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Northern Ireland's Education Authority (EANI) is attempting again to replace Capita's IT services contract for schools, with a new procurement worth up to £851 million. A previous attempt to replace Capita with Fujitsu collapsed after 11 months via 'mutual agreement' in November 2024, extending Capita's contract until 2027. The new Education Technology Managed Services (ETMS) deal aims to replace Capita's current role in managing Northern Ireland's school IT infrastructure.

Japan aims to adopt 10 million robots by 2040, with some providing medical care and working in food manufacturing. The initiative, led by Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa, involves AI-powered robots and a new collaboration between SoftBank, NEC, Sony Group, Honda, and potentially Fujitsu and Rakuten under the organization 'Noetra'.

China imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, citing their role in Japan's 'remilitarization.' The move follows tensions sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks about potential intervention in a China-Taiwan conflict and Japan's military expansion, including offensive weapons and missiles.

China imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, including divisions of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui E&S, Fujitsu, and Komatsu, citing Japan's 'remilitarization.' The controls prohibit dual-use item sales to 20 entities and require licenses for another 20, as tensions escalate over Japan's military expansion and statements on Taiwan.

China imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, including divisions of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui E&S, Fujitsu, and Komatsu, citing Japan's 'remilitarization' and deployment of offensive weapons. The move follows Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments suggesting intervention if China uses military force against Taiwan, and Japan's recent missile deployments on remote islands.

China imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, including 20 on a control list and 20 on a watch list, citing Japan's 'remilitarization' as the reason. The move follows rising tensions linked to Japan's military expansion, including deploying offensive weapons and revising defense policies, which China claims threaten regional stability.

China imposed export controls on 40 Japanese entities, including divisions of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui E&S, Fujitsu, and Komatsu, citing their role in Japan’s 'remilitarization.' The move includes a control list prohibiting dual-use item sales and a watch list requiring licenses for exports, amid rising tensions over Japan’s military expansion and potential intervention in Taiwan-related scenarios.

MPs are urging Fujitsu to make an immediate payment to victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. The Japanese tech company supplied faulty software to the UK Post Office, leading to branch operators being wrongly prosecuted.

Hidenori Furata resigns from Fujitsu, a Japanese IT services group, following allegations of 'woman-related' improper conduct. The resignation is directly linked to claims of misconduct.

The UK Post Office has awarded Accenture and OneView Commerce a combined £410 million contract to replace the problematic Horizon system, which caused one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice affecting 736 subpostmasters. Accenture will manage system stabilization and migration to cloud-based SaaS, while OneView Commerce will provide retail and inventory management software. The replacement follows a statutory inquiry that found Post Office leadership and suppliers Fujitsu and ICL knew about defects in the original system.

Fujitsu has confirmed its mainframe business will cease by 2035, signaling a shift toward quantum AI supercomputers. The company is also engaged in defense technology collaborations with Japan, the UK, and Australia aimed at 'contributing to global stability'.