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PERSONAL INFORMATION

The National Tax Agency in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
Tax official dismissed over fraud and dodging tax on gambling winnings
Authorities have referred the official to prosecutors on suspicion of fraud and filed a criminal complaint for violating the income tax law.
Conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at medical institutions in Japan starting in August. Patients will need to present their My Number cards registered for use as a health insurance card.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2026
Japanese health insurance cards no longer usable in clinics from August
Patients in Japan will need a My Number card registered for insurance use or a special certificate to receive insured medical treatment.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Friday
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2026
Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims
The lawsuit ?says that the company relied on factors such as productivity and AI token usage when it slashed thousands of jobs earlier this year.
Japan logged over 19,000 personal data breaches in fiscal 2025, the second-highest annual total on record.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2026
Japan logs over 19,000 personal data breaches in fiscal 2025
It is the second-highest annual total on record, eclipsed only by the previous year¡¯s 21,007 cases.
KDDI says it has not confirmed any secondary damage stemming from the data breach last month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2026
12 million email addresses and 7 million passwords breached in KDDI cyberattack
Affected users are expected to complete password changes and take other necessary measures within the next several days.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2026
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The teen identified a vulnerability in the Bandai Channel system and used an artificial intelligence chatbot to create a malicious program to cancel the accounts.
The city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2026
Names of prosecution inquest panel in Yamaguchi leaked
Sources in the prosecutor¡¯s office said that a document naming the panel members was mistakenly sent to a petitioner.
KDDI has confirmed a cyberattack occurred on June 17 on its email system for internet service providers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2026
Information for 14 million email accounts possibly leaked in cyberattack on KDDI
The company said it would work with affected internet service providers to urge users to change their passwords, while continuing to investigate the extent of the damage.
Digital minister Hisashi Matsumoto
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2026
Japan could end up an ¡®AI colony¡¯ if it falls behind, digital minister warns
Â鶹´«Ã½ push to keep pace with the global AI race reflects a broader anxiety among governments worldwide, fearful of becoming ever more dependent ?on foreign technology.
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.
The House of Representatives passes a bill to revise the personal information protection law with support from the ruling bloc and the Democratic Party for the People on Tuesday at parliament.
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2026
Lower House approves bill to revise personal information protection law
The bill includes a provision requiring businesses that repeatedly commit violations to pay fines equivalent to the earned profit to state coffers.
Takuya Hirai, head of the Liberal Democratic Party's Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society, during a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday
JAPAN
May 20, 2026
LDP calls for mandatory acquisition of My Number cards
There would be no penalty for noncompliance, according to the proposal compiled by the Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society.
An attendee holds a sign during an Alberta separatist event in Calgary in January.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2026
Alberta independence activists are embroiled in voter data scandal
The fact separatist activists had the list of electors has caused a political furor in Canada, and it has raised questions around privacy ahead of a potential vote on independence.
A top Google scientist warned EU antitrust regulators that its proposal ?requiring the company to share search engine data with rivals risked exposing ?users' private information.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 6, 2026
Top Google scientist says EU data measures pose privacy risk for users
The European Commission, which acts as the EU competition enforcer, has in recent years cracked down on Big Tech via a slew of legislation.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Office ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The government has submitted a bill to the Lower House to introduce fines for serious violations of the personal information protection law.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2026
Japan to fine repeat violators of personal info law
The government hopes the move will have a deterrent effect by making clear to businesses that violations could incur economic penalties.
A former scam hub facility in Surin province, Thailand, near the Cambodian border, on March 12
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2026
Japanese personal info left at Thai-Cambodian border scam base
On the 800,000-square-meter compound hosting some 160 buildings, an estimated 20,000 people had been working in scam operations.
A window overlooks Shinjuku¡¯s skyscrapers, at a high-rise building in Tokyo, Japan, in 2016.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2026
Government panel on foreign buyers of land to submit proposal this summer
The panel convened as the government aims to submit a bill to tighten restrictions on land purchases by foreign nationals in the current parliamentary session.
The White House is pictured behind a fence in Washington on April 25, 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
U.S. orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
The dominance of U.S. AI companies ¡ª many of which use personal data to power their models ¡ª spotlights EU concerns around privacy and surveillance.
Asahi Group has said that a ransomware attack last September led to the leak of 115,513 sets of personal data.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2026
Asahi confirms 2025 cyberattack led to leak of 115,513 sets of personal data
The data included names and phone numbers of client companies¡¯ executives and employees as well as names and addresses of current and past Asahi Group staff.
Construction in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward in August
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2025
Japan should regulate land use rather than real estate purchases by foreign nationals, expert says
An expert on a panel set up by the Cabinet believes the government is better off regulating how land is used rather than who is allowed to own it.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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