Civil engineering [News] MLIT Pilots “Conversational AI Surveys” to Promote Infrastructure DX
On October 9, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) launched a trial of an "interacti...
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IT [Explainer] Nitori Migrates Core System Infrastructure to OCI
Nitori Holdings has migrated its core systems, which support in-store sales and delivery operations, to Oracle Cloud Inf...
IT [Explanation] Ibaraki City and NTT West Start Trials of School Administration AI
Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, and NTT West have launched a demonstration experiment utilizing a homegrown large langua...
IT [Explanation] New Manufacturing Building for Semiconductor Photoresists Completed
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. has completed a new manufacturing building for semiconductor photoresists at its Koriyama Pla...
economy [News] Bereaved Families Oppose Expansion of Discretionary Labor System, Call for Zero Work-Related Accidents
As the government sets forth a policy to expand the scope of the discretionary labor system, bereaved families of those ...
economy [News] IMF World Economic Outlook: Japan’s GDP projected to drop to 6th globally
In the latest World Economic Outlook released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it has been revealed that Japan'...
economy [News] NTT Invests in AI Infrastructure for US-based Anthropic
NTT DATA Group has entered final talks to build a dedicated data center in Osaka for major US AI company Anthropic. Boas...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Study Group Discusses Transition of Skilled Workers to Monthly Salary Systems
An expert panel at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has indicated a policy to strongly promot...
IT [Explanation] Assured Launches Cloud Security Answer Search Feature
Assured, Inc. has begun offering an answer search function that enables cross-sectional verification of the security mea...
IT [Analysis] Applied Unveils ¥790 Billion New Research Facility
US-based Applied Materials has unveiled the "EPIC Center," a collaborative semiconductor R&D facility with a total inves...