LITALICO仕事ナビ [Exclusive Survey] | 90% of people with disabilities who are on leave or have left their jobs worry about money. Publishes survey report on their household finances
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93.6% experience psychological stress related to finances
Trenders releases an anime-cover special issue of AKANE MAGAZINE, showcasing the appeal of J-Beauty to the world, with 2 cover designs on sale today, July 30!
[礼文観光ホテル 咲涼] Drifted across the sea to Rebun Island, washed-up objects become art. Exhibition of drift art showcasing the island’s nature and stories opens July 31
With “extremely hot days” newly designated in 2026, attention turns to wearable heat protection. A 5-minute comparison test in 34°C direct sunlight found a difference in the surface temperature of FREEZETECH “Hikage α”
Certified as a “DX Certified Business Operator” by 経済産業省 — pursuing company-wide optimization through the use of generative AI, RPA and collaborative robots
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Capital: 5.42403 billion yen (as of the end of March 2026)
Learn about insects and have fun during summer vacation! Get a 蟲神器 promo card! DAISO 蟲神器 collaboration events to be held at insect museums and other venues across Japan
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5,891 stores in 26 countries and regions worldwide
Questions about the world’s fragility lurking behind lavish feasts. Natsuko Tanihara’s solo exhibition “Banquet,” featuring a series of new works created for the show, opens at Gallery 舞台裏 (Azabudai Hills) on Sept. 4
Web seminar “EC Sales ‘Restart’ Seminar! Sales Structure and Improvement Basics That Struggling E-Commerce Businesses Should Review First” to be held on Aug. 13, 2026!
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The web seminar “EC Sales ‘Restart’ Seminar! Sales Structure and Improvement Basics That Struggling E-Commerce Businesses Should Review First” will be held on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.
Date and time: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, 14:00–15:00 (doors open from 13:55)
At least 10 entrants guaranteed to receive an honorable mention or higher! “LINEマンガ Indies Student Grand Prix 2026,” a manga award for students aspiring to become manga artists, launches
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The grand prize winner will receive ¥300,000.
At least 10 entrants are guaranteed to receive an honorable mention or higher.
The global monthly user base is approximately 163.2 million (as of the end of December 2025)
Companies mentioned:LINE Digital Frontier株式会社、LINEマンガ、WEBTOON Worldwide Service
Analysis of suspension bridges visited by inbound travelers
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Releases analysis results for suspension bridges nationwide visited by inbound travelers in 2025
A “visit” to a suspension bridge is defined as location data being recorded for at least 10 minutes within a 200m radius of the bridge’s representative point.
A “stay” is defined as location data being recorded within the same 1km grid square for at least 30 minutes.
Visitors to Kadowaki Suspension Bridge were overwhelmingly from Ito City (37.0%).
Among visitors to 三島スカイウォーク in Mishima City, the top locations were Hakone Town (23.2%) and Mishima City (17.0%)
An analysis of overnight stays before and after the visit found that Miyoshi City (39.8%) was the most common
Takamatsu City (14.5%), Kochi City (11.2%), Tokushima City (4
[89.2% feel existing strategies have reached their limits] IDEATECH releases free comprehensive guide, “Category Strategy” to Break Through the Plateau in Existing Businesses
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89.2% of marketing executives and staff said that “it is difficult to improve results by only refining conventional advertising, SEO and content strategies”
Original後発企業への優位性要素の第1位「第三者から評価されていること」(61.3%)
84.6% are “actively designing” or “considering” the creation of new market categories
<Event Report>“Why Isn’t Sustainability Catching On?” Taking Action for Tomorrow Through the Realities of Organic Cotton and Insights into Affluent Consumers
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A total of 303 people participated
More than 300 units have already been sold
Consumers’ price tolerance for sustainable products is approximately 1.3–1.4 times the usual price
[Mynavi TGC 2026 A/W] KO1KEYZ, a global boy group born from PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SHINSEKAI and following in the footsteps of JO1, INI and ME:I, to make its first appearance at a major domestic fashion event!
Receives the “BLI 2026-2028 Most Energy Efficient Brand Award” from Keypoint Intelligence in the A3 and A4 toner-printer and multifunction-printer categories
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A total of 20 A3/A4 printers and multifunction printers from the “imageFORCE,” “imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX,” and “imageCLASS (※2)” series were evaluated
From “ponchi” to the starting line of modern manga—“Japanese Manga Magazines: From the Bakumatsu Period to Immediately After the End of the War—The 湯本豪一コレクション,” tracing the evolution of Japanese manga culture shaped by satire and humor, goes on sale Aug. 21
With cumulative sales topping 500,000 copies, the story enters a new stage—the latest “Cygames Cycomi” e-book releases for July include Volume 5 of the girls’ suspense series “Perfect Glitter”!
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Cumulative sales have surpassed 8.5 million copies
[Potato chips smoked whole with “hickory wood chips”] “KOIKEYA The Kunsei Shio Hickory Smoke Chip” goes on sale in limited quantities at the Koikeya online shop
Research findings from the “RSPO Certification” project by the co-creation platform “Everyone’s Ethical Food Lab”: “Understanding RSPO certification leads to empathy”
About 70% say workplace heat and cold affect work efficiency and concentration. 81% consider improving air conditioning and insulation “important as a corporate responsibility”
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81.0% said improving workplace conditions, including air conditioning and insulation, is “important as a corporate responsibility”
65.0% selected “upgrading or adding air-conditioning equipment” as a measure to improve thermal conditions
Build vocabulary to improve both reading comprehension and expression! New release: “The 1,000 Words You’ll Want to Know by Age 15: A Write-In Workbook” lets you learn by writing 1000 words!
Technical document on “TTR,” a heat-dissipation design for high-brightness LED bulbs, released. Heat-design principles supporting an estimated 94% luminous-flux maintenance rate after 40,000 hours
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Estimated luminous-flux maintenance rate of 94% after 40,000 hours
Period during which at least 70% of the initial luminous flux is maintained
[Free download] Marketing strategy for succeeding with a new business without fighting—strategies and practical guide to help small and midsize companies avoid mistakes in “market selection”—now available
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Raised a total of more than ¥130 million
Raised approximately ¥350 million in total funding
More than 5 million sold
In the 100,000-yen-per-month range
Companies mentioned:株式会社Piece to Peace、キャリーミー、パーソルグループ、HONDA ESTILO株式会社、エヌエヌ生命保険株式会社、株式会社ポピンズシッター、株式会社ウィルゲート、株式会社古田土経営
Santa costumes and cosplay uniforms, wholesale from a Yiwu, China, sewing factory at bargain prices; original name tags can be customized. Production of new 2026 Santa designs is underway. Get 10% off for early orders through Aug. 30. In the era of a weak yen, buy directly from a sewing factory in China
Toward an “AI symbiotic society” in which people and AI each make the most of their strengths in an “AI-first society”: the “AI x 〇〇〇” series on an AI symbiotic society, with a lineup of instruction by Tomonori Tomura [日本マネジメント総合研究所合同会社]
The story of the Olympic gold medal-winning “Riku-Ryu pair,” who moved people around the world, collected in one book. “Life on Ice りくりゅう,” an essential, permanent keepsake for fans, is now on sale!
[Kumamoto earthquake relief] “Doux Emergency” disaster-preparedness glasses protect the vision of every family member; 10% of sales to be donated to support affected areas
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10% of sales
Price: 8,800 yen, tax included
General medical device (manufacturing and marketing notification number: 14B3X10029000029)
Ranking of singers often listened to while working from home, selected by 488 female office workers | Mrs. GREEN APPLE takes No. 1! 嵐 and Snow Man also make the ranking
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Mrs. GREEN APPLE: 162 points
嵐: 119 points
Snow Man: 72 points
米津玄師: 64 points
サザンオールスターズ: 58 points
Companies mentioned:株式会社ワンズマインド、比較ビズ、Mrs. GREEN APPLE、嵐、Snow Man、米津玄師、サザンオールスターズ、Mr.Children、藤井風、宇多田ヒカル、あいみょん、Ado、M!LK、SixTONES、BTS、松任谷由実、B'z、Official髭男dism、スピッツ、back number、YOASOBI、Vaundy
“Rakスル Bank,” a financial platform for small and medium-sized businesses, plans to roll out 3 services in succession: loans, corporate cards and invoice issuance
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Among companies with annual sales below 100 million yen, 76.9% handle invoicing on paper or in Excel
The findings revealed that 46.1% do not have a corporate card
Among companies that feel a need to raise funds, 61.1% have experienced “missed opportunities due to delays in financing”
Among companies with annual sales below 100 million yen, 56.1% “do not use or have” a corporate card
Among companies with annual sales below 100 million yen, 76.9% handle invoicing using “paper or Excel”
The adoption rate of cloud tools remains at just 16.7%
Adopts a “payment term of up to approximately 3 months (up to 87 days),” longer than that of typical corporate cards
“Rakスル Homepage” evolves to support small and medium-sized businesses with promotion and customer acquisition through 3 service options: DIY, AI support and production services
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85.9% of companies with 2–100 employees have a website
39.7% have not seen results from their website
50.0% are unable to update their website
66.8% say they “want one company to handle everything from website creation to customer acquisition”
60.9% say “it is beneficial to be able to order a website from the same company that handles printing”
58.2% say “linking flyers with landing pages boosts customer acquisition”
67.9% say “a website with the same design as a flyer is useful”
A customer acquisition and promotion support service available from 5,500 yen per month
A new kind of dinner, the “Sushi Course,” featuring sushi for every dish from the opening bite to dessert. — Available from Monday, August 24, at the Sushi Kappo Tomozuna restaurant at ヒルトン福岡シーホーク —
[New release] No more scissors or workspace needed! A new pre-cut version of the ultimate car soundproofing sheet, “Deadening Sheet,” comes with a dedicated roller and is ready to apply straight out of the package
The importance of understanding history — Lessons from the western Japan training trip at Iga and 愛農学園農業高校 — Just 2 days remain until the crowdfunding campaign launches on August 1!
Winner of 2 newcomer awards! “Meet Me at the Terminal Station,” the latest short story collection by rising honkaku mystery writer Kohei Makado, is published
AndTech to hold an online Zoom seminar on Wednesday, September 16: “Controlling the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Materials Through Stretching — Design Technologies for Determining Film and Fiber Strength and Measures to Address Challenges”
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Participation fee: 50,600 yen (tax included)
The session is scheduled to begin on 2026/09/16 (Wednesday)
Companies mentioned:AZUL Energy株式会社、Spiral Capital Japan Fund 2号投資事業有限責任組合、日邦産業株式会社、ペガサス・テック・ベンチャーズ、フィデア企業成長支援ファンド投資事業有限責任組合、株式会社ジャパネットホールディングス、Pegasus Tech Ventures、株式会社フィデア・キャピタル
[First in the private childcare industry※1] Launch of an in-house recruitment website featuring an AI recruiter|タスク・フォース × マイキャリア
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Original保育士1名あたりの採用コストが100万円を超えるケースもある中
According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s “令和5年賃金構造基本統計調査,” childcare workers earn an average annual salary of approximately 4 million yen