AMAMI TERRACE, a salt café in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture, expands its hands-on experience space to mark 400 years of salt production in Ako. The café also revamps its lunch menu and reopens
Self-photo brand “Photomatic” to hold special lecture at 実践女子大学 exploring the latest fan-driven “oshi-katsu” needs
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Photomatic’s self-photo service began in 2018, inspired by a remark from its representative, Hong Seung-hyun, who is also a photographer: “Instead of having a photographer take your portrait, why not take it yourself?”
Photomatic made its full-scale entry into Japan in 2024, when it began collaborating with the キタムラ・ホールディングス Group.
Was absorbed through a merger into 株式会社フォトクリエイト effective April 1, 2026.
[New Feature Release] General-purpose reservation system “otetsuzuki” gets even easier to use, with 2 new features that dramatically improve operational efficiency
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We have offices at 27 locations across Japan
More than 520 municipalities, from Hokkaido to Kyushu, have adopted the system
Manages approximately 50% of donation amounts across Japan
BE:FIRST announces its first global EP, “WATCH ME,” marking its U.S. debut, set for release on September 18 (Friday). Pre-release track “BRUCE WAYNE” now available, with music video released.
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It was announced that the first global EP, “WATCH ME,” will be released on Friday, September 18, 2026.
BE:FIRST, approaching its 5th anniversary
The EP features a total of 5 songs created in collaboration with world-renowned creators.
A world showcase visiting 4 cities—Bangkok, Taipei, Manila and New York—from September to October this year
100,000 people attended over 2 days.
Companies mentioned:BE:FIRST、BMSG、SKY-HI、Flo Milli、ATL Jacob、BIA、Tommy Brown、Xansei、RIEHATA、レコーディング・アカデミー、Hip Hop International、Head In The Clouds LA
JKK東京 to open a disability welfare services office on land created through redevelopment—developing local welfare infrastructure by putting public corporation land to use
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Original敷地面積 約2,200㎡
Land lease term: 50 years (fixed-term land lease agreement)
“Maintenance & Resilience 2026,” featuring 11 specialized exhibitions on topics including social infrastructure maintenance and disaster prevention and mitigation, closes
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392 companies (780 booths) exhibited
Attendance reached a record 21,414 over the 3-day event
QUO Card Pay selected for 越後製菓’s 80th anniversary campaign. A total of 800 people will be selected by lottery to win premium prizes, including QUO Card Pay! “Echigo Seasonal Gourmet Food Giveaway Campaign” begins Saturday, August 1
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Original-design QUO Card Pay (worth 1,000 yen)
QUO Card Pay is valid for 3 years from the date of issue.
Luxury makeup brand HERA(ヘラ), based in Seoul, South Korea, will hold a limited-edition launch event for its summer collection, 〈Marbelous Romance〉, at Kirei Kirei Studio on the 2nd floor of Hankyu Umeda Main Store.
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Net weight: 6.5g
Price including tax: 4,400 yen
Net weight: 8.5g
Price including tax: 6,490 yen
Net weight: 5.5g
Price including tax: 5,390 yen
Contents: 7.5 g
Price including tax: 4,840 yen
Purchase requirement: purchases totaling ¥20,000 or more, including tax
Purchase requirement: purchases totaling ¥25,000 or more, including tax
Purchase requirement: purchases totaling ¥22,000 or more, including tax
Those who make a purchase of 13,000 yen or more, including tax
ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア launches a worldwide open call on LIFE LOG BOX from Saturday, Aug. 1! A film festival that helps directors promote their careers, with 米国アカデミー賞® recognition and screenings on ディズニープラス, among other opportunities
Take home the brilliance of the world’s top-rated* diamonds. EXELCO DIAMOND/エクセルコ ダイヤモンド to hold its “DIAMOND FAIR” at all stores in Japan | Aug. 1–Sept. 30
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All 61 stores in Japan
Original2026年8月1日(土)~9月30日(水)
Approximately 700 designs
More than 99% of the diamonds receive the world’s highest rating
69 locations in Japan
Companies mentioned:EXELCO DIAMOND、エクセルコ ダイヤモンド、株式会社NEW ART、NEW ART HOLDINGS、銀座ダイヤモンドシライシ、Web éclat、東急百貨店
【一旗プロデュース】“Ukiyo-e in Motion: HIROSHIMA” surpasses 10,000 visitors and holds a commemorative ceremony. The immersive digital art museum lets visitors experience the world of ukiyo-e and has drawn a cumulative total of more than 500,000 visitors worldwide.
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Visitor numbers surpass 10,000
Over 300 works by world-renowned ukiyo-e artists
General admission: 2,200 yen
Students (high school, university and vocational school): ¥1,500
Children (ages 4 through junior high school): ¥700
Seniors (ages 65 and older): ¥1,900
General admission: 2,000 yen
Students (high school, university and vocational school): ¥1,300
Children (ages 4 through junior high school): ¥600
Hokkaido-based cosmetics maker 株式会社CBS earns “White Company Certification.” The company is fostering an organization where employees can develop expertise without prior experience, supported by a comfortable working environment with 124 days off per year and no transfers.
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124 days off per year
A total of 687 companies have received this certification.
Effective July 1, 2026
30 years since founding
Starting monthly salary for full-time employees is ¥200,000 or more
【埼玉県 × eiicon】Nationwide call for co-creation projects involving companies in 埼玉県! “Incubation Program” within the “Canvas” open innovation program at Shibusawa MIX
【TGC Toyama 2026】Second wave of star-studded performers announced! Popular Gen Z favorites Tada Rion and Mukai Rei, national celebrity Olin, Murashige Anna, and others confirmed to appear!
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Advance sale: ¥15,000, including tax
General sale: ¥15,500, including tax
TGC CARD discount: 2,500 yen off
Advance sale: ¥9,500, including tax
General sale: 10,000 yen (tax included)
TGC CARD discount: 1,500 yen off
More than 1 million total followers across social media
Low-calorie, lightly carbonated drink “Reflets” to launch Sept. 22, exclusively in 1 prefecture and 9 prefectures in the Kanto, Koshinetsu and Tokai regions
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PET bottle, 450 ml
Suggested retail price: ¥200 (before tax)
Companies mentioned:アサヒ飲料株式会社、Asahi Beverages America, Inc.
Your fortune for the second half of 2026 | Find out your overall fortune for the second half of 2026, as told by Suisho Tama-ko. The official horoscope site “Elemental Astrology” is running the “Elemental Summer Festival 2026” campaign, where you can get 3 types of lucky images
In partnership with 8 J1 clubs in the Kanto region! Make soccer matches and rail trips even more fun! Joining the “Train Stamp Rally” covering stadiums and nearby stations on Aug. 7
Support for summer vacation outings! Free admission campaign for preschoolers also planned! On Aug. 3, a discount combo ticket for ロマンスカーミュージアム admission and round-trip rides on the Odakyu Line goes on sale
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Save ¥200 compared with purchasing a round-trip ticket (regular fare) and admission ticket separately
[Stretch Classes] Restore balance to your mind and body after the intense heat and enjoy more comfortable days! Bookings now open for August stretch and meditation classes, with reassuring pay-as-you-go pricing | Personal gym specializing in weight loss in Omotesando 808TOKYO
[鴨川シーワールド] Learn together with your children! Spend a summer watching their smiles and sharing the wonder up close! Applications open for participants in the first educational program, “Parent-Child Summer School”
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Dates: Aug. 24 (Mon.)–Aug. 28 (Fri.), 2026, for a total of 5 days
Participation fee: Adults (high school students and older), ¥3,900 (tax included)
[ホテル オリエンタル エクスプレス 福岡天神] Enjoy a new lunch experience with 4 authentic curries: “CROSS POINT TENJIN” refreshes its curry lunch menu starting Aug. 1 (Sat.)
[Joint project with onboard sales attendants] Original-design HOKURIKU rail journey goshuin stamps, 2 designs, go on sale aboard the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Aug. 8, 2026 (Sat.)
The September issue of “STORY” features Manami Higa on its cover for the first time! The major fashion feature spotlights “beautiful colors” to brighten up the continuing hot weather
[日本ホテル㈱] Event Report: Food Waste Reduction Awareness Event “mottECO FESTA 2026,” Held in Partnership with Industry, Government, Academia and the Community, Ends on a High Note
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Attendance: About 580 people
A total of 3.7 kg of food was collected
The company’s “mottECO” was used 1,312 times in fiscal 2025
Reduced food waste by about 330 kg
Royal Holdings: annual reduction of about 11.2 tons
Companies mentioned:日本ホテル株式会社、mottECO普及コンソーシアム、一般社団法人フード・サステナビリティ協会、消費者庁、環境省、農林水産省、一般社団法人日本ホテル協会、株式会社デニーズジャパン、ロイヤルホールディングス株式会社、SRSホールディングス株式会社、株式会社アレフ、㈱名鉄ホテルホールディングス、㈱帝国ホテル、ロイヤルホールディングス㈱、㈱大戸屋ホールディングス、特定非営利活動法人セカンドハーベスト・ジャパン、東京ステーションホテル、ホテルメトロポリタン、ホテルメトロポリタン エドモント、帝国ホテル、京王プラザホテル with 三本珈琲、ザ・キャピトルホテル 東急、浅草ビューホテル
A treasure hunt with a chance to win a pair of hotel stay vouchers and limited-edition shaved ice, too! “Daily special events offering great deals” to be held at the spectacular night pool for a limited time in August
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Monday Escape: ¥6,000 (regular price: ¥7,600)
Wednesday Escape: ¥6,000 (regular price: ¥6,900)
Saturday Escape (NOL members only): ¥7,000 (regular price: ¥8,000)
A seminar titled “Europe and the Redefinition of Green Policy,” led by policy analyst 平木 綾香 of 西村あさひ法律事務所 Brussels, will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2026!!
Kirin and others appointed as “Fire Corps Recruitment Supporters”! Unveiling event “Learn with the Fire Corps! Midsummer Tokyo SHOW-BOSAI Festival” set for Saturday, August 29, at Ebisu Garden Place Center Square!
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Yoshimoto Kogyo has been commissioned to carry out the program since 2021
■ Date and time: Saturday, August 29, 2026, 11:00–17:00
Bringing smiles with Waowao Power! “Gaopawaru Jagabata STEP POP-UP STORE by VILLAGE VANGUARD” to roll out at locations nationwide starting in August 2026!
“Meditoku Outpatient Works,” a medical DX service developed by a practicing clinic physician to support outpatient clinic operations, launches nationwide
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Patient card creation (¥1,980 per month, excluding tax)
Reception system (¥2,980 per month, excluding tax)
Reception list (¥2,980 per month, excluding tax)
Patient calling system (¥2,980 per month, excluding tax)
A summer of beaming smiles begins! Kizunayukai facilities hold pool-opening events
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In late June, the children’s eagerly awaited pool season—a summer tradition—began again this year.
Children selected as representatives enthusiastically demonstrated the example. At たじま絆保育園, operated by 社会福祉法人絆友会, the pool-opening ceremony for Reiwa 8 was held after prayers for safety.
大樹町, SPACE COTAN and Space Data sign memorandum of understanding (MOU)
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The town has a population of 5,100 and an economy centered on primary industries.
HOSPO, a privately operated commercial spaceport open to the public in 大樹町, began full-scale operations in April 2021.
Construction of a new rocket launch site, “Launch Complex 1 (LC1),” began in fiscal 2022
In October 2024, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on international cooperation was signed with 8 commercial spaceports across the world’s 5 continents
In January 2025, SPACE COTAN was selected for the Space Strategy Fund
In July 2025, the Japanese subsidiary of Taiwanese company jtSPACE
In February 2026, efforts to develop a space-focused town centered on HOSPO were recognized
[Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake] Notice of donation of part of proceeds from Kumamoto-grown watermelon products (from 7/31) ネイチャーカンフィットネス launches a support project for Kumamoto farmers
Kids enjoy summer festivals while moms and dads get “me time”: JR East Group-operated childcare service TAKUJI STATION タクステ to host “Town Bar & Summer Festival” parenting support event across the town
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Limited-time offer from Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, through Monday, Aug. 31
10% of the amount spent at participating stores will be deducted from childcare fees
Childcare discounts apply up to 1,000 yen (tax included)
Companies mentioned:株式会社ジェイアール東日本都市開発、株式会社Mine.、min tid mom