IT [Explanation] Google Introduces “EmbeddingGemma 2”, an AI Handling Voice and Video
On October 6, 2026, Google DeepMind, Google's AI research division, announced "EmbeddingGemma 2," a lightweight multimod...
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economy [News] Financial Services Agency Begins Cyber Exercises with Record-High 181 Participating Institutions
On October 6, 2026, the Financial Services Agency launched "Delta Wall 2026," a large-scale, cross-industry cybersecurit...
economy [News] Goldman Sachs Appoints Former FSA Official Hideaki Ariizumi as First Advisor
On October 5, 2026, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. announced the appointment of Hideyuki Ariizumi, former Vice Minister f...
economy 【News】TOWA to Build New Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Plant in Kyoto with 5 Billion Yen Investment
Major semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker TOWA has decided to invest approximately 5 billion yen to build a new ...
Civil engineering [News] Aomori Prefecture to Suspend Construction Company from Bidding Over ATLA Shimokita Test Center Bribery Scandal
Following the arrest of three individuals, including a Ground Self-Defense Force member, by the Aomori Prefectural Polic...
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...
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...