May 24, Sony announced that their online services continue to get hacked. The latest involve countries like Greece and Thailand.
Japanese IT officials think hackers are just practicing, and that Sony’s security sucks: ‘‘Hackers are launching attacks apparently to hone their skills. Sony must review the security systems of its entire group to redress […] Continue Reading…
According to the Japanese government, 50.4% of deadly car accidents involve old people.
The data was compiled from 2010 accidents in Japan. More than half involved people 65 years of age, or older. Before anyone jumps to conclusions, the data needs to be broken down. Remember the key word here is “involved”, not “caused”.
The majority […] Continue Reading…
Toyota announced that they will increase production, in Japan, to 90% of pre-March 11 disaster levels.
They say they have made progress in finding parts for their Japanese operations. They hope to have Japanese production at 100% before November.
Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency is reminding Tokyo Electric Power Company that it must stop the flood of contamination that is still pouring into the ocean.
According to NHK, TEPCo is still trying to figure out how to stop leaks of contaminated water. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency gave TEPCo until 01 June […] Continue Reading…
Recently Tokyo Electric Power Company tried to blame the metldown of reactor 1 on an employee turning off the cooling system. Turns out the employee was following TEPCo’s own operating manual!
TEPCo now says the employee was following procedure because coolants temps had actually dropped, so much that their manual called for the shut down […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company now confirm reactors 2 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, melted down within days after the 11 March tsunami.
Reactor 3 began meltdown on 13 March, Reactor 2 on 15 March.
Previously TEPCo officials said their inability to access the reactor buildings kept them from the knowledge of any meltdowns, but […] Continue Reading…
“The co-operation that I see every day in intelligence matters is without parallel in the world. So is our nuclear co-operation. Our armed forces are working together with intimate closeness”-William Hague, British Foreign Secretary
According to British media, President Obama will make a joint announcement, with Prime Minister David Cameron, concerning a new U.S./U.K. national […] Continue Reading…
May 22, the day after the Queen of England left Ireland, a Northern Ireland bank was hit by a small bomb. Three masked men burst into the bank, warning customers they had one hour to leave before the bomb went off. Police say people could have been killed if they were still in the […] Continue Reading…
“We support a set of universal rights. Those rights include free speech…”-President Barak Obama, May 19 Middle East speech
Obama talks about freedom of speech, while at the same time bans reporters from being present at White House press briefings.
Reporters from the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Boston Herald, are the latest to be […] Continue Reading…
French environment minister, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, declared a “crisis situation” because of the ongoing drought. She explained that current water levels are the same as if it was July, instead of May.
She has ordered a third of all French administrative departments to cut back on water use. Two-thirds of the country’s groundwater reserves are reported […] Continue Reading…