Civil engineering [News] MLIT to Strengthen Heavy Rain Disaster Measures, to Include in FY2027 Budget Request
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has finalized plans to significantly strengthen torre...
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economy 【News】LDP Approves Tax Reform Guideline Draft Including Food and Beverage Tax Reduction
The Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai approved a tax reform outline proposal to lower the consumption tax...
economy [News] NEC’s AI-only unmanned department goes into full-scale operation, with the department’s headcount exceeding 30
On August 1, 2026, NEC officially launched its fully automated "Corporate AI Workforce Division," subsequently expanding...
IT [Explainer] NVIDIA-Backed Indonesian Company Secures $3.1 Billion in Financing
Indonesian AI infrastructure venture Zankore has secured a massive \$3.1 billion senior term loan facility. The landmark...
economy [News] OpenAI Announces New Service for the Financial Industry
On September 10, 2026, OpenAI launched "ChatGPT for Financial Services," a specialized AI offering tailored for the fina...
economy 【News】Rapidus President Envisions Building Lunar Semiconductor Plant Around 2040
Atsuyoshi Koike, President of Rapidus—a company spearheading Japan’s effort to domesticate next-generation semiconductor...
economy [News] NEC to Cut In-House AI Token Costs to One-Tenth
NEC Corporation has unveiled an ambitious target to cut its internal generative AI token costs to one-tenth by the secon...
IT [Explainer] China trains its own AI using US AI “Claude” without authorization
Chinese AI companies used approximately 24,000 fake accounts to launch over 16 million unauthorized access attempts agai...
IT [Explainer] Huawei and other Chinese chipmakers raise AI processor prices
Leading Chinese AI chipmakers, including Huawei Technologies, have raised their quoted prices for key AI processors by 2...
economy [News] US August PPI Rises 0.4% Month-over-Month
The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for August 2026 rose 0.4% month-over-month and accelerated to a 5.4% year-over-year ...