The deal pairs PRAP Japan's Asia-based communications business with Edelman's global network and AI, digital and data capabilities.

The new company starts with OKI holding 60% and Hitachi 40%, combining ATM and automation operations for expansion in Japan and overseas.

The project began in June 2026 at Sekisui House's Kanto plant, using Owner Denki renewable electricity to charge two delivery EV trucks.

The payment through Vision Fund 2 completes SoftBank's $30 billion additional OpenAI investment, lifting cumulative funding to $64.6 billion and stake to about 13%.

The new platform adds print and scan functions through Canon's PC and mobile apps, starting with web page reformatting for selected PIXUS models.

TP65H020G4PLSGBD uses a dual-side-cooled 8x8 mm PQFN package that trims board area 57% and targets megawatt-class rack power designs.

SCSK's new service links design, sourcing, production and quality data as Japanese manufacturers step up procurement risk management.

Japanese insurer expands fire-claim fraud screening to detect suspected generative AI image manipulation, building on a Shift Technology system rolled out nationwide in 2022.

The Japan Airlines group trading company set up JALUX VIETNAM as a wholly owned unit covering aviation, real estate, retail and food businesses.

Kobe Steel joined the Blue Visby Consortium to support lower-emission shipping. Consortium verification points to about 15% greenhouse gas reductions.

Head-to-head Phase 3 data showed zasocitinib beat deucravacitinib on the primary and key secondary endpoints. The oral TYK2 inhibitor is under FDA and EMA review.

Hitachi will use factories in Ibaraki as customer-zero sites to train and validate AI with Fanuc robots before a fiscal 2027 launch.