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...
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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...
economy [News] US Treasury Increases Treasury Buybacks, Sending Ripples Through the Market
Although the U.S. Treasury announced an increase in the scale of its long-term bond buybacks to a maximum of $6 billion,...
economy [News] Shionogi to Acquire U.S. Biotech Firm
Shionogi & Co. has announced that it will make IntraBio, a US biopharmaceutical company, a wholly owned subsidiary for a...
Civil engineering [News] Honda and Taisei Corporation Jointly Develop In-Motion EV Power Supply System
Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Taisei Corporation, and Taisei Rotec Corporation have jointly developed foundational technology for...
IT [Explanation] Zoho Launches “AssetExplorer Cloud” IT Asset Management Tool
Zoho Corporation Japan has released "AssetExplorer Cloud," a cloud-based IT and non-IT asset management tool for enterpr...