Adults (junior high school students and older): 4,000 yen
Children (elementary school students): 2,000 yen
General admission: ¥3,000
High school students and younger: 1,500 yen
Companies mentioned：京都府、Music Fusion in Kyoto音楽祭実行委員会、舞鶴市、宇治市、八幡市、京田辺市、京丹後市、京丹後市教育委員会、南丹市、木津川市、木津川市教育委員会、宮津市、城陽市、NHK京都放送局、エフエム京都、京都新聞、KBS京都、株式会社UPDATER、ロゴスランド
“かっぱ寿司×トミカ” Collaboration Campaign: Carefully transport lively octopuses while keeping them in good condition! The 2nd installment features a “Truck (octopus that glows softly in the dark)”.
【On sale June 29】Learn how to build structures with carefully designed interiors, step by step! “Nintendo Switch版 マインクラフトインテリア建築ガイド 改訂版,” updated for the latest version, is here!
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List price: 1,089 yen (tax included)
You can take on the challenge of creating all 15 designs.
【For Pontaパス members only】To celebrate the renovation of 安城コロナワールド, the “Anjo Corona World Renovation Campaign” will let you watch a movie for 1,200 yen every day during the campaign at コロナシネマワールド theaters nationwide!
【星のや富士】Immerse yourself in a forest in the clear autumn air. 星のや富士 proposes an “Autumn Forest Glamping Stay” to experience the comforts of nature at the northern foothills of Mount Fuji.
The definitive guide to Karuizawa, researched by 『家庭画報』 over more than 10 years: 『秘密の軽井沢』, featuring 136 outstanding inns, restaurants, art spots and new attractions, goes on sale June 30
TikTok video views top 6.428 million! (Note) The “Papico Sweater” in the ファミマ “Line Socks” pattern is back. Buy 2 Papico products starting Tuesday, June 30, to receive one—this year’s design is the “45th Anniversary Famima Border” pattern.
For furniture procurement after relocation or renovation, “buying everything new” was the top response at 43.2%. About 86% said they would find a service that supports both “disposal” and “procurement” convenient.
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Respondents who said a service that supports both “disposal” and “procurement” is “convenient”
【Tohoku region only】Sapporo Draft Beer Black Label “Tohoku Support Can” goes on sale Tuesday, June 30
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Sales plan: 17,000 cases (equivalent to 24 350-ml cans per case)
3. Release date and region: Tuesday, June 30, 2026; Tohoku region (Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures). 4. Suggested retail price: Open price. 5. Design features: The summer festivals of Tohoku’s 6 prefectures are featured in a vibrant design: “青森ねぶた祭,” “弘前ねぷたまつり,” “八戸三社大祭,” “田名部まつり,” “盛岡さんさ踊り,” “仙台七夕まつり,” “秋田竿燈まつり,” “大曲の花火,” “山形花笠まつり,” “相馬野馬追” and “福島わらじまつり.” 6. Sales plan: 17,000 cases (equivalent to 24 350-ml cans per case)
10 golf courses nationwide to open free of charge to parents and children! Offering families a chance to make summer memories at spacious golf courses. 【Implementation period】From Sunday, July 26, 2026, on a rolling basis
A seminar titled “Updating Essential Knowledge for the Battery Storage Business,” presented by Yoichiro Tashiro, Specialist (Battery Storage Applications), Management and Technology Strategy Research Institute, 東京電力ホールディングス, will be held Friday, August 7, 2026!
New charms you can choose from are now available for permanent jewelry! Now offered exclusively at CERNÉ & MINUÉ by BIJOUPIKO. Create your own original jewelry with your favorite combination from more than 20 options.
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More than 20 types
¥550〜
36 types in total
¥19,580
¥27,170
¥44,550～
¥3,850
¥5,390
¥8,800～
Companies mentioned：株式会社ビジュピコ、BIJOUPIKO、CERNÉ＆MINUÉ by BIJOUPIKO、Bell tree株式会社、BIJOUPIKO GROUP COMPANY
Winner of “MAQUIA 2026 First-Half Best Cosmetics No. 1.” The eyebrow-revolutionary “3D Cushion Brow 02 Light Brown,” recognized by 3 major beauty magazines, has won 14 first-half best cosmetics awards.
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14 first-half best cosmetics awards
HBL BEAUTY series: 40 awards in total
7 million eyebrow treatments performed
As many as 93.4% of women feel they are not good at eyebrow makeup
Ease of use (48.6%)
Price (47.8%)
Color (32.6%)
Special price: ¥6,336 (tax included) [20% OFF]
More than 13,000 HBL-affiliated brow salons nationwide
Connecting diverse datasets to reveal a new “view of the Earth.” Interactive geospatial analysis platform Helios Platform launches open beta [completely free until official release]
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Service begins on June 〇 (〇), 2026
Official release planned for late July to early August
The closed beta conducted in advance (about 10 companies and 30 participants)
New items arrived at LUNA EARTH ONLINE on June 25 (Thu), including upgraded handheld fans to get you through the hot summer and new designs of popular hair barrettes and scrunchies.
82 inspiring hotels selected by Kateigaho, from this year’s buzzworthy new hotels to classic hotels. The special Kateigaho issue “Japan’s Inspiring Hotels” goes on sale June 30
[15th anniversary] Can you solve them!? The “Seriously Challenging Quiz Certification” from 講談社’s “Moving Illustrated Encyclopedia MOVE” kicks off! The “Aim to Become an Encyclopedia Master with Quizzes” website is OPEN!
Practical know-how for developing drink menus that generate profits for restaurants brought to video: new content by Chika Suzawa of 株式会社スタートアップフードクリエーション published on これマネ教育DX
Publication of the Japanese edition of TECH, a science-fiction graphic novel by Vincenzo Natali, director of the global hit film CUBE, has been confirmed. Crowdfunding begins June 29 (Mon). Foreword by William Gibson.
ミスユニバースジャパン’s operating company is transforming conventions in the furisode industry just 4 years after its founding, with a furisode rental business expanding nationwide through franchises from Sapporo to Okinawa
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Just 4 years since its founding
Monthly total social media reach is on the scale of several million people
A maze covering a total area of 5600 m² appears this summer! The “Giant Sunflower Maze,” woven from 40,000 sunflowers, reaches its peak from August 10!
Redefining the value of University of Tokyo students. 東大発ガレージラボ launches a full-scale podcast and web project to bring the authentic voices of students to society!
Administrative appeal filed against Osaka City’s decision that no documents exist concerning its use of the term “puberulic acid”
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Osaka mayor issued a “decision to withhold disclosure due to nonexistence” under 大大保第8033号
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare issued a “decision to withhold disclosure” on the related request under 厚労省発健生0422第2号
Since March 22, Reiwa 6, our company has requested disclosure from Osaka City of all administrative documents showing the decision-making process that led to the use of the term “puberulic acid” in cases related to beni-koji produced by 小林製薬
WWE, the world’s largest professional wrestling organization from the United States, will hold its biggest summer event, “WWE SummerSlam 2026,” over 2 days again this year! Full live streaming confirmed on ABEMA PPV on August 2 (Sun) and 3 (Mon)!
【TCB】Chairman 寺西宏王 and others updated their knowledge at the forefront at AMWC Korea, an international aesthetic medicine conference in South Korea, and spoke at an international symposium about treatment strategies combining surgical procedures and hyaluronic acid.
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Held in South Korea from June 19 (Thursday) to 20 (Saturday), 2026
【Makuake exclusive】A yakitori rice bowl set featuring exceptionally fresh Iwate-grown Nanbu-dori chicken and a sauce aged for 30 years, from a reservation-only specialty chicken restaurant 【Refrigerated shipping only】
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Finished yakitori rice bowl made with Iwate-grown Nanbu-dori chicken. This image shows 80 g of chicken elegantly arranged to suit the serving box.
“For those doing work AI cannot take away”—crack representative 大野陣 speaks at a safety and health gathering hosted by major Miyazaki Prefecture general contractor 坂下組, sharing the realities of the construction industry’s hiring challenges and how to affirm one’s company.
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Approximately 250 employees and members of partner companies attended.
The effective job-offers-to-applicants ratio in Miyazaki Prefecture’s construction industry exceeds 5 times.
An electrician in their 20s earns an annual income of 40 million yen.
A long-established general contractor celebrating its 98th anniversary.
Investment needs are about 3 times current levels; “adaptation” is the next challenge after decarbonization—as 3 billion people face climate risks without adequate protection.
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About 190 billion dollars is invested annually worldwide in adapting to climate change.
An estimated 540 billion dollars annually is needed to protect people exposed to climate risks to the standard enjoyed in developed countries.
At current investment levels, only about 1.2 billion people receive adequate protection.
The population exposed to heat stress is projected to grow by a further approximately 2.2 billion people.
The population exposed to drought risk is also expected to grow by approximately 1.1 billion people.
Furthermore, an estimated 1.2 trillion dollars in annual investment would be needed to protect everyone to the standard enjoyed in developed countries.
Chatwork アシスタント（タクシタ）, operated by kubellパートナー, wins 2 top rankings in the rising-ranking category for accounting and payroll outsourcing in the ITトレンド First-Half Rankings 2026.
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As of July 2025, the cumulative number of companies that had adopted the service exceeded 1,000.
ITトレンド First-Half Rankings 2026
※The rankings are based on the number of requests for information received during the period from January 1 to May 31, 2026.
Tackling a shortage of 110,000 cybersecurity professionals: Japan Cyber Defense Scholarship, offering full tuition grants and launched in Shizuoka, to be established for the 2026 academic year.
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A shortage of cybersecurity professionals in Japan, estimated at around 110,000
Original今後2〜3年で20〜30億円規模の投資
Creation of 80–100 jobs
Shizuoka University Faculty of Informatics, University of Shizuoka School of Management and Information, Tokoha University Faculty of Business Administration, National Institute of Technology, Numazu College
Companies mentioned：日本サイバーディフェンス株式会社、静岡市、Nihon Cyber Shizuoka Centre of Excellence(NCSCOE)
【Free Admission】Large calligraphy work from the Osaka-Kansai Expo to be displayed in its hometown of Sakai! The 4th 日本書画共創協会 Exhibition runs for 4 days from July 23
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A 4-day period from July 23, 2026 (Thu.) to July 26 (Sun.)
【First Store in Nagoya】Asakusa Imagawa-yaki shop 月のうさぎ, made with the 70-year-old bean-paste maker praised by Matsuko, to grand-open at mozo ワンダーシティ on July 7, 2026!
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Original1日約2,000個を販売する今川焼き専門店です
On some days, wait times reach around 90 minutes
Refined to an average particle size of 3.7 millimeters
Total prize pool of $4,200,000! SNK’s fighting game world championship, “SNK World Championship 2026 Finals,” to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, from November 27 to 29, 2026
【First in Japan】Long-awaited stainless steel model arrives for memobottle, the slim bottle with more than 1 million sold worldwide! Domestic presales launch on CAMPFIRE.
Lagoon, a free school for gifted children, to sponsor the World Edamame Speed-Eating Championship!
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Currently attended by 70 elementary, junior high and high school students with gifted traits
Over the past 3 years, provided educational consultations to more than 400 parents concerned that they were unsure how to raise their children or that people around them did not understand their children’s traits
Individual assistance and support for more than 200 people with these conditions
aoka products to be available at JAL PLAZA in New Chitose Airport from July 2026 — caramel chocolate sandwiches from Hokkaido that are sure to draw a line
【This year’s Day of the Ox: enjoy Mansuke’s proud domestic eel】うなぎの萬助, a specialty shop for domestic fresh eel grilled Kansai-style over charcoal, begins taking takeout reservations for July 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.)!
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Regular unaju: 2,484 yen (tax included)
Upper-grade unaju: 3,132 yen (tax included)
Special-grade unaju: 3,780 yen (tax included)
Unatama rice box: 2,916 yen (tax included)
Whole grilled eel, kabayaki: 3,500 yen (tax included)
Whole grilled eel, shirayaki: 3,500 yen (tax included)
Career-related AI use varies 2.4 times by annual income: 58.6% for those earning 8 million yen or more, versus 24.3% for those earning under 6 million yen
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58.6% for those earning 8 million yen or more
24.3% for those earning under 6 million yen
The figure for those earning 8 million yen or more is approximately 2.4 times that for those earning under 6 million yen
18.2% even among those earning 8 million yen or more
54.5% among those earning 8 million yen or more
39.5% for those earning under 6 million yen
53.5% among those earning 8 million yen or more
29.2% for those earning under 6 million yen
About 1.8 times the rate for those earning under 6 million yen (29.2%)
ECMSジャパン to speak at a JETRO（日本貿易振興機構）-hosted webinar on “An Overview of Cross-Border E-Commerce Distribution and the Latest Logistics Trends in the U.S. and Europe”
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An online seminar to be held on July 3, 2026, hosted by JETRO（日本貿易振興機構）
New brand そなわる暮らし launches to build resilience into everyday life. Its first offering is BAL Stock, emergency food that turns an everyday meal into preparedness for an emergency.
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Established: August 2024
Seating capacity: 22
Companies mentioned：株式会社空庵、そなわる暮らし、BAL Stock、きさいや広場オンラインショップ、mame de aru
Fukuoka-based homebuilder イデアハウス makes its first move into the Kanto region, opening a new store in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, in July 2026. It will step up its expansion in Kanto and aim to become a company with sales of 10 billion yen.
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The net increase in people moving into the area is estimated at around 18,000
【JARDIN de nanadecor (the nanadecor garden)】 For a limited time, the flagship store will be transformed with the fresh scent of plants into a “Moroccan garden.” A customer appreciation event will be held at all stores starting July 3 (Fri.).
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21st anniversary of the brand
Purchases of 33,000 yen or more, including tax
Starting July 3 (Fri.)
Sunday, July 12
Companies mentioned：nanadecor、有限会社Juliette、Fatima Morocco、Ones Home DECO、THE AFRICAN BROTHERS