but a panel concluded that it is constitutionally permissible to take necessary measures with due process.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2026
Panel calls for remote analysis of 迟辞办耻谤测ū criminal group communications
The NPA aims to introduce remote analysis at an early date after the panel announces its final recommendations as soon as this month.
Facial recognition payment at a Trial Holdings store
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2026
Facial recognition technology coming into wider use in Japan
Concerns about privacy violations persist, making thorough user information management essential.
New Zealand's security agency said in a report that a Chinese organization with close ties ?to the government in Beijing had sought to install ground-based space infrastructure in the country through a local company.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 13, 2026
Chinese state-linked observatory sought New Zealand site, spy agency says
China was the only country detected to have been conducting espionage “at scale,” according to a report from New Zealand’s security agency.
A Flock camera is mounted on a pole under a solar panel in Commerce City, Colorado, on Wednesday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 9, 2026
Angers mounts in U.S. over vast network of car license plate cams
Flock is used by the police and homeowners’ associations but opponents believe the cameras are a dangerous tool that can infringe on privacy and civil liberties.
The National Police Agency is considering use of a new investigation method that involves remotely analyzing communications via highly confidential apps used by <i>迟辞办耻谤测ū</i> loosely organized anonymous criminal groups.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2026
91AV原创 police to monitor ‘迟辞办耻谤测ū’ use of confidential messaging apps
The method involves remote-controlling smartphones and other devices of high-ranking 迟辞办耻谤测ū members to access communication records and other information.
A surveillance camera is seen near a Chinese flag in Shanghai on Aug. 2, 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 5, 2026
How China keeps tabs on foreigners
A futuristic dashboard — like something from the movie “Minority Report” — that appeared to track foreigners in a city was uncovered by an Amsterdam-based cybersecurity researcher.
Software developer and major military vendor Palantir now expects $4.89 billion to $4.91 billion in adjusted income from operations this year, up from $4.45 billion at the top end of the range previously.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
Palantir lifts outlook after ‘otherworldly’ commercial sales
Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp said U.S. commercial sales in the second quarter rose 149% from a year earlier to $764 million, well above the average analyst estimate.
Japan&#039;s the lower chamber of parliament will install security cameras in the Diet building starting in fiscal 2027.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2026
Japan Lower House to install security cameras in Diet building
The plan has been considered partly in response to an incident in which a government employee secretly filmed a woman in a Diet building restroom in 2021.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting focused on crime prevention measures at the Prime Minister&#039;s Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 28, 2026
Japan weighing GPS tracking for ‘high risk’ stalkers
Many key details remain undecided, including who exactly would be deemed as a “high risk” offender and whether court approval would be required.
South Korea has one of the world&#039;s highest suicide rates.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2026
AI cameras spot suicide attempts in South Korea’s capital
The surveillance system alerts first responders if someone lingers in certain locations, enters an area deemed unsafe or picks up a dedicated suicide-prevention phone.
A mobile surveillance van emblazoned with the branding "Ikshana" is parked at a protest site days after thousands of protesters marched toward parliament to demand the resignation of the education minister over examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2026
Modi faces challenge from activists over AI surveillance at India youth protest
At least week’s protest over exam paper leaks, police used a surveillance van equipped with cameras on a telescopic mast that provided a 360-degree ?view.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission aims to curb the market dominance of Big Tech companies such as Google and Apple.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
Japan antitrust watchdog to add new bureau to tackle Big Tech
The Japan Fair Trade Commission aims to curb the market dominance of companies like Google and Apple and ensure fairer transactions for small businesses.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi&#039;s administration aims to enact anti-espionage legislation at an early date.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2026
LDP to propose allowing warrantless communications interception
The initiative will be a major pillar of anti-espionage legislation that the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to enact soon.
A man checks his mobile phone in central Moscow on March 17. Since the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutions to circumvent state monitoring and restrictions on popular foreign apps.
WORLD
Jun 16, 2026
Russians juggle phones and VPNs to skirt Putin’s digital iron curtain
The biggest crackdown of its kind has at times disrupted banking, transport and e-commerce, irritating people ahead of a September parliamentary election.
Google and Apple are among a group of technology companies that have expressed opposition to a proposed law in Canada allowing police more access to citizens’ data.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 27, 2026
Apple and Google blast Canada’s plan to give police more access to citizen data
The Canadian government is defending the Lawful Access Act, saying it’s designed to ensure police have the legal tools to “prevent, investigate and respond” to modern crime.
Temporary street signs warn pedestrians of a Metropolitan Police live facial recognition operation in London on May 11.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2026
On London’s streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
Britain has long been one of the world’s heaviest users of CCTV cameras in public spaces, and Londoners can be caught ?on film up to several ?hundred times a day.
Tokyo Detention House guidelines dictate that CCTV surveillance can be used when detainees are at risk of suicide or self-harm, or when there is concern they may try to escape.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
May 20, 2026
Female death row inmate sues Japan government over 24/7 surveillance
A death-row inmate says she’s been surveilled 24/7 for 24 years. Now, she’s suing the Japanese government for a breach of human rights.
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.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
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.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
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 weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
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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