economy

[News] Bank of Japan to Review Financial Institutions’ Operations, Addressing Climate Change and Other Issues

At its Monetary Policy Meeting on September 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan decided on operational revisions, such as changi...
economy

[News] Chiba Heavy Rain and Typhoon 25: Government Plans to Expand Recovery Cost Subsidies

The government has decided on the prospective designation of the series of disasters—ranging from the Reiwa 8 Baiu front...
Civil engineering

[News] Taisei Corporation Develops Technology to Predict Flash Flood Inundation in 5 Minutes

Taisei Corporation has developed a technology to predict urban inundation caused by localized heavy rainfall (sudden tor...
IT

[Analysis] Major Automakers to Introduce AI Autonomous Driving in Fiscal 2027 and Beyond

Major Japanese automakers, including Nissan Motor and Honda, have announced plans to equip and introduce advanced automa...
IT

[Explanation] yamory Launches Emergency Response Plan for Information Leakage Countermeasures

"yamory," a vulnerability management cloud service operated by Assured, Inc. of the Visional Group, has launched an emer...
IT

[Analysis] Deno Team Joins Cloudflare

On October 9, 2026, U.S.-based Cloudflare announced that the entire development team of the JavaScript and TypeScript ru...
economy

[News] Local Financial Institutions on Alert Over Sears Home Mortgage Fraud

It has been revealed that Sears Home Group, headquartered in Kumamoto City, made 127 inappropriate mortgage loan applica...
economy

[News] “10-Billion-Yen Declaration Companies” Solo Applications Total 3,050, and More

A survey has revealed that the number of individual applications for the "10-Billion-Yen Declaration Companies" promoted...
economy

[News] Government to Support Talent Development in AI and Digital Utilization for Medical and Nursing Care

Governments and municipalities are strengthening initiatives to develop digital talent and support the adoption of AI an...
Civil engineering

[News] MLIT Approves Utsunomiya Light Rail’s Western Extension Plan

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has approved the advanced rail transport implementation plan...