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AhnLab moved to win local manufacturing customers by introducing technology that protects production facilities and information systems together at a security exhibition in Japan.

Add preferred source AhnLab has appointed Yoji Tsubaki as the new country manager of its Japan subsidiary and showcased its integrated IT-OT cyber-physical systems (CPS) security capabilities at Security Days Fall 2026 Tokyo. The company pitched its OT network security solution AhnLab XTD and OT endpoint security solution AhnLab EPS to target demand for ransomware…

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The Japan Actors Union has announced new guidelines to address the unauthorised use of generative AI to replicate voice performances.

Burger King Japan (BK Japan) has revealed a substantial data security breach after an external party infiltrated a server holding 11.18 million user records.

Burger King Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of the global fast-food chain Burger King, experienced a significant data breach in early October 2026, resulting in the exposure of approximately 11.18 million customer records from its official smartphone app membership system. The breach, which occurred between October 2 and October 7, 2026, was discovered on October 13…

More Japanese companies on Friday made announcements regarding customer data breaches due to cyberattacks.

The world No. 1 pair Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae defeated world No. 19 Japan’s Kakeru Kumagai and Hiroki Nishi 2-0 (21-5, 21-17) in the men’s doubles quarterfinals of the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Denmark Open (Super 750) at SJF Bank Arena in Odense, Denmark, on the 16th (Korean time) and advanced…

Several of Japan’s leading brands have been targeted by cyber attacks in recent weeks, prompting the nation’s government to declare a ‘state of emergency in cyberspace’ in response, implementing radical changes in a bid to combat the vulnerabilities.

Japan has declared a cybersecurity emergency, following a spate of attacks on its companies in recent weeks. Some experts are already pointing the finger at AI.