economy [News] JUNGLIA Okinawa to Request Additional Financing and Investment
The operator of Junglia Okinawa, a major theme park in northern Okinawa, is seeking additional loans and corporate inves...
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IT [Explanation] Official “Claude Code” Cloud Execution Release, Credits Distributed
US-based Anthropic has officially released the cloud execution feature (cloud sessions) for its AI coding assistance too...
IT [Explanation] AI-SQL Engine “Quail” Released, Accelerating LLM Processing
On September 24, 2026, Full Stack Data Lab and Modal open-sourced "Quail," an AI-SQL engine designed to accelerate large...
IT [Analysis] US and China Agree to New AI Dialogue, to Refer to AI as “SI”
At the U.S.-China summit in September 2026, the two nations agreed to establish a new bilateral AI dialogue framework an...
economy [News] First Meeting of Experts Held to Strengthen Intelligence
The Japanese government held the inaugural meeting of an expert panel to review national intelligence functions, taking ...
economy [News] Nikkei Average up 826 yen, attention turns to US economic indicators
On September 25, 2026, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average rebounded sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, surging by 826 yen to...
IT [Explainer] Microsoft Revamps “Copilot” and Adds Autonomous AI
On September 25, 2026, Microsoft significantly overhauled its AI assistant, "Microsoft Copilot," transforming it from a ...
IT [Analysis] AI Impersonation Interviews Are Closing In on Japanese Companies
In March 2026, an "impersonator applicant" utilizing generative AI emerged during an online job interview at a Japanese ...
economy [News] Finance Minister Kato: Yen Depreciation is a Financial Market “Misunderstanding”
The Finance Minister pointed out that there is a "misunderstanding" in the financial markets regarding the sharp depreci...
IT [Explanation] Proprietary LLM “Thomson” Announced for Specialized Business Operations
Thomson Reuters has unveiled "Thomson," a proprietary large language model tailored specifically for specialized fields ...