IT [Analysis] Takeo City Launches Pilot Program for School Administrative Smartphones for Educators
The Takeo City Board of Education in Saga Prefecture launched a pilot study in August 2026, deploying official-use smart...
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Civil engineering [News] Shimane Prefecture municipalities review summer public works procurement to protect workers from extreme heat
Municipalities in Shimane Prefecture, including the prefectural government and Matsue City, have revised their public wo...
IT [Explanation] Qualitia Announces AI-Powered Next-Generation Email Security Strategy
Qualitia Co., Ltd. has unveiled its next-generation email security strategy designed to counter highly sophisticated thr...
IT [Explainer] GMKtec Announces New Mini PC with Up to 192GB of Memory
On September 6, 2026, GMKtec announced the EVO-X5 Pro, a flagship desktop AI computing platform powered by a cutting-edg...
Civil engineering [News] Former Gunei Vice President Testifies in Kiryu City Bid-Rigging Trial, Pointing to Possible Involvement of Former Executive
Former executives and political figures face trial over the bid-rigging scandal surrounding the construction of the new ...
economy [News] Nihon Micronics’ Operating Profit Doubles on AI Semiconductor Boom
Driven by an exponential surge in demand for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) used in AI semiconductors, Micronics Japan Co.,...
economy [News] Norway’s Wealth Fund to Increase Japanese Government Bond Holdings
The Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), Norway's sovereign wealth fund and one of the largest in the world, has propo...
economy [News] “Takaichi Color”: FY Budget Rough Estimates Exceed 143 Trillion Yen
The Ministry of Finance has announced a record-high FY2027 budget request totaling 143.0656 trillion yen. This historic ...
IT [Analysis] France’s ZML Releases Tool to Accelerate LLM Inference Using Heterogeneous Chips
French startup ZML has released a free inference server capable of running open-source large language models at high spe...
economy [News] Government plans to designate heavy rain in Hokuriku as a “disaster of extreme severity”
The Japanese government is finalizing plans to designate the recent heavy rain disaster in the Hokuriku region as a "Dis...