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Unitcom will sell a League The k4sen Official Original Design Pillarless Model under its LEVEL∞ gaming PC line from October 5, on a build-to-order basis starting at 279,800 yen. Buyers ordering a qualifying model between October 5 and December 11 at 14:59 receive an LTK Special Box, shipped separately from mid-November. Three example builds run from Core Ultra 5 to Ryzen 7 9800X3D with GeForce RTX 5070 Ti.
Yagish compiled offer-send data for its direct recruiting service yagioffer from January 1 to September 30, 2026. July sends rose to about 1.7 times June and held 14.9 percent of the nine-month total. August fell to 12.7 percent, then September reached 17.0 percent, the period's highest. All three months beat the January-September monthly average, and sends per client company also climbed.
Ken Kawamoto released Power Struggle on October 4. It is a two-player tap game for Android phones joined by a USB-C cable. The side that taps more draws power while the other side's battery drops. Kawamoto says the winning side pulls about 1500mA and the receiving side takes in only about 400mA, with the 1100mA gap likely lost to the game's processing.
Palabra, the accessibility consulting firm behind the UDCast platform and its UDCast MOVIE app, will take part in the Cabinet Office's Tomotomo Festa 2026 at Tokyo Station's Marunouchi side on October 9 and 10. The company hosts a talk on October 9 with director Koji Fukada, University of Tokyo researcher Naoyuki Okochi, and Palabra president Shoko Yamagami, plus a booth offering subtitle, audio guide, and SABERA smart glasses trials.
Nishika released J-MeetEval, a benchmark for instruction following in Japanese meeting summarization, as open source on GitHub and Hugging Face. The dataset holds 197 synthetic meeting transcripts, 52 instruction definitions, 408 total instructions and 27 instruction types across 16 categories, with inputs of 3,000 to 11,000 characters. Scoring is binary per instruction, judged by gpt-5-mini with a three-vote majority. Across seven models in the 4B to 9B class, scores on the Nejumi Leaderboard ran opposite to pass rates here (Spearman rho of minus 0.52).
SUNABACO Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Clinical Research Institute of the Ohara Memorial Kurashiki Central Medical Foundation to collaborate on introducing and developing physical AI in medical settings. Under the MOU, the two will run demonstration experiments at Kurashiki Central Hospital and verify labor-saving and automation for work that places a heavy physical burden on healthcare workers.
ABC Corporation will end its partnership arrangements for its suspended AI e-sports business and relaunch the project on its own. The service will be repositioned as a competition in which user-built AI agents are entered and their results are scored and evaluated. ABC Corporation had run the business with D4 Enterprise and Playfinity, and it has been suspended since January 2026.
LINE Yahoo will add a Trading Card Tab to the Yahoo! Flea Market and Yahoo! Auctions apps from mid-October, grouping new set information, pack card lists, listings, and price market data in one place. From October 5, selling and winning bid fees drop to 0 yen for qualifying transactions in Pokemon, ONE PIECE, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, and Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World. Card transaction volume for April to August 2026 is about 200% of the same period a year earlier.
Japan Communication Academy (COMAC) has signed a joint research and development agreement with Value Change. The two will combine the "eye for people" that senior talent bring from frontline interviews with COMAC's Integral Quantum Assessment, a patented technology that reads the direction and strength of people and organizations from dialogue rather than scores. Part of the service will be shown at Value Change's booth at the AI Era Human Resources and Organizational Reform EXPO at Makuhari Messe from November 11 to 13, 2026.
Lenovo's 8.8-inch Legion Tab (ZAH20128JP) is listed on Amazon at 159,500 yen. The tablet pairs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with 12GB of memory and 256GB of storage on Android 16. Its 8.8-inch display runs 3040x1904 dots with 10-point multi-touch and Miracast. A 9000mAh battery is rated at about 23 hours, and the body weighs about 360g.
SUPERNOVA Inc. will offer OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol through its Stella AI and Stella AI for Biz services starting Monday, October 5, 2026. The model arrived one week after GPT-6 Sol and improves coding, document understanding, and specialized work. On Artificial Analysis's overall intelligence index, dated September 29, 2026, it comes within 1 point of OpenAI's top-tier GPT-6 Astra. OpenAI puts factual errors on highly difficult questions at 7.7%, down from 11.4%.
Activision announced on October 2 that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will use "Server Culling" to counter wallhacks. Positional data for opponents the player cannot see is not sent to the client, so a cheat that reads that data finds nothing. Occlusion layers on buildings and objects block both line of sight and information. The game launches October 23.
PettiChat, an AI pet translator from Eleven LLC, raised more than 1 million yen in support purchases within 10 hours of its Makuake project going live. The roughly 27.2g unit attaches to a collar, infers a dog's or cat's mood and desires from vocalizations, and relays them as Japanese-language messages. It also plays owner-directed audio to the pet, checks location over Bluetooth, and carries no monthly fee for Makuake buyers.
Archelis Co., Ltd. opened a teaser site on October 5, 2026 for a new model of its Archelis assist suit, which supports the legs and lower back during standing and half-squatting work. A teaser video shows the device in use. The new model keeps the standing-support concept while redesigning materials and mechanisms for repeated movement. Archelis will show a physical unit at Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026 at Makuhari Messe from October 13 to 16.
Prox Industries engineer Noguchi was part of Team RAMEN, which placed second out of 34 teams in the Humanoid IKEA Assembly Challenge at IROS 2026. Teams used the Unitree G1 humanoid to autonomously assemble the IKEA children's table UTTER, handling part recognition, attaching four legs, and completing the build. IROS 2026 ran September 27 to October 1 in Pittsburgh. Prox plans to feed the results into its humanoid and Physical AI development.
Zebras and Company and Tokyo Zebras Unite will hold ZEBRAHOOD 2026 on Friday, November 27, 2026, at HOME/WORK VILLAGE in Setagaya, Tokyo. The third edition's theme is "What Is a Company?" German Lorenzo of MONDRAGON Corporation is confirmed as a keynote speaker, and a research book supervised by management scholar Takashi Nawa goes to ticket purchasers.
StoryHub launched the beta version of StoryHub Insight on October 5, 2026. The tool observes which brands AI lists in daily-life scenarios, tracking recall rate, recommendation rate, display order, and citation sources for about 50 categories and 500 brands. Free registration with a corporate email address gives analysis results by category. It links with Google Analytics and Google Search Console to propose content themes.
EISEI Group received a Special Award in the General Category of the 22nd Courageous Management Award from the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The award recognizes the group's establishment of a privately built and privately operated share house where people with severe disabilities can live, and its work to build a sustainable operating model. The group runs IDEAL Kamisoshigaya and IDEAL Chitose-Funabashi in Setagaya, Tokyo.
PaperPixel Games will release Brick by Brick: Tidy Up the Small Town! on Steam on October 15. Up to five players work together to reassemble a town from 18,490 bricks, matching shapes and colors to each building's blueprint. Buildings include a bakery, pharmacy, library, factory, tavern, tower, and small house. Unlockable abilities like a magnet, a wheelbarrow, and scaffolding cut down on carrying time. The game supports a Japanese interface and subtitles.
A closed beta test for Astrae Oratio, the new occult magic RPG from Dynamis One, runs from October 2 at noon to October 6 at noon on iOS and Android. Entry is limited to applicants who won a lottery slot, payments are disabled, and all data resets when the test ends. The build includes three main stories and two mini stories, plus enhancement, free time, gacha, and raid content, with 18 playable characters.
Indie team TastyPotato released a demo for its horror adventure game Bet You Won't on Steam on October 3, 2026. The player is a streamer targeted by a serial killer who unboxes suspicious packages that arrive daily. Each package holds clues, strange items, or things that can kill the player. Wrong choices lead to death, and a new streamer continues the investigation. The release date is undecided.
Embark Studios detailed the destruction system update planned for THE FINALS Season 12, titled PRIME TIME, set to open on October 20. A new intermediate layer called gradual destruction sits between the existing Strain layer and the fragment physics layer, so separated building parts stay loosely connected and bend and sway rather than falling at once. Smoke and poison gas behavior also changes, and explosives can briefly suppress them.
Bandai Spirits announced on October 5, 2026, a new Ichiban Kuji lottery titled "Ichiban Kuji HUNTER x HUNTER Phantom Troupe (1)," centered on the Phantom Troupe. The lineup includes seven figures: Prize A Chrollo, Prize B Nobunaga, Prize C Uvogin, Prize D Machi, Prize E Pakunoda, Prize F Kortopi, and Prize G Hisoka. Most figures use the MASTERLISE series, while Uvogin is produced in the larger MASTERLISE EXTRA format at about 34 centimeters tall. The lottery is scheduled for sequential release starting March 12, 2027, at 850 yen per draw including tax. Details are available through the Ichiban Kuji Club. The announcement comes from the official Ichiban Kuji account operated by Bandai Spirits.
Ken Watanabe has released a comment on DIGGER, the Tom Cruise film directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu that opens in Japan on October 9. Watanabe, who saw it early, wrote that he traded blows with the film for 129 minutes with no guard up and was completely knocked out. The film opened in the U.S. on October 2, and Cruise and Inarritu are due in Japan from October 5 to 7.
A 25th anniversary roundtable for Rez, held September 22 and 23 at The Tenth Mosaic at the Institut francais du Japon-Tokyo, brought producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi together with original director Jun Kobayashi, music producer Masakazu Hiroishi, and techno musician Ken Ishii. Mizuguchi said an Underworld version of Rez existed and Aphex Twin was on the verge of joining. Oval was added just before master-up.
GAT Corporation has opened pre-orders for "DJ TIARA Amor eterno," an eau de parfum supervised by DJ TIARA, on its official online shop from October 5, 2026 at 11:11 Japan time. The 15ml fragrance costs 2,980 yen including tax and ships free within Japan. It releases November 11, 2026, with pre-ordered items shipping sequentially within November. The scent is built on the idea that fragrance, like music, recalls memories.
akippa, Inc. listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market on September 18, 2026 under securities code 627A. The Osaka company runs the parking lot marketplace akippa, which lists over 55,000 parking spaces nationwide as a December 2025 average, with cumulative membership of 5.5 million as of the end of July 2026. LENZ&Co. supported the production of roadshow materials for the listing.
Taiki Yamazaki's solo music project Nemuru made tsukiatte has announced nemtsuki LIVE 2026-2027 'Aizuchi,' running at four venues across three cities. The run opens December 22, 2026 at Shibuya CHELSEA HOTEL and ends January 17, 2027 at Shibuya Star lounge, with stops in Nagoya and Saitama. Fan club advance lottery applications run October 3 to October 12, 2026.
Razer Japan announced the Huntsman V3 Pro Mini 8KHz, a 60% layout gaming keyboard scheduled for release in Japan in October at 30,880 yen. It pairs Razer Analog Optical Switches Gen-2 with True 8000 Hz HyperPolling, adjusts actuation from 0.1 to 4.0 mm, and supports Rapid Trigger. Testing recorded 0.48 ms average latency. Up to six profiles can be saved onboard.
Australian solo developer Hingston Digital releases a free demo for MOLTYN, a superhero physics sandbox, on Steam on October 6, 2026 at 22:00 Japan time. The demo supports nine languages including Japanese and runs on Steam Deck. It covers five story missions and two sandbox worlds. Early access is scheduled for November 12 at US$9.99, with Steam Next Fest running October 19 to 26.
Miraiboost and FOXeey Consulting jointly developed the Contact Center-Specialized Generative AI Practical Training Course, offered from October 1, 2026. The reskilling program runs six sessions and uses a company's own data in its existing AI environment. A two-hour preliminary diagnosis sets the completion outcome, checks the AI environment and internal restrictions, identifies the heaviest task, and reviews participant roles and data availability.
Third Wave Systems Japan will exhibit at JIMTOF 2026, the 33rd Japan International Machine Tool Fair, at Tokyo Big Sight from October 26 to October 31. At Booth E1064 in East Hall 1, the company will present AdvantEdge, Production Module, and Distorti-sigma, covering cutting analysis, NC tool path optimization, and distortion prediction. An exhibitor workshop is set for October 28, 11:00 to 12:00 in Meeting Room 608.
The 4th GMO Conference Autumn Physical AI 2026 was held at the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya, Tokyo on September 15, 2026. GMO Internet Group representative Masatoshi Kumagai, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama, and Takashi Matsumoto spoke on cultivating AI robots as an industry. Kumagai said Japan is a lap behind in AI and robotics.
Sega began the Pachi Eva CUP 2 collaboration event between the Sega NET Mahjong MJ series and the pachinko machine e Neon Genesis Evangelion ~Hajimari no Kioku~ on Monday, October 5, 2026. The national tournament runs on the MJ app and arcade versions with Tonpuusen and three-player mahjong categories. Qualifiers run through October 18, finals through October 25, and a gacha offers 65 collaboration item types.
Animator and character designer Kenichiro Katsura died on September 30, 2026, at age 59 while undergoing medical treatment for illness, according to his wife, Akiko Miyaji, who announced his death on Twitter. News of his passing was carried by the bereaved family on October 5. The funeral was held with only close relatives in attendance. Katsura handled character design on Macross 7, Knight's & Magic, and SYNDUALITY Noir, and worked across anime and game titles over many years, including the VIPER series, ToHeart2, Comic Party Revolution, the OVA of Utawarerumono, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. On SYNDUALITY Noir and Knight's & Magic he worked as both character designer and chief animation director. Both production committees issued statements on October 5, saying they received tremendous dedication from Katsura and expressing condolences to his family and staff.
A merchandise line drawn from new Suu Morishita illustrations for A Sign of Affection is open for pre-order, centered on Yuki Itose and Itsuomi Nagi. Trading acrylic cards cost 715 yen each or 7,150 yen per box. The line also includes glitter tin badges, bromides, illustration cards, extra-large and BIG acrylic stands, 75mm aurora tin badges, acrylic coasters, Itsuomi Nagi hologram tin badges, and an Ani-Frame set. AMNIBUS and Animate orders carry box bonuses.
PUBLISHER CRITICAL REFLEX presented a demo of Drowned Lake, a survival horror game about fishing, at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Players choose among journalist Carolina, rescuer Rafael, and fisherman Leopoldo, who search the Drowned Lake for a missing documentary writer named Bent. Developer Ana Vitoria Leao Machado spoke with the outlet about the game's design.
A Game Spark hands-on report from Tokyo Game Show 2026 covers Iron Bramble, a new Metroidvania from the team behind Rusted Moss. The demo stars red-haired Lilac, who fights with a grapple wire and a gun. The report says it offers Agile and Traditional control layouts, and that only Agile allows simultaneous jump and aim. Iron Bramble is scheduled for release in 2027 for PC via Steam, published by PLAYISM, with a demo already on Steam.
Publisher Mythwright said on October 2 that Main Sequence, developed by Tumbling Dumpling Studio, will enter early access on November 12, which is November 13 in Japan. It is planned for PC via Steam, with an Epic Games Store version planned but undated. The space automation sim starts with one mining ship and grows into a galaxy-scale production network, with online co-op planned.
Turshu Games has announced Tidyspell, a first-person game about cleaning a mysterious house with magic, for Steam. The release date is undecided and the store page lists it as coming soon. Japanese interface and subtitles are supported. Players lift objects with magic and psychokinesis, gain abilities like levitating multiple items, fly on a broom, and use a ring of magic stones to see invisible creatures.
Bandai Spirits will release an S.H.Figuarts figure set of young Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia. The set goes up for preorder on Premium Bandai at 16:00 on Friday, October 9, 2026, and is scheduled to ship in May 2027. It is priced at 11,000 yen, tax included, with shipping and fees separate. The two figures stand about 85mm tall and are made of PVC and ABS. Both bodies use the S.H.Figuarts articulation mechanism. The set includes five interchangeable left and right hand parts for each character, three interchangeable facial expression parts for each character, and one pair of both hands. Also in the box are an All Might mini figure that can be held in the hand, two sets of All Might cards, and two sets of Heroes Chips. The childhood versions of the two characters appeared in the final climax of the My Hero Academia anime.
FOX Co., Ltd. began selling smartphone accessories with Princess Connect! Re:Dive designs on Monday, October 5, 2026 through its caseplay service. The lineup has 25 designs built around character visuals, 22 of them Slim Protection Cases that fit more than 170 device models including iPhone, Xperia, Pixel, and Galaxy. The designs use illustrations from in-game event ED sequences.
Encarmas Co., Ltd., a Hamamatsu-based startup founded in 2026, has been selected as a 15th cohort company of 1stRound, the startup growth support program run by University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners. The company recovers carbon fiber from carbon fiber reinforced plastic using supercritical and subcritical fluid technology, aiming for horizontal recycling of a material that is mostly landfilled today.
Whiskey&Co. will release two Little K whiskies on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Little K 2026 2nd is the longest-aged release in the series at 23 months, a vatting of nine barrels, at 61 percent alcohol by volume and limited to 4,300 bottles. Little K mellowship is a bourbon-style whisky that uses wheat instead of rye, at 54 percent and limited to 2,200 bottles. Both are 375 ml and 4,950 yen including tax.
Taishi Sato, Representative Director of the Tokyo-based consulting firm DeFimans, spoke at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 in Seoul. The conference ran September 29 to October 1, with the main sessions on September 30 and October 1 at Walkerhill Hotels & Resorts. Sato's appearance was his second consecutive year at the event, after speaking on the IMPACT stage in 2025.
Linkhola will hold the VOLUNTARY CARBON CREDIT SUMMIT 2026 on November 20, 2026, at Shibuya PARCO DG Building in Tokyo, with capacity for 200 people by invitation only. Priority invitation applications are now open ahead of a detailed program announcement. The event runs from 15:00 to 18:00 and combines seminars, exhibitions, business meetings, and networking for credit creators, buyers, and supporting organizations.
Adobe's official program CREATOR KITCHEN supported by Adobe opened Season 3 on Monday, September 28, 2026. Kondo Haruki returns alongside Ishiyama Renge, following Season 2. The first episode turns hand-drawn rough sketches into mascots and explores where Adobe Firefly fits into actual work, with a participatory project in which viewers turn their own illustrations into mascots.
Nikkei Inc. said on October 4 that a Microsoft 365 account used by employees was accessed without authorization, and that about 9,000 emails impersonating employees were sent. Passwords were changed and no further unauthorized logins have been confirmed. A separate Google Workspace account was accessed from outside since late July, and the email addresses and names of 1,646 people may have leaked.
The six-member 2.5D idol group Black Flap released the music video for "Ambivalence" on its official YouTube channel on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Maiki wrote the lyrics, composition, and arrangement. The group's first solo live, BLACK FLAP 1st CEREMONY "Shoumei," is set for January 30, 2027 at Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO), with both performances sold out on the day general sales opened.
Citadel AI announced Citadel Radar for Agents, a product that visualizes agent status and behavior across multiple AI platforms and controls risk at runtime. Before a commercial launch, the company is running an Early Access Program with participating companies. The product extends Citadel Radar, which already evaluates and controls the input and output of generative AI applications, to agents that run work by linking with external tools.