Civil engineering [News] 29 companies colluding in civil engineering work in Kagawa Prefecture
On June 25, 2026, the Japan Fair Trade Commission determined that 29 construction companies in Takamatsu City had repeat...
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IT [Explanation] Fortune-telling app using a quantum random number generator: ‘A Quantum Magic 8-Ball’
David Noel N, a researcher and engineer, has released a fortune-telling app called "A Quantum Magic 8-Ball," which uses ...
IT [Explanation] “WSL containers” Public Preview Begins
On June 29, 2026, Microsoft began a public preview of "WSL containers," which natively enables Linux containers to run o...
economy [News] Three major memory companies are suing for DRAM price hikes
Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron, three companies that dominate the global memory market, have been subjected t...
economy [News] JFE Engineering Produces Offshore Wind Monopile in Japan
JFE Engineering has launched Japan's first mass production plant for offshore wind power monopile, the "Kasaoka Monopile...
economy [News] 44 companies to jointly develop domestic AI
Forty-four domestic companies, led by SoftBank, have formed a coalition and launched the development of domestic AI foun...
economy [News] Expanding the financial data API for Webull MCP servers
Wibull Securities Co., Ltd. has significantly expanded its financial data APIs for AI agents and large language models (...
economy [News] Hitachi Vantara launches ‘Hitachi iQ Studio’ in Japan to support AI business applications
Hitachi Vantara Co., Ltd. has launched the domestic sales of "Hitachi iQ Studio," which supports the development and ope...
economy [News] METI to provide 10 billion yen in support for AI robot development
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has decided to provide about 10 billion yen in support for the development o...
Civil engineering [News] New ‘Wide-Area Local Plan’ and ‘Priority Plan for Social Infrastructure Development in Local Blocks’ Decided
On June 30, 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decided on a new "Wide-Area Local Plan" ou...