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...
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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...
IT [Explanation] DMP Conducts Demonstration Experiment for Abnormal Behavior Detection System in Osaka
Digital Media Professionals Inc. (DMP) conducted a demonstration experiment of an abnormal behavior detection system uti...
IT [Explanation] Opening of Physical AI Data Collection Center
STATION Ai in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, has established the physical AI data collection center for the manufacturing ind...
IT [Explanation] ELYZA Releases Two Native Japanese LLM Reasoning Models for Free
On October 2, 2026, ELYZA, a KDDI subsidiary, released two Japanese reasoning models based on "LLM-jp-4," developed by t...
economy [News] BOJ Output Gap Turns Positive at 0.55% for April-June Quarter
According to data released by the Bank of Japan on October 5, 2026, the supply-demand gap for the April–June 2026 quarte...
economy [News] Prime Minister Takaichi Delivers Policy Speech, Emphasizing Strong Economy and Fiscal Sustainability
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized balancing a "strong economy" with "fiscal sustainability" in her October 2026 p...
economy [News] Nikkei Average Bounces Back Strongly, Briefly Reclaims 70,000-Yen Level
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 5, 2026, the Nikkei Stock Average rebounded significantly, gaining 1,637.40 yen f...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT adopts port gate modernization project
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has selected subsidy projects aimed at upgrading cont...
IT [Explainer] IIJ Adds 10Gbps Connectivity to SD-WAN
On October 2, 2026, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. announced the addition of approximately 10Gbps connectivity to its en...