IT [Analysis] Cloud Attack Affects 495 Companies, Lawson Also Suffers Data Leak
In October 2026, a ransomware attack on a major domestic cloud infrastructure affected 495 companies and local governmen...
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economy [News] Government and Bank of Japan Considering Opening Up Bank Lending Data to External Parties
The government and the Bank of Japan are considering opening up individual loan data from major banks to external resear...
economy [News] Financial Institutions Asked to Conduct Inspections Following Successive Unauthorized Access Incidents
Amid a series of unauthorized access incidents and customer information leaks at financial institutions, the Financial S...
economy [News] ¥5 Billion Public-Private Fund for Kumamoto Reconstruction: Financial Minister Says “Ensuring Complete Financing”
On October 9, 2026, State Minister for Financial Services Satsuki Katayama announced the establishment of a public-priva...
Civil engineering [News] MLIT to Launch Three New Surveys from Late October to Establish “Standard Labor Costs”
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to launch three new follow-up surveys starting i...
IT [Explanation] Unauthorized Access to Government Operational IT Environment “GSS,” Possible Personal Information Leak
In the Government Shared Services (GSS), a common government operational environment provided by the Digital Agency, una...
IT [Explanation] Samsung Partners with France’s Mistral AI for Joint AI Development
Samsung Electronics has formed a strategic partnership with French AI startup Mistral AI and announced the joint develop...
IT [Explainer] Google Announces General-Purpose AI Agent “Gemini Agent”
On October 8, 2026, Google Cloud announced "Gemini agent," a general-purpose AI agent that completes business inquiries,...
economy [News] Corporate bankruptcies in the first half of the year hit a 13-year high due to rising prices
Nationwide corporate bankruptcies in the first half of 2026 reached 5,335, hitting a 13-year high due to the impact of i...
IT [Explanation] Google Releases AI Game Creation Tool
US-based Google and Unity Software have announced "Playground," an experimental platform that allows users to create gam...