Curated AI News from Japan · 2026-09-22

What's happening in Japan today

6 of 40 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.

01 Offers Adds New AI Model “Jev” to Skill Registration Five Days After Release

Offers、公開から5日の新AIモデル「Jev」をスキル登録に追加

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株式会社overflow issued an announcement with a product image.

Why choose itA Japanese recruiting platform has added AI skills to user profiles, and users can update their information immediately.

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02 FastMetal Begins Offering TypeSafe AI’s Structured Decision Model JEV 1.13

FastMetal、TypeSafe AI社の構造化判定モデル「JEV 1.13」を提供開始

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株式会社国際調達情報 added TypeSafe AI’s JEV 1.13 structured decision model to its FastMetal AI API gateway.

Why choose itA Japan-focused API gateway has added a new model that developers can connect to and test now.

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03 Pro ai Adds Storyboard-to-Video Generation for Clips Up to 30 Seconds

「Pro ai」に絵コンテからの動画生成機能を追加。URLと参考画像から30秒動画まで制作

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KASHIKA added a feature to Pro ai that creates storyboards and generates videos from product or service URLs and reference images.

Why choose itA Japanese company announced a video-generation feature today, with hands-on access available immediately.

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04 Uravation Launches Local LLM Deployment Support for Companies Unable to Use Cloud AI

Uravation、クラウドAIが使えない企業向け「ローカルLLM導入支援」サービスを提供開始

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The service helps companies unable to use cloud AI deploy LLMs in local environments.

Why choose itThis locally hosted LLM service is designed for Japanese businesses, with consultations available for teams considering adoption.

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05 Enterprise Notebook AI Enhances Internal Data Visualization

法人向け「Notebook AI」、社内データを可視化する機能を強化

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株式会社ナレッジセンス enhanced ChatSense’s Notebook feature to generate portrait or landscape diagrams based on the intended use.

Why choose itA Japanese company updated its AI product today, making it timely for teams to evaluate and trial.

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06 ライトアップ Launches Jev Implementation Support and Real-Time Meeting Workflow Service 「その場フロー」

ライトアップ、米TypeSafe AIの新型AIモデル「Jev」の導入支援を開始。自社サービス第一弾として、会議中に業務フロー図をリアルタイム生成する「その場フロー」を提供開始

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ライトアップ will use TypeSafe AI’s Jev to support business efficiency and service development, while launching its first in-house service, 「その場フロー」.

Why choose itA Japanese company has launched practical tools and implementation support to help businesses adopt AI models.

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