Curated AI News from Japan · 2026-10-27
20 of 201 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.
レノボ、AIで現場課題の解決に挑む共創コンテスト第2回「Lenovo AI Innovation Challenge」を開催
レノボ・ジャパン is hosting the second Lenovo AI Innovation Challenge, a competition aimed at using AI to address societal challenges and co-create new solutions, following last year’s event.
Why choose itThis Japan-based AI co-creation competition is worth checking for eligibility requirements and potential project partnerships.
AI による攻撃への備えもカバーする、国の注意喚起を総点検できる無料の点検表（チェック表）を53問に更新。社内で使う AI の6問を追加
On October 26, 2026, SecuROI updated its free checklist for responding to government security advisories to v1.3. It combines 47 checks on preparedness for AI-enabled attacks with six checks on internal AI governance.
Why choose itThis free checklist offers a practical starting point for AI governance and security self-assessments at Japanese companies.
フツパー、セキュリティ重視のローカルLLM「ラクラグ」をAIエージェントとして大幅アップデート
Image provided by 株式会社フツパー.
Why choose itA Japanese LLM is expanding into agent capabilities. Assess whether its deployment options meet confidentiality needs and fit your workflows.
はてな、AIを活用したインタビュー分析SaaS「toitta」に「プライバシーマスク機能」を追加。インタビュイーの特定につながる情報をAIが検出し、人の確認を経て映像・音声・書き起こしをマスク
はてな launched privacy masking for its AI-powered interview analysis SaaS toitta on October 26, 2026. AI detects information that could identify interviewees; after human review, the system masks it in video, audio and transcripts.
Why choose itA Japanese SaaS product has added privacy masking, making it worth evaluating for processing interview data.
累計15万回以上のAI面接を実施したCaseMatchで、サカモト氏監修のエンジニア向けAI面接練習を無料公開
Released by CaseMatch株式会社.
Why choose itFree AI-powered interview practice for engineers in Japan offers a practical resource for job preparation.
人工知能戦略専門調査会（第７回） 事務局説明資料
Secretariat briefing materials for the seventh meeting of the Expert Panel on AI Strategy, published on the Cabinet Office website.
Why choose itThese official materials merit a close read for insight into Japan’s AI strategy, though they do not appear to introduce specific compliance actions.
【3農園限定】農園の仕事をAIと進める「農家のAI右腕づくり支援」受付開始
株式会社農情人 issued an announcement; the provided summary contains only an image link.
Why choose itAI implementation support is available to just three farms, making this a targeted opportunity for teams working in agriculture.
【研究経過報告】症例報告を学んだLLM-jpベースの医療特化のエージェントLLM、ハルシネーション病名を8割削減
プレシジョン further trained LLM-jp-4 using disease causality diagrams compiled from about 30,000 cases. The proportion of suspected hallucinated disease names fell from 15.5% to 3.0%. The results are being applied to Japanese text input for medical use.
Why choose itThis Japanese medical-model research is worth following, but the reported reduction in hallucinations remains self-reported.
AI需要予測・運用サービス「Deep Predictor」、ECモールの販売動向データを予測に取り込む新オプションを提供開始
AI CROSS has launched a new option for Deep Predictor that incorporates e-commerce marketplace sales trend data into forecasts.
Why choose itA Japanese demand-forecasting service now supports e-commerce data integration, adding an option to evaluate for retail projects.
SamuraiAX、業務AIエージェントOS「Samurai App」で、会議の録音から議事録を、研修動画から要点のまとめと確認テストを作る機能を提供
Kiva’s SamuraiAX has added features to its business AI agent OS, Samurai App, to generate minutes from meeting recordings and summaries and quizzes from training videos. Meeting minutes separate decisions, assignees and deadlines, and pending matters.
Why choose itNew meeting and training capabilities make this Japanese business agent worth a trial for relevant workflows.
SamuraiAX、業務AIエージェントOS「Samurai App」で、名刺の写真から顧客の表とお礼メールを作り、営業日報をスマートフォンで書けるアプリにする機能を提供
Kiva introduced features in SamuraiAX’s business AI agent OS Samurai App to create customer tables and draft thank-you emails from business card photos, and enable sales reporting on smartphones.
Why choose itNew business-agent features from a Japanese company are worth evaluating for sales workflow automation.
ユービーセキュア、「AI駆動スマートフォンアプリケーション診断」を提供開始
ユービーセキュア began offering AI-driven security testing for Android applications on October 26, 2026.
Why choose itAndroid app teams can inquire about this newly launched AI security assessment service.
法務AXプラットフォーム「Lisse法務AI Cowork」、「契約書間矛盾チェック機能」を追加
株式会社リセ has added a contract comparison feature to its legal AX platform Lisse法務AI Cowork. AI automatically detects substantive differences and inconsistencies involving rights and obligations.
Why choose itA Japanese legal AI product has added contract inconsistency detection, making it worth evaluating for contract-review workflows.
AIヒアリングエージェント「Kikuvi」、人名や社内用語の読み方と意味を登録できる「辞書機能」をリリース
Kikuvi announcement with a promotional image.
Why choose itA trial dictionary for Japanese personal names and internal terminology could help improve speech applications for the Japanese market.
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が半日で、反響メールの取り込みから登記簿の取得・査定書づくりまでを自動化
LeapAI launched its AI implementation support service まるごとAI不動産 for real estate companies nationwide in Japan on October 26, 2026.
Why choose itThis newly launched Japanese real estate AI service is worth considering as a vendor option or a reference for industry-specific automation.
第13回 人工知能（ＡＩ）技術の利用と消費者問題に関する専門調査会 傍聴希望申込（登録）について
Japan’s Cabinet Office website provides observer registration information for the 13th Expert Panel on AI Technology Use and Consumer Issues.
Why choose itAn official meeting on AI-related consumer issues is open to observers, offering a way to track Japan’s regulatory direction.
「AI時代におけるセキュリティ対策セミナーin和歌山」を開催します！
The Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry will hold a seminar on security measures in the AI era in Wakayama.
Why choose itRegistration is open for an AI security seminar hosted by a regional METI bureau, with a focus on security measures for businesses.
コベルコシステム、企業のAI活用を構想から定着までワンストップで支援する「AI Innovation Center」の提供を開始
コベルコシステム has launched AI Innovation Center, a comprehensive service supporting enterprise AI adoption from initial planning through integration into everyday business operations.
Why choose itCompanies in Japan can explore this end-to-end AI implementation service as a potential vendor or use it for competitive benchmarking.
伊藤忠インタラクティブ、Claude Codeを活用した法人向け「AIエージェント実装研修」を提供開始
伊藤忠インタラクティブ announces corporate AI agent implementation training.
Why choose itOfficially announced Claude Code implementation training gives teams in Japan another option to assess when purchasing technical training.
「AI時代におけるセキュリティ対策セミナーin和歌山」を開催 －AI活用のチャンスを、リスクに変えないために－
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced a security seminar in Wakayama focused on preventing risks associated with AI adoption.
Why choose itRegistration is open for a local security seminar from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, offering a chance to learn about AI application risks.