【Aoba-BBT Group anniversary project: Special interview】From pharmaceutical MR to CEO of a Nagoya University-born biotech venture / A BOND-BBT MBA graduate’s management strategy for taking on the world with deep tech
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Cutting antibody discovery time to the world’s fastest “2 days”
YOSHIKI receives the special award at 日米協会’s “6th Kentaro Kaneko Award,” in recognition of approximately 34 years of musical exchange between Japan and the United States and global charitable work
【Opening August 22】Reconstructing in the present images lost from the history of photography—Paris-based Hanako Murakami to hold a solo exhibition in Nara
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As we approach approximately 200 years since the invention of photography
Dates｜Saturday, August 22–Sunday, October 25, 2026
Hours｜11:00‒19:00
Companies mentioned：ＭＵＺ株式会社、MOMENT Contemporary Art Center、Yumiko Chiba Associates、Musée-atelier de l’Imprimerie de Nantes、一般財団法人森記念製造技術研究財団、公益財団法人小笠原敏晶記念財団、国立新美術館、フランス国立造形芸術センター(CNAP)、Getty Museum、Villa Albertine、アルル国際写真祭、National Museum of Women in the Arts、Guangzhou Image Triennial、Daegu Photo Biennale
The policy goal is to achieve 100% development of next-generation school affairs DX environments in all municipalities nationwide, premised on conducting school operations in the cloud and enabling location-independent work, data use, data sharing and other capabilities.
More than 40 prefectural boards of education
Approximately 100 or more board of education officials
Commemorating the broadcast of the final cour of the TV anime “BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity” ! A TV anime “BLEACH” feature channel launches on ABEMA for the first time! All episodes of the TV anime series to stream free daily for a limited time starting Saturday, July 25
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The series has sold more than 1 hundred million 3000 ten-thousand copies
More than 360 episodes have been produced
There are also 4 feature-length anime films
Available for a limited time from its launch on Saturday, July 25, through Saturday, August 15
The latest episode will be available free for 1 week starting at 24:00 every Thursday, beginning Thursday, July 30
Starting Friday, July 31, every Friday from 26:30–
“ABEMA Premium,” priced at 1,180 yen per month (tax included)
“ABEMA Premium with Ads,” priced at 680 yen per month (tax included)
A rose-colored glass treasure that may have traveled the Silk Road to the Shosoin Repository. Launching crystal butter sandwiches tinted with the red of raspberries
The program will kick off with the “Akita Corporate Growth Kickoff Forum” on August 27, 2026 (Thu.)
Starting in September, the program will offer the “Talent Development Management Course” for business owners and management, and the “Career Advancement Course for Women Employees” for female employees
To be held in 3 regions of the prefecture: Noshiro, Akita, and Yokote
First application deadline: September 3, 2026 (Thu.)
Sightseeing train “La Malle de Bois” to make a special run between Okayama and Niimi! Tour now on sale to enjoy pairings of wine from Okayama Prefecture and food!
TV anime “Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai” airing to great acclaim since July 7! Synopsis, web preview, and episode poster for Episode 4, “Accomplices,” unveiled!
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Price: BD ¥20,900 (tax included)
Price: BD ¥14,300 (tax included)
At AKIHABARAゲーマーズ本店 on Saturday, Aug. 8
The second installment will be released at 13:00 on Friday, July 24
A much-talked-about classical crossover work. Classy Moon’s “The Garden After Midnight,” a piano healing album evoking the stillness before dawn, available July 24.
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Established: June 29, 2009
A well-being technology company founded 17 years ago
Release date: Friday, July 24, 2026
Release date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Companies mentioned：株式会社クロア、Classy Moon、CROIX HEALING、RELAX WORLD
A “Shine Muscat and Melon Afternoon Tea” that shines like a jewel against a spectacular view from 150 m above ground launches at 東京ドームホテル on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. A luxurious moment for adults to enjoy a refreshing fruit parfait and chilled soup
A new iron-plate hot pot, “Spicy Umami Dak-kogi,” joins the summer menu at 晴レ時々タッカンマリ食堂, where diners can enjoy unlimited dakhanmari, featuring a generous mound of minari to mix in. Available from July 24.
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1,980 yen per person (tax included)
Dakhanmari Set: 3,600 yen per person (tax included)
Dakhanmari Satisfaction Set: 4300 yen per person (tax included)
Dakhanmari Premium Set: 5,000 yen per person (tax included)
Celebrate the “triple auspiciousness” of Reiwa 8, Aug. 8, occurring just 1 time in the Reiwa era! An event to build momentum for expanding initiatives to support marriage on “Honey Knot Day”: the Reiwa 8 fiscal year “TOKYO Marriage Support Festa”
A new Toyama trip is taking shape! A summer packed with the launch of Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route tours, a homecoming event for Rui Hachimura and more!
A new Toyama trip is taking shape! The latest information on a fantastical summer festival
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On October 2, 2026, travel packages for the general public on the Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route will finally launch.
Sales will begin simultaneously at approximately 1,180 travel agencies nationwide on July 23.
In its first year, operations will run only in October and November, with approximately 2,700 places available.
More than 2,000 fireworks will light up the summer night sky.
And a spectacular sea festival featuring 7 “tatemon” floats, each with more than 90 lanterns lit on a 16-meter-tall central pole, pulled through the streets
All events announced for Rui Hachimura fan event “THE SHOWCASE,” with 神戸ストークス players also joining “Daiichi Life Group PRESENTS BLACK SAMURAI KOBE CAMP”
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August 4 (Tuesday)–August 5 (Wednesday), 2026
GLION ARENA KOBE (2-1 Shinkocho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture)
Experience the manufacturing behind AI and semiconductors. Mako, a custom equipment manufacturer in Nagaoka, Niigata, to hold a 5-day hands-on internship
Himeji rich tonkotsu ramen shop ラー麺ずんどう屋 upgrades its hugely popular “chilled ramen” from August 1 (Saturday)! Launching 4 new products, including “Lemon” and “Kimchi” varieties with coarsely grated toppings!
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4 new flavors will be added: “Chilled Ramen Lemon,” “Chilled Ramen Lemon with Coarsely Grated Radish,” “Chilled Ramen Kimchi,” and “Chilled Ramen Kimchi with Coarsely Grated Radish.”
We operate 111 locations in Japan.
We operate a total of 7 overseas locations in Shanghai, China, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
On some days, more than 800 people visit in a single day.
“Chilled Ramen Lemon” 1,110 yen
“Chilled Ramen Lemon with Coarsely Grated Radish” 1,210 yen
“Chilled Ramen Kimchi” 980 yen
“Chilled Ramen Kimchi with Coarsely Grated Radish” 1,080 yen
[Toward an era when AI becomes a companion through life] About 70% of conversations seeking emotional fulfillment from AI say, “I want you to listen to me”
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45.1% of cases seek interaction for emotional fulfillment
54.9% of cases are aimed at exchanging content
I want AI to listen to me
I want AI to guide me
Everyday interaction
70.1% of conversation sessions (mentoring) with AI ended on a positive note, while retaining acceptance and affirmation
0.3% (1 case) expressed dissatisfaction with the timing of the conversation ending
29.6% of sessions sought “self-rescue” by reflecting on oneself and one's life
27.2% of sessions involved “relying on others,” entrusting wishes and feelings to AI
Findings suggest a potential aid in selecting treatment for knee osteoarthritis: Report finds that pre-treatment pain of “VAS 50” may serve as a guide for choosing combination therapy with mesenchymal stem cells (mesenchymal stromal cells)
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14 facilities across Japan
1,990 cases
VAS 50
Measured data after 3 months
Estimated data after 6 months
1,025 cases treated with PFC-FD™ 3 times
965 cases treated with PFC-FD™ 3 times + mesenchymal stem cell therapy
A total transformation? An uncool comedian turns into a heartthrob!! イースト駅前クリニック is a special sponsor of the special program “Dondecolte no Donna Code”
[Glad Cube] Launches an operational support service for “ChatGPT ads (ChatGPT Ads).” Enables highly precise campaign management using its proprietary LLMO/AIO countermeasure platform, LLMOA（エルモア）.
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More than 1,000 companies cumulatively
Original1,000億円以上
Adopted by more than 1 million websites to date
Companies mentioned：株式会社グラッドキューブ、ChatGPT、Gemini、Google AIO、Google AI Mode、Perplexity、SiTest、SPAIA、DRAGON DATA CENTER
“Kirin Ichiban Shibori White Beer” presents “a little more special time than usual, enjoying the aroma”; summer dining table video featuring food writer Akari Hasegawa released
※Take care not to get too cold this summer. ※Clatter-clatter… Is something riding on that train? Service confirmed for 3 days only! “Real-Life Ghost Story Train,” a new kind of cool-sharing experience: an immersive DR offering a chilly escape, brought to you by the 東急 Group
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Original２０２６年８月２７日（木）、２９日（土）、３０日（日）の３日間限定で走行
An experiential event lasting about 18 minutes
Adults: ¥2,400 (tax included)
Elementary school students: ¥1,400 (tax included)
Adults: ¥2,000 (tax included)
Elementary school students: ¥1,000 (tax included)
20 seats in the scream-inducing car
The ice-cold car has 30 seats
About 180,000 households taking part
Total electricity savings of about 300,000 kWh
About 370 million kWh per year in electricity used to operate the 東急 Line
About 110 million kWh per year
Solar power plants with a total capacity of about 98 MW-DC
Thank you for your patience!! Now in its 6th year of release! ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 is releasing a new label for its original-taste craft beer, “JEF UNITED Victory Ale”
Seeking participants for a co-creation session on an AI demonstration project that captures voices “broadly and deeply”—exploring “broad listening” in the Yokohama style
Kellogg’s and Lion to hold “Morning Chewing and Shining Teeth Habits” experience event
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Fewer than 20% of children said, “I like who I am now”
Children who do not chew much during meals showed a tendency to have about 3.25 times the risk of behavioral problems compared with children who chew well
Original週1回未満の子どもは、メンタル面の課題が4.79倍
23 children who attend the Shibuya Center-gai Children’s Cafeteria took part
Original戦前には約1,400回だった1食あたりの咀嚼回数
Today, the number has plummeted to about 600, less than half
Children and Families Agency, “Survey on the Attitudes of Children and Young People in Japan and Other Countries (FY Reiwa 5)”
<若鯱家 × Marusan Soy Milk collaboration hot pot> White curry!? A mildly spicy new taste for the whole family: “若鯱家-supervised Soy Milk White Maro Curry Hot Pot Soup” goes on sale
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Suggested retail price: ¥350 (before tax)
“若鯱家-supervised Soy Milk White Maro Curry Hot Pot Soup 720 g”
Shelf life: 365 days
Sales for the fiscal year ended September 2025 were 32.8 billion yen.
Basque cheesecake made with French fresh cheese on sale for 1 month only—a hotel-made sweet recommended as a summer gift or a seasonal greeting when visiting family in Yokohama