IT [Explanation] Noetra and AIST selected for domestic ‘physical AI’ development
On June 30, 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it had selected Noetra, a new company funde...
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IT [Explanation] Smartphone App Version of “OpenClaw”
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IT [Explanation] Domestic LLM ‘Sarashina3’
SB Intuitions, a subsidiary of SoftBank, is accelerating the next-generation rollout of its domestic large language mode...
Civil engineering [News] Continued Water Intake Restrictions for the Tone River System
In the Tone River system, water intake restrictions began on some rivers starting May 2026, and even in late June, dam s...
economy [News] 4.38 million Aflac customer information leaked
Aflac Life Insurance leaked personal information of approximately 4.38 million customers through unauthorized access to ...
economy [News] Co-governance Stablecoin ‘Open USD’
A coalition of over 140 major companies has announced the launch of a new stablecoin, Open USD. This project aims to tra...
economy [News] NEC’s Physical AI and Psychological Prediction Robot Control Technology
On March 12, 2026, NEC announced the world's first physical AI technology that predicts human movements and psychologica...
Civil engineering [News] Regional Co-Creation DX/AI Utilization Model ‘Yaizu Model’ (tentative name)
Hashimoto-gumi, a construction company based in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and AI inside Co., Ltd. signed a compre...
IT [Explanation] Resumption of “Fable” Service
The restrictions on Anthropic's cutting-edge AI models, "Claude Fable 5" and "Claude Mythos 5," which had been suspended...
IT [Explanation] Releasing ‘Claude Sonnet 5’
On June 30, 2026, US company Anthropic officially released its latest AI model, Claude Sonnet 5. A key feature of this m...