economy

[News] Major chipmakers scale back-end processes horizontally via optoelectronic integration, with testing technology as the key

NVIDIA has begun shipping Spectrum-6, its newest network switch utilizing Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), while Japanese telec...
2026.08.17
economy
IT

[Explainer] SIGQ and GetWorks Partner to Build Closed-Network Environment for Autonomous AI

SIGQ Inc. and GetWorks Inc. have announced the joint rollout of an autonomous incident response platform featuring a "cl...
2026.08.17
IT
Civil engineering

[News] Construction Plan Revived for Gunma’s Canceled “Kurabuchi Dam”

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has moved to resurrect the "Kurabuchi Dam" projec...
2026.08.17
Civil engineering
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...
2026.08.17
economy
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...
2026.08.17
IT
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...
2026.08.17
IT
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...
2026.08.17
IT
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....
2026.08.16
economy
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 ...
2026.08.16
economy
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...
2026.08.16
economy
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