Curated AI News from Japan · 2026-09-27

What's happening in Japan today

6 of 35 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 AI-Powered Shopify Public App Development Course AppQuest Launches With a 20-Chapter Curriculum

AIで作るShopifyパブリックアプリ開発講座「AppQuest」提供開始。第1部修了時に、自分の有料アプリがShopify App Storeに並ぶ全20章の実践カリキュラム

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合同会社MEMENTO launched AppQuest, a 20-chapter practical course that enables learners to list their own paid app on the Shopify App Store after Part 1.

Why choose itAnnounced today, this offers a hands-on program where participants can build and publish an application.

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02 インターネット・アカデミー Launches End-to-End AIハーネスインフラ構築支援 Service

インターネット・アカデミー、コンサル・開発・教育を一気通貫で提供する「AIハーネスインフラ構築支援」を開始

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インターネット・アカデミー launched a consulting, development, and training service that securely connects enterprise core systems and business applications with generative AI.

Why choose itA Japanese company has launched an AI systems integration service, with direct consultations available for teams considering adoption.

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03 Marketing AI OS ENSOR Revamps Image Generation and Editing Models

マーケティングAI OS「ENSOR」、画像生成・編集モデルを刷新。生成速度と文字再現性を向上

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REHATCH株式会社 updated ENSOR’s image generation and editing models, improving generation speed and the accuracy of rendered text.

Why choose itThis Japan-made AI product was updated today and is available for evaluation or trial.

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04 株式会社AITech and 伏見工業株式会社 Co-Develop AI Structural Component Recognition System

株式会社AITechと伏見工業株式会社、耐火被覆工事の積算・施工管理を効率化する「構造部材AI認識システム」を共同開発

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伏見工業株式会社 and University of Tokyo Matsuo Lab startup 株式会社AITech jointly developed a system to streamline estimation and construction management for fireproof coating work.

Why choose itThe two companies have published a Japanese construction AI case study, but there is no trial or hands-on access yet.

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05 Open-Participation “AI Creative” Project Launches in Fukuoka

福岡発、自由参加型の「AIクリエイティブ」を開始 !!

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Published by あしプロ / apf.

Why choose itA local AI creative project in Fukuoka is open to participation, though details remain limited.

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06 51.8% of Mie Companies Face Full-Time Staff Shortages; ATIS×Central AX to Hold AI Seminar for Executives

三重県内企業の51.8%が正社員不足 ATIS×Central AX、経営者向けAI活用セミナーを10月5日に四日市商工会議所で開催

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ATIS and Central AX will hold an AI utilization seminar for business executives at the Yokkaichi Chamber of Commerce and Industry on October 5, 2026.

Why choose itThis local AI seminar in Mie is open for registration, but offers limited immediate value for builders.

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