TOKYO – November 03, 2026 -- Japan's market for EMR-derived healthcare data is projected to grow from about ¥3.9 billion in 2025 to about ¥25 billion in 2035, according to a whitepaper from TXP Medical Co., Ltd. The report, "The State of Japanese Real-World Evidence," targets pharmaceutical Medical Affairs departments. It is the first publication from the company's relaunched "Medical Data Lab" media unit.

Huntington Beach – November 02, 2026 -- Japan-based Prime Polymer and U.S. biomaterials company Newlight Technologies have developed a polypropylene textile material with dyeability comparable to polyester (PET). The material targets the limited dyeability that has held back polypropylene fiber in apparel and footwear.

TOKYO – November 02, 2026 -- TOYO Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: TOYO; OTC: TOYWF) will exhibit at Booth #N3136 at RE+ 2026 in Las Vegas on November 17-19 and meet institutional investors at the 13th Annual ROTH Solar & Storage Symposium on November 17, the solar manufacturer said.

MOUNTAIN VIEW – November 02, 2026 -- Google, Plume, TrendAI, Lumen, HUMAN Security, Synthient and Japan's National Police Agency have taken down X.CPE, a botnet hidden in more than 1.3 million TV set-top boxes across more than 200 countries. Google assesses that disrupting the botnet's command-and-control domains will also cut off access to at least 10 million additional compromised devices.

COLUMBUS – November 02, 2026 -- Aflac Incorporated will promote deputy presidents Shinsuke Morimoto and Frederic J. Simard to lead Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. (Aflac Japan) and Aflac U.S., respectively, effective January 1, 2027.

Japan – November 02, 2026 -- NTT, Inc. repurchased 157,536,600 shares of its common stock for 27,287,079,070 yen in October 2026, according to a company notice on the status of its buyback program. The figures imply an average price of roughly 173 yen per share.

TOKYO – October 31, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. has been named Runner-Up in the Asia-Pacific Communications Service Providers (CSPs) category of the Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards 2026 for its AI-native, SaaS-based communication service docomo business ANCAR, finishing directly behind the Winner.

The result extends the company's run at the awards to two consecutive years. In 2025, it became the first Japan-based company to win the APAC category, for docomo business RINK, a network-as-a-service (NaaS) offering that combines network and security functions.

Tokyo – October 31, 2026 -- SAP SE and NTT, Inc. have announced their intention to cooperate on SAP Sovereign Cloud and SAP Business AI, starting with a combined offering that pairs SAP Sovereign Cloud On-Site with NTT-managed infrastructure and operations in key markets.

Tokyo – October 31, 2026 -- NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, Inc. has launched SPARK (Strategic Perspectives on AI Research and Knowledge), an AI-powered consulting service for knowledge workers in strategy and other business roles, with its first offering, AI Foresight & Intelligence, available from launch day.

TOKYO – October 31, 2026 -- Happiness shows the strongest parent-child link among three well-being measures in Japan, with a rank-rank slope of 0.25, according to Keio University researchers. Self-reported general health followed at 0.22, and mental health was weakest at 0.13. All three associations were statistically significant.

The study by Kayoko Ishii, Zhi-xiao Jia and Isamu Yamamoto appeared in the journal Review of Economics of the Household. It uses data from the Japan Household Panel Survey, run in association with Keio's Panel Data Research Center.