Establishment of the Human-Centered AI Consortium for advanced AI research and development. Promoting industry-academia research into expanding people’s creativity through human-centered AI
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Approximately 30 experts from academia, the legal profession and industry are participating as founders
Sony Life wins first place for the third consecutive year in the “Life Insurance Claims Experience Survey” category of the NTTドコモビジネスX NPS® Benchmark Survey 2026
Free demo of commercial cleaning robots to be held in Shimbashi on Friday, Aug. 21! See how PUDU can reduce staffing needs and standardize quality through demonstrations and business meetings
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More than 1,950 seminars and events held nationwide
More than 21,000 people have participated in total
Cumulative shipments have exceeded 130,000 units
Available in more than 85 countries and regions worldwide
A track record of transactions with more than 45,000 companies and government agencies in Japan
[GMOペパボ] Establishment of the Human-Centered AI Consortium for advanced AI research and development. Promoting industry-academia research into expanding people’s creativity through human-centered AI
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Approximately 30 experts from academia, the legal profession and industry are participating as founders
Jointly established on July 21, 2026
Capital: ¥262.22 million
Capital: 10.7 billion yen
Capital: 466.666 billion yen
Capital: 990,000 yen
Capital: 5 billion yen
Companies mentioned：GMOインターネットグループ、GMOペパボ、スマートガバナンス、博報堂DYホールディングス、日立製作所、Human-Centered AI Institute、シンシアリー、Women AI Initiative Japan、Ballista、UNIVERSITY of CREATIVITY、日清食品ホールディングス、かんぽ生命保険、LIXIL、トヨタ・コニック、Beyondge
[Sapporo, Aug. 25] Why not bring agriculture into your company?
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Approximately 100 company representatives and others interested in participating in agriculture in Hokkaido and collaborating with rural and mountain communities
“Vegetable Detective Tour” launches (from 7/25): Turn an educational harvesting experience into a summer vacation research project! [Nagano, Yatsugatake]
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Total area: 267 hectares
Original1名あたり（1歳以上）：3,500円
Temperatures vary by 15℃ or more between day and night
[Get 18,900 yen] Buy the Teclast T50 Mini upgraded version tablet at a special limited-time low price! 8-inch Android 16, Helio G99, 120Hz, AI app support!
Does packaging change the impression of online purchases? 200 buyers share what they like and dislike (survey by logistics outsourcing service 『ジャパロジ』)
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Original月に1回以上、企業の通販サイトやECモールで配送される商品を購入している200名
30.5% (61 people) said, “As long as the product arrives safely, basic packaging is enough”
17.0% (34 people) said, “In addition to the product arriving safely, ease of cleanup and disposal is also important”
15.5% (31 people) said, “It is also important to ensure that the product name and contents cannot be seen from the outside”
14.5% (29 people) said, “Environmentally friendly packaging is also important”
13.0% (26 people) said, “In addition to the product arriving safely, ease of opening is also important”
9.5% (19 people) said, “In addition to the product arriving safely, a clean and careful exterior is also important”
56.0% (112 people) said, “The product is properly protected to prevent damage”
38.0% (76 people) said, “There is not too much cushioning material or paperwork, making cleanup and disposal easy”
Supplement conversations, numbers and UI that are difficult to show in live action. AXer launches a new resource for inserting HTML-generated video clips into short-form videos
“Ore no” series brings together 43 locations for “Ore no Matsusaka Beef Festival 2026,” featuring more than 100 Matsusaka beef dishes — Enjoy a Matsusaka beef tasting with the family this summer
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All 43 locations in the “Ore no” series
“Ore no Matsusaka Beef Festival 2026”
From July 22, 2026 (Wednesday)
Through Aug. 31 (Monday)
Matsusaka beef steak with red wine sauce: 3,608 yen
Generously topped lasagna with Matsusaka beef and cheese: 2,178 yen
Charcoal-grilled Matsusaka beef skewers: 1,408 yen
12-tier platter of A5 Matsusaka beef and Japanese Black beef, full size: 29,480 yen
Matsusaka beef sirloin and Japanese Black beef steak platter: 16,478 yen
Instead of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of 19,800 yen (tax included)
Horror! A creature that eats its mother’s skin!? New release in the wildly popular educational manga series “Usausa!”, selected as a recommended summer vacation read!
[Opening in Naha, Okinawa, on 7/20] Cute yet decadently indulgent! A sinful hybrid of a melty “bear-shaped butter” and an extra-thick steak. The new-style steakhouse MOO-MOO SPARK, supervised by a Michelin-starred chef, is born
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MOO-MOO SPARK will grand-open on July 20, 2026 (Monday), in Kume, Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. The steakhouse uses only domestically raised female cattle.
Uses only domestically raised female cattle and a house-made brining method that takes approximately 24 hours to prepare
We will serve “MOMO-chan Butter,” normally priced at 600 yen, free of charge.
Plant-based ramen that sold out every day at one of Asia’s largest advanced technology expos returns for a limited time! Available at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s hands-on GX event, “TOKYO GX ACTION MUSEUM”
Korean cosmetics brand “too cool for school” to hold a limited-time POP-UP event at 渋谷ロフト / SNS campaign offering a chance to win popular products and original merchandise
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1,328 offline stores across South Korea
Veil Skin Tint, all 4 shades, 2,680 yen each (before tax)
Artclass by Rodin Shading, shade 03 Cool Taupe, 1,780 yen (before tax)
【Held September 24 and 25】Packed with activities ♪ A free, 2-day event to try a range of 三菱家電 products, held in Tokyo and online!
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Nadia is a food media platform featuring delicious recipes from professional culinary experts. It is currently used by 20 million people monthly.
Recipes on Nadia are posted by more than 1,100 culinary experts, food researchers and food influencers (Instagrammers), known collectively as “Nadia Artists.” They are active on television, in publishing and on Instagram, and have passed Nadia’s independent screening process.
As of July 2026, Nadia Artists have a combined total of 83 million followers. Their influencer reach has also drawn attention from food, cookware and home appliance manufacturers, as well as publishers.
Reverse-engineering the sources of hit products through the perspectives of early adopters and current trends: How to spot “new markets 2–3 years ahead”
【Okinawa Prefecture exclusive】The 2nd installment of limited-time products celebrating 7 years since our first Okinawa Prefecture store opening! A total of 6 products are here, including our first collaboration with Nago City favorite 幸ちゃんそば!
Making Wagyu more accessible! “Price” and “taste/quality” top the list of priorities when buying Wagyu online. 56.0% say they want “trial sets that let you try a small amount”
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Respondents who answered “Price”
Respondents who answered “Taste/quality”
Respondents who answered “Origin/brand”
Respondents who answered “Free shipping”
Respondents who answered “Choice of cuts”
Respondents who answered “Direct from the region of origin”
Respondents who answered “Prices are high”
Respondents who answered “It’s difficult to assess quality”
Respondents who answered “I don’t know how to choose a trustworthy store”
Respondents who answered “Trial sets that let you try a small amount”
Respondents who answered “Customer comments and reviews”
For the first time at Roppongi Tricolore Theater, “The World of Kyogen with Nomura Mannosuke,” showcasing the appeal of traditional kyogen theater, is set for this fall!
AX is business transformation, not AI adoption—CosBE unveils for the first time its “CosBE AI Transformation (AX) Methodology,” which starts with the unique value of small and medium-sized enterprises
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91 companies that consulted CosBE during the 1-year period from June 2024 to May 2025
82 companies had experience using generative AI tools
13 companies said that using AI tools alone had satisfied them with their business improvements
A company’s appeal can be communicated more effectively through editorial expertise. Full-scale rollout of the “＋P（プラスピー）” public relations magazine production service begins in July
[GRAND Survey] More than half of GRAND viewers are travel and leisure enthusiasts | A 51.7% share; overseas travel enthusiasts request information at about 1.9 times the overall rate (n=1,036)
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More than half of GRAND viewers
Information requests at about 1.9 times the overall rate
Beauty trend information across 3 themes—“Christmas Coffrets,” “2027 Spring Cosmetics” and “2027 New UV Products”—all in one place; participant recruitment opens for “SHIP EXPO 2026AW”
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At the previous “SHIP EXPO 2026SS,” 11 companies exhibited
A total of 70 media representatives and influencers attended
Participating influencers had more than 1.6 million followers in total
Beauty account IG Feed posts (guaranteed combined reach of over 300,000 followers)
Short video reporting team TikTok posts (guaranteed 200,000 views)
More than 2 million followers in total
Total followers of contracted creators surpassed 10 million
Commentators confirmed for all 3 matches featuring Japan’s MURASH FC, led by Junichi Kato, at the “Kings World Cup Clubs”; Tsuneyuki Shimoda and Ayumu Tsuji to provide play-by-play, with Yoichiro KakItani and Ryohei Hayashi offering in-depth analysis of the clashes with top clubs from around the world
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The “Kings World Cup Clubs 2026,” to be held in Italy
Starting July 26, 2026 (Sun.), Japan time
Junichi Kato to appear live on “ABEMA Sports Time,” airing July 22 (Wed.)
The match against Zebras FC on July 28 (Tue.)
The match against Gear 7 FC on July 30 (Thu.)
The match against Zeta Como on July 31 (Fri.)
Broadcast date and time: July 28, 2026 (Tue.), 22:30–
Episode #134 broadcast date and time: July 22 (Wed.), 7 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
“ABEMA Premium,” priced at 1,180 yen per month (tax included)
“ABEMA Premium with Ads,” priced at 680 yen per month (tax included)
Companies mentioned：ABEMA、MURASH FC、Zebras FC、Gear 7 FC、Zeta Como、FCバルセロナ、Kings League、Queens League
[92.3% pass rate last year] Aim to earn a qualification over summer break! Intensive programming course for elementary and junior high school students to be held in Kiba from August 3–5
No.1 group to exhibit “EnerCraft EC-700,” a BCP-ready storage battery, at the “26th JAPAN Drugstore Show” as it works to turn drugstores into disaster-prevention hubs
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The BCP formulation rate among companies exceeded 20% for the first time, reaching 20.4% overall
38.7% of large companies
The figure remained at 17.1% for small and medium-sized companies
Industry-leading 20,000-cycle lifespan
“About 18 minutes” for fast charging
Companies mentioned：株式会社No.1、株式会社Club One Systems、帝国データバンク
nuts to release new song “Hecha LUCKY!!” and its music video—featuring a surprising midwinter ski resort and bikini shoot—at 17:00 on July 20 (Marine Day)
Entries are being accepted through July 31 (Friday) for the “BUSINESS LAWYERS AWARD,” which honors “lawyers driving corporate and social transformation”