economy [News] Caution Surrounds French Government Bonds Amid Political Uncertainty and Fiscal Deficits
Yields on French government bonds surged, widening the yield spread against German bonds to levels not seen since 2012. ...
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economy [News] Global Bond Slump and Impact on Further Central Bank Rate Hikes
Due to stubbornly high global inflation and expansive fiscal policies worldwide, bond yields in major countries, includi...
economy [News] Former BOJ economists sound the alarm over Takaichi administration’s economic policies
Tsutomu Watanabe, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo and a former Bank of Japan economist, along with others,...
Civil engineering [News] Shunan City’s Matsumuro Bridge Designated as a Civil Engineering Heritage Site
The Matsumuro Ohashi Bridge, spanning the Nishiki River in Mitake, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, has been selected ...
IT [Explanation] Drone Attack on Russian IT Giant Yandex’s Data Center
From October 8 to 11, 2026, three major data centers owned by Russian IT giant Yandex were hit by successive drone attac...
IT [Explanation] Google Cloud Announces Business AI Agents
At an event held on October 8, 2026, Google Cloud announced "Gemini agents," which understand business context and auton...
IT [Explainer] MS Announces “Surface Laptop Ultra” Notebook Powered by RTX Spark
Microsoft has officially announced its flagship laptop, the "Surface Laptop Ultra," equipped with NVIDIA's latest "RTX S...
economy [News] SK Chairman calls for speeding up expansion of semiconductor plants
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won called for accelerating the expansion of semiconductor plants and indicated his willingne...
economy [News] Oita Prefecture’s business sentiment improves for first time in two quarters, BOJ Tankan
According to the Tankan (Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises) for September 2026 released by the Bank of Japan's O...
economy [News] Yaskawa Electric Upwardly Revises Full-Year Forecast, Net Profit Up 34%
Yaskawa Electric has upwardly revised its full-year consolidated net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending February...