economy [News] Weak-yen bankruptcies in the first half of fiscal 2026 total 38
Bankruptcies related to the weak yen reached 38 in the first half of fiscal 2026, exceeding the same period of the previ...
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Civil engineering [News] Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture Cancels Winning Bid for the 4th Time This Fiscal Due to Bidding Error
In Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture, four cases of winning bid rescissions and contract cancellations resulting from a...
IT [Explainer] In Apple’s Latest OS, Deletion of LLM Model Data Becomes Virtually Impossible
In macOS 27 Golden Gate, released by Apple, a specification change has been made that in principle prevents users from d...
economy [News] BOJ Governor Ueda to Attend G20 in Thailand Starting the 13th
It has been decided that Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will visit Bangkok, Thailand, starting October 13, 2026, to a...
economy [News] Prevention of Job-Hunting Sexual Harassment Becomes Mandatory, MHLW Survey Shows Over 30% Affected
Under the revised Equal Employment Opportunity Act, which takes effect on October 1, 2026, implementing measures to prev...
economy [News] Rakuten Puts Bank at the Core of Financial Restructuring
Rakuten Group and Rakuten Bank have reached a final agreement to reorganize their fintech businesses, transitioning to a...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Revises Guidelines to Review River Flood Inundation Assumptions
To properly evaluate the risk of expanding inundation areas due to large amounts of sediment and driftwood accumulating ...
IT [Explainer] Will AI Data Centers Lower Electricity Bills in Africa?
With the rapid surge in AI data centers, large-scale development of power infrastructure and the transformation of power...
IT [Explanation] MS CEO Nadella Urges Building Emergency Brakes on AI
In October 2026, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called for the creation of an emergency brake that allows humans to interve...
IT [Explanation] PFN Announces Translation-Focused LLM “plamo-3-translate”
On October 7, 2026, Preferred Networks (PFN) announced "plamo-3-translate," a domestic large language model specialized ...