Curated AI News from Japan · 2026-11-02
6 of 31 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.
在籍4,000人超のAIコミュニティ「AI木曜会」、学び・質問・イベントをひとつにまとめた「AI木曜会ポータル」を正式リリース
Announcement from Michikusa株式会社.
Why choose itA new portal for Japan’s AI community offers a place to learn, ask questions, and connect with peers.
ゴムマリの業務AIエージェント、『口コミ返信』を提供開始
ゴムマリ will launch “口コミ返信AIエージェント” on November 1, 2026, to reply to reviews of stores and medical institutions on Google Maps and other platforms.
Why choose itA new reply agent for stores in Japan is worth testing to assess its potential for automating customer communications.
システムエグゼ、厚生労働省の情報公開等業務におけるRAG型生成AI・AI-OCRの活用事例を公開
システムエグゼ published a use case involving RAG-based generative AI and AI-OCR at the public records management and information disclosure office of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Why choose itA RAG and OCR deployment at Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare offers a useful reference for implementing AI in government workflows.
NTTテクノクロス、「ForeSight Voice Mining(R)」に「AIナビゲーション」機能を追加
NTTテクノクロス is adding AI Navigation to ForeSight Voice Mining(R), an operator support solution in its CTBASE(R) integrated call center solution series.
Why choose itNew features in a Japanese customer-service AI product offer useful signals for integration decisions and competitive research.
AIと一緒に歩く新しい日本の旅AR観光ナビゲーションアプリ Naviu 2026年11月1日提供開始
TANGLE will launch Naviu, an AI-powered augmented reality tourism navigation app, for iOS and Android on November 1, 2026.
Why choose itA new Japan-focused AI travel app is worth trying to explore tourism use cases and assess the competition.
Amazon Alexa+の活用に向けた基本合意を締結
旭化成ホームズ has signed a basic agreement to use Alexa+, Amazon’s generative AI personal assistant newly available in Japan.
Why choose itAlexa+ is being introduced into Japanese homes, offering a reference point for local partnerships and residential integrations.