IT [Explanation] Bill Gates Calls for Preventing AI-Driven Inequality and Pledges Contribution
In September 2026, the Gates Foundation announced it will commit at least \$1 billion over the next two years to prevent...
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IT [Analysis] Toyota Adopts Platform to Digitalize Accounting Processes
Toyota Motor Corporation's Customer First Promotion Group has adopted a cloud-based low-code platform to digitize its ac...
Civil engineering [News] Inadequate Cost Estimates Hinder Price Pass-Through: MLIT Survey
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has released the results of a targeted investigation ...
Civil engineering [News] Guilty Verdicts to Be Finalized for Former Taisei and Kajima Executives in Maglev Bid-Rigging
The Supreme Court of Japan has dismissed the final appeals filed by former executives of Taisei Corporation and Kajima C...
economy [News] July Machinery Orders Fall 3.7% Month-on-Month
According to the July Machinery Orders statistics released by the Cabinet Office on September 16, 2026, private-sector m...
economy [News] Prime Minister Takaichi Announces Party Executive Reshuffle and Plan for Cabinet Reshuffle on the 17th
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) executive board meeting on September 15, 2...
economy [News] FSA to Step Up Oversight of Real Estate Loans
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has initiated comprehensive hearings with regional financial institutions, inclu...
IT [Explainer] Former ChatGPT Developer Announces New AI “Jev”: Fast and Ultra-Low Cost
On September 15, 2026, TypeSafe AI, led by former OpenAI researcher Diogo Almeida, unveiled "Jev," a groundbreaking AI m...
IT [Analysis] SK Hynix in Talks with Intel to Manufacture Semiconductors in the US
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix is in preliminary talks with Intel to manufacture memory semiconductors in the U...
IT [Explanation] Autodesk Enhances Agentic AI Across Three Industry Clouds
Autodesk has unveiled next-generation agentic AI capabilities across its three industry clouds, establishing an advanced...