2026-09

Civil engineering

[News] MLIT to Launch New Support Program in FY2027 to Strengthen Construction Industry Supply Capacity

In its budgetary request for fiscal year 2027, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has outlined ...
economy

[News] China Rapidly Catches Up in Semiconductor HBM3E Development

Chinese memory giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has reportedly begun small-scale production of its cutting-edge...
economy

[News] Masayoshi Son’s Wealth Drops by 1.2 Trillion Yen Amid Simultaneous Plunge in AI Stocks

On September 14, 2026, major AI-related stocks worldwide experienced a simultaneous sharp sell-off, wiping out approxima...
economy

[News] Domestic indicators released on the 14th: July industrial production final figures down 0.2%

Japan's revised industrial production index for July 2026 fell 0.2% month-on-month, revised downward from the preliminar...
IT

[Explainer] OpenAI Reportedly Asks US Congress for Guidelines Toward Coordinated Slowdown in AI Development

OpenAI has sought legal guidance from the U.S. Congress regarding whether coordinating an industry-wide slowdown in fron...
IT

[Explainer] Compact Board Powered by Lunar Lake Released

Ultra-compact compute modules and AI mini PCs equipped with Intel's latest "Lunar Lake" processors have hit the market. ...
IT

[Explainer] Tier IV CEO Kato to Develop Autonomous Driving Semiconductors In-House

Shinpei Kato, President and CEO of TIER IV, has spearheaded the in-house development of an AI semiconductor (SoC) tailor...
IT

[Explainer] Anthropic Warns of the Reality of Cyberattacks Exploiting AI

Anthropic has released a report detailing real-world cases of AI models being exploited in cyberattacks. This comes amid...
IT

[Explanation] Bridge and Road Inspection Cloud Originating from Shibaura Institute of Technology Launches for Local Governments

An industry-academia collaboration team, including Shibaura Institute of Technology, officially launched "e-Machi Karte,...
Civil engineering

[News] MLIT Decides 8 Priority Areas for AI Adoption in Construction

On September 4, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released interim reports on...