economy [News] Real GDP up 1.1% annualized in April–June, posting positive growth for 3rd straight quarter
The Japanese Cabinet Office announced on August 17, 2026, that Japan's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the April–J...
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IT [Explanation] Hyperscale Clouds Shift from HDDs to High-Capacity Flash, Following Meta
Driven by the explosive spread of AI servers, major cloud providers like Meta are shifting their storage strategy from t...
IT [Explainer] COMPUTEX 2026: US Qualcomm and others go on the offensive in the AI hardware race
At the COMPUTEX 2026 trade show held in June 2026, Qualcomm unveiled a new hardware strategy centered on "Agentic AI". A...
IT [Explanation] Resonac Recreates and Validates AI Semiconductor Packaging with 1kW-Class Heat-Generating Chip
Resonac Holdings Corporation, a major Japanese chemical and semiconductor materials company, has successfully replicated...
economy [News] Government and BOJ Intervened in Foreign Exchange with 6.2 Trillion Yen on April 30, Ministry of Finance Announces
The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan conducted a massive yen-buying intervention on April 30, 2026, totaling 6....
economy [News] BOJ Considering Additional Rate Hike in September? Amid Persistently High Corporate Prices
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has reportedly begun considering an additional interest rate hike to approximately 1.25% at its ...
economy [News] BOJ’s Rate Hike “Terminal Rate” May Rise, with Expectations for Two More Hikes This Year
The Bank of Japan has accelerated its monetary policy normalization by raising the short-term policy rate to 1.0%, a lev...
economy [News] US S&P 500 Falls Back; Applied Materials Plunges Amid Semiconductor Sell-Off
The S&P 500 Index has retreated as a significant downturn in the semiconductor sector weighed heavily on the market. App...
IT [Explainer] US Commerce Secretary Asks Apple Not to Use Chinese Chips
On August 15, 2026, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick directly informed Apple of his opposition to sourcing semicon...
IT [Explanation] Trump Administration Demands AI Race Camp Selection! China-Aligned to Be Excluded
The Trump administration has issued a de facto ultimatum to more than 30 countries participating in U.S.-led AI cooperat...