Dallas – October 12, 2026 -- Japan recorded more publicly disclosed cybersecurity incidents in the first nine months of 2026 than in all of 2025, according to TrendAITM Forward-Looking Threat Research data. TrendAITM, the enterprise business unit of Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704), issued a threat advisory for Japanese organizations after a senior ruling-party lawmaker declared that "cyberspace is in a state of emergency."

Tokyo -- NTT DOCOMO began commercial operation on September 9, 2026 of Nokia's latest O-RAN ALLIANCE-compliant base station equipment, becoming the world's first operator to run it in a multi-vendor configuration, according to DOCOMO's own research as of that date.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT, Inc. has cut the maximum relative error of sensor-based CO2 absorption monitoring in microalgae cultures from approximately 3,300% to approximately 8%, measured against the conventional titration method.

The technology calculates dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentrations from CO2 and other sensor readings. It does not require sampling the culture fluid for each measurement. The results were published in the journal Algal Research on August 12, 2026.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- KDDI, NTT DOCOMO, SoftBank and Rakuten Mobile signed a memorandum of understanding on September 11, 2026, to jointly study how 5G millimeter-wave base stations can serve customers across operator boundaries. The four carriers announced the agreement on September 16.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO, INC. has developed an AI model that delivers accurate predictions from the first day of a new service, and it will test the technology in field trials with digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising businesses in Japan and overseas by March 2027.

Tokyo – -- NTT DATA will send a dozen employees to Antarctica from November 25 to December 2, 2026, as the first chapter of "Intact, intelligent action.", a global sustainability initiative meant to turn corporate commitments into practical steps for fragile places.

The program combines awareness, technology and stewardship. It grows out of the company's "Planet. Prosperity. People." framework, which guides its operations, innovation, sustainability solutions and client engagement.

TOKYO – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DATA Group has published its Sustainability Report 2026, organizing its fiscal 2026 sustainability initiatives around 13 material issues under three shared pillars.

NTT DATA groups 13 material issues under three "positive" pillars

The Group coordinates its global initiatives under the "3 Positives": Planet positive, Prosperity positive and People positive. The report gives stakeholders a structured overview of the latest measures addressing each of the 13 material issues.

Japan – October 12, 2026 -- NTT, Inc. repurchased 94,237,900 shares of its common stock for 16,460,974,290 yen between September 1 and September 30, 2026, lifting its cumulative buyback to 77,588,530,910 yen under a program capped at 200 billion yen.

NTT executed September purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

All shares were acquired on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The September volume works out to an average price of roughly 174.7 yen per share, based on the disclosed share count and total amount.

Tokyo – October 11, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. will roll out "Pro," a new tier of its docomo business SIGN IoT network-as-a-service, in March 2027 for customers running tens of thousands of connected devices in Japan and overseas. The offering centralizes domestic and international connectivity management, automates SIM operations and adds support for the SGP.32 eSIM standard.

Tokyo – October 11, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS and stc group have launched an in-country IoT connectivity solution for Komatsu construction equipment in Saudi Arabia, a market that restricts long-term roaming and permanent services by foreign operators without a local telecom license.