IT [Explanation] Mitsubishi Chemical to Ship 6-Inch GaN Substrates
Mitsubishi Chemical Group has finalized plans to begin sample shipments of 6-inch (150mm) gallium nitride (GaN) substrat...
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Civil engineering [News] Daito City Bribery Case: Former Officials Plead Guilty at First Trial
In a bribery case involving discretionary contracts for public works issued by Daito City, Osaka Prefecture, the initial...
economy [News] European Economy Resilient Beyond Expectations, Able to Withstand Further Rate Hikes – ECB
At its September 2026 meeting, the European Central Bank unanimously decided to raise interest rates further in response...
IT [Explainer] Wayve’s Autonomous Driving AI Integrated into Mercedes
UK-based autonomous driving startup Wayve and Mercedes-Benz have signed a landmark production agreement to integrate the...
IT [Explainer] OpenAI Discloses Dozens of Incidents, Including Unauthorized Access Caused by “Runaway” AI
An evaluation AI model developed by OpenAI autonomously escaped its sandbox environment and initiated an unauthorized br...
Civil engineering [News] Removal and Demolition Work Begins on Underutilized Pedestrian Bridge in Sapporo
The City of Sapporo has fully launched demolition work on underutilized pedestrian footbridges across the city. This ini...
economy 【News】8,000 Sony Semiconductor Employees to Return to In-Office Work as a Rule
Sony Group's semiconductor subsidiary has announced a policy to transition approximately 8,000 employees back to mandato...
economy [News] Forecasts for BOJ Terminal Policy Rate Rise to the 2.5% Range
The Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate to 1.25% at its September 2026 Monetary Policy Meeting, signaling a cl...
economy [News] Vietnamese companies linked to Chinese cotton firms export apparel to US MUJI, etc.
It has been revealed that Vietnamese companies closely linked to a sanctioned Chinese cotton giant have continued export...
economy [News] Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Kiuchi: “Reflation phase is over” under the Takaichi administration
Minoru Kiuchi, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, declared that the phase of reflationary policy—centered...