Less than 3 hours after launch, total crowdfunding support surpassed ¥10 million! Crowdfunding underway for HUAWEI’s first flagship ear-cuff earbuds, HUAWEI FreeClip 2 S
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The estimated market price, including tax, is ¥32,780
27% off for a limited time of 24 hours from launch
Long-lasting battery life of up to approximately 38 hours
Each earbud weighs just approximately 5.1 g
Finished through more than 100 production processes
Earbud storage space expanded by 20%
C-bridge remains undeformed even after opening 25,000 times
Up to 9 hours of continuous music playback from the earbuds alone
Up to 3 hours of music playback with approximately 10 minutes of charging
A new smartphone case vending machine has been installed at ShinQs inside 渋谷ヒカリエ. Create an original smartphone case using your favorite image with CASE FACTORY
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Original2026年7月30日～9月23日
Original2026年9月24日～10月28日まで
Sale price: Regular ¥2,980 (tax included) → ¥1,980 (tax included)
Monetizing approximately 1㎡ of unused space
Vending machine equipped with a 32-inch digital display
[Onomichi, Hiroshima] New guest rooms with a theater and hammock open at グランドーム瀬戸内しまなみ, overlooking the Seto Inland Sea! Guest-room-exclusive inclusive services launch, offering sauna sessions, pizza-making and smoking experiences
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Spacious rooms of approximately 38㎡
Large dome tents with a diameter of 10m
Island glamping facility with 7 units in total
35 minutes by car from Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture
50 minutes by car from Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture
105 minutes by car from Hiroshima City
1 hour and 20 minutes by public transportation from Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture
Popular on Steam, the bakery-management and dungeon-exploration action RPG Aeruta (アルタ) is coming to PS5/PS4/Switch! An illustration contest will offer luxury prizes and the chance to have artwork included in the setting materials collection!
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Prize (Amazon gift card worth ¥100,000)
Prize (Amazon gift card worth ¥30,000)
Prize (Amazon gift card worth ¥10,000)
Steam version: ¥1,980 (tax included)
Companies mentioned：グラビティゲームアライズ株式会社、FromDawn Games Ltd.、任天堂、Sony Interactive Entertainment、Valve Corporation
No more copying and pasting. One tap takes you to AI questions, web searches, translation, dictionaries, shopping searches and more. SelectGo launches in 8 countries
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8 countries: Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and Singapore
Cloud Buddy unveils a case study of 日本ECサービス, where hands-on project management support delivered “twice the speed.” Its BPR×BPO service, Cloud Buddy, helped eliminate reliance on individual employees
Burn it or bury it: waste plastic had no other option. InnovateX seeks partner factories nationwide from August 1 to turn mixed waste plastic into building materials
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An 80kg weight was placed at the center of the building material
There’s a route to improving your face. The i=score app analyzes your face and offers a program tailored to you—now available. To mark its launch, a 3-day trial program is available free of charge
[Supporting distinctive activities in its 7th year] GAOフェス (Gao Festival), a community-wide cultural festival, will be held in Izumigaoka, Senboku New Town. Applications are open through August 25!
The first pear flavor in Fruiche’s 50-year history! A conscientious local specialty that also supports the production region: ご当地くだものフルーチェ, made with juice from Tochigi-grown Nikkori pears. Launching August 10, 2026 (Mon)
[Muscle-Based Hiring] 株式会社ACT-R to hire 100 people by year-end through its “macho hiring” program, providing gym access, supplements and clothing free of charge
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About 30% (31.5%) of men are obese (BMI of 25 or higher)
About 1 in 2 men aged 40–74 are considered to have metabolic syndrome or be at risk of developing it
[6th anniversary] Farm-to-table café 大地の恵み in Nagara, Chiba Prefecture, where visitors can enjoy pesticide-free vegetable harvesting and terrace BBQ, opens summer reservations! Featuring a rare limited-edition pudding made with free-range 名古屋コーチン, plus a stargazing campground with no streetlights
“Is that leopard print? No, it’s island print.” It looks like leopard print from a distance, but up close, it’s Ishigaki Island. Ishigaki-based apparel brand SHIMA柄 raises ¥1 million through crowdfunding
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It has reached its initial goal of ¥1 million
It is now aiming for ¥1.5 million as its next goal
Planned retail price: ¥19,800 (tax included)
CAMPFIRE early-bird price: ¥16,800 (tax and shipping included)
伍代夏子, special ambassador for the 「知って、肝炎プロジェクト」 hepatitis awareness project, visits 和歌山市, a designated area for proactive public outreach in fiscal 2026
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Designated area for proactive public outreach in fiscal 2026
Monday, July 13, 2026
Distribution of free hepatitis virus testing vouchers to residents aged 40
[Oisix Niigata Albirex BC] New stadium food menu items, including “Coach Matsuyama’s Gourmet Picks” and “Food Waste Reduction Gourmet,” to go on sale (from July 31)
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Price: ¥900 (tax included)
Price: ¥500 (tax included)
Estimated total amount to be discarded: about 3–4 tons
Scope covered this time (2 buildings): about 500 kg scheduled for disposal
Amount to be used in product development: about 100 kg
Tokyo-based Kagurazaka leather brand REN and カワニシカバン, which has 145,000 YouTube subscribers, collaborate to release a limited-edition tote bag combining the appeal of both brands and their materials
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Price: ¥63,900 (tax included)
About 6 L of capacity, enough for a 500 ml plastic bottle and a long wallet
Weight: 700 g
Purchase of products totaling at least ¥10,000 including tax
The first 10 customers will receive a “REN fan” and a “カワニシカバン original sticker”
In Urawa, get the hugely popular Taiwanese castella with its fluffy, airy texture—made using high-quality Japanese ingredients and authentic methods, and so popular that lines are a must!
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Pop-up period: July 30, 2026 (Thursday)–August 5, 2026 (Wednesday)
The combined sales of the M&A target companies have reached about ¥3 billion
Adding the approximately ¥3 billion in sales of the 6 companies targeted for M&A this fiscal year to the forecast consolidated sales of ¥1.88 billion for the fiscal year ending July 2026 gives a reference figure of “at least ¥4.88 billion”
This is equivalent to a business scale of about 2.6 times the current consolidated sales forecast
Toward achieving “Ureru100,” a sales target of ¥10 billion
Companies mentioned：売れるネット広告社グループ、株式会社SOBAプロジェクト、愛徳威広告（上海）有限公司、ADWAYS ASIA HOLDINGS LIMITED、株式会社Step y’s、パロットビーク株式会社、株式会社ライト、株式会社国際漢方研究所
The biggest hurdle in complying with the new lease accounting standards is “organizing policies.” Just 18.7% of companies aim to be operational from the start of the fiscal year
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Just 18.7% of companies aim to be operational from the start of the first year of application.
53.4% of companies remain in the contract review and policy organization stages (Phases I and II)
[Number surveyed] 1,009 people
The results were “Already surveyed (24.6%)” and “Currently surveying (57.1%).”
Oisix announces its support for the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake; launches “EAT and SEND for Kumamoto,” a campaign to support the region by buying and eating its products (from 7/30); also delivers supplies, including drinks to help people cope with the heat
≪Limited-time new product≫ woofie（ウーフィ） launches “Sand Cookies [Caramel & White Chocolate,” combining bitter caramel with the sweetness of white chocolate, on 8/1 (Sat.)!
TISI and 大阪大学’s Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Life Sciences achieve more than 10,000 practical-scale combinatorial optimizations on a quantum computer with the same accuracy as a commercial optimization solver
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Submitted in July 2026 to the international academic journal Physical Review Applied, which covers industrial applications of quantum technology
Scheduled to be presented in Toronto, Canada, in September 2026
One solution for both language barriers and skills transfer. ──Four on-site DX products, including MANAVO AI smart glasses and automatic video-manual generation, to be exhibited at “Manufacturing Innovation DXPO” [8/18 (Tue.)–19 (Wed.)]
Developed a unique AI-powered digital signage system that generates images! Film industry professionals also tried it at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2026! A new, customizable form of signage
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Poster generation takes approximately 30–60 seconds
6 members beloved as “boyfriend idols” return to the Japanese stage as a complete group: “BOYFRIEND Fan Concert [RE・ENGINE 再動]” announces all 6 types of Japan-exclusive official merchandise!
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All 6 types of Japan-exclusive official merchandise
Sunday, August 2, 2026
5,000 yen or more
A total of 60 winners
A total of 15 pieces of content
VVIP seats: ¥23,000 (tax included)
S seats: ¥13,500 (tax included)
Companies mentioned：BOYFRIEND、DayOneDream Japan、株式会社シブヤテレビジョン、iTONY INTERNATIONAL
リロケーション・ジャパン launches “Relo Welfare Housing,” a company-leased housing support service for small and medium-sized businesses, in collaboration with リロクラブ
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Increased approximately 5.6 times compared with fiscal 2023
Inquiries from companies with fewer than 500 employees account for approximately 70% of the total
制度導入 in as little as 2 months
Operational support available from 1 employee
A system enabling employees to move into company housing in as little as 2 weeks
Proposals to companies began in June 2026
Service provision to employees of participating companies will begin in October 2026
Expansion across Japan will proceed in stages by the end of fiscal 2026
A new initiative launches with the aim of creating authentic Japanese-grown black tea. Sales begin for “KANKO,” a bottled Japanese black tea with Earl Grey flavor.
エクスプローラ ジャーニー unveils new culinary, wellness and cultural experiences aboard Explora II in its winter 2026-27 season collection, “The Silent Mediterranean”
Toei and チャリティーサンタ launch collaborative donation campaign through “Share Cinema”! This summer, they are giving movie experiences to around 8,000 parents and children facing financial hardship
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Those who donate 1,000 yen or more during the campaign period
Contributing to regional development through continued support via Asahikawa City, Hokkaido’s “Corporate Hometown Tax Donation Program (personnel dispatch type)”
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Appreciation certificate presentation ceremony held on July 29, 2026
Continued support for internal operational improvements through Asahikawa City’s Corporate Hometown Tax Donation Program (personnel dispatch type) since April 2025
M-SOLUTIONS has worked with Asahikawa City, Hokkaido, since 2014
In April 2016, received support from the Corporate Location Division of Asahikawa City’s Economic and Tourism Department (now the Economic Department)
Since 2023, actively exchanged information with Asahikawa City through events related to kintone and other opportunities
Built kintone apps for the Health Promotion Division’s operations in 2024
The total number of apps created to date exceeds 4,000
Currently operating approximately 320 apps in full
Supported the digitalization of 68 operations across 31 local governments over approximately 3 years
はまキッズ オルパスクラブ and キッズベースキャンプ launch educational partnership centered on fostering “non-cognitive skills”
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浜教育研究所 draws on 20 years of expertise cultivated by 浜学園グループ
Since its founding in 2006, KBC has...
Operates 32 campuses, primarily in urban areas of the Tokyo metropolitan area, Tokai, Kansai and Okinawa
はまキッズオルパスクラブ has 20 years of expertise and a proven curriculum to develop both cognitive and non-cognitive abilities, rather than focusing on only one or the other.
Original東急キッズベースキャンプは、民間学童保育施設のキッズベースキャンプを ２０施設展開
It currently operates 5 nursery schools, including small-scale licensed nursery schools.
はまキッズオルパスクラブ 二子玉川校 with KBC will open in September 2026.
Group exhibition HIGH VISIBILITY, curated by New York-based curator Charlotte Hailstone Wu, to be held at GOCA by Garde; 20 artists explore the possibilities of color.
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20 artists working in New York
Original2026年7月30日（木）から8月22日（土）
Companies mentioned：株式会社GARDE、GOCA by Garde、The Hole、Marinaro Gallery、Ruby Dakota Gallery、Harper's、81 Leonard Gallery、Galerie Vallois、Ryan Hastings Gallery、Salon 21、Future Fair
From contract marriage and villainous aristocratic ladies to Taisho-era romance and revenge suspense, 17 works from Everystar will be published and distributed as books and comics in June 2026.
[AX INSIGHT | AI Implementation Support Report, July 2026] 株式会社AX releases findings on support trends as AI use advances from individual tasks to designing entire operations
Applications open for the 3rd cohort of the Impact Officer School (deadline: 10/5). A 3-month × 2-term program for individuals and organizations to develop industry-leading leaders who can channel non-financial value into funding and organizational development.
The tenki.jp app subscription plan tenki.jp Light will be provided free of charge to local governments, businesses and disaster relief organizations affected by the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake.
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Original1団体につき、「tenki.jp ライト」を最大50 ID発行を予定しています
Approximately 5.2 billion page views annually (actual total for April 2025–March 2026; web pages and smartphone app combined)
International House of Japan selected as a co-host for the Cultural Utilization and Outreach Project for Modern and Contemporary Residential Architecture; to operate the project at the House in Hanakoganei
Fish Day from the 3rd to the 7th of every month‼ Get a free small bag of Sozai Ichiba sardine snacks at participating 磯丸水産 locations, in a collaboration with おやつカンパニー!
“Never let your challenge end.” JAWHM subsidiary One Rank launches “LeaP Navi,” career-change support specializing in working holiday participants and international students
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7 locations in Japan
Overseas support offices in 2 countries and 5 cities
Climb 1,637 steps of the “adult stairway” at あべのハルカス‼ Aim for 300m! The 13th Harukas Walk: Hatachi Challenge!! To be held on January 11, 2027 (Monday, public holiday), Coming of Age Day