AI News 180m Report

2026-07-11 12:00–15:00 JST

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One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 94 items from 2 sources; Japan, 39 items from 1 source.

One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

Japan | PR TIMES (continued)(39)

Entries now open for the 24th Kanagawa Biennial World Children's Art Exhibition! International exchange through art! [Application period: 2026/9/1–11/30]

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Application period: September 1, 2026 (Tuesday)–November 30 (Monday)
  • Children and students ages 4 to 15
  • An exhibition of winning works is scheduled for July 18–August 29, 2027.
  • A total of 500,000 works have been submitted from 130 countries and regions to date.
  • The previous exhibition, the 23rd edition, received 8,382 works from 72 countries and regions around the world
  • 2,361 works from international schools in Kanagawa Prefecture and across Japan

Companies mentioned:神奈川県立地球市民かながわプラザ(あーすぷらざ)、野性爆弾、神奈川県立近代美術館、二紀会、イミグレーション・ミュージアム・東京、秋田公立美術大学、武蔵野美術大学、tupera tupera

What makes article titles more likely to be cited by AI? Optyino.ai analyzes 59,221 AI responses; 57.93% of titles cited by generative AI contain numbers

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Analysis of 59,221 AI responses
  • 229,066 titles containing numbers
  • 166,330 titles without numbers
  • 53.75% of responses included both titles with and without numbers

Companies mentioned:Optyino.ai、Claude、ChatGPT、Bing Copilot、Perplexity、Google AIモード、Google AI Overview、Gemini、Grok

IR event for individual investors, “12th Individual Investor Summit,” to be held July 18—around 1,000 attendees across the past 11 events!

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • More than 15,000 individual investors have attended over the past 11 events.
  • 75.0% of attendees gave the top ratings of “extremely satisfied” or “very satisfied”
  • Ratings of “satisfied” or higher reached 98.4%
  • Approximately 1,000 in-person attendees
  • Approximately 14,000 online attendees

Companies mentioned:株式会社IR Robotics、株式会社Lib Work、株式会社サーバーワークス、ジェイフロンティア株式会社、ホリイフードサービス株式会社

[関西外国語大学] Registration is now open for the open-campus events taking place July 25 (Saturday), August 2 (Sunday) and August 22 (Saturday)

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 4th session: July 25 (Saturday)
  • 5th session: August 2 (Sunday)
  • 6th session (final session of the academic year): August 22 (Saturday)
  • July 25, 2026 (Saturday), 11:00–15:00
  • Sends about 1,300 students overseas each year
  • Accepts about 1,100 international students each year
  • 428 universities in 55 countries and regions worldwide

Companies mentioned:関西外国語大学

[SAK University] SAK University SUMMER TECH CAMP 2026, a 2-day school experience event for high school students, to be held; free accommodation program offered to eligible participants

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 2 days, August 24 (Monday)–25 (Tuesday), 2026
  • Application deadline: July 31, 2026 (Friday)
  • We welcomed more than 100 new students in April 2026.
  • Ranked 12th in the UK in The Guardian University Guide 2026
  • Ranked in the TOP350 in the THE World University Rankings

Companies mentioned:SAK University、英国国立エセックス大学、BBC、VISA

[Gotanda Sushi Asahi] Rare “Ishidaya” and “Nizaemon” too! Experience every facet of Kokuryu in a single evening. Limited-time plan featuring a tasting of 5 Kokuryu varieties! An exceptional experience of authentic Edomae sushi and Kokuryu’s “refinement” and “range of aromas.”

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Limited to 20 people
  • Tasting of 5 Kokuryu varieties + 20-course omakase menu: 19,890 yen
  • Tasting of 5 Kokuryu varieties + 22-course omakase menu: 23,300 yen
  • Serving size: 60 ml each
  • Capital: 11.2 million yen

Companies mentioned:株式会社ビリオンフーズ、鮨あさひ、SAKE DIPLOMA

[14-minute walk from Kojiya Station] Storage facility “スペラボ Ota Ward Nishi-Kojiya” to open on August 1, 2026!

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 700 locations
  • 22,000 rooms
  • 800,000 vacant homes
  • As little as 1 hour

Companies mentioned:スペラボ、UKCorporation、アユカワTV

IRyS 1st Live @ SGC Hall Ariake details revealed!

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • SS seats: 12,000 yen (tax included)
  • S seats: 9,800 yen (tax included)
  • A seats: 8,200 yen (tax included)
  • Streaming ticket (SPWN, ZAIKO): ¥6,800 (tax included)
  • The total number of YouTube subscribers has exceeded 90 million.

Companies mentioned:カバー株式会社、ホロライブプロダクション、SPWN、ZAIKO

[東京ステーションホテル] A refreshing dish to beat the heat: summer-only chilled capellini with colorful tomatoes and seafood

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Starting August 1, 2026
  • September 30 (Wed.)
  • À la carte: 2,900 yen
  • Soup and salad set: 3,800 yen

Companies mentioned:東京ステーションホテル、イギリス リッチモンド・インターナショナル社、バロビエ&トーゾ社

[ホテルクリスタルパレス] Now offering a limited-time summer all-inclusive accommodation plan! Enjoy a hotel stay with a lavish dinner of your choice from a buffet, BBQ or teppanyaki, plus activities all within the hotel

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Number of guest rooms: 100
  • Number of guest rooms: 164
  • Number of guest rooms: 121
  • Number of guest rooms: 101
  • Number of guest rooms: 59

Companies mentioned:ホテルクリスタルパレス、株式会社長寿荘、CHOJUSO GROUP、ホテルテラスザガーデン水戸、ホテルテラスザスクエア日立、テラスイン勝田、ホテルクリスタルプラザ

“Initial D” POP UP to be held at Sax Bar-affiliated stores in the Chubu region

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • The event is scheduled to run through July 2026.
  • Size: length 270 mm × width 120 mm × height 88 mm
  • Weight: about 658 g
  • Product size: Approx. 8.5 cm long (including chain)
  • Month plate: width 3.8 cm x height 4.4 cm
  • Day plate: width 2.6 cm x height 2.3 cm
  • Chain diameter: approx. 3.5 cm
  • Weight: about 10 g※including packaging (main unit about 8 g)

Companies mentioned:株式会社フェイス、講談社、CAMSHOP.JP

80th anniversary project: Special conversation in New York between 松井秀喜氏 and BEMAC President Masato Oda. Theme: “Why do people take on challenges?”

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 80th anniversary of founding
  • A valuable conversation lasting over 1 hour
  • Long version: 32 minutes 50 seconds
  • Short version: 11 minutes 8 seconds

Companies mentioned:BEMAC株式会社、松井秀喜氏

[Limited to 3 farms] AI is being used, but not put to work in the field. Applications open for free monitor participants in an AI support program for farmers

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Provided free of charge to 3 farm businesses
  • Only 7 people (13.7%) said they were currently using AI for “crop management and on-site decision-making”
  • There are 986,600 core agricultural workers
  • Average age: 67.7 years
  • “Improving the efficiency of recordkeeping, documentation and administrative tasks” was the top answer, with 48 people
  • Paid service is planned to be offered for 100,000 yen (tax included) after the monitor program ends
  • About 1 month of hands-on support

Companies mentioned:株式会社農情人、農林水産省、農業AI通信

GTF Thinking Academy seeks a limited number of strategic partners for online assessment and learning (through the end of July)

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Free Standard Assessment assessments for up to 300 people at each company
  • Partner members always receive a 15% discount off the regular price
  • October 1: GTF Thinking Academy official launch

Companies mentioned:GTF株式会社、GTF Thinking Academy

Nationwide Gutto! Gyoza Festival in Kochi kicks off at Yashii Park on July 17!

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 4 days, from Friday, July 17, 2026, through Monday, July 20 (national holiday)
  • [Event hours] 10:00–20:00
  • Original最終日7月20日(月・祝)は19:00まで
  • About a 5-minute walk from Yasu Station on the Tosa Kuroshio Railway

Companies mentioned:株式会社PROJECT963、株式会社ヤ・シィ、香南市観光協会、ものべすと、高知さんさんテレビ

Original前回大反響のイベント『ディスコ縁日』が7月12日限定で復活。WHATAWONだけの幻想的な夏祭りへ

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Event date: Sunday, July 12, 2026
  • Time: 12:00–17:00
  • Activity participation fee: 500 yen and up (some activities are free, while others require payment)

Companies mentioned:WHATAWON、MJMJ、ペタラブ、カチラボ、サワドロ、WBOX縁日、株式会社antiqua

In the era of a weak yen, cut costs by 50% by sourcing directly from Chinese factories. Corporate promotional goods, gifts, clear bags, OEM, full-color printing, novelty items, LOGO printing and custom-name products. New products go on sale starting July 16

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Cut costs by 50% by sourcing directly from Chinese factories
  • Our company has 20 years of expertise in Japan-China trade
  • Custom printing, delivered immediately in 10 days

Companies mentioned:Yiwu Yuuto Import & Export Co., Ltd、義烏優豊株式会社、yuuto japan

Kaori Mochida to hold “PRESENCE,” the third installment of her TOKYO TOUR TRILOGY, at Sogetsu Hall

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026
  • Doors open at 16:00
  • Show starts at 17:00
  • July 11, 2026, 12:00
  • July 20, 2026, 23:59

Companies mentioned:株式会社Forko、J-WAVE、NOTE、HOT STUFF PROMOTION

More details revealed about the “Ore Kuro × Keikyu” collaboration!

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Operating period: July 27, 2026 (Monday)–August 28 (Friday)
  • Acrylic stand (8 designs in total): 1,650 yen each
  • Clear file: 900 yen
  • Trading button badges (16 designs in total, random): 500 yen each
  • Student-style name badges (8 designs in total): 900 yen each
  • Mini towel: 2,200 yen

Companies mentioned:UUUM株式会社、京浜急行電鉄株式会社、LivePocket

An unprecedented, heart-pounding summer vacation with サンシャイン池崎! A user-participation story for コトダマン branches based on polls using X’s post features, launching July 11 (Saturday)

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • コトダマン marks 100 months since the service launched on July 16
  • Giveaway of 1000 “Rainbow Kotodama”
  • You can earn 5,000 “Rainbow Kotodama”
  • The cumulative number of users has surpassed 6 million

Companies mentioned:株式会社カヤック、株式会社MIXI、サンシャイン池崎、コトダマン

WHDC Acrodea’s “Emi Nyan Biyori,” a project supporting shelter cats, donates approximately 600,000 yen to the Animal Foundation from its first-half 2026 earnings

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 608,750 yen, a portion of the earnings from activities in the first half of 2026

Companies mentioned:THE WHY HOW DO COMPANY株式会社、WHDCアクロディア株式会社、KDDI株式会社、株式会社ドリームプラネット、公益財団法人どうぶつ基金、一般社団法人 笑(にこ)にゃんこ王国

[Case study] Developing the market for SaaS in the hotel industry through industry-specific ABM. Revealing the sales strategy that delivered results

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Established: April 2018
  • Established: November 2022

Companies mentioned:株式会社EmpowerX、NutmegLabs Japan株式会社

Original静岡・丸子の古民家宿「工芸ノ宿 和楽」×南アルプス「井川蒸溜所」ー伝統工芸と大自然が響き合う特別コラボプラン「大地を飲む」が8月1日限定販売【株式会社 創造舎】

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Original1室大人2名利用時:合計 170,500 円(税・手数料込)
  • SINGLE MALT Dessin Series “Fauna 2026” mini bottle (200 ml)

Companies mentioned:工芸ノ宿 和楽、井川蒸溜所、十山株式会社、Simples、お茶染めWashizu.、こぞう匣スタイル、駿府の工房 匠宿、ふきさらし湯、株式会社創造舎

株式会社マジフシギ enters business partnerships with Honey Trap Umeki, Yasu and Hiroyuki Iwamoto to mark its 3rd anniversary

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Approximately 800,000 total subscribers across YouTube channels
  • 480 million total views

Companies mentioned:株式会社マジフシギ、シオヅケHD合同会社、株式会社ヤースーの会社、合同会社セッション

[Strictly limited production] TenF, a drawstring bag brand made with Aizu cotton, a fabric with a 400-year history, produced at a welfare facility in Fukushima Prefecture, goes on sale July 11. Pop-up event at the Niigata Prefectural Bandaijima Art Museum and online store launch

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Sunday, July 26
  • 80 pieces
  • 40 stamps
  • 30 items
  • 2,750 yen
  • 3,300 yen
  • 3,960 yen

Companies mentioned:福島県授産事業振興会、合同会社アレコレ、TULIP EN MENSEN、NPO法人銀河の森福祉会、特定非営利活動法人福島市聴覚障害者福祉会、社会福祉法人心愛会、TenF

[天下一品 × Hydro Flask®] Limited-edition stainless steel bottle with an original design goes on sale Monday, July 13!

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • The group currently operates a total of 196 locations
  • In 2009, single-wall stainless steel bottles and hard plastic bottles were at their peak in the U.S. market
  • Sales topped 1億 yen in 2011
  • It began overseas sales in 2015, starting with Europe. 2 years later, it had expanded into more than 20 countries
  • Boasts approximately 70% of the U.S. stainless steel insulated bottle market
  • The history of 天下一品 began in 1971 with a single food stall set up by founder Tsutomu Kimura
  • Established: November 16, 1981
  • Capital: 10 million yen

Companies mentioned:天下一品、Hydro Flask®、株式会社天一食品商事

Announcement of official partner agreement with ISA (SG) PTE. LTD.

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • More than 55 years of history in Japan
  • More than 800,000 participants to date
  • Established a local subsidiary in Singapore in 2019
  • Logo to appear on the 2026/27 season uniform shorts

Companies mentioned:ISA (SG) PTE. LTD.、FCジュロン、アルビレックス新潟シンガポール、株式会社アイエスエイ

〈ELECTRON〉 holds a “Denki Bari Brush® 2.0” experience event at JANTJE_ONTEMBAAR!

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Price: 179,300 yen (tax included)
  • “93 cumulative Best Cosmetics awards (2)”

Companies mentioned:有限会社GMコーポレーション、ELECTRON、JANTJE_ONTEMBAAR

[Fortune-bringing sake to enjoy in summer] Taste all 7 varieties of Sake no Shichifukujin | Available for a limited time at 日本酒原価酒蔵 Kawasaki from Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 31

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • ¥7,700 (¥8,470 including tax)
  • Limited to 18 people
  • Includes 120-minute premium all-you-can-drink plan

Companies mentioned:株式会社ビリオンフーズ、日本酒原価酒蔵、田中六五

Toi Toi Toi releases “Samabiba Toi!,” an upbeat, feel-good summer song to enjoy with fans

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Released for streaming.
  • 8-member idol group Toi Toi Toi
  • 2 new members join
  • An appearance at the idol festival “TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL 2026 supported by にしたんクリニック” on July 31 (Friday) and August 2 (Sunday) has been confirmed.

Companies mentioned:Toi Toi Toi、ABEMA、アソビシステム、PEAK SPOT

To commemorate the feature broadcast of 劇団朱雀’s “OMIAKASHI,” a campaign exclusively for 日テレプラス subscribers! Win an invitation to the August performances of “TOKYO INSIDE CLUB-The Last Dance-,” featuring Taichi Saotome!

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • [3 pairs (6 people)]
  • 2026/7/11 (Sat.) 12:00
  • 2026/7/26 (Sun.) 23:59
  • July 25 (Saturday) from 19:00
  • July 25 (Saturday) from 19:30

Companies mentioned:劇団朱雀、日テレプラス、株式会社CS日本、CS日テレ、日本テレビ

[Summer e-books 2026] How about reading a story about someone the same age as you?

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Marks its 15th anniversary this year
  • Popular comics on sale for 77 yen
  • Afternoon’s 40th anniversary

Companies mentioned:株式会社講談社、アニメイトブックストア、Amebaマンガ、auブックパス、GANMA!、紀伊國屋書店Kinoppy、ギャラクシーコミック、恋コミ、コミックシーモア、コミックフェスタ、ソク読み、dアニメストア、DMMブックス、comipo、dブック、pixivコミック、Hulu、フジテレビオンデマンド、BOOK☆WALKER、ブックライブ、ブッコミ、honto、まんが王国、まんがセゾン、漫画全巻ドットコム、マンガボックス、music.jp、めちゃコミック、U-NEXT、yodobashi.com、LINEマンガ、Reader Store

A new anime IP from Japan to premiere overseas first — the pilot episode of “タイニーメタル:零戦線” to receive its world premiere at Japan Expo 2026

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • A hit with more than 100,000 copies worldwide
  • The latest title, “タイニーメタル2,” is scheduled for release in spring 2027

Companies mentioned:株式会社AREA 35、スタジオカラー、SAFEHOUSE、Netflix

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