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Hackers expose personal info on 8.9 M. people in Japan in 2019

January 24, 2020

Tokyo–Computer viruses and unauthorized access compromised personal information on 8.9 million people at 32 publicly traded companies in Japan last year, a private credit research firm said Thursday. The number of affected companies hit a record high since the survey

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Japan unveils six ambitious research goals

January 24, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government on Thursday set out six ambitious goals to achieve by 2050 in science and technology, including the development of an artificial intelligence robot that is physically as capable as humans. The goals are part of the government’s

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Japanese lawmaker Kawai admits huge cash injection from LDP

January 24, 2020

Tokyo–Japanese ruling party lawmaker Anri Kawai Thursday admitted that she and her husband, also a lawmaker, received a total of 150 million yen from the party before the House of Councillors election in July last year. The receipts are not

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Second case of Wuhan-linked pneumonia found in Japan

January 24, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s health ministry said Friday that it has confirmed the country’s second case of pneumonia linked to the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The patient is a foreign tourist in his 40s who is a resident of

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PHOTO: China coronavirus epidemic

January 24, 2020

Medical staff transfers a patient at Hospital of Wuhan Red Cross Society in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, 23 January 2020 (issued 24 January 2020). The outbreak of coronavirus has so far claimed 25 lives and infected more than 800

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Philippines down by 14 notches in 2019 Corruption Perception Index

January 24, 2020

The Philippines has dropped by 14 notches in the Corruption Perception Index 2019, according to the Transparency International. In the latest CPI, the Philippines ranked 113th out of 180 countries included in the report. In 2018, Manila was at 99th

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Lorenzana no comment on Duterte threat to end VFA with US

January 24, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana refused to comment on the threat of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to terminate the 20-year-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States. “Too soon to comment,” the defense chief said on Thursday night. However, Lorenzana

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Civil Aeronautics Board indefinitely suspends Philippine airline operations to Wuhan amid coronavirus threat

January 24, 2020

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has resolved to indefinitely suspend all airline operations from Wuhan in China, to any point in the Philippines and vice versa as a precautionary measure amid the threat of the novel coronavirus. The decision was

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