IT [Explanation] National Research Institute Develops Safety Evaluation System for Generative AI
National research institutes and government agencies are advancing the development of evaluation systems and foundationa...
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IT [Explanation] Sumitomo Bakelite to Increase Production of Semiconductor Encapsulation Materials in Singapore and Elsewhere
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. has announced the expansion of production capacity for encapsulants for advanced semiconduct...
economy [News] Financial Services Agency Requests Cybersecurity Inspections for Financial Institutions
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has asked financial institutions nationwide to conduct emergency inspections of thei...
economy [News] MHLW Policy to Provide Subsidies to Companies for Stockpile and Increased Production of Critical Medical Devices
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has formulated a new policy to subsidize costs incurred by private com...
economy [News] Regional banks in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie to raise deposit interest rates
Regional banks headquartered in the three Tokai prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, and Mie have decided to raise their ordinary...
Civil engineering 【News】MLIT State Minister Ibayashi and Four Construction Associations Exchange Views
On September 28, 2026, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tatsunori Ibayashi and four major constru...
IT [Explanation] Netflix Uses AI in About 300 Titles, Also Cutting Production Costs for South Korean Films
It has been revealed that US Netflix is implementing generative AI in approximately 300 titles to be released in 2026, a...
IT [Explanation] Real-Time Speech Recognition “Hayamimi” Runs Exclusively on CPU
"Hayamimi," a real-time multilingual speech recognition system that runs at high speeds using only a CPU, was released a...
IT [Explanation] NVIDIA Establishes $500B AI Infrastructure Procurement Network with 6 Major Financial Institutions
US semiconductor giant Nvidia has announced a partnership with six major Wall Street financial institutions to build an ...
economy [News] Yamagata Prefecture Upgrades Economic Assessment
In its September economic trends report, Yamagata Prefecture upgraded its basic assessment of the prefectural economy an...