# AI News 180m Report｜2026-05-06 15:00–18:00 JST｜Page 2 of 2

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 100 items from 1 source; Japan, 30 items from 1 source.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## Dior reveals the savoir-faire behind the dress worn by Sunday Rose at the 2026 Met Gala

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:28:10+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002889.000008795.html
- anchor: #n314181
- Companies mentioned: Dior、クリスチャン ディオール

Dior has unveiled the savoir-faire behind the dress by Jonathan Anderson worn by Sunday Rose at the 2026 Met Gala. The strapless organza dress features embroidered fabric flowers, with details shown in photographs by Sophie Calle.

## Kagure Grand Front Osaka store to open April 24, 2026

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:26:21+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001533.000003710.html
- anchor: #n314182
- Companies mentioned: UR CLUB

Lifestyle brand Kagure will open a new store at Grand Front Osaka on April 24, 2026. The concept shop will offer clothing and goods made from natural materials, as well as cosmetics. It will also run an opening campaign, aiming to enhance the customer experience and raise brand awareness.

## Bringing the “shape it with the push of a button” experience into everyday life: Gooday to hold 3D printer workshops at 12 stores

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:24:38+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000289.000021447.html
- anchor: #n314183
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社グッデイ

Home improvement retailer Gooday will hold 3D printer workshops at 12 stores on May 17, 2026, to mark sales of more than 50 3D printers. The workshops will offer an enjoyable experience for beginners and families, and sales of filament at all stores will begin on May 21 to support making things at home.

## [Dior] Unveils the savoir-faire behind the dress worn by Karlie Kloss at the 2026 Met Gala

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:23:54+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002891.000008795.html
- anchor: #n314184
- Companies mentioned: Dior、クリスチャン ディオール

At the 2026 Met Gala, held in New York on May 4, 2026, Karlie Kloss appeared wearing a Dior haute couture dress by Jonathan Anderson. The dress's intricate savoir-faire has been revealed alongside newly shot photographs by Sophie Calle.

## UPDF Japan publishes new content on using AI to streamline PDF workflows

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:19:50+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000011.000123840.html
- anchor: #n314185
- Companies mentioned: UPDF Japan

UPDF Japan has published its “AI Utilization Guide Series” on its official website to help streamline PDF workflows. The series introduces features such as AI-powered PDF summarization, translation, chat and conversion to mind maps, and offers ways to reduce the burden of reviewing and organizing business documents, overseas materials, and learning and research materials.

## [Dior] Unveils the savoir-faire behind the dress worn by Sabrina Carpenter at the 2026 Met Gala

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:17:18+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002886.000008795.html
- anchor: #n314186
- Companies mentioned: Dior、クリスチャン ディオール

At the Met Gala held in New York on May 4, 2026, Sabrina Carpenter appeared wearing a Dior dress by Jonathan Anderson. The savoir-faire behind the dress has been revealed in photographs by Sophie Calle.

## [Dior] Unveils the savoir-faire behind the dress worn by Miranda Kerr at the 2026 Met Gala

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:13:11+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002892.000008795.html
- anchor: #n314187
- Companies mentioned: Dior、クリスチャン ディオール

Miranda Kerr appeared at the Met Gala in New York on May 4, 2026, wearing a Dior dress by Jonathan Anderson. The savoir-faire behind the white ensemble has been revealed. It consists of a draped organza backless top embroidered with rhinestone flowers and a georgette skirt embroidered with flowers and plumetis.

## [Okayama University] Associate Professor Hirofumi Okoshi and Research Associate Professor Hiroki Mise selected for the 2025 Young Top Researcher Research Incentive Award

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:06:20+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003981.000072793.html
- anchor: #n314188

Okayama University selected Associate Professor Hirofumi Okoshi (humanities and social sciences) and Research Associate Professor Hiroki Mise (sciences) for the 2025 Young Top Researcher Research Incentive Award and held an awards ceremony. The award aims to foster young researchers with the potential to succeed internationally, and recognized the two researchers' outstanding achievements and future potential.

## VEXZ begins using “CSP,” provided by KADOKAWA, for “Marinasu,” “LiLYPSE,” “Kiraboshi Penta” and others

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000042.000098528.html
- anchor: #n314190
- Companies mentioned: KADOKAWA

Artists affiliated with “AceeeZ,” the VTuber agency produced by VEXZ, have begun using “CSP,” a YouTube MCN provided by KADOKAWA. This enables secondary use of copyrighted works such as games and anime, broadening the scope of the artists' creative activities.

## Four covers revealed for Nogizaka46 member Saya Kanagawa's 1st photobook, on sale June 30, 2026; title set as “Suki no Gradation”

- Published: 2026-05-06T17:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001891.000004237.html
- anchor: #n314189
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社DONUTS、株式会社主婦の友社、楽天ブックス、セブンネット、Sony Music Shop

The 4 covers for Nogizaka46 member Saya Kanagawa's 1st photobook, “Suki no Gradation,” have been revealed. The book goes on sale June 30, 2026, with a standard edition and 3 bookstore-exclusive editions.

## UNDP Africa director to visit Japan to strengthen strategic partnership between Africa and Japan

- Published: 2026-05-06T16:59:39+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000084.000075432.html
- anchor: #n314156
- Companies mentioned: 国連開発計画 (UNDP)、国際協力機構 (JICA)、上智大学、琉球大学

Ahunna Eziakonwa, director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Africa, will visit Japan in May 2026 to strengthen the strategic partnership between Africa and Japan, building on the momentum of TICAD. A range of exchanges, including AFRICONVERSE in Okinawa, a special lecture at 琉球大学, and a mock African Union in Tokyo, will deepen cooperation in areas such as building resilient supply chains and developing young people.

## Services, prices and access guide to Hiroshima salon “KATE stage LASH Hiroshima Hatchobori,” specializing in eyelash perms and Parisienne lash lifts

- Published: 2026-05-06T16:50:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000027.000161189.html
- anchor: #n314157

“KATE stage LASH ケイトステージラッシュ広島八丁堀店,” located in Hatchobori, Hiroshima, is operating as a specialty salon for eyelash perms, Parisienne lash lifts and eyebrow waxing. It offers treatments tailored to each client's facial structure and eye shape, and is popular with local residents and office workers for its convenient location.

## Cut work hours in half with zero coding experience—Shinkesha and AI Orchestra to co-host a May 31 introductory Claude Code webinar for non-engineers

- Published: 2026-05-06T16:42:09+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000181050.html
- anchor: #n314158
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社AI Orchestra

Shinkesha and AI Orchestra will co-host a free webinar on May 31, 2026, for non-engineers with no coding experience, showing how to use Claude Code to halve work hours and boost productivity. It is the first installment of Shinkesha's “Owned Media Editorial Department Outsourcing Business.”

## Health support aiming to cut medical costs by 1 trillion yen: Trial of ongoing health support and local instructor training in disaster-hit areas after media coverage fades

- Published: 2026-05-06T16:20:05+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000007.000169077.html
- anchor: #n312663

The Japan Spine Conditioning Association will hold a recovery support symposium in October 2026 in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, providing ongoing health support and training local instructors as part of its goal to reduce medical costs by 1 trillion yen.

## Mother's Day gifts: Treat Mom to a little luxury this year! “Top 10 Best-Selling Mother's Day Gifts: Budget of 5,000 yen or More” featuring premium gifts with a budget of 5,000 yen or more is now available. Preliminary 2026 average spending figures also released

- Published: 2026-05-06T16:19:30+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000288.000098805.html
- anchor: #n312664
- Companies mentioned: 母の日.me、うなぎ屋かわすい、Yunth Store

母の日.me, a media site dedicated to Mother's Day gifts, has published its “Top 10 Best-Selling Mother's Day Gifts” featuring premium gifts priced at 5,000 yen or more, based on a survey of attitudes and sales trends for 2026 Mother's Day gifts. A trend toward “affordable luxury” is emerging in 2026, with demand for higher-priced gifts growing gradually.

## 今年も開催！！＼子どものワクワクと成長が生まれる宿泊体験 第２弾！／「アニマルレスキュー隊★新人隊員育成プログラム」２０２６年５月１０日（日）午後３時００分よりチケット販売開始！

- Published: 2026-05-06T16:09:34+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001140.000040302.html
- anchor: #n312665

Adventure World will hold the 2nd installment of its overnight experience program for elementary school students, the “Animal Rescue Team: Rookie Member Training Program,” on July 18 and 19, 2026. The program aims to nurture children's ability to feel, think and act through close interaction with animals.

## 【春日井】地域の健康を支えて20年。「テニスラウンジ春日井」が感謝の祝祭キャンペーンを5月より始動

- Published: 2026-05-06T16:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000028.000124128.html
- anchor: #n312667

テニスラウンジ春日井が20周年を記念し、5月から感謝キャンペーンを開始。リニューアルした施設で初心者から上級者まで楽しめるテニススクールを提供し、初期費用無料やプレゼントなどの特典を用意。

## Recreate moments when you use English at overseas hotels in your lessons: Native Camp adds a hotel section to “New Practical Travel English”

- Published: 2026-05-06T16:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001123.000012419.html
- anchor: #n312666

Native Camp has added a “Hotel” category to its new “New Practical Travel English: Practice” teaching material, which helps learners study English useful during hotel stays abroad. Practical role-play exercises build communication skills in English, from checking in to handling problems.

## From handwriting and fax documents to receipts: “Fully Automated Data Entry” VLM-based AI-OCR platform “Papers GO AI” now available

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:56:15+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000022.000027014.html
- anchor: #n312647
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社AKUODIGITAL、富士フィルター工業株式会社

AKUODIGITAL has launched Papers GO AI, a VLM-based AI-OCR platform that fully automates data entry from unstructured documents such as handwritten materials, faxed documents and receipts. It boasts 99% document classification accuracy and 98% information extraction accuracy, and is seeking an exclusive general distributor partner in the Japanese market as it accelerates its transition to a SaaS business model.

## K-beauty skincare brand WellDerma to exhibit at K-COLLECTION with KCON JAPAN 2026!

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:54:15+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000008.000158303.html
- anchor: #n312648
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エッグバスケット、WellDerma

Korean skincare brand WellDerma will exhibit at K-COLLECTION with KCON JAPAN 2026, scheduled for May 2026. At an interactive booth, it will unveil 11 items, including new products, for the first time, aiming to raise brand awareness in the Japanese market.

## [First location in Hiroshima Prefecture] ANELLA CAFE, a hands-on cafe where visitors can meet rescue dogs and cats, opens its first Hiroshima location in Hiroshima, a prefecture at the forefront of animal welfare. Hiroshima Midorii location opens Wednesday, May 6!

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:50:22+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000029.000049799.html
- anchor: #n312649

ANELLA Group will open its 27th rescue dog and cat cafe, ANELLA CAFE, at the Hiroshima Midorii location on May 6, 2026, its first location in Hiroshima Prefecture. The welfare-focused cafe supports animal welfare activities and the social participation of people with disabilities, contributing to Hiroshima Prefecture's goal of zero animal euthanasia.

## 【横浜みなとみらいホール】「みなとみらい遊音地」新企画「こども・くらしっく」を開催！こどもだけではなく、大人が一緒に音楽を堪能できる、本格クラシック公演

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:39:42+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001495.000014302.html
- anchor: #n312650
- Companies mentioned: 横浜みなとみらいホール、公益財団法人 横浜市芸術文化振興財団、横浜市教育委員会、文化庁、独立行政法人日本芸術文化振興会

横浜みなとみらいホールは、ヴァイオリニスト松田理奈とピアニスト實川 風による新企画「こども・くらしっく」を8月6日に開催すると発表しました。子どもから大人まで楽しめる本格的なクラシック公演で、舞台上で音を体感できるプログラムが特徴です。

## “N/AI pro” × “Men’s salons in all 47 prefectures”: Professionals help men find the right hairstyle. New service launches May 6! A 10% OFF coupon helps you choose a salon.

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:34:26+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000004.000175943.html
- anchor: #n312651
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社SELECT

株式会社SELECTが展開するメンズヘアケアブランド「N/AI pro」は、全国47都道府県の提携美容室と連携した新サービスを5月6日より開始。定期購入者は提携サロンでの施術10%OFFや、髪の状態に合わせたホームケア製品の定期配送、メンズ美容師による限定解説動画が利用可能となり、男性の髪の悩みを総合的にサポートします。

## Chatlock debuts at No. 1 in the electronic lock category on Taiwan crowdfunding platform, backed by more than 700 people

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:15:42+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000017.000182000.html
- anchor: #n312624

Chatlock Inc.’s smart lock, Chatlock, ranked No. 1 in the electronic lock category on Taiwan crowdfunding platform zeczec. It raised approximately 25 million Taiwanese dollars and attracted more than 700 supporters.

## Next-generation leaders from Africa and Japan gather

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:03:44+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000083.000075432.html
- anchor: #n312625
- Companies mentioned: 国連開発計画（UNDP）、独立行政法人国際協力機構（JICA）、上智大学、アフリカ連合（AU）委員会、駐日アフリカ外交団（在日アフリカ大使館）

2026年5月16日・17日に上智大学で「模擬アフリカ連合（MAU）日本大会2026年度」が開催され、日本とアフリカの次世代リーダーが集結。UNDP、JICA、上智大学が共催し、若者の国際的リーダーシップ育成と相互理解深化を目指すイベント。

## Notice of Tatsuya Suzuki’s listing on the free-agent negotiation list

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:01:30+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000275.000045254.html
- anchor: #n312626
- Companies mentioned: 大阪エヴェッサ、ヒューマンプランニング株式会社、ヒューマンホールディングス株式会社、バンビシャス奈良、三遠ネオフェニックス、京都ハンナリーズ

大阪エヴェッサは、Bリーグの規定に基づき鈴木達也選手を自由交渉選手リストに公示しました。チームは鈴木選手との交渉を継続し、残留を目指します。

## AI security company CoWorker launches forensic investigation support service for lawyers and corporate legal departments

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000032.000156001.html
- anchor: #n312628
- Companies mentioned: CoWorker株式会社、警察庁、個人情報保護委員会、IPA、ソフトバンク、リクルート

CoWorker株式会社 has launched an AI-powered forensic investigation support service for lawyers and corporate legal departments. Combining its proprietary AI, Blue Agent, with expert reviews, the service provides rapid, low-cost support for internal misconduct investigations that often become expensive and prolonged, addressing risks of information removal and leaks.

## MMORPG Legend of YMIR holds events to mark 200 days since launch!

- Published: 2026-05-06T15:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000322.000056498.html
- anchor: #n312627
- Companies mentioned: WEMADE、Razer

WEMADE’s MMORPG Legend of YMIR is holding the large-scale “Grand Banquet of Glory” event to mark 200 days since the start of its global service. The company also announced new content, expanded global operations and the 2nd YMIR Cup, expressing its gratitude to players and signaling plans for future growth.

## [New program launch] “Peer Radio,” a space for dialogue about life’s challenges, hosted by an NPO director who has experienced stroke and aphasia

- Published: 2026-05-06T14:43:58+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000038.000106321.html
- anchor: #n312611
- Companies mentioned: 特定非営利活動法人エコロジーオンライン、ソニー・ミュージック

NPO Ecology Online has launched the podcast “Peer Radio,” hosted by its chair, Hiroshi Kamioka, who has experienced stroke and aphasia. The program uses music and AI to provide a space for dialogue that supports the social reintegration of people facing difficulties in life.

## Travel data helps restore coral reefs. Global eSIM Coral eSIM launches in more than 180 countries and regions

- Published: 2026-05-06T14:39:11+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000007.000166581.html
- anchor: #n312612

Boring llc. has launched Coral eSIM, a global eSIM service available in more than 180 countries and regions that donates 1 yen to coral reef conservation for every 1GB of data used. It introduces the new concept of “restorative consumption,” enabling travelers to contribute to environmental protection without having to think about it.