Bringing the excitement of the 2025 Tokyo performance and 2026 Fukuoka homecoming performance to Osaka — Taiko drummer Yamabe Taishi’s performance “Panta Rhei” to be staged in Osaka! Performance at NHK Osaka Hall on Dec. 11 (Fri.)
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Reserved seats: 6,000 yen
Admission not permitted for children aged 3 and under.
ME-Q publishes “2026 Original Goods Popularity Ranking TOP 10” | A guide to popular products recommended for fan activities, sales, gifts and promotional giveaways
“RAPSTAR 2025” finalist Masato Hayashi to release advance single “Tokyo on a Rampage” from upcoming album on July 1 (Wed.); release party limited to 200 people to be held in Shibuya on July 5 (Sun.)
Georgia’s national-structure hacking approach, which carried out astonishing deregulation under the banner “Sell everything except the national flag,” to be discussed as 少数株ドットコム holds its 4th session
少数株ドットコム to hold July 11 webinar on medium- and long-term investment opportunities exploiting “distortions” in Georgia’s financial and real estate markets
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We are pleased to announce that a webinar titled “The Truth About the Financial and Real Estate Markets” will be held on July 11, 2026 (Sat.).
Date and time: July 11, 2026 (Sat.), 19:00–20:00 (Japan time)
It invested more than 2 billion yen and ultimately achieved returns of more than 100 times, earning billionaire status.
Individual disclosure of executive compensation (publication of compensation information for each director): more than 45% support at the 2010 shareholders’ meeting
At least 33% support for establishing a deliberative body made up solely of outside directors (management oversight without executive officers)
Expand the word limit for explanations of shareholder-proposal agenda items from 400 to 4,000 characters (effectiveness of shareholder proposal rights
Saigo no Seitai Hakken branch, a clinic specializing in myofascial release by physical therapists, to open on June 18, 2026. A 7-minute walk from Hachiken Station in Sapporo’s Nishi Ward.
OrcaRouter adds support for OpenAI Codex CLI — Access more than 200 LLMs directly from coding agents, with 0% token markup and just 3 lines of setup
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FlashLabs announced that its AI gateway OrcaRouter now supports OpenAI Codex CLI. Developers can make optimal use of more than 200 LLMs depending on the task and cut AI coding costs by about 40%.
“Welland Valley & Valley Shiraz” holds a Father’s Day sale, sharing the depth of Barossa Valley. Proven popular red wines and new products make ideal Father’s Day gifts
G'day Wine launches 3 new red wines for its Father’s Day sale. Australian red wine gifts offered with gratitude, including original blue gift wrapping that makes them easy to give to fathers
THE YELLOW MONKEY’s VR live exhibition “THE YELLOW MONKEY Sparkle Planet X -exhibition-” to tour Tokyo, Aichi and Hyogo starting August 17, 2026 (Mon.)!
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Starting Aug. 17, 2026 (Mon.)
3 venues nationwide (Tokyo / Aichi / Hyogo)
・Timed-entry ticket: 2,500 yen (tax included)
・Same-day ticket: 3,000 yen (tax included)
・Timed-entry ticket: 1,500 yen (tax included)
・Same-day ticket: 2,000 yen (tax included)
A 330-yen system usage fee applies
Original1回の予約で購入できる枚数は最大4枚
Companies mentioned：株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント、THE YELLOW MONKEY、LUMINE 0、hmv museum 栄、hmv museum 西宮、GLION ARENA KOBE、ローソンチケット
【Gaming industry】A deep dive into differences in UI design and culture between Japan and the West! Free streaming of archives from the popular “Game UI Design in the Global Era” seminar on 7/6 (Mon.) and 7/10 (Fri.), and more!!
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Matthew Moss is a creative director with more than 18 years of experience in game visual development.
Archive content of more than 550 webinars
A pioneer in the creator agency industry, founded in 1990
The C&R Group operates the same business across the medical, IT, accounting, legal, fashion, food, life sciences, CXO and agriculture fields, with its reach expanding to 18 fields in total.
The new summer anime fantasy “The World’s Strongest Rearguard: The Novice Explorer of the Labyrinth Country,” a talked-about isekai story featuring the “strongest support class,” to air simultaneously with its terrestrial broadcast and stream exclusively for free on ABEMA!
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New summer anime for 2026
Every Sunday at 10 p.m. starting July 5, 2026 (Sun.)
Starting at 9 p.m. on June 27 (Sat.)
“ABEMA Premium,” at 1,180 yen per month (tax included)
“ABEMA Premium with Ads,” at 680 yen per month (tax included)
Companies mentioned：ABEMA、株式会社AbemaTV、KADOKAWA、MAHO FILM
NIJISANJI COUNTDOWN LIVE “CROSSING TONES” [Blu-ray] Package and bonus item designs, plus Liver Camera information revealed! In-store campaign to celebrate the release!
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On sale September 2, 2026 (Wednesday)
■Price: 13,000 yen (14,300 yen including tax)
■Period: September 1, 2026 (Tuesday)–September 7 (Monday)
From the manga “Bakemonogatari,” the tragic young girl Tsubasa Hanekawa, possessed by the Sawarineko aberration, is now a figure. Available exclusively from あみあみ.
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Suggested retail price: 43,780 yen (including tax)
Cloud sharing settings, data transmission, terms of use… Are you sure you’re using them safely? Free seminar on July 6 (Monday): “Basic Risks of Cloud Use That Are Easy to Overlook”
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■ Capacity: 60 people
C&R社, a pioneer among creator agencies, founded in 1990
マックスマーラ presents its 2027 resort collection in Shanghai; a host of distinguished guests attend, including Hikari Mori, Michelle Yeoh, Katie Holmes and Maude Apatow
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75th anniversary
More than 5,300 employees
More than 100 countries
More than 2,500 stores
Companies mentioned：マックスマーラ、マックスマーラ ファッショングループ、BAI（Biblioteca e Archivio d’Impresa）
Preorders for the digital edition of the soccer action game “Captain Tsubasa 2 WORLD FIGHTERS” are now open for Nintendo Switch™! A broadcast featuring the first hands-on gameplay with special guests is also confirmed!
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Scheduled for release on August 27, 2026 (STEAM® version on August 28, 2026)
A total of 22 national teams will compete
More than 110 playable characters
More than 150 new moves
Composition of all 80+ BGM tracks
Companies mentioned：株式会社バンダイナムコエンターテインメント、日本サッカー協会（JFA）、PlayStation®5、Nintendo Switch™、Xbox Series X|S、STEAM®
When you become a cat, you can do whatever you want—meow!? Casual adventure game “Little Kitty, Big City: A Lost Kitten’s Stroll Through the City” is out today
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Suggested retail price: Package version 3,618 yen (3,980 yen including tax)
A total of 10 winners will be selected by lottery to receive special “Little Kitty, Big City” merchandise and other prizes.
“AI Firewall & Guardrails,” which protects businesses from the threat of social engineering attacks exploiting AI agent vulnerabilities, now available free through OrcaRouter
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The average time to fully compromise a production LLM application is just 42 seconds
97% of organizations that reported AI-related breaches lacked appropriate access controls
“ComiLab.” opens at イオンモール幕張新都心! More than 1,300 types of official merchandise from “Genshin Impact,” “Honkai: Star Rail,” “Honkai Impact 3rd” and “Zenless Zone Zero” come together!
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A sales area featuring more than 1,300 types of official merchandise from popular mobile games
Receive a gift when you spend at least 3,300 yen, including tax, on “Honkai Impact 3rd” merchandise during the campaign
The August 2026 issue of “Ray” goes on sale June 23 (Tuesday)! The regular edition cover features Mei Hata in her first solo cover, while the special edition cover welcomes “JI BLUE,” a special unit formed by JO1 and INI!
Nine groups, including Chotokkyu and M!LK, come together! All performances of “EBiDAN THE LIVE 2026” will once again be streamed live exclusively on U-NEXT! Special projects celebrating the 15th anniversary are also in the works!
“Aftermath,” the first song from “NECLOGOS,” a music project originating from Kodansha’s cross-media content “ハンドレッドノート,” gets an MV release; music by Suisoh and vocals by aruma
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More than 1.6 million total YouTube subscribers
Total streams of previously released songs have surpassed 100 million
N7, a clothing brand that designs garments around the body’s lines, to hold its first pop-up in Shibuya! New bust-focused bralettes and original protein smoothies to be unveiled. A Japanese wellness-inspired concept centered on pine trees takes the spotlight
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More than 4.6 million total NS followers
The event will run for 2 days, from June 27 (Saturday) to June 28 (Sunday)
Why do organizations slow down once they exceed 150 people? A new approach to company management transformed by AI agents to be unveiled July 30＜Free admission＞
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At a seminar hosted by IPROS on July 30, AVILEN CEO Takahashi will speak. He will share examples of using AI agents internally to address challenges that arise as organizations grow. Admission is free.
Companies mentioned：株式会社イプロス、株式会社AVILEN、金融データ活用推進協会、生成AI活用普及協会、一般社団法人AICX協会、一般社団法人 Women AI Initiative Japan、公益社団法人日本マーケティング協会
Creek & River Co., Ltd. is launching a 20-session free online seminar series for Excel beginners. Through lectures and exercises, it will teach skills ranging from the basics to practical applications in a step-by-step format.
Idle RPG 『ドットアビス』 surpasses 1.5 million registered users! Pickup gacha featuring new SSR characters Diana and Levienne now available!
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DMM GAMES' RPG 『ドットアビス』 has reached 1.5 million registered users. To celebrate, a pickup gacha featuring new SSR characters 「ディアーナ」 and 「レヴィエーヌ」 will run through June 27.
Following the strategic collaboration between OpenAI and dentsu Japan, 電通デジタル begins pilot operations as a domestic launch partner for the rollout of ChatGPT advertising in Japan
Special footage of ジャクソン・ブラウン arrives! The film 『イミディエイト ファミリー』 opens June 19 (Friday)! An astonishing 98 songs, with the list of songs featured in the film also revealed! A music documentary with an astonishing 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
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A total of 98 songs, including duplicates, feature in the film, ranging from short clips lasting just a few seconds to half-chorus-length segments.
Runtime: 100 minutes / Produced: 2023 (U.S.)
Production: 2023 (US)
The film 『イミディエイト ファミリー』 opens in theaters on June 19 (Friday) at TOHO Cinemas Chanter, kino cinéma Shinjuku, YEBISU GARDEN CINEMA and other venues.
A conversation with beauty and cosmetics print and web designer 三塚良枝, an expert in the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act: 「How to Create Designs with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act in Mind」—video and article released
First event in Niigata Prefecture! 「Overcoming Labor Shortages! A Seminar on Robot Utilization for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in Niigata」 to be held Tuesday, July 28, Reiwa 8
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Capacity: approximately 50 people (first come, first served)
タウンライフ未来総合研究所: 「Undecided」 tops the list for land budgets for custom-built homes at 38.2%—analysis of 152,153 cases reveals the size of the early-stage consideration segment
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「Undecided」 ranks first at 38.2%
「Around 1,000万円」: 15.8%
「1,000万円 or less」: 13.8%
Original「1,000-2,000万円」11.3%
The median land budget was 2,000万円 in each of the 10 prefectures across the three major metropolitan areas
High land budgets of 3,000万円 or more account for only about 7%
Analysis of 152,153 valid inquiries
111,641 responses on land budgets
Residential land prices rose by 2.1% on average nationwide in 2026
Atlantic STARS to exhibit at PITTI IMMAGINE UOMO, one of the world's largest men's fashion trade shows, accelerating its expansion in the Japanese market
Exclusive live stream of 『【June】HEROINES LEAGUE Ⅰ』, featuring groups from HEROINES competing, to air on ABEMA PPV from 14:00 on Thursday, June 25, 2026
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Exclusive live stream from 14:00 on Thursday, June 25, 2026
Sales begin at 18:00 on Thursday, June 18
Purchase tickets for each group for 2,000 yen (tax included)
Purchases made through the app include a ¥200 fee
“ABEMA Premium,” priced at 1,180 yen per month (tax included)
“ABEMA Premium with Ads,” priced at 680 yen per month (tax included)
Companies mentioned：HEROINES、ABEMA、ABEMA PPV、iLiFE!、のんふぃく！、AdamLilith、iON!、MEGAFON、TENRIN、夜光性アミューズ、ドレスコード、chuLa、Ill、ラストシーン、テンシンランマン、imaginate Inc.
Report on the world's fastest screening released! 明良関根, 亜美小清水, 潤齋藤, 紘下野 and 崚汰鈴木 take the stage! The cast discuss the work's appeal and behind-the-scenes stories from recording
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The world's fastest screening of the TV anime 『天幕のジャードゥーガル』 was held, with the main cast in attendance. They discussed the work's appeal and behind-the-scenes production stories, building anticipation for its broadcast beginning in July.
Companies mentioned：秋田書店、サイエンスSARU、宝島社、日本漫画家協会、テレビ朝日、BS朝日、SEKAI NO OWARI、ユナイテッド・シネマ
Four memorable scenes from the musical film 『メリリー・ウィー・ロール・アロング』, opening June 26 (Friday) at TOHOシネマズ 日比谷 and other theaters, have been unveiled! Comments have also arrived from 紗椰市川 and 翔真甲斐.
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The film adaptation of the Broadway musical Merrily We Roll Along, winner of 4 Tony Awards, opens in theaters in Japan on June 26. Starring Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe.
Kiyoharu unveils the second-half schedule for his 2026 national tour, “Amaru Hodo ni Rakuen”; 14 shows across regional areas including Akita, Yamagata and Tokushima for the first time in 20 years!
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The Akita show marks his first performance there in approximately 24 years, even including his past activities.
An astonishing schedule of approximately 100 shows
The staged reading “TV Anime ‘Petals of Reincarnation’—Song of the Sinful Flower” will be performed on Saturday, September 5, at the Zen-Dentsu Workers Hall Multipurpose Hall! Advance ticket sales begin
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More than 3.5 million copies in cumulative circulation
20 acts announced for the 2nd lineup of “Kagayaki Fest 2026,” the largest idol festival in Hokuriku・The official Kagayaki Fest app is now available・Limited-quantity advance sales of “Kagayaki Fest All-Access Tickets” are underway!
Japanese edition of annual report “AI Threat Report 2026” released—while AI adoption stands at 88%, security assessments are at 37%; 97% of organizations breached via AI lacked basic access controls
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37% of organizations have a process for assessing the security of AI tools before deployment
Security leaders who confirmed prompt-based attacks on their organizations’ AI applications in the past 12 months
Average time until an attack on a production LLM application succeeds
Rate at which sensitive data is leaked when an attack succeeds
Original過去1年にディープフェイク攻撃を経験した組織
Average amount added to breach costs when uncontrolled “shadow AI” is involved
Total losses from AI crime tallied by the FBI for the first time in its history
Japan women’s national team U-20 (Junior) to compete in the Handball World Championship opening June 24; all matches to be livestreamed on the official IHF YouTube channel
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The 25th IHF Women’s Junior (U-20) Handball World Championship
A total of 32 countries and regions will compete in the tournament
The tournament will be held in Jinzhong, China, starting Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Original2026年6月24日（水）～7月5日（日）
All matches start at 18:30 local time / 19:30 Japan time
moxymill opens applications for auditions for new members! Selected members will begin activities this fall as the new moxymill!
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NTTドコモ・スタジオ＆ライブ-produced girl group moxymill has launched auditions for 2 new members. Successful applicants will begin activities this fall as a 7-member group.
TV anime “Girls Band Cry” Ice Cream Girls Cafe at 洒落CAFE: New merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations by 米村雅人, themed around “Ice Cream Girls,” and collaboration menu items are here!
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Anique is partnering with the TV anime “Girls Band Cry” to open a limited-time collaboration cafe. It aims to attract fans with merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations and special menu items.
選挙ドットコム has launched its Shiga Prefectural Governor Election 2026 voting match in partnership with 京都新聞社 (voting on July 5)
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Ichini Inc. has launched the “Shiga Prefectural Governor Election 2026 Voting Match” in partnership with 京都新聞社. Voters can answer questions about policies and see how closely they align with candidates to help inform their vote.
TV anime adaptation set to air in 2027! “The Reincarnated Elf Who Mastered Magic and Set Out on a Journey Becomes a Living Legend with a Lifespan He Doesn’t Know What to Do With”
[Beginner level] Start over with junior high school English! Master expressions for conditions and time!! Free seminars on July 1 (Wed.) and July 15 (Wed.): “Put the Basics into Practice! Easy English Grammar Course Day6/Day7”
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Creek & River Co., Ltd. will hold free online English grammar classes for beginners in July. The classes will revisit junior high school English basics and help creators build their global capabilities.
The official fan club “Akai Yume Gakuen” of Kaoru Hayamine, author of “The Phantom Thief Queen,” “Urban Tom & Sawyer” and “The Casebook of Detective Yumesui Kiyoshiro,” launches a second-round ticket lottery for a special event marking its 2nd anniversary; fan submissions are also now being accepted
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Adult ticket: ¥4,500 (tax included)
Child ticket: ¥2,500 (tax included)
Adult ticket with merchandise: ¥7,500 (tax included)
Child ticket with merchandise: ¥5,500 (tax included)
[Film opens June 19 (Fri.)!] A nationwide bookstore fair, “A Reading List to Unpack the Film ‘Suddenly, I Become Unwell,’” curated by director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and original author Maho Isono
Ahead of Father’s Day on June 21, a survey on “the things families treasure” finds that “Mom, where is that?” is a phrase shared by dads?!? Fathers who have “lost track of their treasured belongings” are on the rise
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A total of 59.1% of fathers said that not being able to find something important had created an awkward atmosphere in the family.
A total of 84.5% of fathers said it is important to keep valuable items in a dedicated, secure place, such as a safe.
More than half, or 54.9%, said they would like to have a safe with fire- and water-resistant features, whether or not they knew such safes existed.
A BATHING APE® unveils the “BABY LISA SUMMER COLLECTION.” Reimagining the characters with summery motifs, the limited-design apparel and accessories will go on sale in stages starting June 19, 2026.
[Studio apartment sale valuation] How much could it sell for? “Studio Apartment Sale: Ultra-Accurate AI Valuation” launches, using actual transaction data to calculate a genuinely achievable fair price
We are providing information on the distribution status of the “ProP biz Emergency Earthquake Early Warning Distribution Service” regarding the earthquake centered in southern Ibaraki Prefecture, which registered a maximum seismic intensity of 5 lower and occurred at around 19:46 on June 16.
Call for proposals opens for a project to foster innovation that addresses local challenges—businesses and local governments will work together to resolve social and administrative issues