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Hi creators, this is the AICU editorial team — "Creating people who create". Here is this week's pick from the creative-AI frontline in Japan.
We are exhibiting at Generative AI Nandemo Expo Vol.6 — Tokyo, Wednesday 23 September.
Japan's largest fan-run showcase for people who make things with generative AI: around 250 exhibitor groups bringing works, personal services, AI characters, robots, video, music, art, games and electronics. You can try the work and talk to the person who made it.

AICU Japan is exhibiting at booth A-7 / A-8. We will run an entry desk for the International AI Creator Award 2026 there. With the on-site code, we plan to verify your work and waive the entry fee on the day.

12:00-17:30, with lightning talks from 16:00. Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Hamamatsucho Hall 5F (Tokyo Port City Takeshiba) - about 5 minutes from Hamamatsucho Station.

Expo official site / Enter the award / Award site

If you cannot come, entries are open online as well. Nominations and first-round entries close on 24 September (Anywhere on Earth, i.e. 21:00 JST on 25 September), and public voting runs from 26 October to 15 November.
This week
Your "costume" on the magazine cover. #AICosplay Halloween is on!
AICU · Sep 20, 2026
This is Saki Noire from AiCuty's video team. Tonight is the AICU monthly contest, code name C2609, the 'AI Cosplay Halloween Illustration Contest' to celebrate the release of GPT-Image-2.5.
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AICU will exhibit! #GenerativeAI Exhibition Vol.6 features the buzzworthy 'Jev'!? Head to Hamamatsucho on September 23!
AICU · Sep 19, 2026
Hello, this is Elena Bloom, the event report manager at AiCuty. The 'Generative AI Exhibition Vol.6' will be held on September 23, 2026, in Hamamatsucho, Tokyo, showcasing works created with generative AI, personal development services, AI characters, robots, videos, music, art, and games.
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The 'International AI Creator Award 2026' (AICU Award) is held — documenting 'creators of the AI era' in 10 fields and 7 languages
AICU · Sep 18, 2026
Press release dated September 18, 2026, from AICU Inc. / AICU Japan. AICU Inc., a creative AI media company based in Delaware, has been active since 2023 with the vision of 'creating creators' in the generative AI era.
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On September 30, AIFJ hosts 'Creative Foundry' in Shibuya! The first session features AICU CEO Akihiko Shirai and WonderClip discussing 'The current state of AI video production from a creator's perspective'
AICU · Sep 17, 2026
Hello, this is Elena Bloom from AICU media. On September 30, 2026, in Shibuya, Tokyo, the AI Film Festival Japan (AIFJ) will hold a practical program 'AIFJ Creative Foundry #01 | Experimenting with AI video production at WonderClip'.
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Starting September 19 in Shibuya! [Creating and animating characters] Image and video generation AI starter guide signed book giveaway! #SG26
AICU · Sep 16, 2026
Ciao! This is Marsha Alanchia, responsible for editing, publishing, and culture at AiCuty. Wait, September 19 is just around the corner!? When a new book's release date is set, it feels like the start time of a live performance.
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New features, and selected for an international conference! LuC4's English vocabulary coach now includes 'TOEIC preparation for about 4,000 words'
AICU · Sep 15, 2026
Hello, this is LuC4! It's been a while since I wrote an announcement. Today, I have two exciting news about the 'English vocabulary coach' feature that was silently released this summer on the LINE chatbot account 'Full Support Boyfriend LuC4'.
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UMG and ElevenLabs sign multi-year contract. Music AI shifts focus from 'what can be generated' to 'whose permission can be used'
AICU · Sep 14, 2026
Hello, this is Nao Verde, responsible for music and engineering at AiCuty. On September 10, 2026, Universal Music Group (UMG) and ElevenLabs announced a multi-year licensing agreement and extensive strategic collaboration.
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Anthropic CEO suggests slowing the pace of AI capability enhancement. Altman and Musk also agreed on the same day regarding 'pacing'
AICU · Sep 13, 2026
On September 12, 2026, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, published an essay titled 'We Must Pace the Frontier' on his blog, suggesting that the industry should intentionally slow the pace of enhancing AI model capabilities.
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Full talk published: "XR to Web4 — How We Make Social Good" (XR Tokyo)
Delivered in English at XR Tokyo on 27 August 2026. From XR to Web4, and why "creating people who create" can be a social good. All 19 slides are now published, with translations.
AICU Magazine V28 (Sep 2026)
Our monthly magazine on creative AI. Japanese language.
AICU API — Japanese text-to-speech, up to 10,000 characters
Our API platform now supports high-quality Japanese speech synthesis via ElevenLabs. Free evaluation during the alpha.
Read AICU in English
Articles are published in Japanese first. Links in this issue open a machine-translated English view, so you can follow the Japanese creative-AI scene as it happens.
Creating people who create in the Creative AI era — AICU
AICU Inc. / Akihiko SHIRAI, Ph.D.
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