TECHNOLOGY

The Japanese IT services company introduced a secure companywide AI development environment using AWS controls and audit logs for regulated sectors.

The new framework supports manufacturers from SLM evaluation to implementation on edge devices, with Foundry Local training and Intel-based deployment context.

DIC's new powdered skincare ingredient, derived from Japan-native Suizenjinori algae, expands formulation flexibility and won a silver award at PCHi 2026.

Hayabusa2 will pass about 1 km from near-Earth asteroid Trifune at roughly 5 km per second before continuing toward 1998 KY26.

New generative AI service builds RAG environments for enterprise document work, runs on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, and outputs PowerPoint files.

The July trial at Tachikawa Station uses voice-based generative AI to organize ticket requests before handoff to counter staff, with multilingual support under consideration.

Sony's new direct-conversion integrating X-ray CMOS sensor targets inspection and measurement uses, combining high-speed imaging with low-noise performance.

The companies aim to move the seawater-based CO2 removal system into coastal field tests and infrastructure-linked demonstrations at desalination plants and power stations.

JR East is testing AI dialogue at selected Midori no Madoguchi counters, with SoftBank-backed Gen-AX providing speech AI and operator support.

The Japanese materials maker is joining a TNO-led program with PITC as rising AI-driven data center power use increases focus on co-packaged optics.

Joint work with Hokkaido University produced a roughly 0.1 mm foil aimed at reducing semiconductor soft errors caused by cosmic ray-induced neutrons.

Kyocera Communication Systems began work in Shiga and Fukuoka using Sekisui Solar Film modules under an Environment Ministry-backed deployment program.

Mazda says its onboard Mazda Mobile Carbon Capture system stored CO2 while driving for the first time, using zeolite adsorption and HVO fuel.

A joint study of 36 occupied detached homes found whole-house air conditioning kept summer humidity below 60% and lowered dust mite allergen levels.

The new digital lithography tool targets more than 65 panels per hour and can switch optics for 1.0-micron DSP-100 use. Launch is planned for fiscal 2027.

Ricoh's new Qwen-based multimodal models target on-premises enterprise use in Japan, with late-June rollout through its starter kit.

The app was approved in Japan as a software medical device after a Phase 3 trial in 164 patients ages 6 to 17 showed significant benefit at six weeks.