In a new book, Isaac Butler goes back to the 1980s to trace how battles started against the arts, from Piss Christ to Mapplethorpe, and looks at what we can learn for today
Isaac Butler is limbering u…
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Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Officials set up traps and electric fences after 14 break-ins recored in one town in two weeks, amid fears of a repeat offender
Authorities are searching for a bear that sneaked into the home of an el…
Oracle leads race to supply Japan with top-secret cloud services ○
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a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times
Larry Ellison’s group proposes ‘air-gapped’ network as US pressures Tokyo to tighten security of sensitive data
‘Den of spies’: why has Japan been easy prey for Russian espionage, and what is Tokyo doing about it? ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Postwar rules limit state collection of intelligence and prosecution of illegal operatives, but the government of Sanae Takaichi is beefing up its capabilities
Japan admits growing need to counter esp…
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