【Limited to 300 bottles】A new take on a “blue highball” for adults, with no sweetness. Elevate your usual drinks at home. A Japanese-style blue curaçao featuring the crisp, refreshing taste of Izu-grown “Aodai” goes on sale July 1, 2026!
What makes a service provider continue to be chosen? Insights from 250 parents. Contact-book app コノベル and the ファミケア brand for families of children with illnesses and disabilities to hold a joint seminar for providers of child development support and after-school day services
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More than 250 parents raising children with disabilities took part in the survey
Capacity is limited to the first 20 service providers
“Can you explain the impact of your initiatives at management meetings?” Professor Motohiro Morishima and MIMIGURI representative Yuki Anzai explore how to build HR practices that deliver visible results. “HR NOVA SUMMIT 2026 Summer” to be held July 16
“Peace of mind, with a rental ready right away” comes to Kansai. 24-hour unmanned funeral attire rental service 喪服のミライ opens its Osaka Namba store! It also launches “Early Discount 48,” offering 5% off for the whole family when reservations are made at least 48 hours in advance
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All rental fees are 5% off
Make your reservation at least 48 hours before use
Responding to the feeling, “Mom, let me try too!” Introducing sowana Moisture Sheet Mask, a Japanese-made sheet mask for children that helps parents and children learn proper skincare together
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57% of elementary school girls already practice skincare
“Gentle on the skin (60%)” and “safety (55%)” ranked highest
45% of mothers said, “I want to teach my child proper skincare”
No app required, experience it instantly—a game changer. VR工房 launches an easy-to-use, high-quality Web VR production service available with no initial fee!
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The monthly fee is a flat 5,000 yen for all plans
Paying annually saves the cost of 2 months: 50,000 yen/year
More than 70% of novice investors say, “I’m interested, but can’t take the first step.” What is the “first step” to avoid failure?
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Fully 71.4% answered “Yes.”
“Insufficient retirement living expenses (44.2%)”
“Rising prices and tax increases (29.2%)”
No. 1: There were so many technical terms that beginners couldn't figure out what to do right away … 56.6%
No. 2: It was all glamorous success stories, far removed from my own household finances… 42.5%
No. 3: People were saying different things, so I couldn't tell which advice was right … 28.3%
This survey was conducted with 154 people who feel anxious about their financial future and have no investment experience or are beginners or novice investors.
[Taking place 7/7] LEAN PATH to host a free online seminar for companies trading overseas, co-hosted with international remittance and payment service RemitAid
LINE customer management SaaS “QQURU（くくる）” gets a major update! 3 features—booking, payments and subscriptions—launch all at once, along with a support chat for administrators
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LINE's official account has more than 97 million monthly active users in Japan
Plans can start with a free monthly option for up to 100 users
Survey of 308 men and women interested in anti-aging! Haruka Ayase ranks No. 1 among female celebrities aged 40 and older who look younger than their actual age
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308 men and women aged 40 and older who are interested in anti-aging
No. 2: Yuriko Ishida, 145 people
No. 3: Yumi Adachi, 134 people
“Chronic fatigue / having a hard time recovering from fatigue” ranked first, with 204 people
“Care for fatigue recovery and maintaining physical stamina” ranked first, with 199 people
World premiere — “I never intended to show these to anyone”: Yoshitaka Amano's previously unpublished private works to be published for the first time as the 20-volume “YOSHITAKA AMANO PRIVATE WORKS” project launches
Sharing “seasonal delicacies and legendary sake from Hirono Town” in Nakanobu, Tokyo. “北三陸酒場 ひろの,” run by an owner from Hirono Town, to hold its “Northern Sanriku and Hirono Town Support Fair” from July 1
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Seasonal fresh sea urchin, half price: 3,000 yen (tax included)
Sashimi of wild abalone, half price: 1,500 yen (tax included)
Ichigoni: 1,200 yen (tax included)
“國光正宗,” a revived Edo-period clear sake [1 go, 3,500 yen (tax included) / limited to 8 go]
First store in the Osu area: Trading card specialty shop 「プレイズ Osu Store」 to open for purchases on Saturday, June 27, ahead of its grand opening on Thursday, July 9
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Purchase service opening date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Kagoshima 100 Business Operators Outreach Project gets underway: 「えむこん Seminar」, attended by 500 people annually, ramps up its prefecture-wide tour! Building the ability to share local attractions firsthand, in Kagoshima City in June and Ibusuki City in July
Japan AI Center launches its “AI Agent Implementation Support Business” for companies, offering expertise in building in-house AI agents that it has used in its own management, recruitment and development
「相棒AI」, a business AI tool that leverages internal documents, selected as an eligible IT tool under the 2026 Digitalization and AI Implementation Subsidy
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Standard price of 「相棒AI」: 1.2 million yen (before tax, annual)
With a subsidy rate of 1/2: out-of-pocket cost of approximately 600,000 yen (before tax)
With a subsidy rate of 2/3 (wage requirements apply): out-of-pocket cost of approximately 400,000 yen (before tax)
June 23 (Tue): Popular magazine 「SAVVY」 publishes a special feature on “Hokusetsu”! Packed with information on stylish cafes, sundries, summer refresh trips and more!
Survey on attitudes toward inheriting the family home: 77.7% of people who are “in line to inherit” do not know its value — just 18.0% say they “definitely want to inherit it,” while others “cannot decide” without information to guide them
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Just 18.0% say they “definitely want to inherit” the family home
77.7% of people in line to inherit the family home do not know its asset value
Only 13.7% say their family has “discussed concretely” what to do with the family home
Original実家の相続に気が進まない理由の1位は「固定資産税・維持費の負担」43.4%
“An asset (an asset they can rely on or something of an asset)” accounts for 34.0%
“A burden (a burden or problem, or something of a burden)” accounts for 29.0%
A popular tourist destination, Hakone-Yumoto Station: a new place to unwind, with a soba restaurant by day and an irori hearthside bar by night. ～Yakitori and Soba～ 「箱根いろり焼 雲助」 grand opens Wednesday, June 24
Mitsubishi Corporation’s 「Mill-Box」, which enables digital mill sheets, adopted for Nomura Construction Industry’s Yotsuya 1-chome Plan (provisional name) new construction project
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The work of compiling the documents was finished in about 2 full days
Hosted by the Japan M&A Promotion Foundation. The 2nd session of the “Third-Party Succession Specialist Training Course” opens in July. Instructors from Funai Soken Agata FAS will also speak.
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Course fee: 253,000 yen (tax included)
Membership fee: 5,500 yen (tax included)
Registration fee, first time only: 11,000 yen (tax included)
With new home prices surging, interest in existing homes is growing. To help address concerns, full-scale acceptance of “building condition inspections” requested by consumers begins!
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(Based on 2,757 building condition inspections of detached houses accepted by 住宅あんしん検査 from April 2025 to March 2026)
住宅あんしん検査 has conducted more than 2,000 inspections annually to date
A beauty habit for rethinking gut health, proposed by a cosmetics company in Fukuoka Prefecture! Beginner-friendly sprouted fermented brown rice to start by “mixing it with white rice.” A new approach from within: 「発酵生活の入口」, a gateway to radiant inner care
Make mealtimes more comfortable for your cat. 「ねこ桶お膳」, a cat-only feeding stand by 立花容器㈱, a long-established wooden tub maker celebrating its 111th anniversary, goes on sale June 20 through the crafting crowdfunding platform Creema SPRINGS
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From 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2026, to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19
Limited to 30 cakes
Limited to 20
Limited to 10
It began in 1915 by bringing delight to a local sake brewery through wooden casks, including 20-koku brewing barrels and brewing equipment, as well as 4-to barrels for distribution
株式会社オートルリーブ, operator of the funeral industry’s specialized call center outsourcing service TORUZE（トルゼ）, named a Great Place to Work® Certified company
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A total of 240–300 hours of specialized operator training after joining the company
An engagement survey of more than 21,000 companies annually across approximately 170 countries
Companies mentioned：株式会社オートルリーブ、Great Place to Work® Institute Japan、TORUZE（トルゼ）、プレアカ
[New location opening] BeeQuick, a 24-hour fitness gym with monthly membership at ¥3,300 and locations all exceeding 180 tsubo, to hold its grand opening at the Fuji Imaizumi location in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture
ルクラ株式会社 donates an accommodation trailer home to 能登町. Supporting the town’s recovery and the development of accommodation facilities through corporate hometown tax donations
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1 accommodation trailer home
Accommodation capacity: 2–4 people
Approximately 11 m long × approximately 2.5 m wide
First in Tohoku! Just 10 days until the opening of ナッツRV authorized dealer ナッツ仙台! Special display of a see-through camper van not usually open to public view confirmed!
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ナッツRV’s 11th authorized dealership nationwide
[Sales] ¥13.2 billion (unlisted) ※2024 fiscal year results
15 camper vans scheduled to be displayed
Owns 70 employee-only rental camper vans that can also be used in disasters
[Report] Held a young employee training session on communication skills. Practical learning on the listening and communication skills required of next-generation leaders
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June 8, 2026 (Mon.), Minato City Industrial Promotion Center
A 55-page framework for AI agent deployments, 95% of which fail. Renewer releases “The Complete Guide to Read Before Deploying AI Agents In-House” for free
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95% of generative AI pilots fail to generate ROI
More than 40% of AI agent projects are predicted to be canceled by 2027
41 organizations that have successfully deployed AI in production and achieved results
Empirical data from 51 case studies
Cuts work hours for business reviews and BPR by approximately 80%
Embrace the present, slowly. Korean slow-aging skincare brand “slowment” launches in Japan, with Risa Sekine as brand ambassador as it begins its full-scale rollout.
Nationwide first: Support project launches in which high school students co-create with companies! Kendo Japan No. 1 Nakamura Gakuen High School's kendo club takes on planning and public relations
Tobu Real Estate × Sumida Modern: first collaboration! The 6th installment of a popular project. Starting in July, Tobu Real Estate will offer a gift set featuring “rice crackers” and “coffee” from businesses certified under Sumida City’s “Sumida Modern” program. Includes arare crackers that pair well with coffee.
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A long-established specialty shop for arare and okaki, founded more than 100 years ago
Web marketing company AdMarket launches an SNS management outsourcing service that uses Claude to automate everything from post planning to publishing and analysis
Joint development program with 再春館製薬所 begins sales to the general public. A 2-night, 3-day stay program at “Nanoka Hitomeguri,” a Beppu hot spring retreat for therapeutic bathing, where guests can experience “the wisdom of Kampo” × “modern therapeutic bathing”