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...
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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...
IT [Explanation] Firefox v152.0.3 released, eliminating issues such as extreme memory usage during startup
On June 25, 2026, Mozilla released version 152.0.3, a revised version of its desktop browser Firefox. The main purpose o...
Civil engineering [News] Damage Status of Double Typhoons
In June 2026, due to the "double typhoons" of Typhoons No. 7 and No. 8 and the stagnant rainy season front, extensive he...
economy [News] U.S. and Iran resume fighting
On June 27, 2026, the ceasefire memorandum signed between the United States and Iran effectively collapsed, and large-sc...
IT [Explanation] Lightweight Model ‘Gemma 3n’
On May 20, 2025, Google announced Gemma 3n, a lightweight AI model that enables advanced processing on mobile devices. T...
economy [News] Global Common Rules for Level 4 Autonomous Driving Decided
The United Nations World Forum for Harmonized Automotive Standards (WP29) unanimously adopted the first universal global...
economy [News] Korea’s KAIST develops technology to separate crude oil at room temperature
A research team at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) in South Korea has developed an innovative...
Civil engineering [News] Design Mistakes in Erosion Control Work in Hiroshima Prefecture
It has been revealed that the disaster recovery project carried out by Hiroshima Prefecture systematically forged offici...
IT [Explanation] A New Method for Distilling Knowledge: ‘OPD’
In April 2026, Chinese AI company DeepSeek adopted "OPD (On-Policy Distillation)" in its latest model, the "V4" series, ...