economy [News] Hikari Tsushin Acquires Leopalace21 via TOB, Totaling 270 Billion Yen
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. has announced a takeover bid (TOB) for Leopalace21 Corporation in partnership with two investment f...
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economy [News] Anthropic Expands New Financial Services for Claude
Anthropic has expanded its generative AI platform "Claude" with new specialized features for financial institutions, rel...
economy [News] European Junk Firms Front-load Refinancing
European junk-rated companies are rushing to refinance roughly €3.7 billion in debt ahead of schedule. The movement is d...
IT 【Explanation】Ollama v0.34 Now Supports ChatGPT App
Ollama, an open-source tool for running local LLMs, has been updated to v0.34, bringing native integration with the Chat...
IT [Explanation] Medical AI startup “AI CLINIC” (Medical AI Iris) introduces Sakana AI to physician tools
Medical AI startup Aillis, Inc. announced the integration of Sakana AI's Japanese-specialized LLM into its physician-tar...
IT [Analysis] Furuya Metal Increases Semiconductor Sensor Production with Completion of New Chitose Plant
Furuya Metal Co., Ltd., a major industrial precious metals manufacturer, has completed construction of its New Chitose F...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT to Launch New Support Program in FY2027 to Strengthen Construction Industry Supply Capacity
In its budgetary request for fiscal year 2027, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has outlined ...
economy [News] China Rapidly Catches Up in Semiconductor HBM3E Development
Chinese memory giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has reportedly begun small-scale production of its cutting-edge...
economy [News] Masayoshi Son’s Wealth Drops by 1.2 Trillion Yen Amid Simultaneous Plunge in AI Stocks
On September 14, 2026, major AI-related stocks worldwide experienced a simultaneous sharp sell-off, wiping out approxima...
economy [News] Domestic indicators released on the 14th: July industrial production final figures down 0.2%
Japan's revised industrial production index for July 2026 fell 0.2% month-on-month, revised downward from the preliminar...