Pieces of Yayoi Kusama’s popular “Yellow Pumpkin,” long-installed on a pier until it was washed out to sea on by a typhoon on Monday, have been recovered on the coast of Japan. Located in Naoshima, an island town in Kagawa Prefecture, the work has been a tourist magnet since 1994. Over six feet tall and eight feet wide, the hollow polka-dotted sculpture came ashore in 3 pieces after rough weather from Typhoon Lupit toppled it from a bolted base on an ocean pier. Footage of the pumpkin .
NAOSHIMA, Kagawa Prefecture Officials here are racking their brains over how to reinstall Yayoi Kusama’s “Yellow Pumpkin,” a tourist-luring piece of art that was badly damaged when it was washed away by Typhoon No. 9.
Can security be improved by bringing personal data back to Japan? [Japan Times, Tokyo]
Apr. 22 Following a data management incident in March, Line Corp. announced it would move sensitive user information from data centers in South Korea to Japan to ease concerns, especially from those in the public sector.
But will transferring personal information data to Japan from overseas improve its safety?
Not necessarily, critics say.
Line’s data management drew flak last month after the firm acknowledged it allowed its Chinese software firm to access users’ personal information. The messaging app giant was also storing data including photos, videos and transactions of e-money Line Pay in data centers in South Korea.
Apr 22, 2021
Following a data management incident in March, Line Corp. announced it would move sensitive user information from data centers in South Korea to Japan to ease concerns, especially from those in the public sector.
But will transferring personal information data to Japan from overseas improve its safety?
Not necessarily, critics say.
Line’s data management drew flak last month after the firm acknowledged it allowed its Chinese software firm to access users’ personal information. The messaging app giant was also storing data including photos, videos and transactions of e-money Line Pay in data centers in South Korea.
Storing and managing data within Japan may better protect against foreign governments’ attempts to obtain personal information based on their own domestic laws.
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The 12th Japan Spelling Bee will be held on March 6 - 31 student representatives will compete for the title of national spelling champion -
The Japan Times, Ltd.
02/25/2021 11:00 am
The Japan Times Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Minako Suematsu) will hold the 12th Japan Spelling Bee, where elementary and junior high school students will compete in the spelling of English words, on Saturday, March 6.
Spellers from around the country normally gather at a venue in Tokyo, but this time the tournament will be held online to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.