[Seminar for executives and managers] Learn practical strategies for using grants and subsidies when introducing generative AI, and how to apply it in the workplace!
During the bonus payment period (June–July), 64.5% of company presidents said they had “felt the company was at risk of running out of funds (and going bankrupt)”
Just 28.7% said they “paid bonuses”
52.8% said “no bonuses (¥0)”
18.5% of executives said they “cut their own executive compensation or used personal savings to fund employee bonuses (effectively a net loss)”
Survey of 350 small and midsize business owners nationwide
Gourmet shaved ice specialty shop 『Glace Hikawa（グラース氷川）』, serving Japanese-Western fusion treats in Arita ware, to open in Hikawacho, Itabashi Ward, on Saturday, July 4, 2026
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Original毎週土曜・日曜の11:00-17:00で営業しています。
5 year-round favorites
Rotation of 24 flavors throughout the year
Strawberry (¥1,500)
Uji matcha (¥1,500)
Tiramisu (¥1,650)
Rum raisin (¥1,500)
Brown sugar syrup, roasted soybean flour and mochi (¥1,200)
Grapefruit × marmalade × white bean paste (¥1,750)
New features added to pharmacist job site “メディヤク”! New My Page features for pharmacists and job listing editing tools for companies and hospitals; listings surpass 6,000
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Job listings continue to grow, surpassing 6,000 to reach 6,680 as of the end of June 2026
[Performers wanted! Try being a soap-bubble performer in Shizuoka City] Ice Fest & Asian Night Market SHIZUOKA2026 is looking for performers to fill the summer night sky with bubbles! Enjoy a special summer night experience with lights, music and soap bubbles
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13,000 people attended last year’s inaugural event.
[First event in Nagoya] In collaboration with popular design building materials brand “ミラタップ”! Custom-home floor plan consultation where an architect brings your ideal home to life on the spot
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Event date: Sunday, July 19, 2026
3 of HOLIDAYS’ acclaimed architects will provide support on the day
[Pre-sale on Makuake in July] Share “the voice of the moment” even outside mobile coverage. A new open-ear intercom requiring no smartphone, with connections for up to 8 people
Turning business revenue into learning opportunities for children. 一般社団法人マネーキャリアラボ to hold financial education and programming experience event for parents and children
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At Yaese Minami-no-Eki in Yaese, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday, August 15, 2026
Companies mentioned：一般社団法人マネーキャリアラボ、Code for Haebaru
ラクビル launches “AI Automated Inquiry Response,” a feature that automatically answers tenant companies’ inquiries, for its building management platform “ラクビルTeX”
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The number of properties adopting the service continues to grow steadily and now exceeds 130 buildings
For large buildings (40,000 tsubo or more)
Even in buildings of around 5,000 tsubo
Building managers stationed on site collectively spend more than 120 hours per month
It has been found that staff collectively spend around 30 hours per month responding to tenant inquiries
認定NPO法人Living in Peace marks the 15th anniversary of “おしごとリップ,” a career program for children’s homes. It has created opportunities to broaden future options for more than 120 people in total
Preventing parts shortages from halting production lines: equipment maintenance cloud service “ミロクルカルテ” releases alpha version of mobile parts inventory feature
For people from major companies, megaventure firms and consulting: “Startup Career Night,” an event to consider “executive leadership” as the next career move, will be held on 8/7
【Founder Tokunaga to speak】Now in its 5th fiscal year, the state of NFT marketing—a study session on the “essential value” revealed through 4 years of practice
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Friday, July 31, 2026
18:00–19:30 (doors open at 17:50)
Companies mentioned：SUSHI TOP MARKETETING株式会社、株式会社セブン銀行
Terra Drone delivers defense applications, including interceptor drones for counter-UAS integration, to IGG, part of the UAE's leading defense prime EDGE Group
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More than 35 companies in the defense and national security sector grouped into 6 fields
Rising regional tensions surrounding Iran from 2026 onward
More than 3,000 cumulative projects in surveying, inspection, agriculture and fleet management
Deployments in 10 countries worldwide
The impact on the company's consolidated results for the fiscal year ending 2027/1 is minor
Companies mentioned：Terra Drone株式会社、Terra Inspectioneering B.V.、EDGE Group、International Golden Group L.L.C、IGG、UAE国防省、内務省
On sale the same day the much-anticipated TV drama begins airing! Volume 4 of Yonemai's “I Want to Be Happy, Masamune-kun,” a realistic love story that resonates deeply, goes on sale Tuesday, July 7!
【Limited-time, half-price offer】A surge in fans on YouTube! The first home-cooking book by French culinary maestro Kiyomi Mikuni, “The Chef Mikuni's Ultimate Home-Style Dishes,” is 50% OFF in a Kindle e-book sale!
A new era of choosing marriage certificates that reflect “who you are as a couple.” Launch of interactive wedding drops themed around dogs, cats, baseball and soccer
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4 types of wedding drops featuring dogs, cats, soccer and baseball
Golf school ChickenGolf Fukuoka Akasaka branch reopens at a new location! The group’s Pilates studio is also on-site, creating a wellness and fitness complex
Developed by a food-service industry veteran who was “rushed every week to create staff schedules.” Restaurant-focused SaaS Shiftory, which automatically creates schedules based on availability requests, officially launches
High school teachers experience information literacy lessons using a bookstore at ジュンク堂書店
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The program is offered at １６ locations nationwide across ８ industrial fields, including manufacturing, agriculture, medical care and commercial practice
About 70% of participants said, “I’m glad I learned about the existence of useful books”
The “end-of-life planning and money” issues that 40% of families cannot discuss while their loved ones are alive: FP consultation service opens to support both parents and children
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The population aged 65 and over is 36.24 million
The most common response, at 40.6%, was “We couldn’t create an opportunity to talk about it”
28.6% cited “organizing and listing assets and accounts”
NINAITE, transforming foreign-worker employment through on-site expertise and technology, and its Representative Director and President 横山三四郎 joins the board of 一般社団法人 外国人雇用協議会
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Cumulative placement record: 1,494 people
Retention rate of 96.9% for more than 1 year
Turnover rate of 3.1% within 1 year
Founded in 2016
Approximately 160 member companies
Founded in 2018
Capital: 20 million yen
Companies mentioned：株式会社NINAITE、一般社団法人 外国人雇用協議会、ninaite.ai、NINAITE INDONESIA
Ishikawa’s soul food チャンピオンカレー hits “66,666 meals” on Tanabata! Cumulative shipments of 66,666 meals of its refrigerated, non-retort “fresh curry” surpass the milestone
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Original最大で1日約2,000名の集客実績
120 days from the date of manufacture (keep refrigerated)
For HR professionals and managers: What lies behind the difficulty of developing young employees? Free seminar explores the latest research and corporate practices
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Free online seminar on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Date and time: Tuesday, July 21, 12:00-13:00
Leads the hiring of 50–300 engineers annually
Client track record: パナソニック インダストリー株式会社/住友商事株式会社/森永製菓株式会社/株式会社ポーラ/株式会社電通デジタル/出光興産株式会社/株式会社インテージ/株式会社エクサ and more than 250 companies
What makes fully cardless credit cards (next-generation credit cards) appealing, what concerns do they raise, and what would be the ideal way to use them?
A new option to overcome the “budget barrier” to developing learning portfolios. Beta version of the “MF Learning Portfolio DX Kit” (working title), built with our DX tools, to be released this summer
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Designed to support operations for up to 80,000 students
Achieves high-speed processing, deploying data for 10,000 people in about 3–4 minutes
TikTok live-commerce channel Tsubame Channel to collaborate with QVC ジャパン on a livestream, offering a new shopping experience through TV shopping and live commerce
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Ranked No. 1 in TikTok Shop’s monthly GMV (gross merchandise value) rankings for 7 consecutive months, from November 2025 through May 2026
Recorded sales of more than 40 million yen in 2 days
The origins of writer Yoko Ogawa are here. A wealth of newly written material by the author has been added! “Yoko Ogawa Reads The Diary of Anne Frank: NHK ‘100 Minutes de Masterpieces’ Books Edition” goes on sale today!
Problematic cooking oil products reached a total of 165 schools
Central Bank Foreign Exchange Department Director 蔡烱民 said the main factors were increased investment income, major currencies depreciating against the U.S. dollar, and the central bank intervening to sell foreign currency to stem the decline, among 3 factors.
智易科技 clarified media reports concerning its 2026 financial forecast, stressing that the figures were estimates by outside parties and were not provided by the company. The move complies with disclosure rules and aims to prevent investor misunderstandings.
信邦電子 issued a clarification in response to an erroneous media report forecasting its first-half earnings per share, stressing that it had not voluntarily released a financial forecast. The move followed a request from the stock exchange and aims to maintain the accuracy of market information.
上緯投控 changes its name from “上緯國際投資控股” to “上緯國際控股.” Stock code 3708 remains unchanged. A public notice will be issued for 3 months in accordance with Taiwan Stock Exchange regulations.