【2026 Latest Model】The DOOGEE M30PRO bundle launches at 楽天市場! Waterproof, shock-resistant smartphone comes with 4 premium bonus items, including Bluetooth earphones, and is 50% off for its launch
【LaLaport Anjo】A first in Japan! A new card-printing experience machine, “Licca-chan Creative Fashion Maker,” where you can enjoy “twinning outfits” with Licca-chan, arrives at タカラトミープラネット!
【Smartphone Accessories Industry】Honda smartphone accessories from caseplay, No. 1 in number of compatible models, collaborations and designs, are here with 4 designs available for more than 160 models!
TV anime “The Elusive Samurai” POP UP SHOP to be held at Yurakucho and Namba Marui! New merchandise featuring original illustrations themed around “Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter” will be on sale!
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Sales will begin sequentially from Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 有楽町マルイ, なんばマルイ and マルイノアニメ ONLINE SHOP.
Junichi Kato makes his 2nd appearance on the program, discussing his passionate bid for the Kings World Cup / Munenori Kawasaki shares behind-the-scenes All-Star stories: “I was carried piggyback by Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Monster of the Heisei Era” / A look at Ko Itakura's off-field activities after becoming captain just before the World Cup!
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A mini-game with 200 elementary school students
A 162 km/h fastball, the fastest ever thrown by a Japanese player at the time
A 160 km/h fastball
Companies mentioned：ABEMA、MURASH FC、マイナビ、KoCreationProject（KCP）、スマイラーズ、ZEBRAS FC、GEAR 7 FC、ZETA COMO
【Media Preview and Trial Stay】“R Hotel Nagoya Station,” infused with the world of railways, to open in August 2026; media preview and trial stay to be held
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Scheduled to open in August 2026
79 guest rooms
6-minute walk from Nagoya Station on the JR Central Tokaido Shinkansen
9-minute walk from Meitetsu Nagoya Station
10-minute walk from Kintetsu Nagoya Station
7-minute walk from Taiko-dori Station on the Sakuradori subway line
Currently operating 14 hotels and inns nationwide
Companies mentioned：株式会社R Hotels & Resorts Management、R Hotel Nagoya Station、蒼樹株式会社、円築株式会社、R HOTELS
Event to feature game and entertainment industry PR professionals discussing internal branding and recruitment communications: “After School for Shy PR Professionals”
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The event will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Has worked in general affairs, human resources and labor relations, and public relations for approximately 14 years
How will generative AI change education? An intermediate-level online seminar on education and cutting-edge technology, covering practical tips for corporate training and e-learning
【EcoCute Survey】Only 7.5% of households performed regular maintenance; more than 90% did not. 60% of households have experienced being without hot water due to a breakdown
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Performed regularly
Had not been able to perform regular maintenance
Did not know how to perform maintenance
Replaced it after a serious problem occurred
Households that experienced being unable to use hot water for 1 day or more due to a breakdown
Knew well
Proportion who replaced it as a preventive measure
“There was no situation in which hot water was unavailable”
[Special Exhibition] Experience a dynamic scale that transcends “crafts”!｜A career-spanning retrospective of unprecedented scale on artist Shugo Hasuda, a pioneer of “metal sculpture,” running from 9/20 to 10/25
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Exhibition dates: September 20, 2026 (Sunday)–October 25 (Sunday)
Admission: General: 1,000 yen (800 yen); university students: 800 yen (600 yen)
8 top athletes, including Yuta Watanabe, and 80 students envision goals through the same process and play together for a day; first “ASICS BASKETBALL DREAM PROJECT” event to be held
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Original8名のアシックスファミリーが参加
Approximately 80 junior high, high school, and university students
Masayuki Furuya gives his seal of approval again after watching every episode! “S Line: The Relationship That Must Not Be Seen”—Furuya: “The finale is one ‘What!?’ after another” — “Furuya’s ABEMA Korean Wave TIMES” released
A luxury of fine dining chosen to suit how you spend your trip. Two new courses join the most popular “Awaji Beef, Mountain and Sea Tomato Sukiyaki” at GRAND CHARIOT 北斗七星135°
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Price: from 44,165 yen per person (tax and service charge included)
Price: from 45,980 yen per person (tax and service charge included)
Price: from 52,030 yen per person (tax and service charge included)
Gaza: Signs of improvement in food and nutrition, but people remain dependent on humanitarian aid; continued assistance and resumption of economic activity essential [Press Release]
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An estimated 1.4 million people, equivalent to 67% of Gaza’s population, are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above).
An estimated 212,000 people remain in a state of emergency-level acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 4)
Food assistance supplies were delivered to approximately 1.5 million people.
The number of recipients of multipurpose cash assistance reached approximately 700,000 at its peak.
60% of children under 5 received nutrition support
Over the next 1 year, approximately 74,000 children will need treatment for acute malnutrition
Approximately 25,000 pregnant and postpartum women are expected to need nutrition support.
In areas where assistance has been sustained, the number of sheep has increased by 33%.
A supplement with highly purified 99.9% NMN to support you, for clarity from within. Contains 50,000mg of highly purified 99.9% nicotinamide mononucleotide, which has attracted attention in the body with aging (approximately 1,666mg as the recommended daily intake).
Contains a high concentration of 30,000mg of premium placenta with 99.9% purity※
Contains 30000mg of highly purified 99.9% NMN (β-nicotinamide mononucleotide) to support radiant days and beauty routines (approximately 1,000mg as the recommended daily intake).
<Quality assessment: Gold Award criteria—80 points or higher; 90-point level>
[Limited-time offer] Savor the completely new “crab cream croquette” and the even more delicious, newly improved “crab rice cooked in a pot.” Special menu items available sequentially at 4 select locations!
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Kaiseki “Otaru” A new kaiseki “Otaru” featuring 2 new dishes A new kaiseki featuring 2 new dishes Available only during lunch hours (※Available all day at the Akita store) 3,500 yen (tax included)
Kaiseki “Asahikawa” An affordable kaiseki “Asahikawa” featuring Sapporo Kani Honke’s signature dishes An affordable kaiseki featuring Sapporo Kani Honke’s signature dishes Available only during lunch hours (※Available all day at the Akita store) 3,000 yen (tax included)
Kaiseki “Kotobuki” An affordable kaiseki “Kotobuki” featuring the traditional flavors of Sapporo Kani Honke and a new crab cream croquette An affordable kaiseki featuring the traditional flavors of Sapporo Kani Honke and a new crab cream croquette Available all day 5,000 yen (tax included)
For gifts to take home when visiting family or for summer presents. Delivered direct from Kanazawa! Frozen pizza brand “モリナポ” launches “Summer Gift Set 2026,” featuring seasonal giant Pacific octopus and Noto pork
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Price: 4,200 yen (tax included)
We are offering free-shipping coupons that can be used multiple times on purchases of 6,000 yen (tax included) or more.
[Deadline approaching] Until August 6, 2026 (Thu). “Build a house for 9.99 million yen (excluding tax).” Campaign commemorating the nation’s No. 1 growth rate
[SAK University] Special lecture “Education That Changes Lives and Careers Connected to the World” by Bernie Quinn and Linda Quinn, who have worked in international education in more than 30 countries
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Original2026年8月7日（金）18時30分より
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
[Media tasting and preview: Aug. 6 (Thu), from 12 p.m.] “Drink in Kamakura.” 鎌倉雪ノ下ローストビーフ 本店, a restaurant with an attached brewery that packs a millennium of memories into every glass, opens in Yukinoshita, Kamakura
As cardiovascular treatments grow more advanced with an aging population, Philips Japan holds a press seminar on next-generation imaging technology “SmartIQ Technology” to realize treatments with less burden on patients
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Held on July 14, 2026 (Tue) at Philips Japan’s Azabudai headquarters
SmartIQ images had good image quality even when set to a radiation dose 50% lower than conventional protocols
Approximately 2,000 employees in Japan
Operating in approximately 70 locations
Philips’ sales in 2025 were 18 billion euros
Employs approximately 64,800 people worldwide
The company operates in more than 100 countries worldwide
The smartphone battle game “Compass: Combat Providence Analysis System” and ROUND1 announce a collaboration campaign! Begins nationwide on Aug. 5 (Wed)
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Starting Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026
All 93 bowling, karaoke, darts and billiards locations inside Round One venues nationwide
Original全国のラウンドワン内のボウリング全98店舗
5 locations: Sendai Izumi, Ikebukuro, Chikusa, Sennichimae and Kyoto Kawaramachi
Around 100 VTubers watching together!? AnimeFesta reveals 10 additional cast members for its Doki Doki Watch Party Festival and titles streaming from August onward
すとぷり completes Fukuoka show of its 10th-anniversary arena tour! With tickets sold out for the Tokyo performances, the tour is finally heading into its finale
Original 『ファイナルファンタジーXIV』 craft beer set to launch at “EXBAR TOKYO plus AKIHABARA” in Akihabara Station’s public passage! An “Aetheryte” monument will also appear!
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An “Aetheryte” monument approximately 160 cm tall
Purchase at least “¥3,000 (tax included)” worth of ファイナルファンタジーXIV merchandise
A collaboration between the anime “Haikyu!!” and かまぼこの鐘崎 has been announced! Merchandise featuring newly drawn artwork of Hinata and Kageyama visiting 鐘崎総本店 笹かま館, along with a limited-time kamaboko set, is coming!
＜Qoo10 “Festival Outfits” category-by-category sales ranking＞ Add UV protection and cooling-touch fabrics to your summer festival look! Popular “hoodies,” “pants” and “hats” featured
See the benefits of using drones for inspections and surveying in a live demonstration. A free seminar on the latest industrial drones will be held in Nagoya on August 21 (Friday)
Too explicit for terrestrial TV / gets straight to the heart without mincing words: 桃萃’s [Love/Life Decisions Fortune-Telling] content launches on “Authentic Fortune-Telling | Minori”
【Exclusive survey】2026 update: Ranking of hotels and inns popular with international visitors [Tokushima edition] No. 1 is 新祖谷温泉 ホテルかずら橋! | Popular hotels and inns among inbound visitors #Inbound #MEO
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197 hotels and inns in Tokushima Prefecture
Total reviews (including Japanese): 4,422
Of these, reviews in foreign languages: 1,109
The property received 82 reviews in foreign languages in approximately 1 year
Can connect with 32 domestic and international sites, including your company website and Google Maps
Japan’s best-tasting gyoza finally named!! Top Gold Awards selected in 3 categories—renowned restaurants, prepared foods and mail order—at the “JAPAN Gyoza Awards 2026” ceremony
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7 judges
9 restaurants won Gold Awards
Taste accounts for only 60% of the evaluation
The remaining 40% reflects love of gyoza and the shop’s ties to its community
At a 10-hectare flower field, launch of “Drop-in Flower Volunteering (FuraBora),” with no equipment needed and no reservation required. A flower field to move from “looking” to “creating together” 【八ヶ岳農業大学校 “YATZ GARDEN”】
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10 ha of flower fields
A total of 400,000 flowers
Total area: 267 hectares
Elevation: 1,300m
Approximately 8°C cooler than Tokyo
Approximately 2.5 hours by car from Tokyo
A difference of 15°C or more between day and night
【Series surpasses 100,000 copies in cumulative circulation!】The long-awaited 4th installment of the smash-hit comic essay 『髭』, which gives self-esteem a major boost, goes on sale July 31 (Friday)! [A recommendation from voice actor Kensho Ono has arrived!]
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Instagram followers: 597,000
Approximately 760,000 total followers across social media
The realities of psychiatric care told through firsthand experience, and why young people overdose: 『“Recovery” as a Poison—Structural Violence Embedded in Support』
Notice regarding the acquisition of land and buildings under the condominium site sale system based on the Act on Facilitation of Reconstruction of Condominiums, etc. (Daikanyamacho, Shibuya-ku)
Joint research launched to examine the effects of greening apartment buildings — Industry-academia collaboration with 立命館大学 visualizes the relationship between greenery and life satisfaction
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Used at 67 properties, mainly in Tokyo
The project is scheduled to run through March 2027
【Ohouse】Korean home furnishings delivered in as little as 2 days! Domestic-shipping products expanded to 90 items, and “安心保証” launched
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Domestic-shipping products expanded to 90 items and 261 options
If damage or a defect occurs under normal use within 1 year of the order date
A popular all-in-one lifestyle app that has surpassed 30 million downloads in South Korea
The Japanese service brings together interior shopping, sharing lifestyle ideas, and community features, primarily through its app. It reached 1 million downloads after launching in 2022.
More than 68,000 pieces of content in total
More than 15,000 products available through e-commerce
【山崎実業 New Products】New products are now available, including a rack beside the washing machine that makes effective use of the space above the washing machine pan, and a set with a shoehorn stand that can be mounted at a convenient height.
Support from LINE specialists. Shinker launches LINE Official Account setup and management services, providing a one-stop solution from customer development to sales growth!