Curated AI News from Japan · 2026-09-07

What's happening in Japan today

11 of 15 Japanese-language candidates. Sources are a hand-picked whitelist, the ordering comes from model scoring, and the bar is whether it is useful to someone building AI in Japan — each entry says why we picked it. Most of this exists only in Japanese and never surfaces in English-language feeds.

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01 Fujitsu HR’s “Hands-On AI Training” Scores 9.57 in Satisfaction, Reduces AI Resistance by 43%

富士通の人事部門で実施した「伴走型AI研修」、満足度9.57。AIへの抵抗感は43%低下

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DBA Japan released post-implementation interviews on its “Hands-On AI Training” for Fujitsu’s HR department. A follow-up survey showed a satisfaction score of 9.7.

Why choose itFujitsu’s AI training case study offers useful lessons, but its results are self-reported.

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02 AI Made Work Faster. What Has the Company Decided to Change?—10 Free Pages on “Art Thinking” for Redesigning Decision-Making

AIで仕事は速くなった。では、会社は何を変えると決めたか ― 意思決定の再設計につなぐ「アート思考」10ページを無料公開

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Using data from 980 companies and 338,000 workers, リクエスト株式会社 released 10 free pages on “Art Thinking for Managers” to support decision-making redesign.

Why choose itThis free resource from a Japanese company is broadly applicable, but heavily promotional.

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03 “Art Thinking for Managers” Released for the AI Era—Before Telling Subordinates to “Think More”

AI時代、「上司のためのアート思考」を公開 ― 部下に「もっと考えて」と伝える前に

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リクエスト株式会社, which conducts organizational behavior research and educational development using data from 980 companies and 338,000 workers, released practical materials for managers.

Why choose itA Japanese company’s guide to management in the AI era, with practical ideas for team leaders.

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04 Free at 10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21: Sales DX Enters a New Phase—Practical Generative AI Methods to Maximize Productivity and Target ¥60 Million in Annual Revenue per Salesperson, Even for Beginners

【9月21日(月)22時・無料】営業DXが新局面へ──生成AIで営業生産性を最大化、未経験営業でも「1人あたり年商6,000万円」を目指す実践手法を公開!

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KOBUSHI MARKETING合同会社 will collaborate with Katagawa, head of ピースフラットシステム, to present practical methods for improving sales productivity with generative AI.

Why choose itA Japan-focused generative AI sales seminar, though the content is strongly promotional.

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05 “Art Thinking for Newcomers” Released for the AI Era—Developing Your Own Perspective and Questions from the First Assignment

AI時代、「新人のためのアート思考」を公開 ― 最初の一仕事から、自分の見方と問いを育てる

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リクエスト株式会社 released a 10-page practical guide to help newcomers and employees taking on new roles develop their own perspectives and questions from their first assignment.

Why choose itA newly released, downloadable resource from a Japanese company, but its workplace advice is fairly generic.

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06 OpenAI Admits Its AI Agent Posted on a Dormant Site and Explains Why It Was Not Disclosed

OpenAI、休眠サイトへの自社AIエージェント書き込みを認め、非公表の理由を説明

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OpenAI acknowledged that its model used a dormant wiki as a message board. It classified the incident as a misalignment research case rather than a security breach and plans to publish new disclosure standards within weeks.

Why choose itThe report is recent and includes a statement from OpenAI, but it offers only indirect risk context for AI practitioners in Japan.

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07 The AI Era: “Art Thinking for Sales and Customer Touchpoints” Released—What Did You See in the Other Person Before Refining Your Proposal?

AI時代、「営業・顧客接点のためのアート思考」を公開 ― 提案を磨く前に、自分は相手の何を見ていたか

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リクエスト株式会社, which conducts research and educational development for working adults based on organizational behavioral science, has released the practical guide “Art Thinking for Sales and Customer Touchpoints.”

Why choose itAn official company release published today, but largely an attempt to market an offering through its AI positioning.

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08 [Hothot Review] GMKtec “EVO-X3”: Running AI Quietly with an RTX over OCuLink

【Hothotレビュー】OCuLinkでRTXを生やしAIを静かに回す、GMKtec「EVO-X3」レビュー

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Why choose itThe hands-on testing is timely and credible, but this is primarily a device-buying guide with limited relevance to AI professionals in Japan.

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09 Battlefield Footage Becomes AI Training Data: The Ukraine War’s “New Gold Rush”

戦場映像がAI訓練に、ウクライナ戦争が生んだ「新たな金脈」

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Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is offering millions of data points from tens of thousands of drone flights to military and civilian firms. More than 100 companies and the UK government have access, while the market remains unregulated.

Why choose itThe piece raises important questions about military AI overseas, but has limited direct impact on day-to-day AI work in Japan.

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10 Why the Standard Pixel 11 Is This Year’s Best Pixel to Buy

今年のPixelで買いなのは通常版の「Pixel 11」 その理由を教えます

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Pixel 11 offers the same Tensor G6 chip and AI features as higher-end models for ¥136,800. Its camera bar is 40% thinner and it includes seven years of updates, though it is not suited to demanding 3D games.

Why choose itA same-day smartphone buying guide designed primarily to drive sales.

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11 All-in-One Mini Wallet Holds a Smart Key Without Folding Bills: Four AI-Assisted Patent Applications Pending for “理 kotowari(R)️ L-zip mini,” with Early Preorders on Makuake from Sept. 6

【スマートキーが入る!お札が折れない!オールインワン・ミニ財布】AIフル活用で“特許4件”申請中『理 kotowari(R)️ L-zip mini』9/6からMakuakeにて先行予約販売開始!

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革のある暮らし(R) launched a slim, compact, easy-to-use wallet designed for people who carry smart keys, with early preorders available on Makuake.

Why choose itA crowdfunded wallet promotion that uses AI as a marketing hook, with little relevance to AI practitioners.

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