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Active cyber defense starts as permanent-residence fees jump on a packed Tokyo morning
Japan’s October 1 slate pairs new preemptive cyber powers with a 200,000-yen permanent-residence charge, chip-equipment gains, franchise wage relief, and a Vissel Kobe Asian knockout win.
TechnologyJapan Enforces Preemptive Cyber Laws Allowing Hostile Server Neutralization
Police and the Self-Defense Forces gained statutory authority Thursday to neutralize hostile servers after oversight sign-off, while critical-infrastructure operators face new incident reporting duties.
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PoliticsJapan Raises Permanent Residency Application Fee Twentyfold as Takaichi Tightens Immigration
StocksTokyo Electron and Advantest Lead Chip-Equipment Rally After Spending Forecast Upgrade
BusinessSeven & i Holdings Adjusts Franchise Royalty Bands for 7-Eleven Stores Facing Minimum-Wage Step-Ups
SportsVissel Kobe Beat Shanghai Port 2-1 to Advance in AFC Elite Knockout Round
SecurityOsaka Prefectural Cyber Unit Flags 4,200 PayPay QR Skimming Reports in Q3 Tally
OpinionEditorial: Standoff Missile Delivery Tables Need Floor Votes, Not Lobby Briefings
AIPreferred Networks Bundles Edge Vision Models for Toyota Region Assembly Lines
TechnologyJapan Enforces Preemptive Cyber Laws Allowing Hostile Server Neutralization
TechnologyKDDI Rolls Fixed-5G Routers to Hokkaido Fishing Cooperatives Replacing Copper Voice Circuits
PoliticsJapan Raises Permanent Residency Application Fee Twentyfold as Takaichi Tightens Immigration
PoliticsIwama Plans Kuala Lumpur Trip as Japan Prepares for ASEAN Summit Hosting Handover
SportsVissel Kobe Beat Shanghai Port 2-1 to Advance in AFC Elite Knockout Round
EntertainmentBandai Namco Film Partners Lines Up Domestic Anime Double Feature for Autumn Roadshow
EntertainmentBandai Namco Film Partners Lines Up Domestic Anime Double Feature for Autumn Roadshow
HealthPrefectural Dental Boards Warn Month-Long Hygienist Vacancies at Eldercare Clinics
HealthPrefectural Dental Boards Warn Month-Long Hygienist Vacancies at Eldercare Clinics
ScienceJAMSTEC Deploys Seabed Sensors Off Fukushima Coast to Track Post-Tremor Stress
ScienceJAMSTEC Deploys Seabed Sensors Off Fukushima Coast to Track Post-Tremor Stress
OpinionEditorial: Standoff Missile Delivery Tables Need Floor Votes, Not Lobby Briefings
SecurityOsaka Prefectural Cyber Unit Flags 4,200 PayPay QR Skimming Reports in Q3 Tally
AIPreferred Networks Bundles Edge Vision Models for Toyota Region Assembly Lines
Credit CardsAEON Financial Launches Warehouse-Club Cashback Lane on Signature Visa Cards
Credit CardsAEON Financial Launches Warehouse-Club Cashback Lane on Signature Visa Cards
StocksTokyo Electron and Advantest Lead Chip-Equipment Rally After Spending Forecast Upgrade
BusinessSeven & i Holdings Adjusts Franchise Royalty Bands for 7-Eleven Stores Facing Minimum-Wage Step-Ups
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JAMSTEC Deploys Seabed Sensors Off Fukushima Coast to Track Post-Tremor Stress
JAMSTEC lowered seabed pressure sensors off Fukushima’s coast to monitor slow-slip stress after September’s Ibaraki–Saitama tremors rattled Tokyo’s eastern suburbs.
JAMSTEC Deploys Seabed Sensors Off Fukushima Coast to Track Post-Tremor Stress
JAMSTEC lowered a string of borehole strain sensors off Fukushima's coast to watch Pacific plate stress after summer tremors rattled offshore telecom cables.
Iwama Plans Kuala Lumpur Trip as Japan Prepares for ASEAN Summit Hosting Handover
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwama will travel to Kuala Lumpur this month as Japan prepares to hand ASEAN chairmanship duties to Malaysia while balancing defense supplement debate at home.
Japan Raises Permanent Residency Application Fee Twentyfold as Takaichi Tightens Immigration
Permanent-residence applications accepted from Thursday face a 200,000-yen permission fee—twenty times the old rate—while September filings stay on the 10,000-yen schedule.