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SURVEILLANCE

The Japan Fair Trade Commission aims to curb the market dominance of Big Tech companies such as Google and Apple.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
Japan antitrust watchdog to add new bureau to tackle Big Tech
The Japan Fair Trade Commission aims to curb the market dominance of companies like Google and Apple and ensure fairer transactions for small businesses.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration aims to enact anti-espionage legislation at an early date.
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Jul 10, 2026
LDP to propose allowing warrantless communications interception
The initiative will be a major pillar of anti-espionage legislation that the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to enact soon.
A man checks his mobile phone in central Moscow on March 17. Since the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutions to circumvent state monitoring and restrictions on popular foreign apps.
WORLD
Jun 16, 2026
Russians juggle phones and VPNs to skirt Putin¡¯s digital iron curtain
The biggest crackdown of its kind has at times disrupted banking, transport and e-commerce, irritating people ahead of a September parliamentary election.
Google and Apple are among a group of technology companies that have expressed opposition to a proposed law in Canada allowing police more access to citizens¡¯ data.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 27, 2026
Apple and Google blast Canada¡¯s plan to give police more access to citizen data
The Canadian government is defending the Lawful Access Act, saying it¡¯s designed to ensure police have the legal tools to ¡°prevent, investigate and respond¡± to modern crime.
Temporary street signs warn pedestrians of a Metropolitan Police live facial recognition operation in London on May 11.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2026
On London¡¯s streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
Britain has long been one of the world¡¯s heaviest users of CCTV cameras in public spaces, and Londoners can be caught ?on film up to several ?hundred times a day.
Tokyo Detention House guidelines dictate that CCTV surveillance can be used when detainees are at risk of suicide or self-harm, or when there is concern they may try to escape.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
May 20, 2026
Female death row inmate sues Japan government over 24/7 surveillance
A death-row inmate says she¡¯s been surveilled 24/7 for 24 years. Now, she¡¯s suing the Japanese government for a breach of human rights.
A technician in the server room of the Sberbank PJSC data processing center at the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow, in 2017. The European Union passed new legislation regulating the sale of surveillance technologies in 2021.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 12, 2026
Europe exported spyware to human rights abusers, watchdog says
Human Rights Watch¡¯s findings indicate that European Union regulations introduced in 2021 to rein in exports of the technology are not being properly enforced.
Through much of 2025, a U.S. special agent had been looking into claims that some Meta employees and contractors could see the content of encrypted WhatsApp messages. The investigation was just abruptly closed.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 29, 2026
U.S. ends investigation into claims WhatsApp chats aren¡¯t private
The abrupt closure ends a law enforcement inquiry into claims that challenge how the company markets the chat service¡¯s privacy.
A logo of Meta AI outside Meta House on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2025
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 22, 2026
Meta to capture U.S. employee mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI
The new tracking software will run on work-related apps and websites and will also take occasional snapshots of the content on employees¡¯ screens, according to an internal memo.
An advertisement for the Max messenger platform in Moscow
WORLD / Politics
Mar 31, 2026
The KGB¡¯s successor is expanding its power in Putin¡¯s Russia
Russia¡¯s main security agency is expanding its sweeping surveillance powers, deepening the state¡¯s reach into economic and social life to suppress any risk of dissent to President Vladimir Putin.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government approved a draft revision to the drone law at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
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Mar 24, 2026
Government approves bill to expand no-fly zones for drones in Japan
While the designated no-fly zones have not changed since the law entered into force in 2016, drones¡¯ maximum speeds, ranges and load capacities have drastically improved.
Russia is pushing its Max social media platform in a heavy-handed rollout that has raised concerns that Moscow will use the app to surveil its citizens and further cut digital links to the West.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Russia¡¯s Max: The unencrypted super-app being forced on citizens
Max is being rolled out with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country¡¯s two most popular messenger apps.
The government in Hong Kong has announced a further crackdown on dissent, empowering police ?to demand people provide passwords ?or decryption methods for electronic devices without a court order.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Hong Kong police given new powers to obtain phone and computer passwords
The city government has announced the new police powers as amendments to the sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a Lower House budget committee session last week
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Mar 15, 2026
Tough debate ahead for Japan national intelligence council bill
The government believes that the current security environment is the most severe and complex since the end of World War II.
Anthropic¡¯s clash with the Pentagon is drawing fresh attention to the role of artificial intelligence in mass surveillance.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 6, 2026
Pentagon feud with Anthropic shines light on AI¡¯s role in mass surveillance
The tactic can allow the government to collect valuable intelligence about foreign adversaries, terrorists and criminals, while critics say it can be abused.
The White House is pictured behind a fence in Washington on April 25, 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2026
U.S. orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
The dominance of U.S. AI companies ¡ª many of which use personal data to power their models ¡ª spotlights EU concerns around privacy and surveillance.
Russia's internet watchdog announced on Tuesday that the Telegram messenger platform would face further restrictions for alleged violations of Russian law, as Moscow tries to push Russians to use more tightly controlled domestic online services.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2026
Telegram app faces further curbs and possible fines as Russia clamps down
The Russian communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, began limiting voice and video calls ?via Telegram last August.
Indian Border Security Force soldiers ride their camels during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2026
India beefing up space-based surveillance after border conflict
The move comes after New Delhi had encountered surveillance blind spots during a conflict last year with neighbor Pakistan.
With new FAA rule changes allowing drone flights beyond visual line of sight, U.S. law enforcement agencies are expanding autonomous drone programs, raising both operational capabilities and privacy concerns.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2025
The future of drones is policing, not delivering packages
The ability to provide live, aerial views at the fraction of the cost of a helicopter also makes drones useful for law enforcement and firefighters.
Security lines at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, in May
WORLD
Oct 25, 2025
U.S. to photograph all noncitizens?entering and exiting country
The rule comes amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to expand collection of data on immigrants and foreign nationals in the United States.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
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