Osaka teen first alleged ransomware maker arrested in Japan
YOKOHAMA – A 14-year-old in Osaka Prefecture has become the first person in Japan arrested for allegedly creating ransomware, the police said Monday. The third-year junior high sc…
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82-year-old DJ puts unique spin on Tokyo’s club scene
Sumiko Iwamuro knows a thing or two about juggling work. She spends her days behind the counter at a family-run specialty gyoza restaurant and one or two nights a month moonlighting under h…
To reduce work stress, Japan firms turn to office cats, dogs and goats
Workaholic Japan is known for long office hours and stressed-out employees, but one company claims to have a cure: cats. A total of nine fluffy felines eat, sleep and walk freely in the sma…
Donors to Sanrio festival crowdfunding get right to ‘date’ Hello Kitty
Sanrio Entertainment Co. said Thursday it will offer the right to “date” its popular character Hello Kitty to people who donate ¥100,000 each through crowdfunding for a summer festival to be held at …
Elderly man arrested for setting a fire on bullet train
OKAYAMA – An elderly man was arrested Friday on suspicion of starting a fire on seat aboard a shinkansen that was traveling through Okayama Prefecture, police and the train operator said. Yasuhi…
Nishi Honganji Temple opens decorative gate
Tourists were given a rare treat Sunday when Kyoto’s Nishi Honganji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, opened its centuries-old Karamon gate for the first time in 34 years. “This is my h…
Roppongi’s Hardy Barracks, a little-known U.S. base in the middle of Tokyo
Yokota Air Base and the Yokosuka naval base are well-known U.S. bases in the Tokyo area. But few people know the U.S. military also has a major facility right in the heart of the city. Sinc…
Kumamoto ‘baby hatch’ accepted 125 babies over nine years since launch
The controversial “baby hatch” set up at a Kumamoto hospital in 2007 to enable people to leave infants anonymously took in a total of 125 babies over nine years through March last year. Ahead of…
What to do if there is a missile attack
Get indoors, keep away from windows and switch on the TV. That’s the latest advice from the government on how to prepare for a ballistic missile strike. Japan has an early-warning system de…
Creating a real ghost in the shell
Yasuo Kuniyoshi is a man with an extraordinary plan. Kuniyoshi, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, has been attempting to produce an utter…