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[News] Government Plans to Buy Back Rice Reserves in September

In September 2026, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officially decided to buy back 210,000 metric...
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[News] Kuraray Goes on the Offensive in Semiconductors and Data Centers with Water and Activated Carbon

Kuraray Co., Ltd. has announced plans to expand its production capacity for hollow fiber membranes used in water treatme...
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[News] Salesforce Announces New AI-Focused Features

In September 2026, Salesforce announced a major expansion of its Agentforce AI platform, introducing "Job-Ready Agents" ...
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[News] Novo Nordisk Partners with Anthropic to Introduce AI into Drug Discovery

In September 2026, Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced a strategic partnership with AI leader Anthropic t...
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[News] NVIDIA CEO: No New Regulations Needed for AI Development

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued against slowing down advanced AI development or introducing new regulations. His statemen...
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[News] Bank of Japan Signs Third Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement with Malaysia

The Bank of Japan and Bank Negara Malaysia have signed the Third Bilateral Swap Arrangement with a maximum swap capacity...
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[News] FSA Announces Policy to Promote Social Implementation of On-Chain Finance

On September 15, 2026, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) released its "Strategic Priorities for AY2026," outlining...
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[News] Children and Families Agency to Invest and Finance Childcare Support Companies

In collaboration with the Financial Services Agency, the Children and Families Agency launched the "Kodomo Mannaka Leadi...
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[News] July Machinery Orders Fall 3.7% Month-on-Month

According to the July Machinery Orders statistics released by the Cabinet Office on September 16, 2026, private-sector m...
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[News] Prime Minister Takaichi Announces Party Executive Reshuffle and Plan for Cabinet Reshuffle on the 17th

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) executive board meeting on September 15, 2...