ITBusinessToday Weekly News RoundUp KPMG, Hitachi, Soliton, Smaregi & More

🔹 In Tech news this week…

KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd. has boosted its Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) support services. It now provides a one-stop solution for cloud strategy. It aids in launching the CCoE and creates self-sufficient operational frameworks.
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🔹 In Industrial Tech news this week…

Industrial technology leader Hitachi and chemical manufacturing giant Mitsubishi Chemical have launched a joint verification project to digitally transform equipment management operations at Mitsubishi Chemical’s large-scale production site in Tokai, Japan. 
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🔹 In GovTech news this week…

Shijonawate City in Osaka Prefecture has started using Soliton’s autonomous driving remote assist system. The concept is straightforward and functional. 
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🔹 In FinTech news this week…

Japan’s digital banking sector is making a big move toward AI-driven security. au Jibun Bank has launched “AI Zero Fraud.” This fraud-prevention tool, made by LAC, aims to fight the rising threat of fraudulent transfers in online banking.
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🔹  In Health Tech news this week…

AMI Inc., which aims to realize rapid medical innovation through the research and development of AI medical devices and the social implementation of remote medical services, is pleased to announce that on December 25, 2025, it obtained pharmaceutical approval for the “Digital Biomarker DNP-AS,” a program for general-purpose phonocardiographs that it has been developing for some time.
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🔹  In MarTech news this week…

Smaregi EC Unified Management, the EC centralized management system with built-in CRM from Net Shop Support Office Co., Ltd., has started collaborating with popular EC cart systems BASE and STORES.
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🔹 Article of the Week

Manufacturing 4.x: How Digital Innovation Is Making Global Supply Chains Smarter and More Resilient
Supply chains are fraying at the edges. Factories running late. Trucks stuck at borders. Raw materials disappearing. Every month feels like a new disruption. Tariff wars. Geopolitical tensions. Climate events. The world has made predicting supply nearly impossible. Companies are scrambling. Some survive. Many do not.
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