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MUFG Bank to monitor promising ventures in the world with AI. Scoring cash flow and growth potential
MUFG Bank will use AI (artificial intelligence) to routinely collect and analyze the management data of ventures (startups) around the world
Sep 5, 20222 min read


T Card company to sell customer data of 40 million people. Is your "consent" valid?
Culture Convenience Club (CCC) will start full-scale sales of personal data of T Card users. What is used is our usage history collected fro
Sep 4, 20221 min read


JR West raises some limited express fares up to 480 yen from April 2023
JR West announced on the 2nd that from April 2023, some limited express fares will be raised by up to 480 yen. To promote online reservation
Sep 3, 20221 min read


UNIQLO opens "virtual store", 360-degree browsing via shooting inside the actual store
Fast Retailing, which operates the casual clothing brand Uniqlo, opened a "virtual store" for a limited time on the 1st, reproducing a part
Sep 2, 20221 min read


Manned submarine reaches depth of 9801m Ogasawara Trench breaking Japanese record
Research groups such as Nagoya University and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, which are investigating the "ultra-deep sea
Aug 30, 20221 min read


100,000 mega solar panels on 100 hectares in Moniwa, Sendai, planned by Yokohama company
A plan to build a large-scale photovoltaic power plant (mega solar) in the forests of the Moniwa district of Taihaku Ward, Sendai City, has
Aug 30, 20221 min read


NTT introduces a new HR evaluation system with Managers in their 20s, Sayonara to Nenko Joretsu
NTT announced on the 26th that it will introduce a personnel system that will allow regular employees to be promoted at an early stage regar
Aug 29, 20221 min read


Another KDDI voice call communication failure, affecting 83,000 people on the night of the 24th
KDDI (au) announced on the 25th that up to 83,000 people were affected by the communication failure that occurred on the night of the 24th.
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Digital Vehicle Inspection Certificate will start from January 2023, MILT released special website
On August 19th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT) opened a special website in conjunction with the digitisa
Aug 23, 20221 min read


"Phishing Fraud" cases reported in July exceeded 100,000 for the 1st time, the highest ever
Last month, the number of reports on phishing scams, which tricks people by deceiving personal information by directing them to fake sites,
Aug 22, 20221 min read


Yahoo! Mart, which delivers food in as little as 15 minutes, starts operation in Yoyogi Uehara
Yahoo! Corporation, ASKUL Corporation, and Demae-can Co., Ltd. will utilise the quick commerce (immediate delivery service) Yahoo! Started o
Aug 20, 20221 min read


PayPay Registered Users Surpassing 50 Million
PayPay announced on August 18 that the number of registered users of its cashless payment service "PayPay" exceeded 50 million. According to
Aug 18, 20221 min read


Bill Gates was presented with the Order of the Rising Sun for his charity activities
Bill Gates, one of the world's richest persons on this globe, who is visiting Japan today, was handed the "Rising Sun Grand Cordon of Japan"
Aug 18, 20221 min read


2TB HDD and SSD released by Elecom, that can be backed up directly from smartphones
Elecom will release 3 types of external storage for smartphone backup from the end of August.
This product can save data by connecting direc
Aug 18, 20221 min read


Cainz DIY Chain conducts proof-of-concept of cash register-free store "CAINZ Mobile Store" at HQ
Cainz (Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture) will set up an unmanned cashier-less "CAINZ Mobile Store" in the lobby on the 1st floor of Cainz Head
Aug 17, 20221 min read


Denon adds DENON HOME 250 White to enjoy Amazon Music HD with superb sound
Denon announced on August 16 that it will add a new white color to the Alexa-compatible smart speaker "DENON HOME 250". The black model was
Aug 17, 20221 min read


The reason why Square chose "PayPay" for their first bar code payments in Japan
The payment service "Square" now supports PayPay. The company will be the first in Japan to support QR bar code payments, and PayPay will be
Aug 12, 20221 min read


Rakuten Mobile, the first decrease in subscribers. Effect of the abolition of the zero yen plan?
Rakuten Group announced on the 10th that the number of mobile phone subscribers of Rakuten Mobile under its umbrella reached 5.46 million as
Aug 10, 20221 min read


Honda's decision: EV alliance with Sony, transformation into a turbulent era
Honda will partner with the Sony Group to jointly invest in a new company that develops and sells electric vehicles (EVs). "It doesn't matte
Aug 10, 20221 min read


FamilyMart introduces AI robots that automatically replenish drinks in 300 stores
FamilyMart announced on August 10 that it will start introducing the AI robot "TX SCARA" and the store work analysis system "TX Work Analyti
Aug 10, 20221 min read
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