OpenAI Highlights ‘Thought Chain’ Monitoring as a New Path to Safer AI, Raising Important Implications for Japan’s Tech Industry

OpenAI published new research suggesting that monitoring how AI models reason internally, rather than only…

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Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Adopts Sustainability Data Platform to Accelerate Decarbonization Across Its Group

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings has made a big move to boost its sustainability efforts. Booost launched the Sustainability Cloud. This platform helps integrate sustainability information. The platform will handle and analyze sustainability data from around 500 sites in Japan and other countries. This will help the group improve emissions reduction and…

Slack App “Genmaicha” launches to boost AI collaboration

Creationline Inc., a company that provides cloud-native technology, agile development, and AI solutions, has launched "Genmaicha," an app…

Sales Marker, Sales Robotics Partners on Intent-Based Sales

Sales Marker Inc., which develops and provides "Sales Marker," a new-generation sales method that is…

HCLTech and Microsoft expand strategic partnership to help transform contact centers with generative AI and cloud-based solutions

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Microsoft…

IoT Consulting Launches Corporate Media “RokeMovaBiz”

IoT Consulting Co., Ltd. officially launched "LokeMovaBiz," a media specializing in mobile communication solutions for…

HEAVEN Japan and Feedforce Group Forms Partnership

HEAVEN Japan Co., Ltd. has partnered with Feedforce Group Inc. to begin providing new support…

Ozvision and Perplexity Form Strategic Partnership

Ozvision Co., Ltd., which operates businesses mainly including the points site "Hapitas" with over 5.5…

Bellsystem24 and Thinker Launch AI to Predict Call Needs

The Generative AI Co-Creation Lab., an initiative of BELLSYSTEM24, Inc., has begun offering "Hitotonari AI",…

Smaregi Links Up with BASE and STORES to Simplify Multi-Store EC Operations

Smaregi EC Unified Management, the EC centralized management system with built-in CRM from Net Shop Support Office Co., Ltd., has…

Ielove Brings Its AI Agent to LINE Inside Ielove CLOUD CRM

Ielove GROUP Co., Ltd., a company focused on digital transformation for the real estate industry,…

Media Kobo Forms Business Alliance with Credit Saison

Media Kobo Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a business…

Private 5G in Japan: How Enterprises Are Building Faster, Safer, On-Prem Networks

Japan is doing 5G differently. While other countries sit and wait for carriers to roll…

Payroll Enhances e-pay sugumo to Ease Company Adoption

e-pay sugumo, an on-demand pay service provided by Payroll Co., Ltd., will be enhancing its functionality on Tuesday, December 23,…

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H.C. Networks Corporation, announces launches of "Account@Adapter+ V7 Version 7.03," an authentication, account management, certificate issuance, and DHCP appliance developed and sold in-house, which adds new functions to strengthen security…

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TerraSky launches MCP-compatible AI platform “mitoco Buddy”

TerraSky Inc.  will begin offering its MCP (Model Context Protocol)-compatible AI platform "mitoco Buddy" on Tuesday, December 23, 2025."mitoco Buddy" integrates the diverse cloud services within a company using MCP,…

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Rosetta Inc. , a member of the Metareal Group, has begun offering a premium plan for Metareal AgriMachine (hereinafter referred to as Metareal AM), an AI agent that analyzes the…

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EG Testing Services Launches Low-Code Development Support

EG Testing Service Co., Ltd., a group company of E-Guardian Co., Ltd., has begun offering "Low-Code Development Tool Construction and Operation Support," an all-round BPaaS that provides one-stop support for…

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Metareal Group Launches Metareal RW AI Radio Ad Agent

Rosetta Inc., a member of the Metareal Group, has developed and launched Metareal Radio Watch, an AI agent that analyzes corporate radio advertising intent, on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Metareal…

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Interview with Joe Baz, Founder and CEO, Musubi Tech

Joe, can you tell us about your professional background and what led you to focus on multicultural leadership in Japan's tech ecosystem? My career didn’t begin in technology in a…

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Darktrace Enhances Email Security to Counter Cross-Domain Attacks, Raising the Bar for AI-Driven Cyber Defense in Japan

On December 19, Darktrace Japan held a press briefing. They announced big upgrades to Darktrace EMAIL. These changes address the increase in cross-domain attacks and AI-driven social engineering threats. The…

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Hida City and Sakura Internet Launch Generative AI Pilot to Transform Municipal Workflows

In a move that signals growing momentum for AI integration in Japan’s public sector, Hida City (Gifu Prefecture) and Sakura Internet have begun a proof-of-concept pilot project to apply generative…

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WingArc1st Launches Generative AI-Powered MotionBoard Cloud with ChatGPT Integration, Expanding Data Use in Japan’s Enterprise Sector

WingArc1st, a Japanese data analytics vendor, has launched a new version of its cloud-based platform, MotionBoard Cloud. This version includes generative AI, changing how businesses interact with and use their…

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Gibbly has introduced Asset Patrol, an Attack Surface Management service, and the timing is very indicative. Its official unveiling was scheduled to be on December 22, 2025. This is by…

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