富士急ハイランド and 赤城乳業 join forces for the first time to beat Japan's scorching summer! ガリガリ君 presents “Extreme Cold Experience! Frozen Zun-kun” event! An overwhelming “cool” experience from “やりすぎ” × “あそびましょ。” arrives this summer
雑誌『Begin』 returns to the format it had when first launched. Evolving from “a magazine to read” into “a magazine to keep,” starting with the September 2026 issue (on sale July 16)
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Changes to the same A4 variant size as when it was first launched (284×210mm)
【TAC Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant】For anyone thinking of starting to study for the Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant exam! “An explanation of the key points of the complex exam system and study content” July 19 (Sun.), 10:30–11:30
【TAC Publishing Commemorative Seminar】Are licensed professionals doomed? How can we survive in the era of generative AI? The book “How Licensed Professionals Can Survive in the Generative AI Era”
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More than 20,000 consultations handled
More than 3,000 licensed professionals nationwide
An author of over 25 books with more than 200,000 copies sold
List price: ¥2,200 (includes 10% tax)
A 90-minute session that gets participants thinking about the future as their own and changing their actions!
About 52% said they are “concerned” about meals in old age. Top concerns include “declining ability to chew and swallow,” “the time and effort of preparing meals every day,” and “an unbalanced diet”
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83.6% said they “have never thought about” meals in old age
52.0% said they are “concerned” about meals in old age
42.8% said their greatest concern is “declining ability to chew and swallow”
82.4% said they want to have “time to enjoy meals” even in old age
86.2% said the “deliciousness” of food is important
To celebrate the release of the 14th single “IDOL OF POP / Lovely Fighter,” AWA Lounge will host its first パンダドラゴン listening party, featuring exclusive member voice messages!
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Original配信楽曲数は1億5千万曲
Celebrities and users have created approximately 16 million playlists
To celebrate the release of Volume 6 of “The Guy in the Next Seat Looks at Me That Way,” a bookstore novelty campaign will offer an original swimsuit photo card (4 designs in all)!
【JAF Ehime】A popular event held only here in western Japan! Get 50 yen off soft-serve ice cream with a JAF app coupon at “ROYCE´” in 道の駅みなとオアシスうわじまきさいや広場 (Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture)!
【JAF Tochigi】Learn about traffic safety by making original karuta cards: summer workshop for elementary school students to be held in Utsunomiya on August 19
Unusual reprint ordered before publication! Cookbook featuring recipes to enjoy the trendy dish “mala tang” of the first half of 2026 at home goes on sale
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List price: 1,760 yen (tax included)
The trendy dish of the first half of 2026: “mala tang”
Shopping’s main player shifts from “people” to “collaboration with AI agents” — AI agents could facilitate $3 trillion to $5 trillion in global consumer commerce by 2030
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AI agents could facilitate about $3 trillion to $5 trillion in global consumer commerce by 2030
Companies mentioned：マッキンゼー・アンド・カンパニー、マッキンゼー・アンド・カンパニージャパン、QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
Bringing the mechanical beauty of 140 years ago into the present: BLDB launches a steam locomotive metal model recreated with 387 precision metal parts
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More than 387 high-precision metal parts
Estimated assembly time: approximately 4 hours or more
Now accepting orders for items including the newly illustrated Muu Birthday ver. from MILGRAM, Vol. 3 A6 acrylic panel, at AMNIBUS, which sells original anime and manga merchandise!!
[Osaka, Settsu] A 100-year-old traditional house becomes an experiential roastery. “More than just drinking coffee.” FUKUNISHI ARTISAN CO., where art meets specialty coffee, opens July 24
Address your summer greetings with ease on your smartphone. New summer greeting designs unveiled for “My Address Stickers,” which can be printed at convenience stores
Small test unit of the Floating-Axis Wind Turbine (FAWT) installed offshore — offshore demonstration of a next-generation floating wind turbine begins, paving the way for low-cost, domestically produced offshore wind power
x3d representative Kōnosuke Takeishi to speak on September 1, 2026, at the “Claude Code: A Thorough Guide” seminar hosted by the Kisarazu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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September 1, 2026 (Tuesday), 14:00–16:00 (120 minutes)
・Capacity: 60 people
Provides AI training, coaching and organizational transformation to a cumulative total of 1,500 companies and 5,000 executives and practitioners
Cumulative record of corporate training for more than 1,500 companies
ＳＯＭＰＯダイレクト launches a new accident reporting portal using Guidewire Jutro Digital Platform, with support from Solace
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Aims to process up to 50% through this portal
Completed the entire process, from proof of concept to production launch, in approximately 6 months
Companies mentioned：ＳＯＭＰＯダイレクト、ソラーズコンサルティング、Guidewire、Googleマップ、Datadog、Google Analytics、MS&ADグループ、SOMPOグループ、東京海上グループ、Admiral、Amica、Aviva、AXA、Baloise、Beazley、FMNE、Insurance Australia Group（IAG）、Liberty、QBE、Red River Mutual、Texas Mutual、VHV、Zurich、Snowflake、Databricks、AWS、GCP、Azure、Appian、Camunda、SEND、Hyperexponential
Sharelot, an unlimited e-book subscription service for businesses, makes its “6-minute reading session,” which requires no advance preparation, available to the general public
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Cumulative participation has topped 80 people
Small-group format, with up to approximately 5 people per session
Fujisoft announces consolidation and relocation of its Sapporo office, strengthening development capabilities to expand business in the Hokkaido region
ESET holds roadshow in 5 cities nationwide to strengthen cyber defenses among small and midsize businesses, which account for 99% of domestic companies
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99% of companies in Japan are small and midsize businesses
Ransomware detections in Japan rose 40% in the first half of 2026 compared with the second half of 2025
ClickFix detections rose 108%
Japan was the country with the most detections in ESET telemetry during the period, accounting for 14% of the total
[UI/UX Design] bravesoft Chief Designer Liu Jiaxuan to speak at July 14 seminar, sharing practical insights into the “next-generation design process” transformed by AI × Figma
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Winner of the Good Design Award 6 times
More than 800 product development projects delivered
The latest issue of Sarai features a major special on authentic shochu. Seeking the stories that unfold beyond the glass, it visits breweries across Japan and delves into the appeal of the country’s locally rooted distilled spirits.
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36th anniversary of its launch
Price: ¥1,080 (tax included)
Visited 4 breweries in Kagoshima, Kumamoto and the Amami Islands
Yoga wear, sports bras with cups, original logo printing available, OEM integrated bra tops, tank tops, 100% inspection, strict quality control, Yiwu, China sewing factory, bargain prices, shopping marathon starts July 10, ¥600 per piece
Duolingo English Test wins awards in 2 categories at the International e-Assessment Awards, a global awards program for the digital testing and educational assessment industry
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Adopted by more than 6,500 educational institutions
42 languages, including Chinese, Spanish and French, as well as English
Offers more than 100 types of courses
Original受験者は1問あたり最大35秒で、その場で口頭回答します
The task consists of a total of 6–8 exchanges
Companies mentioned：Duolingo, Inc.、Duolingo English Test、College Board、ブリティッシュ・カウンシル、ケンブリッジ大学出版・評価機構
[For people with experience or aspirations in stage/theater, and AD professionals] Build a path to a life in “expression” in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture. Applications open for “Local Creators (Trainees),” who will take on their next career in stage, film and design alongside a regional trading company
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This is the latest project aiming to foster 1,000 “makers (creative population)” each year.
Choreographer “SHOJIN,” who led a show at California Disneyland featuring 150 Japanese dancers to success
[Additional session] Second session announced due to a full house last time: Free information session on “Japanese-language education,” which will change significantly under the Employment for Skill Development program
Develop practical AI skills while in school. TechTrain and 武蔵野大学 announce “Sushi Train 2026,” a hands-on internship program to solve everyday challenges with AI!
AI scores IR disclosures from approximately 3,500 Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed companies. More than 70% are “unreadable by AI”! New “AI IR Score” quantifies machine readability in the AI era, with top-performing IR companies revealed
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Average: 29.6 points
Median: 20.0 points
More than 70% (70.7%) scored below 50 points
Only 1.7% received an S rating
Companies whose information is readable in static HTML averaged 43.3 points
Companies whose information is difficult for machines to read because it relies on PDFs or JavaScript averaged 5.9 points
AI could not verify information at more than half (53%) of companies, resulting in a score of 0
63% scored 0 on numerical targets in their medium-term management plans
[50th anniversary challenge] A Japanese-born revolution in soil building! Crowdfunding for the U.S. launch of the microbial soil amendment カルスNC-R reaches its ¥3 million goal!
“I have no one to talk to.” To stand by people taking that first step. When a consultation can change your life, it’s an era when detectives, too, are chosen based on trust.
Released “The Complete Guide to Going Beyond Excel,” a white paper explaining everything from reviewing Excel operations to systemization and automation
[New feature] Leading the overseas trend of turning scheduling into a strategic hub in Japan. テンプラス releases an innovative AI scheduling feature that embeds “text-to-setting values”
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Japanese businesspeople spend approximately 394 hours (about 50 business days) a year on meetings and scheduling them
Advances in generative AI are projected to free up 30% of workers’ time by 2030
The AI assistant powered by WorkOn now supports HR data aggregation. It enhances the use of data in HR operations and supports the practice of human capital management.
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Reached ARR of 10 billion yen in 6 and a half years as an AI startup