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The Japan Times

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 09/06/2026 > asia-pacific > jakarta-airport-anak-krakatau-eruption

Indonesia??€??s Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools and fishing

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (287+ words) Jakarta – An eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau caused the suspension of hundreds of flights at Jakarta’s main airport on Sunday after some school activities and fishing were halted. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport posted ​on Instagram that it had suspended flight…...

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japantimes.co.jp > commentary > 08/29/2026 > world > maths-ai-crisis

Math???s AI crisis has a lesson for the rest of us

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (145+ words) Math’s AI crisis has a lesson for the rest of us The Japan Times Math can mean different things to different people.It’s simple sums for children or sophisticated models for hedge fund managers For mathematicians, it is an…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 08/25/2026 > japan > japan-urges-learning-data-disclosure

Government urges AI firms to disclose learning data

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (179+ words) The government on Tuesday adopted guiding principles on intellectual property protection for generative artificial intelligence operators, calling on such businesses to disclose an outline of data and methods used to train their AI tools. The Principles Code, while not legally…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 08/24/2026 > japan > japan-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity-guidelines

Japan outlines measures to protect infrastructure from cyberattacks

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (274+ words) The government has drawn up draft guidelines outlining 150 measures that should be taken to enhance cybersecurity for businesses managing critical infrastructure. The draft said that even closed networks disconnected from the internet “are not necessarily safe.” In light of a…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 08/19/2026 > japan > japan-cybersecurity-expert-teams

Japan mulls expert teams for cyberattack-hit local governments

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (228+ words) Japan’s communications ministry plans to establish a system to dispatch expert teams to local governments hit by cyberattacks, amid difficulties in securing sufficient personnel and budgets for cybersecurity measures, informed sources said. The team of information and communication technology experts…...