Ginza arrest puts fake cell tower in Japan's morning bulletin

The November 10 digest also covers corporate data breaches, party discipline for Shigeru Ishiba and Teddy Riner's announced presidential bid.

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0:00The bulletin reports personal-data breaches affecting Nitori, MUJI operator Ryohin Keikaku and Sony Life.
1:19The earthquake epicenter is revised to eastern Aichi; the agency reports no heightened megaquake risk.
2:16TBS reports Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner's announcement that he will contest France's next presidential election.
4:22The LDP warns Ishiba and three other lawmakers after they leave a food consumption-tax vote.
8:55Police arrest a man over an alleged fake cell tower in Ginza; he denies wrongdoing.
12:44Keidanren's chairman calls on Russia to reverse external administration of Japan Tobacco's local subsidiaries.

A fake cell tower allegedly used to intercept smartphone signals and send phishing messages is among the security stories in Japan's morning news. Police arrested a Chinese national in Tokyo's Ginza district, according to Japan's TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN, the news service of Tokyo Broadcasting System and Japan News Network.

The report says the man operated an illegal transmitter that impersonated mobile-network infrastructure. It also includes his denials: he says he did nothing illegal and denies having radio equipment in his vehicle.

The November 10 bulletin opens with separate reports of personal-data breaches affecting furniture retailer Nitori, MUJI operator Ryohin Keikaku and Sony Life, linking them to unauthorized access and cyberattacks. Its international coverage includes a French investigation into what authorities describe as an Iranian cyberattack that raised refrigerator temperatures across 700 supermarkets.

Another segment examines Nvidia's internal investigation into allegations involving chief executive Jensen Huang, possible Chinese intelligence targeting and semiconductor leaks. The bulletin presents these as matters under investigation, not established findings.

Domestic politics brings disciplinary action against former prime minister Shigeru Ishiba and three other Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers. TBS reports that they received formal warnings after walking out of a vote on reducing consumption tax on food. Party official Shunichi Suzuki announces the action; Ishiba says he acted on his own judgment and takes the decision seriously.

The earthquake update places the epicenter of the recent tremor in eastern Aichi Prefecture. According to the bulletin, the Japan Meteorological Agency says the earthquake, which registered upper 5 on Japan's seismic-intensity scale, has not heightened the risk of a megaquake.

In France, Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner announces a bid for the following year's presidential election, TBS reports. His recorded message frames the campaign as a fight to put France back on course, undertaken with and for the public.

The digest also reports a settlement between SMILE-UP. and Shimon Ishimaru over sexual-abuse compensation claims. Ishimaru expresses relief that an agreement has been reached.

Near the end, Keidanren business federation chairman Tsutsui urges Russia to reverse a decree placing Japan Tobacco's local subsidiaries under external administration. He says the move undermines the federation's activities.