The “Maruwakari Series,” popular on TikTok, has reached a total of 3,000 readings! “A one-of-a-kind reading report” and “a fortune-telling experience you’ll want to recommend” are gaining popularity, especially among Gen Z!
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cocoloni Fortune-Telling House’s “Maruwakari Series” has reached a total of 3,000 readings, a successful example of using social media for an interactive fortune-telling experience.
CUTIE STREET announces its first arena tour, with 13 performances across 7 cities! Full live footage of “Cute na Kyutai” released for the first time from its arena solo concert
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Idol group CUTIE STREET has announced its first arena tour, with 13 performances across 7 cities.
モエ・エ・シャンドン × Pharrell Williams present a new French-chic summer experience; limited-edition design of Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial unveiled
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MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo will release a limited-edition design of “モエ・エ・シャンドン Ice Impérial,” created in collaboration with Pharrell Williams, on June 1, 2026.
Aeon Fantasy opens its first “Kidzooona Safari” in Vietnam, a large-scale playground themed around “an adventure through the great outdoors”: “Kidzooona Safari Aeon Mall Ha Dong”
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Aeon Fantasy has opened its first “Kidzooona Safari” at Aeon Mall Ha Dong in Vietnam.
DMM GAMES’ women-focused life-support game “Fleur Days” launches a special collaboration with “Mugenro to Nemurenu Chou” today! Collaboration gacha also offers a limited-edition Kuzuha card!
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DMM GAMES’ “Fleur Days” has launched a collaboration event with “Mugenro to Nemurenu Chou,” featuring limited-edition cards and campaigns.
Companies mentioned：EXNOA、CYBIRD、Liber Entertainment
The most unsettling book right now, “Dakudadayla,” a collection of bizarre documents gathered online, surpasses 50,000 copies in print 1 month after release; large-scale transit advertisements are running in Shinjuku starting today, June 1
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The novel “Dakudadayla” has surpassed 50,000 copies, with advertising running in Shinjuku.
Coffee shop “SAMAA_” completely revamps its iced espresso drinks starting June 2, 2026
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Coffee shop “SAMAA_” has revamped its iced espresso drinks using ultrasonic technology. It is redefining the extraction process at the molecular level to improve quality.
Survey findings: Nearly 60% of children supporting their parents dip into their savings. About 1 in 5 choose to leave their jobs to provide care
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Lifenet Insurance surveyed the burden on adult children supporting parents with caregiving and hospital stays. Dipping into savings and leaving jobs to provide care are becoming serious issues, prompting the company to recommend sharing financial assets in advance and making use of insurance.
Make Father’s Day a special time to say “thank you.” Men’s skincare brand OBRIGADO to host a special Father’s Day talk event featuring Atsushi Nomi and Seiichiro Nishizono
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OBRIGADO hosts a Father's Day talk event featuring Atsushi Nomi and Seiichiro Nishizono.
[Online event on June 4 (Thu)] ProtoStar CEO Hidemaro Maekawa to speak | Want to avoid regrets when raising funds? The big picture and choices to consider before founding a business <Recorded session available>
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ProtoStar CEO Maekawa to speak at a fundraising seminar for early-stage startups.
Japan’s first organic certification for “salt” — choose the most trustworthy option for a salt used every day
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株式会社ブラン has obtained Japan’s first “Organic Salt Certification.” It developed a framework to objectively verify the traditional production methods used for salt from Tokunoshima.
Reiwa 8 regional business creation support program to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises’ and small businesses’ ability to generate revenue, with 6 measures to develop domestic and international sales channels
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全国商工会連合会 announces 6 new initiatives to help small and medium-sized enterprises develop sales channels.
株式会社コジマ President Kazushige Kojima discusses his real-life experiences, including a land fraud case in Hakusan, Bunkyo Ward, last year that ended in an attempted crime (with arrests in November) and the risk of vacant homes becoming criminal hideouts, on BS11’s “Mimi-yori Bizu Trend”
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Kojima President Kojima discusses a land fraud case and vacant home issues on a BS11 program.
First in Miyagi Prefecture! “Tabisaki Nozei” launches in 宮城県仙台市 to promote tourism, offering the “e-Machi Platform®” to address local challenges through digital solutions
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Giftee launches “Tabisaki Nozei” in Sendai City and offers the digital voucher “Sendai Odekake Nozei.”
株式会社NOAH signs an MOU to support the entry of agricultural, forestry and fishery products from South Jeolla Province, South Korea, into the Japanese market
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NOAH signs an MOU with South Jeolla Province, South Korea, to support entry into the Japanese market.
KNOCKERS -Fukuoka New Generation Music Contest- names Sunny Day Service’s Keiichi Sokabe as a judge!
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Fukuoka City is holding “KNOCKERS,” a music contest for high school-age students. Keiichi Sokabe and others will serve as judges, with development support aimed at helping participants launch professional careers.
Using data from more than 160,000 Smart Brain Dock checkups, researchers stratified the risk of progression of white matter lesions, a sign of brain aging, and successfully calculated the optimal interval for follow-up checkups.
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ユカリア successfully stratifies white matter lesion risk and optimizes checkup intervals through brain screening data analysis.
“Nodame Cantabile” Story Live Orchestra Sapporo performance: free tickets for those 18 and under, with accompanying guardians receiving half-price tickets!
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An orchestra performance of “Nodame Cantabile” will be held in Sapporo, with free admission offered to young people.
A new strategic GiGO location opens in Shanghai, China: “GiGO Shanghai Jing’an Joy City” grand opens on June 1, 2026, as a next-generation entertainment complex combining entertainment, culture and social experiences
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GENDA GiGO Entertainment opens its second Shanghai location at Joy City, focusing on Z-generation entertainment experiences.
Jointly receives the Tokai Information and Communications Roundtable Chairman’s Award at the FY Reiwa 8 “Radio Day and Information and Communications Month” commemorative ceremony
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NTT Group receives the Tokai Information and Communications Roundtable Chairman’s Award.
Don’t give up on studying abroad despite the weak yen! A new study-abroad model designed to take students from high school graduation overseas through university enrollment in Japan, at about 1/3 the cost of Europe and the United States, gets fully underway
“Taiwan Day” to be held on June 25 (Thu.) during the game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows—enjoy Taiwan at Hanshin Koshien Stadium
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The 8th “Taiwan Day” will be held at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on June 25, featuring guest appearance by Lin Wei-chu, performances by Taiwanese cheerleaders and sales of Taiwanese food.
A “hands-on discussion exhibition” centered on “unique manufacturing technologies” will be held in Tokyo’s Hamamatsucho on June 11 (Thu.). Find partners to create new value together!
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日経ものづくり to hold a technology exhibition and consultation event on June 11.
“Are you sure you can find your way home from this cafe?” A mysterious cafe where you can’t leave until you solve the puzzle opens today in Osaka’s Namba!
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Experiful, an experiential entertainment planning company, will open the Namba, Osaka branch of the puzzle-solving cafe Hatena Coffee Shop on June 1, 2026.
Tohoku University opens its 2026 Materials Science Recurrent Seminar courses—15 fully on-demand subjects for corporate engineers, with newly added support for specialist Open Badges
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Tohoku University launches a materials science seminar for corporate engineers.
Beat the heat with a summer getaway again this year! Head to cool retreats in eastern Japan for your summer outing!
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JR東日本 and ウェザーニューズ社 are jointly holding a “Beat the Heat” travel campaign to help people cope with extreme heat. The campaign promotes travel to eastern Japan through web-only discount coupons and suggested itineraries.
Car-wash subscription “Splash-n-Go” surpasses 22,000 active members across all 8 locations; opens its first company-operated management-agency model location in Fujioka City
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Splash Brothers expands its subscription car wash chain 'Splash-n-Go' to 8 locations, surpassing 22,000 active members and introducing a new management agency model.
[New release, limited quantity] Let “Cinderella” guide you through your hard work. The “Cinderella Spray” room aroma, scented with 100% natural essential oils, is now available! Enjoy a relaxing moment. A new routine to refresh your space with a woody citrus scent.
Tickets for the Osaka show of “2026 CHAE JONG HYEOP Fanmeeting in JAPAN ‘THE WAY for US’” go on sale today, June 1 (Mon.), at 18:00 for the first fan club presale lottery!
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An additional Osaka show has been announced for Chae Jong-hyeop’s Japan fan meeting. The ticket sales schedule and special offers have also been announced.
Companies mentioned：CHAE JONG HYEOP JAPAN OFFICIAL FANCLUB