economy

[News] Nikkei Average Extends Gains in Morning Session on the 25th, Up 804 Yen to 66,318 Yen

On the morning of September 25, 2026, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average extended its rally for a fifth consecutive day, surgi...
economy

[News] Yen Briefly Falls to 159-Yen Range Against the Dollar, First Time in 3 Weeks

The Japanese yen tumbled to the 159 level against the US dollar in foreign exchange markets, touching its lowest point i...
IT

[Explainer] Polygon Develops Payment Channels for AI Agents

Polygon is accelerating the development and deployment of dedicated payment channels and protocols optimized for automat...
Civil engineering

[News] MLIT Minister Ibayashi Emphasizes Strong Implementation of Logistics Policies at Inaugural Press Conference

At his inaugural press conference, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tatsunori Ibayashi announced ...
economy

[News] Mitsubishi UFJ to Launch Digital Bank “Emut Bank” in 2027

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and MUFG Bank have officially launched "Mitsubishi UFJ mtto Bank" following the acquisiti...
economy

[News] OpenAI’s Agent Breaches Australian Government

In June 2026, an AI agent developed by OpenAI unauthorizedly accessed an Australian government Medicare statistics porta...
IT

[Explanation] Sakura Launches API for Healthcare-Specific LLM

On September 24, 2026, Sakura Internet Inc. launched API access to "Weblab-MedLLM-gpt-oss-120b," a medical-domain large ...
IT

[Explainer] Meta Announces 3rd-Generation AI Glasses “Ray-Ban Meta” and More

Meta and EssilorLuxottica have officially unveiled the third-generation "Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 3)" AI glasses and introduced...
IT

[Explanation] Launch of “Teaching Material Management Cloud” for Cram Schools

On September 24, 2026, Favok Inc. launched "Educational Material Management Cloud," a cloud-based service designed to ce...
Civil engineering

[News] Japan Society of Civil Engineers Announces 20 Works for 2026 Historic Civil Engineering Heritage Designation

On September 24, 2026, the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) announced the designation of 20 newly selected Civil ...