{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4b67c2373be4b8ca92f55dd8","clusterId":"c_2e85cec891535bb9f94f70be","slug":"three-japanese-teams-advance-to-technovation-girls-2026-world-finals","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Three Japanese Teams Advance to Technovation Girls 2026 World Finals","summary":"A record three teams from Japan have been selected for Technovation Girls 2026 world finals. Team infiniti girls is a finalist in the Beginner Division with app VegePatch. Teams FKA (Bird Counter \u0026 Bird Quest) and Little Care (Star Connect) received Regional Honoree awards for Asia. The finalist team will compete at the World Summit in Bengaluru, India in October 2026.","whyItMatters":"The selection of three Japanese teams, including a second consecutive finalist, is the strongest showing from Japan in the competition's ten-year history in the country.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2026 season drew 408 participants from 78 teams across all 47 prefectures of Japan. From those, three teams earned recognition at the world level. Team infiniti girls, a Beginner Division finalist, built VegePatch, an app that connects families with vegetable gardening and community food donations. Teams FKA and Little Care received Asia Regional Honoree awards for Bird Counter \u0026amp; Bird Quest and Star Connect, respectively. The finalist slot is Japan\u0026#39;s third in competition history and the first time a Japanese team has been a finalist in consecutive years. The three-team total is the most since Japan\u0026#39;s chapter began in 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003einfiniti girls\u003c/strong\u003e: Finalist, Beginner Division. App: VegePatch. Mentor: CoderDojo Japan mentor team. App connects gardening, recording, cooking, and donations to community food banks.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFKA\u003c/strong\u003e: Regional Honoree, Asia. App: Bird Counter \u0026amp; Bird Quest. Mentor: CoderDojo Japan mentor team. Combines AI bird-watching automation with a game-based collection app for wetland conservation.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Care\u003c/strong\u003e: Regional Honoree, Asia. App: Star Connect. Mentors: Michiko Komiya, Miki Miyamoto, Priyanshi Gupta. App connects children in long-term care with school, friends, and peers in similar situations.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"A record three Japanese teams advance to Technovation Girls world finals. Team infiniti girls is a finalist; FKA and Little Care are regional honorees. The finalist heads to Bengaluru in October. This is Japan's strongest showing in the competition's 10-year history in the country.","twitterPost":"A record three Japanese teams are headed to Technovation Girls world finals. Team infiniti girls is a finalist; FKA and Little Care are regional honorees. The finalist will compete in Bengaluru in October. This is Japan's best result in the competition's 10-year history.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Three Japanese teams have been selected for Technovation Girls 2026 world finals, the most from Japan in a single year. Team infiniti girls is a finalist in the Beginner Division, while teams FKA and Little Care received Asia Regional Honoree awards. The finalist will compete at the World Summit in Bengaluru, India in October.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/419/4419153/?rss\",\"title\":\"世界130の国と地域から3600作品が集結！日本から過去最多3チームが入賞へ！「Technovation Girls 2026」世界大会ファイナリスト、地域賞に日本チームが選出\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4961,"outputTokens":2748,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783925040,"createdAt":"2026-07-13T06:36:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-13T06:37:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-13T06:36:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2e85cec891535bb9f94f70be","canonicalTitle":"世界130の国と地域から3600作品が集結！日本から過去最多3チームが入賞へ！「Technovation Girls 2026」世界大会ファイナリスト、地域賞に日本チームが選出","representativeArticleId":"a_b9abe72bcccf2215826b5934","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-13T05:24:32.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-13T05:24:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-13T06:37:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/419/4419153/?rss","title":"世界130の国と地域から3600作品が集結！日本から過去最多3チームが入賞へ！「Technovation Girls 2026」世界大会ファイナリスト、地域賞に日本チームが選出"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}