Notice Regarding the Acquisition of Shares in 株式会社ライト (Making It a Subsidiary), Which Operates an AI Service Development and Management Business and a Digital Content Operations Support Business with “Profitable Operating Income” and “Sales of Up to 250 Million Yen”
JUURI SAUNA, a sauna on Onagawa Dejima, home to a population of 92, launches a new plan, “A Day in the Forest and by the Fire,” on Monday, August 3. Reservations open today.
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Price: 19,000 yen per person (tax, meal, experience and sauna use included)
A legendary father and son, with their beloved cars at their wrists. ANGEL CLOVER is releasing automatic watches depicting “Takumi Fujiwara’s Hachiroku” and “Bunta Fujiwara’s Impreza” to coincide with the culmination of the 30th anniversary of the Initial D manga series.
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The 30th anniversary of the Initial D manga series
Cumulative circulation has surpassed 56 million copies.
Reservations open July 30, 2026 / on sale September 30
Notice of the rebranding of 家’Sハセガワ株式会社, a homebuilder in Joetsu and Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, and the “New Brand Launch Commemorative Lecture”
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Has been building homes for 75 years.
August 8, 2026 (Saturday)
9 criteria
Companies mentioned：家’Sハセガワ株式会社、ハセガワグループ、リノベスタハセガワ株式会社、コモホームハセガワ株式会社、アネシスハセガワ株式会社、ウムヴェルト建築総合研究所株式会社、2050 STANDARD HOUSE PROJECT、（一社）日本人の健康をつくる住宅断熱リフォーム推進協議会
Make summer-holiday lunches and snacks delicious with ease. New flavors of the popular “Devil’s Onigiri” and a mini nori bento for 298 yen among the new August products from ローソンストア100, arriving in stores successively.
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「ローソンストア100」 (500 stores / as of the end of June 2026)
AndTech to hold a web-based Zoom seminar on Monday, September 28: “Fundamental Technologies and Latest Developments in High-Heat-Dissipation Materials: Practical Technologies for TIM Design, Gap Fillers, Greases, Clay-Like Materials and High-Thermal-Conductivity Sheets”
Ginger Lab appoints Shizuka Daido as Chief Food Officer.
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Capital: ¥20,000,000
In April 2026, the company began taking orders for KIBOU CURRY, a social-contribution disaster-preparedness food.
Ginger Lab株式会社 (Ginger Lab, Inc.) Ginger Lab is an “experimental lab” created to accelerate the “circulation of hope” in society and embed it in society through actual products and services. Working with companies and communities, it ventures into areas where value has yet to be discovered and uncovers potential deep within challenges. By adding “spice” through diverse approaches such as technology, creativity and public relations, it opens up new paths forward. Company name: Ginger Lab株式会社 (Ginger Lab, Inc.) Representative Director: Ayano Ryugo Established: March 17, 2026 Capital: 20,000,000 yen Address: South, ２０階, Tradepia Odaiba, 二丁目３番１号 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Business: New business creation and support for social implementation, among other activities
[Japan’s No. 1 selection of varieties!!!] “10th Anniversary Special Event” offering all-you-can-drink whisky from a wall featuring 1,000 varieties, running for a limited time from Saturday, August 1 (TOKYO Whisky Library)
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60-minute course: 8,000 yen per person (tax included)
90-minute course: 10,000 yen per person (tax included)
【OWNDAYS｜オンデーズ】“Sunglasses aren’t bound by seasons.” First collaboration with lifestyle media outlet “OCEANS” to develop a product! All-season sunglasses “NO,SEASON” go on sale Aug. 6.
About 80% of workplaces face challenges in employee development: moving from “development based on time spent” to “development that designs opportunities to exercise judgment.” 6 infographic slides outlining the structural changes released
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About 80% of workplaces say they have issues with employee development
Japan’s average annual total actual working hours per employed person were 2,092 hours in 1988
【Selected from about 30,000 user posts on social media】New feature “Hello! MY ROOM,” showcasing users’ “real-life rooms,” launches!
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About 30,000 user posts submitted on social media
LOWYA has offered a range of lifestyles through furniture designed not to be too prominent, yet to “add” something to life simply by being there. In recent years, it has stepped up the expansion of physical stores, starting in 2023, as places where customers can envision and experience their own comfortable way of living.
17 physical stores have opened nationwide, including in Tokyo, Yokohama, Shizuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka.
More than 1,700 items, from accessories to large furniture, brought to life as stylish furniture at affordable prices
A new urban tourism hub opens along the waterfront connecting Tenjin and Hakata: Seiryu Park’s north side and bridge area to open Sept. 11 (Friday)
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The “North Promenade,” a pedestrian walkway along the Naka River in the park, and the “Bridge Plaza” will open on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.
This project is the first initiative by the Fukuoka Jisho Group to use the Park-PFI system and promotes “Riverfront NEXT”[1], Fukuoka City’s waterfront-focused urban development initiative.
The Seiryu Riverfront Operating Entity began managing and operating the park as its designated manager on April 1, 2026, and has been opening it in phases.
To coincide with the opening, 3 takeout food outlets, including “dacō清流公園,” an offshoot brand of popular bakery “AMAM DACOTAN,” and “HELLO BREWERY,” a craft beer brand originating in Itoshima, will open.
The southernmost area is scheduled to open in December 2026.
As the government promotes “community development through sports,” men’s and women’s futsal home games to be held on Aug. 2, with a full day of activities for local residents and families
Migalo Group to make its first deployment of DXYZ’s FreeiD facial recognition ID platform at ARCOBALENO BUBAIGAWARA, developed for sale by RENOSY Ricordi
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78 units in total
77 units for sale
End of June 2026
FreeiD has been installed in 423 completed buildings
“When the idea strikes, post a listing right away.” Open-name business succession service relay（リレイ） launches “AI Easy Creation,” enabling sellers to create successor recruitment articles themselves. A first in the open-name category, and patented.
Toru Tamagawa and Chiaki Hara’s TOKYO FM show Radio no Tamakawa to hold its second public event on Saturday, November 21! Tamao Akae joins as a guest as the event expands to Yokohama’s Shintoshi Hall!
Yamagata Prefecture’s first inclusive child development support facility attached to a certified early childhood education and care center, educareぷらす, to open in August 2026
Can soybeans and pearl barley save the world!? Event report: “Meals of the Future in 2050,” a learning session with Ueno of Michelin-starred restaurant 割烹「玄斎」
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Original1食(120g)で食物繊維5.3g
Soybeans require approximately 1/8 the water resources needed to produce beef
【Creator Survey Report ②】Approximately half are unregistered for the invoice system or undecided. Contract signing rate falls to 36.6%. —Changes in creators’ “business environment” and related challenges, as seen in the numbers—
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Approximately half of creators are unregistered for the invoice system or undecided
“Sales skills (negotiation and marketing)”: 379 cases
“Sales skills (announcements, promotion, and social media)”: 363 cases
Paid DLC "Additional Digimon & Episode Pack" ①–③ for the Nintendo Switch™ 2 / Nintendo Switch™ versions of Digimon Story Time Stranger is now available!
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20 winners will be selected to receive prizes including an ultra-oversized B1-size tapestry and an Amazon gift card!
More than 450 Digimon can be raised, the most in the series!
Companies mentioned：株式会社バンダイナムコエンターテインメント、Nintendo Switch™ 2、Nintendo Switch™、Amazon、東映アニメーション、Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.、Valve Corporation
HQ obtains patents related to automating eligibility determinations and settlement processing; also announces an intellectual property strategy centered on a shared platform
Phone inquiries rose from 5 to 30 per month. Turn time-consuming work into time for the work you want to do / AI website management service "V/ENTER WEB" launched
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Phone inquiries about private bookings increased from 5 to 30 per month
93.2% of Japanese companies have launched their own websites
[Survey release] August 2 is "Harassment-Free Day" | Survey on the reality of "logical harassment," where workplace "righteous arguments" turn into weapons. About 80% say they are "unfamiliar with it," while more than 60% of those who have experienced it have considered leaving their jobs.
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About 80% say they are "unfamiliar with it"
29% of respondents have experienced or witnessed harassment in the workplace
62.8% of those who have experienced it (about 60%) have considered leaving their jobs
80,000 pet insurance policies
16,000 auto and motorcycle insurance policies
Annual insurance premiums handled: 1.6 billion yen
Funai Soken Agata FAS to hold "M&A Trends Seminars" for the solar power industry in August and September. Sessions will cover responses to Non-FIT, FIP and energy storage battery systems, and include a panel discussion with people who have experience transferring businesses
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To be held on 4 dates in August and September 2026
More than 1 in 5 people buy secondhand clothing⁉ As the secondhand clothing market expands, 古着卸倉庫CLASS1 to open in 150 PPIH Group stores [from July 2026]
[Latest trends at Hakone inns for summer vacation 2026] Average spend per guest up 20% despite rising prices; direct bookings surge to 3 times the previous year's level | 金乃竹リゾート
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Average spend per guest rose about 20% year on year to about 60,799 yen
"松坂屋本店": Obon stay duration surged to 120.0% of the previous year's level
[Details revealed] EC-born innerwear brand "tu-hacci" to open its first permanent store at ルクア大阪 on Friday, August 28, in a long-awaited grand opening!
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For customers who purchase at least 18,000 yen (including tax) worth of products in store
The brand's first permanent store will open at ルクア大阪 on Friday, August 28, 2026
The "Ichikami" leave-in treatment series gets its first renewal in 5 years — A "hair cosmetic" that moisturizes and leads to silky, supple hair, keeping 1 strand at a time from tangling with another 1 strand
[First location in central Tokyo] 厚切りとんかつ よし平 Shibuya Station Front store opens Aug. 5 (Wed.)! Get 500 yen off the popular No. 1 loin cutlet set, plus all-you-can-eat rice from 3 types of large kamado pots
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Aged 180g loin cutlet set
Aged 180g loin cutlet set: regular price 1,890 yen
Aged loin cutlet set (1,859 yen including tax and up), aged tenderloin cutlet set (1,859 yen including tax and up)
“Dad, you’re trying to drive after drinking again, aren’t you!?” Short-story videos depicting the real-life struggles of families dealing with drunk driving now available
AndTech plans to hold a WEB online Zoom seminar on Thursday, September 3, titled “Latest Trends in the Domestic and International Perovskite Solar Cell Markets and Related Industries: An Overview of the Entire Supply Chain, Including Accelerating Mass Production and Procurement in China, and Business Prospects”
8 SALES ROBOTICS representatives attend SuperAI 2026, one of the world’s largest AI conferences, and publish an event report featuring their unique perspectives
The second collaboration with Alice, lavishly showcasing the bountiful flavors of grapes, pears, purple sweet potatoes, and cassis! “Alice’s Gothic Fantasy Afternoon Tea”
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Available from September 1, 2026 (Tue.) through November 15, 2026 (Sun.)
From 5,000 yen per person (including consumption tax and a 15% service charge)
※ Available from 5,500 yen at the Hakata location only
・Pasta lunch (linguine with tuna and mushroom tomato sauce / cauliflower soup) ・Chicken lunch (young chicken fricassee / cauliflower soup) ※ Lunch sets do not include savory items
Humpty Dumpty / Queen of Hearts: 1,100 yen each
・Dreaming Alice parfait, made with Kyoho grapes: 2,300 yen
・Chocolate and pear mousse styled as a “hat”: 1,950 yen