QUNIE Corporation, a consulting firm of the NTT Data Group, announced that it will begin offering a new service called "SCM Data Insight Consulting" to support companies' supply chain management…

BrainPad Inc. announced that it will begin offering a beta version of "Iris AI Query Assistant" as a new feature of "Brandwatch," a social analytics platform that analyzes and monitors…

FINES Inc., which operates the video distribution platform service "Video Cloud", is pleased to announce that it will begin collaborating in the real estate and construction industry with Value Creation…

Advantech Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, announced the enhancement of its open source LLM with the NVIDIA  Edge AI platform. Advantech Co., Ltd, a leader in AI computing, is…

The Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) announced on April 1st that it has opened a "Cybersecurity Consultation Desk for Corporate Organizations." IPA explained that ransomware attacks remain a major threat…

PKSHA Technology Co., Ltd. is developing "AI Suite for HR," which uses AI to comprehensively streamline HR operations and improve the experience of job seekers and workers. In particular, in…

XDeli Inc., which develops AI tools for sales support and databases, announces that it has raised 140 million yen in funding from Venture Lab Investment and individual investors, with PKSHA…

CORIN Inc., provider of the app package "TENCO" that helps companies turn their ideas into reality, is pleased to announce that it has begun standard integration with "LTV-Lab." This standard…

Creationline Inc., a company that provides cloud-native technology, agile development, and AI solutions, has launched "Genmaicha," an app for teams to use generative AI on Slack. This app allows team…

CyberGym Japan Co., Ltd. has entered into a business partnership agreement with ITFOR Inc. to provide cybersecurity training for the development of security personnel. Cyber ​​attacks are becoming more sophisticated…

Square has appointed Steven Adams as head of Japan. Adams was previously vice president of Visa Japan and head of merchant sales and acquiring in Japan. Adams, who is newly…

Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. announces two new appointments to its Leadership team: Mr. Kiyoshi Kaneko, is appointed as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Mr. Kaneko brings experience in business development, corporate…

Salesforce Japan has launched "Agentforce for Sales" in Japanese. This AI-powered tool helps sales teams work better by automating routine tasks. This is a big step for Japanese sales reps.…

Shirahama Town in Wakayama Prefecture, along with OS, Oriental Consultants, and NEC Solution Innovators, launched the Shirahama Innovation Hub (SIH) on April 1. This initiative seeks to boost the region…

On April 3, 2025, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Fujitsu Limited signed a MoU. SMBC is led by President and CEO Fukudome Akihiro. Fujitsu is headed by President and…