economy [News] FSA Requests Moving Up the Abolition of Account Opening Using Driver’s License Photos
On October 9, 2026, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) requested financial institutions and other entities to phase out...
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economy [News] Series of Unauthorized Accesses to Companies: Risk of Information Leakage at DDK (Daiichikosho)
A PC at a contractor for Daiichikosho has been infected with malware, raising the possibility of a leak of approximately...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Releases Findings on Budget Inquiries by Mr. Yana
On October 6, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released the results of its internal inv...
IT [Explainer] MS Turns Windows into an AI Platform: Selective Use of Local and Cloud Computing
In October 2026, Microsoft announced a new strategy making Windows the foundation for "hybrid intelligence," which optim...
IT [Explainer] Russian Yandex Data Center Damaged in Drone Attack
In the early hours of October 8, 2026, a major data center operated by Russian IT giant Yandex was hit by a drone attack...
IT [Analysis] Cloud Attack Affects 495 Companies, Lawson Also Suffers Data Leak
In October 2026, a ransomware attack on a major domestic cloud infrastructure affected 495 companies and local governmen...
economy [News] Government and Bank of Japan Considering Opening Up Bank Lending Data to External Parties
The government and the Bank of Japan are considering opening up individual loan data from major banks to external resear...
economy [News] Financial Institutions Asked to Conduct Inspections Following Successive Unauthorized Access Incidents
Amid a series of unauthorized access incidents and customer information leaks at financial institutions, the Financial S...
economy [News] ¥5 Billion Public-Private Fund for Kumamoto Reconstruction: Financial Minister Says “Ensuring Complete Financing”
On October 9, 2026, State Minister for Financial Services Satsuki Katayama announced the establishment of a public-priva...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT to Launch Three New Surveys from Late October to Establish “Standard Labor Costs”
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to launch three new follow-up surveys starting i...