Hack of Leading Japanese Dating App Could Expose Personal Data of 2 Million Users May 24, 2021 By Shoko Oda A leading Japanese matchmaking app was hacked, likely exposing the personal information of more than 1.7 million account holders, in...
ConEd Faces Heat After Times Square Goes Dark July 15, 2019 By Lynn Doan, Will Wade, Shoko Oda and Amanda Albright It lasted all of five hours – and hit just the spot on New York’s power system to take out...
Rescues, Power Restoration Underway on Japan’s Northern Island Hit by Quake September 6, 2018 By Stephen Stapczynski, Shoko Oda, Kazunori Takada and Gearoid Reidy Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido began to restore power after a strong earthquake overnight knocked out electricity throughout the entire...
Japan Flooding After Record Rains Leaves 3 Dead, 23 Missing September 11, 2015 By Shoko Oda Three people died and 23 were missing in floods after record rains burst the banks of two rivers in Japan...
Heavy Rains Cause Floods in Japan; Thousands Evacuated; Fukushima Leak September 10, 2015 By Shoko Oda A city near Tokyo declared a state of emergency and ordered thousands of residents to evacuate after torrential rain caused...
Typhoon Goni Makes Landfall on Japan, Causing Injuries, Evacuations August 25, 2015 By Shoko Oda Typhoon Goni made landfall on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu, causing injuries and prompting evacuation orders. Cancellations of airline...
Japan Earthquake Premiums to Rise as Insurers Reassess Risk After Fukushima July 30, 2015 By Kumiko Mita and Shoko Oda Japan’s insurance companies are pushing for an average 19 percent increase in earthquake premiums as they reassess risk following the...