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Mar 15 Japan may separate NTT's fiber-optic businesses (Bloomberg) The Japanese government may separate fiber-optic businesses of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. to create a new company, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, without saying where it obtained the information. The move is part of an effort spread the use of high-speed broadband. About 30 percent of Japanese households now have access to broadband. The government plans to increase the ratio to 100 percent by 2015, the newspaper said. Mar 09 More about going wireless on the move (Japan Times) In reply to a computer user seeking advice on "Going wireless on the move" (Lifelines, Jan. 5), M.H. wonders why Bic Camera ( www.biccamera.com ) and Emobile ( www.emobile.jp/en ) were mentioned, but not UQ WiMAX ( www.uqwimax.jp/service/trywimax/ ). UQ WiMAX has two payment plans: a flat rate of about ¥4,500 a month and a "per packet" rate with a ¥380-minimum, ¥4,900-maximum monthly fee. Mar 08 Japan's top web forum an outlet for free speech -- and hate (independent.co.uk) Japan's biggest Internet forum, where anonymous netizens trade anything from cooking tips to death threats, has long been an anarchic zone of uninhibited free speech and a magnet for controversy. This week the raw commentary on 2channel - which with 10 million visits a month is one of the world's largest online bulletin boards - saw tempers flare anew. A massive hacker attack from South Korea crippled the site in retaliation for users' online slights against Olympic skater Kim Yu-Na, after she beat Japanese rival Mao Asada to take gold at the Vancouver Winter Games. The site was attacked on Monday, the anniversary of a 1919 uprising in Korea against Japanese colonial rule, and shut down for two days. Mar 04 Illegal Net access jumps to record high in 2009 (AP) Police uncovered and took action in a record number of cases of unauthorized access to Internet sites in 2009, a National Police Agency survey showed Thursday. The number of cases in which illegal Net access was recognized by police surged 22.1 percent from the previous year to 2,795 in 2009, the highest since the agency began compiling data in 2000. The number of cases in which arrests and other police actions were taken jumped 45.6 percent to 2,534, also the highest, the agency said. The figure jumped more than nine times from 2005 and 84.7 percent of the cases involved fraud using Net auction sites. Mar 01 Newspapers lead online charge (Yomiuri) An increasing number of domestic newspapers have started charging readers for their online content. The newspapers hope to attract new readers by providing more specialized and detailed articles online, with the aim of making such services a pillar of their business operations. Nikkei Inc., which publishes the Nikkei business daily, will launch a fee-based online service on March 23 in which subscribers can access news flashes and articles carried in the newspaper's morning and evening editions. Dec 28 E-shopping site to open in China for Japan goods (AP) Dec 27 Japanese firms to open Chinese virtual mall (Reuters) Dec 25 Website of Yasukuni Shrine partially altered by hacker (Kyodo) Dec 20 5 international social networks to keep an eye on (CNET) Dec 19 Japanese group asks Google to stop map service (Reuters) Dec 18 Wi-Fi coming to Japan's bullet trains next year (PC World) Dec 18 Japan convicts 1st pirate subtitler (Variety) Dec 18 Online sale of pills in spotlight / 19-year-old used sedative bought via Internet in suicide attempt (Yomiuri) Dec 17 Culture panel seeks download ban (Japan Times) Dec 12 A guide to buying your wine online in Japan (Japan Times) Dec 11 Japanese Site Asks You to Track Your Sniffs (gizmodo.com) Dec 07 Kaguya moon images posted on YouTube (Yomiuri) Dec 06 Dow Jones to launch Japanese site (guardian.co.uk) Dec 02 Fortune telling is big business for Japan Web firm (Reuters) Dec 01 NHK starts on-demand Internet distribution of TV programs (Kyodo) Dec 01 Baidu to launch Japanese service (FT.com) Dec 01 Internet rife with child pornography (Yomiuri) Nov 27 Yahoo tops in Japan, Google close behind (CNET) Nov 26 YouTube Offers Japanese Content Owners Way to Make Money (PC World) Nov 25 Europeana digital library overwhelmed by traffic on first day (Mainichi) Nov 25 Govt to test software blocking child porn (Yomiuri) Nov 24 Sony's Crackle.com set to roll out new Web shows (Reuters) Nov 21 Internet bullying emerging as serious problem (Mainichi) Nov 21 Japan's Music Downloads Rise 30 Percent in Q3 (PC World) Nov 20 Radiohead special video in Japan (wowow.co.jp) Nov 17 MySpace Japan bets on world demand for J-Pop, games (Reuters) Nov 17 Japan lacks teeth against online child porn (Yomiuri) Nov 16 Where Are the Japanese Googles? (ecommercetimes.com) Nov 16 Ask the Internet: It knows everything (Japan Times) Nov 13 Japan police crackdown videos a hit online (Reuters) Nov 13 3 held for spreading child porn on Net (Yomiuri) Nov 13 Jackpot! Catch a criminal with new Japanese game (AFP) Nov 12 Yahoo Japan launches 'myzo' service (Hollywood Reporter) Nov 12 Softbank, Alibaba announce new B2B service (AFP) Nov 11 Convenience, free delivery behind surge in online supermarket shopping (Mainichi) Nov 11 Hacking arrests doubled in Japan in 2007 (PC World) Nov 10 The day Japan’s netizens turned news on its head (Japan Today) Nov 09 Flash drive viruses spreading fast: poll (Japan Times) Oct 31 Google Street View raises privacy fears (Yomiuri) Oct 30 Amazon opens food store on its website (j-cast.com) Oct 29 Expert questions effectiveness of making Internet users identify themselves (Mainichi) Oct 29 Tokyo police post bank scam artists' voice on website (Kyodo) Oct 29 Japanese exchange trials carbon-neutral power trade (Reuters) Oct 27 Most female students at junior high and high schools have read a 'mobile phone novel' (Mainichi) Oct 25 Japanese mobile music site admins arrested for infringement (arstechnica.com)