ゲットワークス completes construction of “Miyagi AI Data Center,” a container-type data center newly built in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, in collaboration with 東北電力
Seeking people who have completed the “Yayoi Goshuin Pilgrimage”! A drawing will select invitees for a trip to 鳥取県
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Yayoi-period sites across Japan are taking part: 39 archaeological sites (42 facilities)
The “Yayoi Goshuin Pilgrimage” is now in its 5th year
The summer vacation campaign “Complete the Yayoi Goshuin Pilgrimage in Tottori Yayoi Kingdom,” seeking people who have visited all participating sites, runs through the end of August
It originally started with 19 archaeological sites
[Seeking child models] Experience being a model in the fantastical chapel at Bell Classic Kobe! “Runway in the Chapel ~BELL COLLECTION 2026~” set for Tuesday, August 4!
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A wide selection of more than 100 outfits
Participation fee: ¥11,000 (tax included)
Capacity: 15 participants per session
Companies mentioned:株式会社ベルコ、スカイウェディング神戸代理店、Bellclassic Kobe with Sky Wedding
Check Point Research releases its brand phishing report for the second quarter of 2026; ChatGPT makes the top 10 for the first time, while Microsoft remains in first place
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Microsoft accounted for 23% of all brand phishing in the second quarter of 2026
LinkedIn ranked 2nd at 11.6%
Google (6.7%)
Apple (5.8%)
Amazon (5.2%)
Adobe (3.8%)
Facebook (1.9%)
WhatsApp (1.4%)
PayPal (1.3%)
ChatGPT (1.1%)
Companies mentioned:チェック・ポイント・ソフトウェア・テクノロジーズ、Check Point Research、Microsoft、LinkedIn、Google、Apple、Amazon、Adobe、Facebook、WhatsApp、PayPal、ChatGPT、OpenAI、Michael Kors、UNIQLO
【Cath Kidston】New totes, shoulder purses and more featuring matching designs in 6 artworks, including bears and flowers, launch Saturday, Aug. 1!
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7 styles, 24 varieties in total
Square tote bag: Scallop Rose / Baby Bear / King Street Rose, 6,600 yen each (tax included)
Piped tote bag: Garden Bouquet / Daisy Bunch / Frame Floral Smaller, 6,600 yen each (tax included)
Tissue pouch: Scallop Rose / Baby Bear / King Street Rose, 2,420 yen each (tax included)
Piped tissue pouch: Garden Bouquet / Daisy Bunch / Frame Floral Smaller, 2,860 yen each (tax included)
Round pouch: Scallop Rose / Baby Bear / King Street Rose, 4,950 yen each (tax included)
Piped round pouch: Garden Bouquet / Daisy Bunch / Frame Floral Smaller, 4,950 yen each (tax included)
Multi-purpose shoulder purse: Scallop Rose / Baby Bear / King Street Rose / Garden Bouquet / Daisy Bunch / Frame Floral Smaller, 8,800 yen each (tax included)
Onono releases EP2 on its official YouTube channel, “Onono Group.” In Episode 2, Executive Officer 大渕 discusses “What matters when launching a business?”
【New opening】“Premium MONday 浅草 Ⅱ” to open Sept. 18, 2026. Every room has a kitchen and washer-dryer|Experience the charm of “寿のまち,” where Edo-era elegance meets modernity
Sept. 8 (Tuesday): AndTech to hold a WEB online Zoom seminar, “Silane Coupling Agent Interface Analysis Course: Understanding Interface Control, Reactions, Surface Coverage, and Treated-Layer Structures in Semiconductor Encapsulation Resins, Adhesives, and Composite Materials”
A “round-canopy deep-shaft sun-blocking umbrella (lemon, sweet orange, strawberry)” featuring charming retro fruit designs arrives from 北斎グラフィック, 和心's Japanese umbrella and patterned umbrella brand
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Price: 5,940 yen (tax included)
Approx. size, total length: 85.0cm
Diameter: approx. 82.0cm; rib length: 58.0cm
UV protection rate / light-blocking rate: 99.99%
Number of employees: 177 (including non-regular employees)
Capital: ¥722,614,818 (including capital reserves)
Hiroshima vs. Osaka: Heated talk about baseball and a showdown between two soul food favorites! 『極楽とんぼ山本&ココリコ遠藤爆笑ディナートークショー』 to be held Sept. 22, 2026 (Tuesday, public holiday) / Tickets on sale July 25 (Saturday)
The “Kamishibai Grand Prix,” a contest to determine the top kamishibai storyteller, will be held at the Showa-retro hot spring bathhouse 玉川温泉. The judges will be the children who visit 玉川温泉 that day!
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Date: July 26, 2026 (Sunday)
6 kamishibai storytellers from across Japan will compete.
<For stays from Aug. 10 to Aug. 16> Summer household budget support: New plan includes a ¥3,000 gas voucher! Take a family hot-spring road trip during the Obon holidays!
A trial version of “ふれあい,” a new feature that lets you care for ちいかわ, is released today in ちいかわぽけっと, the first smartphone app for “ちいかわ”! The new “人魚の島” event also starts today!
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43 countries and regions worldwide
Earn 5,000 “small candies”
50 winners will be selected by lottery to receive a “ちいぽけチケットホルダー”
50 winners will be selected by lottery to receive a “ちいぽけドアプレート”
《Amour du Gateau 2026》 I’m LILY, the Hakata Station-exclusive sweets brand, will open a limited-time shop at ジェイアール名古屋タカシマヤ, featuring exclusive products.
Exclusive to official app members! Get “half off all food” and take part in a “half-price ticket-back campaign” at 7 participating stores! Available even if you download the app and register on the day!
“Puffy and squishy”—adorable cat paw-print stickers. A summer bulk-purchase campaign is underway, offering “puffy stickers” that ネコシェフ fans won’t be able to resist!
AndTech plans to hold an online Zoom seminar on Thursday, September 10: “Latest Trends in China’s Semiconductor Industry: How Should Japan Respond to the Rise of China’s Semiconductor Industry, Accelerating Despite U.S.-China Tensions?”
Joint research involving Spatial Pleasure selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s technology research and development program (Theme 6)
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The transportation sector accounts for approximately 20% of Japan’s CO₂ emissions.
All matches to be broadcast live on ABEMA PPV: “RIZIN.54” on August 11 (Tuesday, public holiday), featuring top fighters including Kleber Koike, Shoma Akimoto and Patchy Mix
New manga site “Comirila” launches, powered by “Comichi+”! Featuring popular titles including “The Ogre’s Bride” and “I Joined a Group I’m Not Close With on a School Trip”
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“Comichi+” achieves 100 million monthly page views across the platform
27 media outlets, including early adopters “Champion Cross (秋田書店),” “Young Animal Web (白泉社)” and “TakeComi! (竹書房)”
“Hidden costs” of parents’ cars continue to add up, but 61.7% of adult children don’t fully know the amount; fewer than half know the costs of taxes, insurance and vehicle inspections — survey by カーネクスト
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61.7% of adult children do not fully understand the costs of their parents’ cars.
“Automobile tax and light vehicle tax” ranked highest at 46.3%.
“Auto insurance premiums” accounted for 41.3%.
“Vehicle inspection costs” accounted for 37.7%.
Parents themselves cover the main costs of their cars in 77.3% of cases.
Cases in which family members bear or share the burden: 18.0%
[Heatstroke measures in the construction industry] Awareness of the mandatory requirements with penalties exceeds 90%; measures are expanding, but more than 30% of worksites are dissatisfied with their content
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91.3% overall
78.7% overall
47.3% overall
“We have begun implementing measures proactively”: 33.1%
Anime 5th anniversary celebration: “Anime ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ 5th Anniversary × YOKOHAMA Collaboration Cafe in Cafe Fan Base” to be held for a limited time from August 1 to August 31, 2026!
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Original7月24日(金)18:00より、Cafe Fan Base公式サイト(https://cafefanbase.com/event/jujutsukaisen/)にてコラボカフェの事前予約を開始いたします。
Advance reservation fee: 550 yen (tax included)
・Can badge (random): 605 yen (tax included)
・Acrylic mascot (random): 880 yen (tax included)
・SNS-style acrylic card (random): 825 yen (tax included)
・Acrylic keychain: 990 yen (tax included)
・Acrylic name badge: 1,045 yen (tax included)
Companies mentioned:Cafe Fan Base、三菱地所株式会社、ぴあ株式会社、集英社
Everyone has their own kind of “frailty.” Less than 1 year after the impact of “Living with Frailty,” 13 acclaimed writers—including an Akutagawa Prize-winning author, essayist and musician—come together for the first-ever essay anthology on physical frailty, “Walking with Frailty,” now set for release!
株式会社LEI establishes a support system for sickness and injury benefits and unemployment insurance, with doctors, social insurance and labor consultants, and attorneys working together
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More than 3,000 cases of support for benefit applications after leaving a job
Sickness and injury benefits alone amount to approximately 3.6 million yen
The combined benefits from both programs total 2 million yen
Total benefits of 2 million to more than 5 million yen
[Letter of appreciation received from 七尾市] Ceremony held to present a letter of appreciation for the “ReTerra” solar water-heating system donated in support of Noto's recovery
Addressing heat challenges in semiconductor manufacturing equipment and other applications, マルヤス工業 launches a special page for high-performance water-cooled heat sinks
Rice Platformer representative 川原田美雪 to speak at IVS2026 in Kyoto, one of Japan's largest startup conferences
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One of Japan's largest startup conferences, with more than 13,000 registrants
A lost-and-found management platform deployed at more than 4,500 locations nationwide, including transportation infrastructure and large commercial facilities
Solving the long-unaddressed social challenge of lost property, a familiar issue that generates 5,000万 cases annually
High school students in Hiroshima experience on-site conditions of 5°C refrigeration and −30°C freezing, getting a firsthand look at the realities of food logistics and an opportunity to consider working in the prefecture
Your choices summon Ultraman. “Immersive Experience Event: Ultraman Story Dive Exhibition” opens July 27 in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai. Produced by イマーシブ・ラボ
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Monday, July 27, 2026–Sunday, August 16
Adults (junior high school students and older): Advance tickets, 2,300 yen
Children (ages 3 through elementary school): advance tickets ¥1,300
アイ・ペアーズ handles live compositing for “Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity” in “Kamen Rider Zeztz & Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity: W Hero Summer Movie 2026,” opening nationwide Friday, July 24, 2026
A new ring inspired by Octavinelle Dorm is joining the “Disney Twisted-Wonderland” collection jewelry lineup! The long-awaited re-release of the dorm leader image ring is also confirmed!
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Price: 22,000 yen (tax included)
Reservation period: Friday, July 24, 2026, 12:00–Monday, August 24, 23:59
Orders will be shipped sequentially from late November 2026.
[Campaign Announcement] LiberNovo launches a social media campaign where you can win an Omni Pro by posting a review. Taking place at 3 participating TSUTAYA stores.
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Presale reservations totaled approximately 1.3 billion yen
Achieved sales of 460 million yen in approximately 2 months after launch
New details announced for VSING Shibuya’s 1st anniversary event! Enjoy a new kind of live experience in Shibuya, where you can have fun with the artists
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VVIP seats: ¥100,000 (tax included)
General admission: ¥5,000 (tax included), drinks not included (one-drink minimum)
Operating in 72 locations worldwide, mainly across Asia
With 25 years of expertise in the “location-based entertainment” business
“Four Heroes in Turmoil,” the first PK season of “Nobunaga’s Ambition: Shinsen,” opens Saturday, July 25! Special interview with Takeda Shingen voice actor Tsuguo Mogami and reveal of a PV for new warlord Masamune Date; campaign for autographed shikishi boards by the star voice cast also launches!
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Officially opens on Saturday, July 25, 2026
8 new warlords
4 types of special troops
3 winners will receive a shikishi board autographed by Yuichiro Umehara, voice of Masamune Date
5 winners will receive a shikishi board autographed by Tsuguo Mogami, voice of Takeda Shingen
Companies mentioned:Qookka Games、コーエーテクモゲームス、Qookka Entertainment Limited
New details announced for the VSING Shibuya 1st anniversary event! Enjoy a new kind of live experience in Shibuya with the artists. Reggae artist TAK-Z confirmed to appear at the “VSING Shibuya” 1st anniversary special event!
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The “VSING 1ST ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENT TAK-Z VS-ING” will be held on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
Starting around 20:00, TAK-Z will perform a special live set lasting approximately 30–40 minutes.
Monday–Thursday: from ¥1,100 (tax included)
Friday–Sunday (holidays and days before holidays): from ¥1,380 (tax included)
Related videos have more than 39 million views! Second-round audience giveaway for the film “Chilled” confirmed, along with the release of a “blockbuster thank-you video” featuring previously unseen footage!
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Attendance surpassed 15,000 over the opening weekend
[Belc Household Support Festival, 3rd installment] Fighting back against the "extreme heat" and "rising prices"! Special initiative to help protect household budgets this summer
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More than 150 products in stores (200 products at some locations)
Name for days when the maximum temperature reaches 40°C or higher
Belc and CLBE operate more than 150 stores
A sales floor of about 600 tsubo
Started in 1959 in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, as "Shufu no Mise"
TV premiere on satonoka! M!LK's Jinto Yoshida stars in Canva-produced "tutorial drama" "Dear Me, the Shopping Street Is Doing Well Today, Too"; all 6 episodes to air back-to-back on July 27