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Vulnerable cloud services cast shadow over national security
Many vendors lack proper policies on privacy protection, survey finds
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Japan's big cities become magnets for inherited rural savings
Trend leaves key regional 'shinkin' lenders in tight spot
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Japan lags South Korea and Taiwan in boosting midsize businesses
Rigid classification stands in the way of corporate growth
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Japan's official statistics miss the depth of the labor shortage
Younger workers shun public job placement service, making its data less reliable
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Yen falls on Japan Inc.'s reluctance to repatriate profits
Tokyo market sees net daytime yen selling for 4th straight year
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U.N. sanctions on North Korea have been losing their bite
Pyongyang has been boosting trade amid discord in the international community
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Fast evacuation saved many lives as New Year's tsunami struck Japan
Noto Peninsula residents remembered lessons from 2011 disaster
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Japan's universities fail to make the most of intellectual property
Due to lack of support, patents earn only 2% compared to U.S. schools
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Space superpower Russia falls down to earth
Orders for satellite launches plummet 90% as India and China fill the void
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Aging Southeast Asia grapples with weak social safety nets
State pensions cover less than 30% of working-age population in some countries
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Japan's hollowing out of regional legislatures deepens
Causes include unilateral actions by local chiefs, lack of aspiring lawmakers
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Housing glut leaves China with excess homes for 150m people
Market hit by a double whammy of weak sales and population drop
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Nonregular workers struggle to go full-time in labor-scarce Japan
Only 7.4% of fixed-term employees landed secure jobs in 2022
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Global warming fuels extreme wildfires in a feedback loop
Blazes burn twice as much as 20 years ago; Canada lost an area half Japan's size in 2023
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Satellite glints grow in night skies
Low-altitude constellations may soon account for 10% of glow in some areas
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Generative AI contributes to increase in cybercrimes
Business-related fraud doubles as new technology makes crime more efficient
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Higher rice prices keep inflation simmering in Asia
Prices of staple food hit a 15-year high due to extreme weather and export ban
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Weak trading in carbon credits blunts world decarbonization drive
Futures fall 90% as effectiveness of carbon offsets questioned
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Japan's 'greedy work' practices blamed for gender pay gap
Freed from child-rearing, more men work long hours to seek higher pay, promotion
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Japan's websites see traffic from X and Facebook fall up to 40%
Social media companies vie to corral users, affecting news and review sites
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U.S. and China butt heads over investment in Southeast Asia
Region attracted a record $222bn in foreign direct investment in 2022
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Older single women face growing risk of poverty in Japan
Over 30% of those 65 or older fall below poverty line after death of spouses
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Tokyo again acts as a magnet for corporate Japan
Falling rents and a growing need for in-person meetings spur relocations
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What is behind the 40% drop in China's U.S. Treasury holdings?
Market players see Beijing selling American debt to prop up the yuan
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Strikes hit U.S. and Europe as workers worry about job security
Concerns grow over persistent inflation and the threat of AI in the workplace