September 25, 2026 · 11:30 AM CDT / September 26, 2026 · 1:30 AM JST

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Today’s Japanese tech news spans from space exploration to AI infrastructure and global challenges. I noticed space startups are grabbing attention again, with NASA’s new PRIMA telescope mission and a discovery of one of the youngest exoplanets ever found. On the AI front, major tech companies like Google and Microsoft are pushing for sustainable funding models for OSS registries, while new developer tools like Cursor’s Origin platform aim to replace GitHub workflows. From hardware to weather, Ray-Ban’s latest audio glasses are hitting Japanese shelves, and unfortunately, typhoon recovery continues in eastern Japan.

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• 誕生から100万���以内の若い太陽系外惑星「Elias 2-24 b」を確認　惑星形成モデルに見直し迫る？ (sorae.info)
  Researchers from Diego Portales University confirmed one of the youngest exoplanets ever observed, challenging current planet formation models.

• NASA が遠赤外線宇宙望遠鏡「PRIMA」を選定　天体物理学ミッションの新クラス第1弾 (sorae.info)
  NASA selected the PRIMA far-infrared space telescope mission for preliminary design and technology development.

• 43グラムのオーディオグラス「Ray-Ban Meta Audio」——第3世代Ray-Ban Metaは日本でも78,980円から発売 (thebridge.jp)
  Meta launched its first audio glasses, Ray-Ban Meta Audio, and Gen 3 models in Japan starting at 78,980 yen.

• Meta Ray-Ban Displayに自転車・公共交通のナビと顔のホログラム通話——英加仏伊独に販路を広げオンライン注文も開始 (thebridge.jp)
  Meta expanded Ray-Ban Display sales to the UK, Canada, France, Italy, and Germany with new navigation and hologram call features.

• 「OSSレジス���リのただ乗りは限界」　GoogleやMicrosoftなど12社が企業の費用負担を巡り共同声明 (rss.itmedia.co.jp)
  Twelve companies including Google and Microsoft joined OpenSSF in declaring the current free model for OSS registries unsustainable.

• AI-SQLエンジン「Quail」公開 ——LLMによるデータの絞り込み・結合を効率化 (gihyo.jp)
  Full Stack Data Lab released "Quail," an open-source AI-SQL engine developed with Modal to streamline LLM data filtering.

• 「TSKaigi Sendai 2026」11/1に開催、チケット販売中 (gihyo.jp)
  The TypeScript conference TSkaigi Sendai 2026 is scheduled for November 1st in Sendai, with tickets now on sale.

• Over 10,000 homes remain without power in Chiba, Kanagawa after typhoon (japantoday.com)
  Over 10,000 homes in Chiba and Kanagawa remain without power following Typhoon Dujuan’s record rainfall earlier this week.

• Harimoto hails new era as Japan dethrones table tennis king China (japantoday.com)
  Japan ended China’s 32-year run as Asian Games men’s table tennis champions, with Harimoto celebrating a new era.

• Cursor、GitHub の新たな代替となるAIエージェントネイティブな開発基盤「Origin」を公開 (feed.infoq.com)
  Cursor announced "Origin," an AI-agent native development platform integrating with its AI editor as an alternative to GitHub.

• AWS、柔軟なデータワークフローを実現する仕様主導型コンポジションを導入 (feed.infoq.com)
  AWS introduced spec-driven composition patterns for flexible data workflows, using structured specs to dynamically assemble serverless processing capabilities.