2026-10

economy

[News] Expectations for BOJ Rate Hike and Yen Depreciation Trend Continue

Although the Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate to 1.25% in September 2026, the foreign exchange market conti...
economy

[News] Takaichi Administration Rejects Reflationary Policies

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on October 8, 2026, that the c...
economy

[News] Musk’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Vision “Terafab”: Mass Production Slated for 2032

Under Elon Musk's massive semiconductor manufacturing initiative, "TeraFab," plans have been revealed to launch a large-...
Civil engineering

[News] Minimum Price and Winning Bid Match in Miyakojima City Public Works

Regarding public construction projects ordered by Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, it has been revealed that there h...
economy

[News] Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy Held, Discusses Medium- to Long-Term Policies

Following the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on July 21, 2026, the government approved the "Basic Policy on Econo...
economy

[News] Kamiya Requests Prime Minister Takaichi for Uniform Consumption Tax Cut and Wage Hikes

At a plenary session of the House of Councillors, Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya called on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi t...
economy

[News] Surge in Corporate Data Breaches: Unauthorized Access Hits HIS and Others

Major travel agency HIS has announced that passport information for up to 627 individuals may have been leaked due to un...
Civil engineering

[News] Data Center to Be Built on Former Sharp Site in Yaita City

Plans are progressing for the construction and development of a large-scale data center on the site of a former Sharp fa...
IT

[Explanation] US Authorities Neutralize Chinese IT Firm’s Hacking Infrastructure

US authorities (the DOJ and FBI) have neutralized global botnets and hacking infrastructure operated by Chinese state-sp...
IT

[Explainer] IDCF Cloud Ransomware Attack: Data Recovery is Difficult

In the early hours of October 7, 2026, the domestic cloud service "IDCF Cloud" suffered a ransomware attack, resulting i...