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July 9, 2026
AI as “employee”
---OpenClaw and Claude Cowork point to the future---
June 25, 2026
Protein AI on the horizon
---Various sectors set their sights on 70-trillion yen pharmaceutical market---
June 11, 2026
Information Technology Engineers Examination undergoes dramatic change
---The truth about IT certifications---
May 28, 2026
Training new personnel for the AI era
---18 companies engage in trial-and-error on which areas to change---
May 14, 2026
Physical AI: Japanese companies compete in industrial machinery, IT fields
April 30, 2026
The truth about stablecoins
---Next-generation digital currency sparks a payment platform revolution---
April 16, 2026
Five examples of common sense eliminated by AI agents
---Cutting-edge examples from five different perspectives identified--
April 2, 2026
Verifying the 2025 digital cliff
---Meeting never-ending challenges---
March 19, 2026
Corporate back office operations
---The road to automation---
March 5, 2026
The ambition behind Lawson’s Real×Tech Convenience
---Company teams up with KDDI to launch a convenience store for the future---
February 19, 2026
The truth about Google DeepMind
---A business structure providing society with cutting-edge research on AI, humanoid robots---
February 5, 2026
APA Hotel Ltd.’s hidden IT
---An example of technical expertise in the hotel sector---
January 22, 2026
Bidding goodbye to the old Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
---The new NTT counterattacks---
January 8, 2026
The AI skills that we should all strive for
---Boosting the sum total power of the nation with AI---
December 25, 2025
Comprehensive predictions for FY2026
---AI serves as catalyst of structural change in IT field---
December 11, 2025
Digital Agency’s leadership capacity questioned under the Takaichi administration
November 27, 2025
Mizuho Financial Group, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., and Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.
IT subsidiaries restructured to play a major role in DX development
November 13, 2025
Apple, Google vs. the Japanese government
---Competition engendered by the Mobile Software Competition Act--
October 30, 2025
Consulting by system integrators
---Big changes come to business and how money is made---
October 16, 2025
Growth strategies for the era of cloud computing and AI
---IBM ties the two together with a view to success---
October 2, 2025
Japan’s megabanks reinforce the nation’s digital retail business
September 18, 2025
7-Eleven strives for next-generation retail systems
---The goal: a system resilient to change---
September 4, 2025
30th Customer Satisfaction Survey
---A trustworthy presence for the past three decades, and the next three---
August 21, 2025
AI-ready data
---The key to utilizing generative AI---
August 7, 2025
Building a corporate culture conducive to DX
---The three changes required to facilitate a reform-oriented mindset---
July 24, 2025
A field report: five new common sense of Indian IT industry
---Drawing innovation hubs and quality human resources---
July 10, 2025
AI agents launched in 2025
The multi-agent system---a still more evolved model---emerges
June 26, 2025
The last remaining areas not overtaken by DX: government and the judiciary
---A superficial kind of DX that fails to lead to improvements---
June 12, 2025
Using checklists to inspect information leak prevention strategies
---Subcontractors pose serious risk---
May 29, 2025
Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary
---Research on the company: staying strong enough to grow in the AI era---
May 15, 2025
Support for internal system development: utilizing “sherpas” to achieve it
May 1, 2025
Development of human resources for DX restarted
---Stepping up implementation and better job assignments, not limited to human resources training---
April 17, 2025
Domestic AI’s counterattack
---The changing environment of competition---
April 3, 2025
The secret to using generative AI
---Learning from 20 companies that got a head start---
March 20, 2025
Falsifying credentials in the SES Industry
---Structural issues questioned at trial---
March 6, 2025
Riding the crest of the innovation wave
---Reading the dominant megatrends of 2030---
February 20, 2025
The 2027 problem: the complexity of the SAP cloud shift
February 6, 2025
10 years of DX by Mitsui Fudosan
---Using digitalization to build communities and reform the internal corporate environment---
January 23, 2025
Will user companies move away from the mainframe?
---Modernization strategies to address issues and arrive at the answer---
January 9,, 2025
2025 predictions for the IT sector
The government---along with AI---hold the keys
---The future lies with development of new systems---
December 26, 2024
Confusion caused by the personal identification number system
---A long-and-difficult road to medical DX or digital ID---
December 12, 2024
Coverage on Vietnam: new trends in offshore development
---Former strategy of cheap labor now outdated---
November 28, 2024
The power of the vector database
---Supporting generative AI from behind the scenes---
November 14, 2024
Noteworthy changes in AWS premier tier service partners
---Boosting competency for new customer acquisition---
October 31, 2024
The truth about AI data centers
---Our surveys reveal conditions of construction plan---
October 17, 2024
Competition between the three major clouds
---Stepping up system development through generative AI---
October 3, 2024
Companies take steps to dismantle old systems
---Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry indicates limitations in 2025---
September 19, 2024
ITOCHU implements thorough digital transformation
---Pushing ahead with a policy that prioritizes interaction with customers---
September 5, 2024
29th Customer Service Survey
---The key point: level of satisfaction in relation to higher prices---
August 22, 2024
Generative AI is already here
---Five leading SaaS companies incorporate the technology---
August 8, 2024
Standardization of municipal government systems
---Dark clouds gather over government-led transition---
July 25, 2024
Java endures, securing and maintaining its position as the ideal successor to COBOL
July 11, 2024
Techniques for boosting time performance
June 27, 2024
Nissin Food Products
Digitalization: the full picture
June 13, 2024
Independent analysis
Strengths of generative AI companies from the perspective of intellectual property rights
---Open AI removes the veil of secrecy---
May 30, 2024
Sales of Otsuka Corporation---non conformer standout of SI corporations---reach 1 trillion yen
No technicians stationed at customers, SES, or multi-level subcontracting
May 16, 2024
Chugai Pharmaceutical: DX integrates offense and defense
Goal is to be the world’s top innovation
May 2, 2024
Logistics sector DX launched with a view to resolving Japan’s 2024 logistics problem
---From transport network development to shortening wait times---
April 18, 2024
Toyota and Renesas Electronics move to rapidly implement SBOM
---Companies around the globe strive to render software more transparent---
April 4, 2024
Digital transformation’s drive forward offers no answers
---Japanese CIOs and CDOs give away the secrets---
March 21, 2024
Systems rendered in-house by generative AI
---Challenges of six advanced user companies---
March 7, 2024
Digital transformation of Asahi Kasei: a result of the world of 40,000 employees
---Change observed in on-site operations after eight years of struggle---
February 22, 2024
Taking up GX and decarbonization with IT
---Overcoming the formidable Scope 3---
February 8, 2024
Fujitsu, NEC, Hitachi move away from labor-intensive business models
---The truth about knowledge-intensive business---
January 25, 2024
Digital personnel education 2.0
---Getting the gears of learning going: from the top to on-site operations---
January 11, 2024
Big IT predictions in 2024
---Revisions in the post-generative AI era---
December 21, 2023
Taking a different route from ineffective data-driven management
December 7, 2023
A world based on generative AI
---A rapidly changing competitive edge: from enthusiasm to inevitability---
November 23, 2023
Japan faces personnel shortages
---Addressing a chronic lack of IT engineers---
November 9, 2023
A new era for ERP: Generative AI takes it from a tool to an essential
October 26, 2023
The new common sense rules on servers
---GPU changes balance of power in the sector---
October 12, 2023
A look at the first two years of the Digital Agency as it faces challenges
Has digitalization of government progressed?
September 28, 2023
Steps to take in response to the 2027 problem
---SAP users scramble ahead of deadline---
September 14, 2023
A new era for system integrators
---Second-tier firms make a big leap---
Goal is JPY 1 trillion in sales by 2030
August 31, 2023
Post-corona world impacted by higher prices
---28th Customer Satisfaction Survey---
August 17, 2023
User abilities put to the test
---Bolstering five key factors---
August 3, 2023
Weak security at Japanese corporations
---Security strategies and effective operations---
July 20, 2023
New strategies for foreign cloud vendors
A switch in business structure prompted by expansion of cloud services
July 6, 2023
Digital advertising put to the test
---Bankruptcy and new creation: both made possible by AI---
June 22, 2023
Latest trends in generative AI
June 8, 2023
The My Number system: thorough verification
---What’s next after the popularization of the My Number Card with people around the nation---
May 25, 2023
A new era for consulting services
---DX brings about big changes---
May 11, 2023
The “new normal” for new university graduates whose entire school careers spanned the coronavirus pandemic
—2024 graduate hiring process changed by generative AI—
April 27, 2023
Companies adopt SaaS on a large scale
—Experiences of Nissin Food, Japan Airlines, Nomura Real Estate Development in successful implementation—
April 13, 2023
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Development of the world’s three biggest Clouds
March 30, 2023
The new common sense on client protection
—Lessons learned from damage caused by cyber attacks—
March 16, 2023
GAFAM approaches a turning point
—Dealing with tougher regulations and fluctuating performance—
March 2, 2023
Big changes to joint regional bank systems
Changing relationships of power
February 16, 2023
A look at tech startups expanding overseas
—The concept and strategy behind going for success overseas—
February 2, 2023
Knowledge of digital transformation
—Useful 75 advices for the road to success—
January 19, 2023
Cultivating DX-trained human capital
—Priming the ground for digital competitiveness—
January 05, 2023
Big-picture projections on IT for 2023
—Predicting the future amidst confusion—
December 22, 2022
DX score card amongst management personnel
—Stepping up learning, overcoming paradoxes—
December 8, 2022
Implementing reform to engender a more agile organization
—How to create a flexible structure—
November 24, 2022
Strategies for systems such as mainframes
—The final phase of the modernization process—
November 10, 2022
Verifying results one year after launch of Digital Agency
—System launched under Kono’s leadership—
October 27, 2022
IT fails to learn from past mistakes
—Can abuses such as ubiquitous subcontractor agreements and vendor lock-ins be corrected?—
October 13, 2022
No failures allowed for digital transformation personnel training
Seven steps to a successful outcome
September 29, 2022
Improving system subsidiaries
The key is “engineer first”
September 15, 2022
Remaking industry
The amazing timeline of AI
September 1, 2022
New systems, new challenges in the post-COVID world
Report on Customer Satisfaction Surveys 2022
August 18, 2022
Promoting Japanese start-ups after a late start
Reviving industry-government-academia collaboration
August 4, 2022
Microservices: secret to success
A realistic design solution observed with leading companies
July 21, 2022
Bic Camera’s Digital Transformation Pledge
IT personnel increased three-fold, meeting the challenges of building systems in-house
July 7, 2022
The shocking impact of the declining yen
Lowering rising IT costs
June 23, 2022
Don’t let your business come to a halt!
Key points to an effective ransomware strategy
June 9, 2022
Panasonic Corporation takes up the challenge of digitalization
Boosting monozukuri-style manufacturing—and revenues
May 26, 2022
Developing AI with MLOps
The need for reform in the improvement process
May 12, 2022
The never-ending pursuit of digital transformation:
—Addressing the technical debt—
April 28, 2022
Quantum computers posed to take the lead
Reasons behind greater expectations, greater risk
April 14, 2022
New common knowledge on system monitoring
Cloud, containers bring about dramatic changes
March 31, 2022
New IT education launched
Digitalization to become a part of the national fabric
March 17, 2022
Digital transformation of municipal systems: a challenge from 20 years back
Can the government succeed on its pledge of “no one left behind”?
March 3, 2022
The rise of the digital twin
Daikin Industries, Asahi Kasei, Takenaka Corporation
February 17, 2022
The new common sense of security
—Re-thinking VPN, malware strategies, passwords—
February 3, 2022
Rapidly-changing government systems
Can the Digital Agency achieve procurement reform?
January 20, 2022
The Beisia Group’s management style: rewarding originality
Three companies each implement their own style of digital transformation
January 6, 2022
Technology: big projections for 2022
20 topics on making the turnaround, going on the offensive
December 23, 2021
Uncertainty inhibits digital transformation
—The road to successful digital transformation observed in a survey of 1,000 people—
December 9, 2021
Open innovation systems: Misunderstandings on the part of large companies causes problems throughout the process
November 25, 2021
Low-code and no-code development platforms used by JAL and JR East
Ushering in an era where anyone can create systems
November 11, 2021
Re-skilling: the key to digital transformation
Opening the door to digitalization with employee education
October 28, 2021
The Digital Agency
Issues and ideals
October 14, 2021
Internal manufacturing secrets
Companies skilled in DX: creating the organization from the ground up
September 30, 2021
Regional banks turn the tables
More accounting system reforms implemented
September 16, 2021
MS&AD: three digital strategies
Digital preparation for life insurance risks
September 2, 2021
Winning or losing out during the coronavirus pandemic
Report on Customer Satisfaction Surveys 2021
August 19, 2021
Co-creation digital transformation extends beyond organizational boundaries
New trends in companies leading the way in DX Stocks 2021
August 5, 2021
Mizuho Bank 2021 system failures
—Ongoing organizational problems—
July 22, 2021
SOMPO’s 60,000 people tackle digital transformation
Moving away from insurance with technology and data
July 8, 2021
Forging a driving force for digital transformation
—The advanced IT foundations of nine leading companies—
June 24, 2021
Eliminating cookies in just one more year: it’s not someone else’s problem
The future led by Google and Apple
June 10, 2021
Eliminating paper
Taking efficiency to new levels
May 27, 2021
IT personnel acquired by way of job-specific hiring
Moving away from the Japanese model, trump card of digital transformation
May 13, 2021
A new era: the digital job search
“New normal” hiring of new graduates in 2022
April 29, 2021
A new vein in SI
Can the big players change?
April 15, 2021
The new common sense on backup
A sea change in a decade
April 1, 2021
Tokio Marine Group’s straightforward approach to digital transformation
Both global and agile: nonlife insurance forges ahead
March 18, 2021
Business continuity plans under review
Can companies be truly prepared for problems, accidents, natural disasters, and pandemics?
March 4 , 2021
The incredible progress of IT in anti-disaster strategy
A decade from the Great East Japan Earthquake
February 18 , 2021
The road to new work modes
Engendering dialogue, finding inroads to digitalization
February 4, 2021
Reinventing logistics
Yamato, Sagawa lead the industry in complete digitalization
January 21, 2021
New types of AI explode on the scene
A series of promising unique machine learning models
January 7, 2021
Big-picture technology forecasts for 2021
Technology brings on a new day
December 24, 2020
Barriers to digital transformation
Three issues observed in a survey of 1,200
December 10, 2020
Digital transformation at school
What’s next after one computer-per-person?
November 26, 2020
“Go To Container”
Banks and manufacturers adopt system full-scale
November 12, 2020
Robotic process automation (RPA) saves the day during the pandemic
—Systems prove indispensable in processing subsidy payments, unexpected workload—
October 29, 2020
Recovering from digital failures
Can the new administration apply lessons from the pandemic?
October 15, 2020
Fujitsu’s do-or-die reforms
—10% profit target is a must-reach—
October 1, 2020
Living with robots
Digital transformation of real space begins
September 17, 2020
The reforms spearheaded by eight companies awarded for “DX Stocks 2020”
—This is Japan’s digital transformation—
September 3, 2020
—Now for the new normal—
Customer satisfaction surveys 2020–2021
Preconditions vendors must meet to be seen as reliable in a crisis
August 20, 2020
Client security in times when full protection is impossible
August 6, 2020
Working at home during the coronavirus pandemic
The next step: more than a transition
July 23, 2020
The “low-code” development revolution
—Key to post-corona digital transformation—
July 9, 2020
Eliminating the personal seal
Breaking the digital wall for contracts, payments, administration
June 25, 2020
Moving on to the post-corona era
IT sector takes the lead in three digital transformation fields to withstand next crisis
June 11, 2020
The “new normal” of accounting
Farewell to conventional systems
May 28, 2020
Zero Trust Network
No VPN required, trump card for telework systems involving all employees
May 14, 2020
AgriTech advances on many fronts
AI, IoT, drones, and robots to rescue agriculture?
April 30, 2020
Hiring technique for a time when we can’t meet in person
Corona shock impacts job recruitment process
April 16, 2020
Japanese-language tech effective for DX
The impact of AI capable of “understanding” language
April 2, 2020
Implementation of RPA
19 examples of how to make it happen
March 19, 2020
Venture capital: a sure way to win
The goal is a synergistic effect rather than money, borrowing expertise to boost DX
March 5, 2020
Dark side of IT sector revisited
Circular transactions
February 20, 2020
Does AI personality profiling make people happy?
—The light and shadow of credit scoring—
February 6, 2020
Drone tech
A magical DX tool that flies in the sky: the power to change the future
January 23, 2020
SDG Tech
Social issues are business opportunities: going for a market worth 1 quadrillion-yen plus
January 9, 2020
Big predictions for the New Year
Twenty outlooks for the future, the look of Japan in 2020
December 26, 2019
DX characterized by differences in approach between management and workers on site
December 12, 2019
All-versatile AI surpasses the human
Google changes digital society’s future
November 28, 2019
Lives saved by AI
The cutting edge of the Smart Hospital concept
November 14, 2019
How to train AI personnel capable of working on the world stage
—Gleaning hints from Japan’s Rugby World Cup team—
October 31, 2019
Large survey on RPA
90 companies reveal results, implementation, planning
October 17, 2019
5G launch and progress
Nation’s next dream “super express” to launch—55 years later
October 3, 2019
An approach based on the Doreamon concept
The day AI achieves singularity beyond human capacity
September 19, 2019
Target plants
Vital spots under threat: anti-cyber measures can wait no longer
September 5, 2019
Mizuho: a straightforward third try
Overcoming obstacles to full restructuring of accounting systems
August 22, 2019
Customer satisfaction survey 2019–2020
August 8, 2019
Performance rankings 2019
30 IT service companies, 10 Internet companies
July 25, 2019
Soul-shaking VR
Fear, danger, and inspiration: it all feels so real!
July 11, 2019
The order placing/receiving revolution
Approach of the 2023 problem
A great opportunity for system reform
June 27, 2019
Python
The COBOL generation should look to the new “standard language” of the AI era
June 13, 2019
Hitachi awakens
300,000 people take up digital reform
May 30, 2019
The three keys to RPA
Critical points in the implementation, development, and use of RPA: the experience of 14 of the first companies involved in the process
May 16, 2019
Issues with recruiting
Companies make the switch to year-round hiring, affecting even popular IT company rankings
May 2, 2019
The challenges of ANA
Digital technologies bring about reform of internal plane structures, airports, and company systems
April 18, 2019
Like the mythical yellow flying nimbus:
Three new technologies come together for a faster, lighter, more flexible Cloud
April 4, 2019
Rakuten: Technologies that make the impossible possible
March 21, 2019
The world post-GAFA
Can the platformers move forward?
March 7, 2019
Going home early
Revised laws enacted in April provide an excellent opportunity for updated work styles
February 21, 2019
Earthquakes during the Heisei period
Looking back on crisis response: are we fully prepared for next time?
February 7, 2019
Time to embark on the digital revolution
January 24, 2019
Goodbye to 31 of the Heisei period technologies
January 10, 2019
IT technologies to look for in 2020