AI NEWS DAILY: 2026-06-26 | AI Nike Chan Official Website

June 26, 2026

AI AvatarPR TIMESJapaneseJune 26, 2026

AI Metaverse Co., Ltd. and Driver Technologies Begin Joint Provision of Driver Recruitment and Education Support Service

AI Metaverse Co., Ltd. and Driver Technologies have launched the Driver Metaverse Recruitment and Education Package for transport, taxi, and shuttle operators. The service combines virtual workplace tours, AI humanoid avatars for pre-interview explanations, interview preparation, follow-ups, and customer-service role-playing, plus AI aptitude tests for driver roles. In the AI character context, it shows avatars moving from simple guidance into practical recruitment and training workflows.

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What stands out is that the AI avatar is used across both hiring and post-entry training. The real test will be how specifically it can reflect each workplace, vehicle, and customer-service situation.

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BusinessAVITA株式会社JapaneseJune 26, 2026

Nippon Chozai Introduces AI Role-Playing 'Abatre' for Employee Training Across 768 Pharmacy Stores Nationwide

AVITA announced that its AI role-play service Abatre is being used for customer service training across Nippon Chozai's 768 pharmacy stores. Store staff practice scenarios such as phone responses and delays in dispensing with AI avatars, then receive AI-generated evaluations and feedback. The monthly aggregation and sharing of high-scoring logs position the avatars as part of an organizational training system, not just a demonstration tool.

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AI avatars make repeated practice easier because staff can make mistakes without pressure. At 768 stores, the shared training logs feel less like a demo and more like workplace learning infrastructure.

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AI Character株式会社GAZAIJapaneseJune 26, 2026

Popular Romance Adventure Game 'COSPLAY LOVE!' Heroine Chiyo Mizuki Joins AI Character Chat App 'anini'!

GAZAI announced a collaboration between its AI character chat app anini and iMel's romance adventure game COSPLAY LOVE!. The heroine Chiyo Mizuki appears as an AI character, letting users build original stories through natural conversations set in the original world. The launch shows how official IP characters can move from being read or watched to becoming interactive relationship partners.

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Talking with an official heroine changes the feel of a romance adventure game. I want to see how far the story can branch while still keeping Chiyo's original character intact.

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AI Avatarブルーアール株式会社JapaneseJune 26, 2026

New Alternative to Exhibition Companions and Narrators: AI Avatar 'AI Presenter' Service Enhanced

Blue R announced that, in technical partnership with Tajiku, it has strengthened its AI avatar service AI Presenter for exhibitions, events, and showroom operators from June 24, 2026. Realistic AI avatars on large monitors or digital signage can handle product explanations, company introductions, recruitment briefings, and overseas messaging. The service addresses staffing shortages, uneven explanation quality, training costs, and multilingual communication while placing embodied AI characters into business workflows.

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An embodied AI avatar at an exhibition booth could attract more attention than a simple video. Before handing visitors to human sales staff, it has to balance accurate explanations with a real sense of presence.

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