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[News] SEAJ Revises Semiconductor and FPD Manufacturing Equipment Demand Forecast Upward

The Japan Semiconductor Equipment Association (SEAJ) has significantly revised its demand forecast for Japanese-made sem...
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[News] Meta plans to launch cloud business

It has become clear that Meta Platforms plans to enter its own cloud infrastructure market through an internal organizat...
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[News] Hitachi Launches ‘Station Operations Application Suite’ for Railway Operators

Hitachi, Ltd. began offering the "Station Operations Application Suite," which digitally supports the work of railway st...
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[News] Yaskawa Electric to Invest About 5 Billion Yen to Expand Factory in Slovenia

Yaskawa Electric has announced a significant expansion of its robot production base in Slovenia. This investment is a st...
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[News] Taiwan enacts comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation law

On June 30, 2026, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed a new law comprehensively regulating cryptocurrency-related businesse...
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[News] Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to support Rakuten Mobile with up to 150 billion yen for the development of the Japanese version of Starlink

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has decided to secure domestic autonomy for low-Earth orbit satellit...
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[News] LINE Yahoo officially proposes acquisition of Kakaku.com to compete with European funds and others

LINE Yahoo Corporation, in collaboration with U.S. investment fund Bain Capital, has officially proposed the acquisition...
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[News] JAL returns 240 million yen to the government

It was discovered that Japan Airlines (JAL) had improperly received labor costs in public projects related to drones and...
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[News] Absorbed NEC Solution Innovator through merger

NEC announced on July 1, 2026, that it will absorb its wholly owned subsidiary, NEC Solution Innovator. The background t...
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[News] 4.38 million Aflac customer information leaked

Aflac Life Insurance leaked personal information of approximately 4.38 million customers through unauthorized access to ...