Civil engineering [News] MLIT to Publish Weekly Statistics on Foreign Trade Container Volumes for 6 Major Ports
In September 2026, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) launched a new weekly reportin...
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IT [Explanation] High-Speed, Decision-Focused AI “Jev” Released
On September 15, 2026, AI startup TypeSafe AI launched early access for "Jev," a novel AI model that produces structured...
IT [Explainer] UK’s nScale Files for IPO, Signs Deal with Anthropic
UK-based AI cloud provider Nscale has filed for a U.S. IPO and secured a landmark \$45 billion compute deal with Anthrop...
IT [Explainer] Up to a 7-Fold Difference in AI Processing Time in the Cloud
A significant performance gap has emerged among cloud-hosted AI models: processing times and response speeds for identic...
Civil engineering [News] Level 2 Flood Advisory Issued for the Hirowatari River in Miyazaki
Due to heavy rainfall, water levels rose along the Hirowata River, a class-two river in Miyazaki Prefecture, prompting t...
economy [News] August National Consumer Price Index: Price Hikes Centered on Daily Goods
While Japan's nationwide Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth moderated in August 2026 due to government policy subsidies, ...
economy [News] au Jibun Bank Raises Mortgage Interest Rates by 0.6%
au Jibun Bank announced a major 0.6% increase in its variable base mortgage rate, raising it to 3.741% per annum effecti...
economy [News] Lung Disease Linked to Disability Employment Business Recognized as Work-Related Injury
A worker with disabilities employed through a third-party disability employment business has developed a severe lung con...
Civil engineering [News] Second Takaichi Reshuffled Cabinet Launched, Tatsunori Ibaraki Appointed Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
On September 17, 2026, the Second Takaichi Reshuffled Cabinet officially took office, with Representative Tatsunori Ibay...
economy [News] BOJ Rate Hike Shifts Mortgage Competition; Major and Regional Banks Stand Out
As the Bank of Japan resumes interest rate hikes, the competitive landscape of the home mortgage market—long dominated b...