Instantly create glossy shine from natural hair while taming flyaways. “Yuzu Oil / Oil Spray” launches September 1 as a new addition to the sustainable haircare “Yuzu Oil” series!
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8.3 million units shipped across the series to date
Put approximately 100 million seeds to effective use to date
Price: 1,320 yen (suggested retail price, tax included)
Collaboration with the hugely popular urban fantasy action RPG “Zenless Zone Zero”! Limited-edition potato flavor “Full-Flavored BBQ Spare Rib” launches! A4 clear file collaboration set now on sale!
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Set with your choice of flavored fries, size M: ¥880
Currently 74 locations
Currently 30 locations nationwide
Special decorations exclusive to Wendy’s First Kitchen flagship stores will be installed. Limited menu items available only at flagship stores and limited-edition collaboration merchandise will also go on sale!! [Flagship store locations] 8 stores
Unveiling 2 new wallet chains and key chains made of 925 silver! The tough construction chosen by 70s PUNK. JAM HOME MADE’s Victor Chain! On sale from Friday, July 31, 2026
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Price: 495,000 yen (tax included)
Price: 165,000 yen (tax included)
Price: M: 385,000 yen
Price: M: 198,000 yen
Companies mentioned:株式会社 JAM HOME MADE、Sex Pistols
A special Premium Water booth featuring a water station where visitors can drink natural spring water will be set up at “Bs夏の陣2026 supported by SAMTY”!
Lion creates video content with the official Japanese 「チャギントン」 YouTube channel to foster oral health care and cleanliness and hygiene habits from early childhood
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Originalチャンネル登録者数 5.5 万人
Approximately 45 million total video views
The most important sustainability issues toward 2030
The goal is to provide “oral health care habits” and “cleanliness and hygiene habits” to 500 million people each.
フロンティア to reveal its outsourcing-matching strategy for “500% sales growth,” drawing on its annual track record of 110 billion yen, at a conference hosted by マジセミ!
アパマンショップ official characters “べあ~君&ハニちゃん” to release the 12th installment of their “50-syllable dance project,” “Sapporo Edition,” on Wednesday, July 29
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“No.1 in rental housing brokerage contracts”
“No. 1 in number of rental housing brokerage stores”
『ベスト-アニバーサリー×ユナイテッドアローズ』 announces its 5th collaboration, unveiling dresses and tuxedos proposing a new wedding style
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2 dress designs for brides
1 tuxedo design for grooms
Rollout scheduled to begin in late August 2026
Companies mentioned:株式会社ベスト-アニバーサリー、株式会社ユナイテッドアローズ、UNITED ARROWS、BARBERIS CANONICO、株式会社ツカダ・グローバルホールディンググループ、ザ ストリングス 表参道、ウエディングフォトスタジオ ATELIER OMOTESANDOH produced by PHOTO PARK
Surpass President Ishihara, part of the タナベコンサルティンググループ and a consortium director in charge of the corporate group, to take part in an event marking the 1st anniversary of the public-private DX Women’s Empowerment Consortium
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Launched on July 7, 2025
Held on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at the “Betsunana” annex of 経済産業省
Has supported more than 22,100 companies since its founding
Generative AI frequent-use rates differ by as much as 2.4 times by occupation, with HR and marketing roles topping the list, according to RAXUS AI Partner
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HR and recruitment, and marketing and PR, tied for the top spot at 65.1%
A gap of about 2.4 times was seen compared with the lowest-ranking job category
General affairs and legal: 57.7%
Accounting and finance: 56.6%
Engineering and information systems: 53.1%
Human resources and recruiting: 52.4%
Among general administrative and sales administrative staff, 24.0% said they had not particularly felt any results
3,000 men and women aged 20–59 in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture
2,319 people whose occupations fell within the 10 job categories used for comparison
KPMG Consulting announces its survey on trends in AI utilization and governance
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2,788 executives, officers, employees and staff members at companies and government agencies in Japan
About 60% of respondents in telecommunications, information services, manufacturing (electrical equipment, etc.), finance and real estate said their organizations had established company-wide AI guidelines and rules
Only about 18% of respondents recognized the risk of AI replacing jobs
35.4% of respondents felt there was a risk that information entered into AI could be used unintentionally
About 14% of respondents had experience with “shadow AI,” entering work-related information into personal generative AI tools
About 65% of respondents had used vibe coding without fully understanding what the process was doing
[Online seminar on Aug. 6 (Thu.)] Essential for corporate social media managers! Evolving crisis risks—What corporate social media managers need to know about engaging with social media, through the latest cases
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A seminar titled “Essential for corporate social media managers! Evolving crisis risks—What corporate social media managers need to know about engaging with social media, through the latest cases” will be held on Aug. 6 (Thu.), 2026.
Aug. 6 (Thu.), 12:00–12:50
Capital: 100 million yen (as of the end of April 2025)
Employees: 438 on a consolidated basis, 156 on a non-consolidated basis (as of the end of April 2025)
With risk management measures in place for social media operations, the company has handled a cumulative total of more than 300 accounts across various social media platforms, including X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
Supporting school refusal, mental and developmental disabilities, and financial hardship through systems. Become a manager in your 20s! 株式会社キズキ recruitment information session
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Capacity: 20 people (first come, first served); minimum number of participants is 5
BUZZ’s online contest “次世代男星发掘线上大赛” extends its application period through Sept. 13. The entry process has also been simplified to just adding the official LINE account as a friend
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More than 90 stores, centered on the Kanto region
388 rooms in total
Ages 14–25
Sept. 13, 2026
Grand prize: 100,000 yen
Companies mentioned:株式会社BUZZ GROUP、BUZZ、CLO、SEKAI NO OWARI、Stray Kids、Movement Press
Receive a free “original fan illustrated by Maiko Kawakami (1 item)” for the first 100 customers each day who spend ¥3,000 or more (including tax) on a single receipt
【北九州市】8 Gen Z teams selected from a record 67 applications go head-to-head! Public presentations for the “Z世代はみ出せコンテスト2026” to be held on August 8. Up to ¥3 million in grants and hands-on support for 3 winning teams to bring their ideas to society
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First round: 29 applications
Second round: 60 applications
17 applications in the previous round
32 applications from outside the city
Companies mentioned:福岡県北九州市(北九州市役所)、The Breakthrough Company GO、KOKURA DANCE STATION
CARTUNE, the social network for car enthusiasts, to hold its all-genre meet “CARTUNE ALL USERS MEET” for the first time on Sunday, September 13, at Kobe-Sanda Premium Outlets
Finatext Holdings obtains ISO/IEC 27001, the international standard for information security management (ISMS), and the SOC2 Type2 internal controls assurance report
IDEATECH to speak at the “LLMO Conference” hosted by LANY. The presentation, titled “Seed AI’s Context with Strategic PR,” will explain practical strategic PR methods that influence the “selection criteria” used by AI when making recommendations
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We have supported more than 800 companies
July 22, 2026
Since its founding in 2010
Since 2025, we have been working on content design with AI search optimization in mind
Qoo10 × ultra payカード launch a new-payment campaign for August’s Mega Points event! Get a ¥500 gift code that can be added to an ultra pay card when you spend a total of ¥5,000 or more during the event
The 2nd installment of the bestseller with more than 200,000 copies sold! What the world’s top performers always do—and never do—on weekday evenings. New book “世界の一流は「平日」の夜に何をしているのか” on sale today!
The series has surpassed 1.1 million copies! The otherworldly, crazy-journey story “異世界召喚は二度目です” reaches its conclusion! All 5 volumes of the comic will be available free at once!
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All 24 episodes from comic volumes 1 through 5 available free at once
【シーホース三河】Player Seiji Nagano and Super Girls appointed as police officers for 1 day! Hand out “No More Drunk Driving” somen noodles in front of Kariya Station and call for an end to drunk driving
New corporate e-learning course, “Internet Literacy Course,” to develop the judgment needed to protect yourself and your organization without being swayed by information
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Course fee: 11,000 yen (tax included)
Number of videos: 31 (approximately 1 hour and 47 minutes)
Tests: 40 questions (total for the pre-course, review and post-course tests)
Exercises: 5 sessions
Course duration: 1 month (content available for up to 3 months from the start of the course)
World first!※1 Kirin confirms that its proprietary ingredient “L. lactis Plasma” helps maintain immune function by preventing reduced activity of pDC (plasmacytoid dendritic cells), an immune cell, under dehydrating conditions
FANCL holds a “Kids Skincare Course” at 横濱中華學院! Elementary school students learn through hands-on activities about preventing skin problems before summer vacation
On sale early at Comiket! T-shirts, oversized towels, acrylic stands and more featuring Shiroha Naruse and others from “Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE” are here! 【株式会社コスパ】
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Early sale: August 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), 2026, at the GEE!STORE booth at Comic Market 108
General sale: Early November 2026
Price: 6,930 yen (tax included)
Price: 3,300 yen (tax included)
Price: ¥3,080 (tax included)
Price: 5,500 yen each (tax included)
Price: ¥2,420 each (tax included)
Price: 2,530 yen each (tax included)
A wide range of officially licensed products. New products are released every week, including apparel such as T-shirts, goods such as “Tsumamare” accessories, and official costumes. The company now continues to bring more than 2,500 items to market each year.
【Cumulative sales surpass 70,000 copies!】One book covers everything from inheritance to digital asset management! The latest edition of “The Easiest End-of-Life Planning Notebook: 2027 Edition, Updated for Inheritance and End-of-Life Planning,” by an inheritance expert
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List price: 1,210 yen (tax included)
Handled more than 15,000 inheritance consultations
マイクロメイツ launches “Copilot Studio In-House Development Support and Development Outsourcing Service” to help companies build AI agents using internal knowledge
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More than 30 companies supported
From 6,300,000 yen / 3 months (before tax)
Start small, with engagements as short as 3 months
【都ホテル 岐阜長良川】Dessert plate featuring 沖縄産マンゴー, prized for its melt-in-your-mouth texture and rich sweetness, available at Lounge Flora from August 1, 2026
Unprecedented 3rd printing! The “アサヒカメラ 100th Anniversary Issue” is on sale now! Revisiting the meaning of photography in the age of social media and AI under the theme “Passing on Tradition and the Present State of Photography”!
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List price: ¥1,650 (base price ¥1,500 + 10% tax)
The “アサヒカメラ 100th Anniversary Issue”
An unprecedented 3rd printing has also been announced
Supporting the “Decorative Video Contest” for the venue of Japan's largest New Year's countdown festival, “COUNTDOWN JAPAN 26/27,” for the 2nd consecutive year
Are workplace training programs really effective? About 54% said they were “not very effective.” About 56% believe that “writing on a large screen” improves comprehension
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65.0% said they had “participated” in workplace training or study sessions
63.5% said they had “never felt” that the training content had really sunk in
54.0% said they had experienced training that they felt was “not very effective”
56.0% said that “writing on a large screen” improves comprehension
63.0% said companies “should make greater use of digital tools”
[Author comments are in!] The summer’s most terrifying read, brought to you by 背筋, 斜線堂有紀, 上條一輝, 新名智, 皮肉屋文庫 and 梨. The spine-chilling horror anthology Other Dangers goes on sale today from 新潮文庫nex!
Norio Gojo, whose Murder Case: No Time for Melos to Be Running Around has become a sensation, has written a new full-fledged mystery! The Man-Eating Panda Murder Case (新潮文庫nex) goes on sale July 29.
[The mystery world’s much-buzzed-about hit is finally out in paperback!] Tomoyuki Shirai’s The Sacrifice of the Great Detective: The People’s Temple Murder Case (新潮文庫) goes on sale today, July 29!
[The shock of “I’ll Tell You the Truth” returns!] Shinichiro Yuki’s new signature work, The Perfect Choice of Boy ABC: cover revealed and special website revamped!
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A major bestseller with cumulative sales exceeding 900,000 copies
A supporting character, but a great detective behind the scenes! Ayami Endo’s The Supporting-Role Detective Never Misses a Thing goes on sale from 新潮文庫 on Wednesday, July 29!
[On sale today] More than 10 million copies sold! The latest installment in the Shabake series, Oni Laughs, written by Megumi Hatakenaka, goes on sale July 29! Now accepting submissions for the 25th anniversary survey, “My Family and Shabake”