TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The Japanese government on Monday ordered Facebook to improve protection of users’ personal information following data breaches affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. Facebook said early this month that hackers accessed the personal data of 29 million users in a breach at the world’s leading social network first disclosed late September. The company had originally said up to 50 million accounts were affected in a cyber-attack that exploited a trio […]
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Japan plans anti-sexual harassment training for officials
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)- Japan is drawing up plans requiring all senior government bureaucrats to undergo anti-sexual harassment training, an official said Thursday, after a scandal involving a top finance ministry employee. “We are now preparing such a plan,” a cabinet office official told AFP, adding that a final version will be presented at a meeting headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this month. The move comes after the top bureaucrat at the Finance Ministry quit […]
Japan, nag-donate ng police equipment na nagkakahalagang P210M sa PNP
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Aabot sa 500 milyong Japanese yen o katumbas ng P210 milyong pisong halaga ng police equipment ang ipinagkaloob ngayon ng Japan government sa Philippine National Police sa ilalim ng kanilang “economic and social development program.” Mismong si Japanese Ambassador Koji Heneda ang nanguna sa isinagawang turnover ceremony sa Kampo Crame na dinaluhan din ni PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa. Kabilang sa mga ipinagkaloob ng Japan ang 100 brand new […]
Japan protests as Chinese navy sails near disputed isles
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Chinese naval ship sailed into waters surrounding disputed East China Sea islands for the first time early Thursday, prompting Tokyo to summon the Chinese ambassador to protest, the Japanese government said. Russian naval ships were also seen in the area around the same time, according to local media. “Around 00:50 am (1530 GMT Wednesday), a Chinese naval vessel entered our nation’s contiguous waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands,” the Japanese foreign […]





