Japan Airlines said Thursday morning that its systems had been targeted by a cyberattack, causing delays in domestic and international flights at airports nationwide. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...

Honda and Nissan may merge to form the world’s No. 3 auto group, achieving the scale needed to go up against foreign competition and make massive investments into advanced electric vehicle technologies. www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Dubbed the “Suica Renaissance," JR East announced a 10-year plan to dramatically revamp Suica services. They to expand Suica beyond just a tool for transportation to becoming one for all payment-related necessities over the next decade. www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Japanese actor and singer Miho Nakayama, known for starring in popular TV shows like “Mama wa Idol!” (1987) and and for her early career work as an idol in the 1980s, was found dead at her residence in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Friday. She was 54. www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024...

The traditional knowledge and techniques of making Japanese sake with kōji mold has been added as the newest addition to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, for its high level of technique as well as its sociocultural relevance in Japan. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...

Japan’s 2024 buzzword of the year is “Futehodo,” short for Japanese TV show “Futekisetsu nimo Hodo ga Aru!” (“Extremely Inappropriate!”). Other words that made the top 10 included “uragane mondai” (slush fund scandal), shorō Jyapan (elderly Japan), “shin shihei” (new banknotes),“50-50."

In the real-life case that inspired the Netflix hit "Tokyo Swindlers," the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered five of the fraudsters involved to pay ¥1 billion in damages to Sekisui House after swindling the construction company of ¥5.5 billion in 2017. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11...