AI News 180m Report｜2026-08-18 12:00–15:00 JST｜Page 7 of 9https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.htmlOne place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 698 items from 2 sources; Taiwan, 196 items from 6 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.en Joins collaborative research selected for AMED's "Innovative Medical Device Creation Project"https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057629https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057629Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES A new model of community healthcare, supported by cardiovascular specialistshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057628https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057628Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Eliminate "customer information lost when employees leave." Official launch of "PinStock," customer management SaaS that lets users place pins on a maphttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057627https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057627Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Nissei Kogyo's VNX-585i double-sided surface grinder wins the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman's Award at the 56th Machine Industry Design Awards IDEAhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057626https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057626Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES GoogleマップとInstagramが、お店の予約の入口に。月額0円・来店1名55円(税込)の予約ページ「Noren Reserve」提供開始。2026年12月31日まで利用料0円。https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057625https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057625Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Launch of Suparanku, a service supporting the measurement and improvement of AI responseshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057624https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057624Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 2nd Inter-University Piano Performance Team Contest to be held on August 29https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057623https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057623Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【登壇情報】株式会社ベネクロ代表 内村裕香、インプレスアカデミー「＜第3回＞AI時代のBtoBマーケティング実践講座」に登壇https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057622https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057622Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Real estate BPO provider AAAコンサルティング partners with ARCRA, an AI startup originating from the University of Tokyo's Matsuo Lab. It establishes an "AI Strategy Office" within AAAコンサルティング to advance AI-powered BPO and develop leading case studieshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057621https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057621Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES ロサンゼルス・ドジャース山本由伸投手のパーソナルトレーナー 矢田修のAI身体バランスサービス「KINETIC LAB-Link」8月18日提供開始、「KINETIC LAB STORE」を同日オープンhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057358https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057358Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【山梨エリア最速】開業半年でGoogle口コミ300件・平均評価★5.0を記録した「ヴィヒタ山中湖」が『ドカンミズブロ』×『KougoNewyork』コラボレーションTシャツを発売【日帰り可】https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057357https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057357Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Z世代の買い物の起点、SNS4媒体の合計45.2%が検索エンジン33.6%を逆転。「#PRがつくと参考にしない」はわずか13.2%【TaTap SNS調査】https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057356https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057356Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Salad Bowl Company presents its construction project at ANDMARY LUMINE EST 新宿https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057355https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057355Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Creating a world model for the technology landscape.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057354https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057354Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 酵素株式会社 and Natural18dog's jointly develop OMG, a fermented wellness drink for dogs, with a unique formula based on "わん酵素"https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057353https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057353Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 伊東温泉競輪 launches a special website for the "MIDNIGHT GⅢ × HPCJC TIPSTAR Cup," opening September 14!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057352https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057352Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Co-hosted by 越境ラボ and JETRO; free to attend] What are the common success factors for small and medium-sized businesses expanding overseas? Insights from survey data on 1,259 companieshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057351https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057351Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [2026 Tax Article Quality Survey] A tax accountant and former National Tax Agency investigator reviewed the top 90 search results. 15.6% did not match current systems, and even articles updated this year contained errorshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057350https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057350Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES An app displays a cow’s metabolic status in about 2 seconds without drawing blood: Project launched to commercialize the “Cattle Metabolic Information Platform”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057209https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057209Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “You don’t have to throw them away anymore.” Reキャリー, a tire and wheel buying specialist, steps up purchases of steel wheels with discarded tires still attachedhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057208https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057208Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 日本チクティビティ協会 to hold a disaster self-care experience event on September 1, Disaster Prevention Dayhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057207https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057207Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Measures weekly whether a brand is “chosen” by AI. 株式会社Arch officially launches ArchAIO (Arch AIO), an AI visibility monitoring toolhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057206https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057206Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Featured in 日経ウーマン] A proprietary method that has supported a cumulative 1,500 companies and 7,000 people. DO株式会社 expands its “external CHRO” and “Time Note®” businesses, connecting management and the workplacehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057205https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057205Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Launches a “digital marketing hands-on support” servicehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057204https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057204Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES SOLARINA SETODA MARINA officially opens on September 6, 2026 (Sunday)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057203https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057203Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Launches “Chizuutsushi,” a 3D map download servicehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057202https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057202Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Free seminar for companies hiring foreign talent] “They can speak fairly well, but they don’t understand instructions…” Is the cause really the Japanese-language ability of your foreign employees?https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057201https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057201Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Up to ¥1 million for joining as a new graduate after working part-timehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057200https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057200Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Experienced by about 120,000 people, with zero accidents. Companies purchase it and donate it to local fire departments—a “disaster experience VR” donation program developed through joint research with a university is expanding nationwidehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057199https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057199Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Sendai-based SNS marketing company SEALs expands to Shinjuku, Tokyo—opens a hub to support regional companies’ expansion into the greater Tokyo area and train “SNS talent”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057198https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057198Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Measure results with a free trial before implementation] Launches “in-house knowledge AI,” turning dormant internal documents into “useful assets” with AI—supports Excel grid-paper documents, drawings and meeting recordings, with sources provided for every answerhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057197https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057197Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “I really want to go to the hospital, but I can’t.” Usage data from a free app built single-handedly by a doctor reveals the ¥2.3 trillion annual cost of enduring headacheshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057196https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057196Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES EDGEMATRIX expects cumulative shipments of its “Edge AI Box” to reach 25,000 units by the end of fiscal 2026https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057195https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057195Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES DOVA-SYNDROME, one of Japan’s largest royalty-free BGM sites, changes its name to OpenTrackshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057194https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057194Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES A cumulative 95,000 visitors! The 4th “JAPAN BEEF FESTIVAL” to be held in “Kakogawa, the town of meat”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057193https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057193Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “HARUTA WEB-exclusive items” Fleur Tassel Loafers return with highly anticipated new colorshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057192https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057192Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES World-leading luxury fitness brand PENT. enters the next stage of its expansion in Japanhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057191https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057191Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Play Robotics begins offering a program to support in-house development of humanoids and physical AIhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057190https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057190Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 89% of ransomware encryption is carried out outside business hours: intrusions happen during “business hours,” while encryption happens when “no one is around”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057189https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057189Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES New watches join the “Prime Time” collection from センチュリーhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057188https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057188Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “Addressing issues identified in DD and moving toward post-M&A evolution”: ユニヴィス法律事務所 launches a dedicated legal PMI support servicehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057187https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057187Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES AIRSTAGE to establish a “flight instructor training system” in Hokkaido for マゼックス agricultural droneshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057186https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057186Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Harvesting melons in a strawberry greenhouse: a construction consultant’s vision for “creating a farm bustling throughout the year”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057185https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057185Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Emergency generators “ELEON” installed in disaster-hit areas of Kumamoto Prefecture; 株式会社エレオ supports securing power during disastershttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057184https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057184Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 22 years since Japan’s first clinical introduction of PET-CT: 東名古屋画像診断クリニック relocates to a new building, introducing the latest PET-CT and MRI systems to establish one of the region’s largest diagnostic imaging facilities; press conference and preview to be held on September 11https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057183https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057183Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES <Skills that will serve you in the AI era, too!> System Operations Design Course (online): learn to systematically design operations through workshops. Held again this year!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057182https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057182Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 株式会社Re-rail selected as an OpenAI Select Partnerhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057181https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057181Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES AI training video generator “Toramon AI” officially launches | Turn PowerPoint presentations into videos with your own voice; free for 7 dayshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057180https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057180Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES From 24-hour, all-subject study support by certified instructors and AI tutors to review and learning analytics: クイックティーチャー launches its web apphttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057179https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057179Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES トレプロ delivers customized AI training for ファイズオペレーションズ, supporting the practical use of generative AIhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057178https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057178Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES GSTC launches “GSTC Briefs,” a new publication series on sustainable tourismhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057177https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057177Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Putting an end to “misdirected emails,” the leading cause of information leaks. ネクストリード launches a “living” misdirected-email prevention service in which data and AI adapt to each organizationhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057176https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057176Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Aug. 28– · Free] Compliance with the 2026 revisions is essential! Seminar explaining the latest ISO9001 and ISO14001 standardshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057175https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057175Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES フレスタ安全運転教習所 surpasses 1,500 cumulative trainees on the 2nd anniversary of its incorporationhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057174https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057174Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES MIKROE’s multi-architecture NECTO Studio IDE supports half of the world’s MCUshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057173https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057173Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【YMFGキャピタル】Call for pitch presenters and exhibitors for the “Shimonoseki Add-venture Summit2026”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057172https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057172Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Straker partners with 日本IBM on AI, launching development of a next-generation multilingual content platformhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057171https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057171Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Comprehensive analysis of milk oligosaccharides in camel milk, attracting attention as a next-generation milk. 株式会社健康BASE signs a contract for commissioned research in an industry-academia-public collaboration with Professor 宮西伸光 of 東洋大学.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057170https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057170Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Sanknet launches full-scale monthly BPO service that takes over companies’ “vendor management,” including the administrative officehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057169https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057169Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Nextgen and Mobiles enter into a business partnership, enabling integration between on-premises PBX environments and cloud-based generative AI solutionshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057168https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057168Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Japan Pet Small Amount and Short Term Insurance establishes its “Purpose, Mission, Vision and Values (PMVV)”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057167https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057167Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Achieve correct posture simply by sitting on it! “Pelvista Seat,” jointly developed by AKAISHI and Kazuma Ito, head of the back-pain improvement studio Maro’s, goes on salehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057166https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057166Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES WD and 東北大学 establish the “AI Data Infrastructure Co-Creation Research Institute” to accelerate the future of AI storagehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057165https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057165Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Orio Station’s famous kashiwameshi returns to Tenjin and Shin-Tencho!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057164https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057164Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Nominees announced for “IMART AWARD 2026,” honoring key players supporting the manga industryhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057163https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057163Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Smartscape strengthens its physical AI solutions through the use of digital twinshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057162https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057162Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES WAKU selected to participate in the “Deep Tech Catapult” at ICC Summit KYOTO 2026https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057161https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057161Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【Radio appearance announcement】SNS株式会社 to appear on ラジオ日本’s “Ethical WAVE for SDGs”! 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From “adding beauty” to “removing beauty.” A new routine that starts with cleansinghttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057157https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057157Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Osaka Memorial Park holds a “Parent-Child Kofun Cleanup Event,” where three generations of families clean the moat at “Osaka Kofun Cemetery”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057156https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057156Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES PLC Partners to offer free online seminar, “Before Using AI, Get Your Data Ready for AI,” for a limited time starting Thursday, September 10https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057155https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057155Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES The hit Chinese historical romance drama Chang Feng Du: A Fateful Bond Written with You makes its terrestrial TV debut at last! A drama of ultimate love, beginning with a marriage born of misunderstandings and the love that grows from therehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057154https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057154Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES enableX and カソク begin deploying AI agents at multiple hotel locationshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057153https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057153Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Handpicked “bakery specialties” from popular bakeries across Japan arrive in Osaka’s Umeda district. ビランチャ梅田店 reopens on August 10 in partnership with Pan for You, offering a new dining experiencehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057152https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057152Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Around 80% of pet owners are unaware of evacuation with pets. Japan Pet Food to exhibit at “WAN THINK FES,” an event exploring preparations for emergencieshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057151https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057151Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “In-Depth Discussion on Genetically Modified Foods” features Kohei Saito and Hiroki Takahashi of ReHacQ (リハック)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057150https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057150Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Winds that are truly “devil-class.” The minimalist, sleek next-generation handheld fan DEVIL FAN, powered by an ultra-high-speed motor spinning at 130,000 rpm, offers an urban summer life hackhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057149https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057149Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Children’s art supports ongoing welfare initiatives. Launch of a “circular” child welfare support mat service on August 4https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057148https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057148Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 京都・和久傳は、なぜ創業の地で3万本の木を育ててきたのか。9月8日「桑の日」、京丹後「和久傳ノ森」で特別企画https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057147https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057147Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES More than half of students use AI to study for English exams, while 1 in 3 worry about the accuracy of AI responseshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057146https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057146Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 事業戦略スクール「知足」、クレジットカード最大24回払いに対応。120万円の受講料を月額換算5万円からhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057145https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057145Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 株式会社アツラエ releases free report on the latest trends in Japan’s Web3 market as of July 2026https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057144https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057144Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES リトルヘルプ・エージェンシー recognized as a “Great Place to Work” for the 2nd consecutive yearhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057143https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057143Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Are even “100% domestically produced” eggs dependent on imported feed? Free online event on September 17 explores inflation, climate change and life through eggshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057142https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057142Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Myanmar talent support agency ST Agency to help address labor shortages｜Confirmed as an exhibitor at “Global Talent EXPO 2026 Tokyo”!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057141https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057141Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES A unique collection of rare plants from Okinawan farms: “Okinawa-Grown Curious Plants” vol.2 will be held for 4 days from Friday, August 28, at Futako-Tamagawa Tsutaya Electrics.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057140https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057140Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES SKL opens a temperature-controlled logistics center in Tsurugashima, Saitama, offering one-stop services from storage and delivery to devanninghttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057139https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057139Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES NewMatch friend-making app’s “Club” partners for the first time with a student poker tournament hosted by JOPT, one of Japan’s largest poker tournaments. “First-Time Poker Club” brings together 8 people meeting for the first time to learn and competehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057138https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057138Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Tokyo Okashi Land Top 5 Popular Picks! 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Beginner-friendly set goes back on salehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057135https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057135Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Sharing the appeal of a new local production-for-local-consumption initiative! “ヤタロー地産地消工場店 ART GALLERY,” showcasing works by artists active in the local community, opens at ヤタロー地産地消工場店!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057134https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057134Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 骨取り魚の飯田商店 provides “boneless mackerel” for school lunches in its hometown of Choshi, Chiba Prefecturehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057133https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057133Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Sponsor recruitment begins] Japan’s first business conference specializing in robotics × physical AI to be held: “Physical AI CROSS,” bringing together 300+ decision-makers for adoption, will take place in Ariake in March 2027https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057132https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057132Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 台電50億汰換地下老舊線路 6都18個行政區優先更換https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057987https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057987Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:45:11 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Worker falls to death at Zhubei Fengcai 520 site; Hsinchu County Government orders work on the task halted for improvementshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057984https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057984Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:43:09 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA American tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking on a volcano in Sicily and entering a restricted areahttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057985https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057985Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:42:07 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA Chiang Wan-an calls on central government to distribute 20,000 to everyone; DPP says Taipei has NT$57.7 billion in surplus and can add to it on its ownhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057986https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p7.html#n2057986Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:41:04 +0900Taiwan中央社 CNA