Civil engineering [News] MLIT Dispatches TEC-FORCE to Yokosuka and Miura Following Typhoon No. 25 Damage
Following the heavy rain damage caused by Typhoon No. 25 of Reiwa 8, the Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Minist...
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IT [Explanation] Hamamatsu Photonics Develops and Launches Failure Analysis System for Advanced Semiconductors
On September 29, 2026, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. announced and began accepting orders for the "iPHEMOS-DDX," an inverted ...
IT 【Explanation】OpenAI Announces “dots,” an Agent That Works 24 Hours a Day
On September 29, 2026, OpenAI announced "dots," an always-on AI agent. This development was driven by the frequent occur...
IT [Analysis] NVIDIA Provides Software to Monitor Runaway AI, Adopted by 100 Companies Including Hitachi
On September 28, 2026, U.S.-based NVIDIA announced the "NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform," a safety infrastructure desi...
IT [Explainer] AWS Unveils Custom AI “Strands” Harness
The Strands Agents team at Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released "Strands Harness," an open-source software that serves...
IT [Commentary] Zoho Japan Develops In-House LLMs and More
Zoho Japan Corporation has announced a full-stack technology strategy centered around its proprietary large language mod...
IT [Explanation] MiniMax Launches Fast “Flash” Version LLM
On September 27, 2026, Chinese AI startup MiniMax newly introduced the high-speed large language model "MiniMax-M3.1-Fla...
IT [Explanation] Resonac Develops Japan’s First Large-Diameter SiC Substrates for AI
Resonac has succeeded in the single-crystal growth and substrate processing of SiC (silicon carbide) with a diameter of ...
IT [Explainer] Mie University to Set Up Semiconductor Lab with Taiwan’s National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Mie University and Taiwan's National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University have signed a basic agreement concerning the establ...
Civil engineering [News] Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to Formulate Guidelines for Road Flooding Countermeasures
Following road flooding and vehicle submersion accidents caused by the August 2026 torrential rains in Chiba, Japan's Mi...