IT [Analysis] Nippan Approves Book Sales to US AI Company
Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan), Japan's largest publishing distributor, has acknowledged that it sold a massive volume o...
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IT [Explainer] Greek Firm Reaches Long-Term Gallium Supply Agreement with Japanese Company
Greek energy and metals major METLEN has signed a long-term gallium supply contract with a major Japanese chemical compa...
IT [Explanation] Hitachi Develops LLM Training Technology Accounting for Multiple KPIs
Hitachi, Ltd. has developed a training technology for large language models (LLMs) that generates diverse and promising ...
economy [News] Prime Minister Takaichi Delivers Policy Speech, Seeks Understanding for Grocery Consumption Tax Cut
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought understanding for a reduction in the consumption tax on food in her policy speech a...
economy [News] 114 Bank and Nomura to Start Financial Intermediation Partnership in December 2026
The Hyakujushi Bank and Nomura Securities announced that they will begin operations of their partnered business on Decem...
economy [News] BOJ Governor Ueda Expresses Policy of Further Rate Hikes Depending on Economic Conditions
At a press conference following the Monetary Policy Meeting, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated a policy of imp...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Issues Guidelines for Underpass Safety Measures: Remote Barriers for Hazardous Locations
On October 6, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released operational guidelines aimed at...
IT [Analysis] AI-Driven Cyberattacks Slash Costs, Infiltrating with Just a Few Lines of Instructions
Cyberattacks exploiting AI agents and generative AI have rapidly become automated, leading to a surge in cases where att...
IT [Explainer] Germany’s Aleph Alpha Releases LLM Specialized in German and English
German AI company Aleph Alpha has released "Kolibri," a large language model specialized in German and English, as open ...
IT [Explainer] Hitachi High-Tech and German ZEISS Announce High-Speed Micro-Defect Inspection Technology
Hitachi High-Tech and Germany's ZEISS have strengthened their joint development framework for next-generation multi-beam...