Curated AI News from Japan · 2026-10-26

What's happening in Japan today

6 of 21 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 Cowork RPA Agent Accelerates Excel and Other M365 App Operations

パソコン操作を完全自動化するRPAエージェント「Cowork」、エクセルなどM365アプリの操作をさらに高速化

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株式会社ナレッジセンス is enhancing Cowork, the browser-operation agent feature of its enterprise AI agent ChatSense, to speed up operations in web-based M365 applications.

Why choose itThis update to an AI automation tool for Japanese businesses is worth a trial to assess its impact on Microsoft 365 workflows.

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02 LeapAI to Launch 「まるごとAI不動産」 Nationwide October 26; FDEs Handle Workflow Mapping Through Implementation, Automating Eight Tasks in Two Days at Utsunomiya Firm

LeapAI、不動産会社向けAI導入支援「まるごとAI不動産」を10月26日から全国で提供開始。FDEが業務の洗い出しから実装まで担い、宇都宮の不動産会社では8業務を2日で自動化

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LeapAI will launch 「まるごとAI不動産」, an AI adoption support service for real estate companies, nationwide in Japan on October 26, 2026.

Why choose itLaunching tomorrow, this real estate AI implementation service offers a potential partnership opportunity and a reference for forward-deployed engineer (FDE) delivery models.

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03 ゴムマリ Launches Complaint and VoC Database Creation Service Under Specialized AI-BPO Offering

ゴムマリの専門業務AI-BPO、『苦情・VoC・クレームのデータベース化』を提供開始

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ゴムマリ adds complaint and VoC database creation to its specialized AI-BPO services. AI processes customer complaint records, with human verification before delivery, covering request details, handling history and response classification.

Why choose itThis newly launched AI-powered outsourcing service for complaint data in Japan is worth exploring as a vendor option and a model for human–AI service delivery.

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04 ネイティブキャンプ Launches 「AIレビュー」 for AI Corrections of Lesson English and Conversational Review with AI Tutors

レッスンで話した英語をAIが添削、AI講師と話して復習!ネイティブキャンプ、新機能「AIレビュー」をリリース

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Published by 株式会社ネイティブキャンプ.

Why choose itNew AI features in a Japanese English-learning product offer a chance to test the experience and draw lessons for product design.

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05 Drone Licensing and Pilot Training DX: AI-Powered ONLINE FACE(R) Strengthens Safe, Compliant Online Education

【ドローン免許・操縦者教育のDX】AI搭載『ONLINE FACE(R)』(オンラインフェイス)で安心・安全・法令遵守のオンライン教育を強化

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Published by ONLINE FACE株式会社.

Why choose itThis Japanese drone-education use case offers inspiration for applying AI, though concrete integration details are missing.

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06 China Issues Guidelines on Developing New Quality Productive Forces, Emphasizing Traditional Industry Upgrades

中国、「新質生産力の発展に関する意見」を発表、伝統産業の高度化も重視

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Why choose itChina’s industrial upgrading policy provides context for assessing regional competition, but offers no immediate action for AI builders in Japan.

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