economy [News] NTT to Build Dedicated Data Center for Anthropic in Osaka
NTT Data Group has entered final coordination to build a new AI data center on a scale of up to 1 trillion yen in Osaka ...
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economy [News] LSEG in Talks to Acquire Financial Data Firm Octorus
It has been revealed that the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is in talks to acquire US financial data firm Octus for...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Pilots “Conversational AI Surveys” to Promote Infrastructure DX
On October 9, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) launched a trial of an "interacti...
IT [Explainer] Nitori Migrates Core System Infrastructure to OCI
Nitori Holdings has migrated its core systems, which support in-store sales and delivery operations, to Oracle Cloud Inf...
IT [Explanation] Ibaraki City and NTT West Start Trials of School Administration AI
Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, and NTT West have launched a demonstration experiment utilizing a homegrown large langua...
IT [Explanation] New Manufacturing Building for Semiconductor Photoresists Completed
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. has completed a new manufacturing building for semiconductor photoresists at its Koriyama Pla...
economy [News] Bereaved Families Oppose Expansion of Discretionary Labor System, Call for Zero Work-Related Accidents
As the government sets forth a policy to expand the scope of the discretionary labor system, bereaved families of those ...
economy [News] IMF World Economic Outlook: Japan’s GDP projected to drop to 6th globally
In the latest World Economic Outlook released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it has been revealed that Japan'...
economy [News] NTT Invests in AI Infrastructure for US-based Anthropic
NTT DATA Group has entered final talks to build a dedicated data center in Osaka for major US AI company Anthropic. Boas...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT Study Group Discusses Transition of Skilled Workers to Monthly Salary Systems
An expert panel at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has indicated a policy to strongly promot...