TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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Japanese firm GMO asks gov't to take preemptive cybersecurity steps
TOKYO - Japanese internet services provider GMO Internet Group Inc. said Saturday it has asked the government to take preemptive cybersecurity measures.
The company said it has confirmed that customer information has been leaked without authorization in connection with its foreign exchange trading service.
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Year's 31st typhoon develops, 9th-most since data began in 1951: Japan
TOKYO - Japan's weather agency confirmed the formation of a typhoon early Saturday, the year's 31st, with the figure matching a previous year for the ninth-highest number of typhoons since record keeping began in 1951.
Typhoon In-fa was located near the Marshall Islands in the Pacific and moving slowly to the southeast at 3 a.m. Japan time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Japan's revised law to maintain imperial family size takes effect
TOKYO - A revised Imperial House Law took effect Saturday to address Japan's shrinking imperial family while retaining the traditional male-only succession system despite public support for female emperors.
The legislation, enacted in July in the first major revision of the 1947 law, allows the imperial family to adopt males aged 15 or older from 11 former imperial branch families who are descended from emperors through the male line.
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Strict traffic restrictions imposed in Chinese city bordering N. Korea
BEIJING - Strict traffic restrictions have been imposed in part of Dandong, a Chinese city that borders North Korea, diplomatic sources said Saturday.
The move raised speculation that China is preparing for a visit by a senior North Korean official.
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Vulnerability in apps behind recent spate of cyberattacks on Japan firms
TOKYO - Vulnerabilities found in smartphone apps may be behind the recent spate of cyberattacks against Japanese firms that have led to multiple reports of data breaches, as artificial intelligence is being used to attack servers, according to a recent analysis by a research institute.
Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, which falls under the communications ministry, said apps made for U.S. IT giant Google LLC's Android operating system were targeted, with those for Apple Inc. likely to be attacked as well.
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112-year-old miso producer seeks to rebuild after Kumamoto quake
KUMAMOTO, Japan - A 112-year-old family-run miso producer in southwestern Japan is seeking to rebuild after a powerful earthquake in July forced it to halt operations, thanks to the support of customers across the country who say they will wait as long as it takes for the familiar taste to return.
Maruya Shoten in the Hinagu hot-spring district in Kumamoto Prefecture's Yatsushiro has been making miso -- a traditional Japanese seasoning paste made from fermented soybeans -- since 1914. For many residents, its Hinagu Miso is a part of the region's culinary identity.
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Football: Machino scores as Gladbach win to end nightmare start to season
BERLIN - Japan forward Shuto Machino scored his second goal of the campaign as Borussia Monchengladbach ended their six-game losing start to the German Bundesliga season with a 3-2 win away to Stuttgart on Friday.
Gladbach gave away a fifth-minute opener as keeper Moritz Nicolas failed to keep out a 25-meter effort from Ermedin Demirovic, but Japanese midfielder Zento Uno's shot was flicked in by Joe Scally as the visitors leveled in the 38th minute at MHPArena.
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Figure skating: Aoki top, Nakai 3rd after SP as GP Series begins in France
ANGERS, France - Japan's Yuna Aoki placed first and Ami Nakai third in the women's short program at Grand Prix de France on Friday as figure skating's Grand Prix Series kicked off Friday.
The winner of the Four Continents Championships in January, Aoki logged her personal best score of 76.31 points in Angers, with a slight mistake on her opening triple lutz-triple loop combination the only blemish in a flowing performance.
