2026-08

Civil engineering

[News] Matsue National Highway Office Installs Container-Type Restrooms in Kumamoto Disaster-Affected Area

The Matsue National Highway Office in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, has dispatched and completed the installation of a disa...
2026.08.16
Civil engineering
economy

[News] NVIDIA and Six Financial Firms to Invest Over 78 Trillion Yen in GPU Infrastructure

NVIDIA has partnered with six major financial institutions to establish a financing platform mobilizing over \$500 billi...
2026.08.16
economy
economy

[News] BOJ to consider rate hike for first time in 3 months, may accelerate pace amid inflation concerns

The Bank of Japan has entered discussions to potentially accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes in response to growi...
2026.08.16
economy
economy

[News] Trump Demands Choice in AI Development: “Choose China and You’re Out”

The Trump administration is strongly pressuring its allies to choose sides in a global AI development race. By formalizi...
2026.08.16
economy
IT

[Explainer] QNAP Qsirch Enhances Semantic Search in NAS with AI Integration

QNAP has released its core search application, Qsirch 7.1.0, which significantly strengthens semantic search capabilitie...
2026.08.16
IT
IT

[Explanation] No more Excel needed: “Daiwari Cloud” launched for creating flat plans on the web

On August 13, 2026, the Japanese design firm Miraitos Co., Ltd. launched "Daiwari Cloud," a web-based tool designed to c...
2026.08.16
IT
economy

[News] US Commerce Secretary asks Apple not to use Chinese-made chips

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has issued an extraordinary warning to Apple, stating that the use of memory c...
2026.08.15
economy
IT

[Explanation] Local AI “Qwen3.8-27B” Released

Alibaba's Qwen team has released the open-weight model Qwen3.8-27B. While inheriting the state-of-the-art performance of...
2026.08.15
IT
IT

[Explanation] Google Pixel Flagship Store Arrives in Japan

On August 13, 2026, Google opened "Google Store Omotesando" in Tokyo, its first direct retail location outside the Unite...
2026.08.15
IT
IT

[Explanation] Sycom Releases Workstations for AI Development

Sycom, a Japanese BTO (Build to Order) PC manufacturer, has released the "Lepton Twin GPU Edition," a workstation specia...
2026.08.15
IT
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