IT [Explanation] Ibaraki City and NTT West Start Trials of School Administration AI
Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, and NTT West have launched a demonstration experiment utilizing a homegrown large langua...
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IT [Explanation] New Manufacturing Building for Semiconductor Photoresists Completed
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. has completed a new manufacturing building for semiconductor photoresists at its Koriyama Pla...
economy [News] Bereaved Families Oppose Expansion of Discretionary Labor System, Call for Zero Work-Related Accidents
As the government sets forth a policy to expand the scope of the discretionary labor system, bereaved families of those ...
economy [News] IMF World Economic Outlook: Japan’s GDP projected to drop to 6th globally
In the latest World Economic Outlook released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it has been revealed that Japan'...
economy [News] NTT Invests in AI Infrastructure for US-based Anthropic
NTT DATA Group has entered final talks to build a dedicated data center in Osaka for major US AI company Anthropic. Boas...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Study Group Discusses Transition of Skilled Workers to Monthly Salary Systems
An expert panel at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has indicated a policy to strongly promot...
IT [Explanation] Assured Launches Cloud Security Answer Search Feature
Assured, Inc. has begun offering an answer search function that enables cross-sectional verification of the security mea...
IT [Analysis] Applied Unveils ¥790 Billion New Research Facility
US-based Applied Materials has unveiled the "EPIC Center," a collaborative semiconductor R&D facility with a total inves...
economy [News] Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Two U.S. Professors
On October 12, 2026, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that it has awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics to...
economy [News] IMF Projects 2027 Global Economic Growth at 3.4%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it will maintain its global economic growth forecast for 2027 a...