Hotel Associa Shizuoka will support 清水エスパルス throughout the hotel, including with accommodation plans for supporters, in line with the 2026/27 J.League season opening
“氷処 新港堂,” a specialty shaved ice shop serving fluffy shaved ice made with pure ice, opens at Kobe’s large-scale food hall “TOOTH MART” on Friday, July 31!
Selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s AB-Cross program; demonstration of an MABR-assisted activated sludge process begins in 横浜市
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Treatment capacity: approx. 35,000 m3/d
Reduces aeration power consumption by up to 30%
Cuts greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50% overall across the water treatment process
[Miyagi Prefecture] High school and university students explore what they love through volunteering! “まきボラ,” a volunteer program matching students with businesses in Ishinomaki, starts activities on Aug. 4!
Uriko, a girl who sells time and changes people’s pasts in exchange for their lifespans. Why does the girl travel?—A new series, “トキウリウリコ” (manga by 末廣こぶ), begins in コミックブリーゼ
[Investment applications open tomorrow, Aug. 1 (Sat.), at 10:00!] A real estate STO worth 3.8 billion yen: “ロードスターグループ Digital Securities Yokohama Isezakicho Hotel” project
“Anime 200 Works Free Festival” to be held on ABEMA in August! 200 popular anime titles will be available free each week for 4 consecutive weeks; Week 1 features anime broadcast in 2026!
“Hamameshi Gacha,” a food-hopping campaign bringing together 5 major commercial facilities in the Yokohama Station area, will run for 7 days only, from Aug. 7 (Fri.) to 13 (Thu.)
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Original1回1,000円でガチャを回す
You are guaranteed to win a food ticket worth ¥1,500 or ¥2,000
RKB Radio documentary “Sugamo Diary: The Life of a Class B/C War Criminal” takes 1st place in the Kyushu-Okinawa regional judging for the 2026 日本民間放送連盟 Awards radio news program division!
A small trip with your favorite creator on the veranda of a traditional house. Limited to 1 person, the 1-on-1 experience with a VTuber, “Oshi no Ma,” launches July 31!
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Sale price: 30,000 yen (tax included)
At the time of purchase, LivePocket's purchase fee of 1,500 yen and system usage fee of 165 yen will be charged separately.
“Biri Gal” herself, Sayaka Kobayashi, to hold an online course over 5 consecutive nights, personally teaching middle and high school students and parents “how to make yourself want to study”
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Cumulative sales surpassed 1.25 million copies
A blockbuster that drew more than 2 million moviegoers
Approximately 50,000 copies sold cumulatively
The number of elementary and junior high school students who refuse to attend school is 353,970
General admission: 19,800 yen (21,780 yen including tax)
Premium plan (limited to 20 people): 49,800 yen (54,780 yen including tax)
[The 11th installment of the NFT manga project announced!!] A publishing support project launches for “Gravestones of Daily Life” (working title), a collection of 4-panel and short manga that turns everyday absurdities into humor, drawn by Crusher Housewife
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11th installment
It has already been 8 years since the activity began
Companies mentioned：株式会社カイカフィナンシャルホールディングス、株式会社実業之日本社、株式会社実業之日本デジタル、INO Fine
Osaka takoyaki shop 元祖どないや to sponsor 関西コレクション 2026 A/W for the 3rd time! Showcasing Osaka's appeal by serving takoyaki backstage and featuring ambassador Chiitan☆ on stage
From Sapporo to the world: a new experience that awakens culinary wonder. The long-awaited new frontier, “Rich Tsukemen,” inherits the essence of ヒルダケ’s signature “Rich Risotto Noodles” and is finally here!
New employees want “conversations that develop their individuality” more than “praise” from their supervisors
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A comparative survey with the previous year examined new employees’ feelings after training, their expectations and concerns about development after assignment, and the kind of engagement they seek from supervisors and senior colleagues. The results showed signs of a shift in the image of how young employees want to be developed.
Calls for “support that makes use of individual traits and strengths” stood at 57% (48% the previous year),
while the share who said “I want you to listen to my opinions as an equal” rose to 24% (16% the previous year).
The share who said “I want to be entrusted with work” fell to 20% (24% the previous year).
A combined 26% said they were “concerned” or “very concerned” about development after assignment, up from 22% the previous year.
After the training, 92% of new employees said their “motivation to work had increased,” maintaining a high rate broadly in line with the previous year’s 94%.
The share of new employees who said they “have expectations” for development after assignment was 74%, down 4 percentage points from 78% the previous year.
Healthcare startup “Oishii Kenko” reports on “Everyone's Healthy Project: Food Creators,” an experiential food education program for elementary school students—bringing changes to children's and families' eating habits through collaboration among 3 sectors: government, pharmaceuticals and the private sector
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All 15 participating children completed the program
[Reservations open 8/1] A confectionery shop proposes “a new way to celebrate Obon”—a beautiful “offering basket” to honor the departed
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The base price for 1 offering basket is calculated as the value of the gift certificates + 3,500 yen (the offering stand fee, including handling charges).
Return the “offering stand” used for the basket to the store and receive an additional 1,000 yen in gift certificates.
Available for 7,000–8,500 yen, including the basket.
“Night COCORIS,” available for purchase only at night when the shop is closed. COCORIS, which has won the No. 1 ranking for 7 consecutive years at its 1 Tokyo Station store, is available for a limited time through its official online store!
Top RISE fighters converge around 3 major title matches! All bouts of “RISE WORLD SERIES 2026 TOKYO.2” will be streamed live exclusively on ABEMA PPV on Saturday, Sept. 19!
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General admission tickets: ¥3,500 (tax included)
An additional fee of ¥400 (tax included) applies.
“ABEMA Premium,” priced at 1,180 yen per month (tax included)
“ABEMA Premium with Ads,” priced at 680 yen per month (tax included)
A ¥700 cashback campaign
Companies mentioned：ABEMA、RISE、EBARA WAVE ARENA、ABEMA Live
Many masterful performances by renowned rakugo performers of the Showa era are brought back to life with previously unreleased recordings! “Showa Rakugo Masterpieces: Rare Recordings CD Collection” launches “STV Hall Master Performers” starting with issue No. 65!
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Special launch price for the first issue: ¥499 (10% tax included)
Regular price for issues 2–25: ¥1,599 (10% tax included)
Regular price from issue 26 onward: ¥1,799 (10% tax included)
A total of 306 performances were held
Bringing you many masterful performances by 6 masters
Hakone Gora KAIKA to open in Hakone, Kanagawa, on July 31, 2026, offering a new Japanese-style retreat experience inspired by the spirit and aesthetic sensibilities of the tea ceremony
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All 19 guest rooms at this inn are equipped with open-air hot spring baths
An entire rental annex (1 room), where guests can spend time recharging in nature with their dogs, is scheduled to open in early 2027
A new building with a distinctive atmosphere and open-air hot spring baths in every room is scheduled to open as the third phase in summer 2028 (8 rooms)
Parking: 3 vehicles (from opening through around November)
A parking lot with capacity for 50 vehicles is located a 10-minute drive from the facility
About a 14-minute walk from Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway
[SAMANSA Rankings for the First Half of 2026] Announcing the TOP10 popular short films from around the world that moved audiences! Japanese films make strong gains, and an Academy Award-winning film also makes the list
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Japanese films account for 5 of the TOP10 (“Umareru,” “1/96,” “Strange,” “MIMI” and “still dark”)
Offering carefully selected films from around the world for ¥490 per month
Currently streaming more than 500 short films (as of October 2025)
A trail leading to the summit of Mount Fuji, “Fuji-michi,” appears in Harajuku! “Climb Mount Fuji and be reborn”—the limited-time pop-up “Rebirth Tea House” offers a zero-altitude climb experience
[ゴダイゴ] 50th anniversary live “GODIEGO 50th Anniversary Live ~Journey of Gratitude~” to be broadcast exclusively on television for the first time on 歌謡ポップスチャンネル on Sunday, Aug. 9! A live report arrives ahead of the broadcast!
The TV anime “I Want to Love You Until You Die” is airing to great acclaim from July 7! Synopsis, web preview and episode poster for Episode 5, “The Endless Night,” revealed!
“Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku” only shops, fairs and Gratte events to roll out from August 2026! The third global project spanning SEGA and Animate
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At more than 140 Animate stores in Japan and overseas
Simply post in Japanese, and AI translates it into 9 languages and automatically shares it on multilingual social media. The explanatory website for Japanfit-Tourism, a free participatory tourism information platform for sharing with the world, has been completely revamped.
For 4 consecutive years, national strategies including the “Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2026,” “Japan Growth Strategy” and “Regional Future Strategy” have explicitly outlined the role and support policies for ローカル・ゼブラ企業.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises with sales of 10 billion yen
Original売上高１～10億円の企業
Companies mentioned：株式会社Zebras and Company、ローカル・ゼブラ企業
The former “名古屋四季劇場” is being transformed into a theater presenting a diverse range of performing arts—from musicals and plays to concerts and traditional performing arts. Scheduled to open in July 2027.
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Renovations will be carried out with an investment of approximately 500 million yen
株式会社ミカド to launch its web-wide monitoring SaaS, SITE RADAR, on August 17, 2026 — Automatically monitors 4 areas at a low monthly price starting at 1,500 yen, turning security into business value with “dynamic site seals” —
Earn 10 times the points when ordering online on extremely hot days. Yokohama Chinatown’s 江戸清 launches its August-only “Chinese Food at Home Campaign.”
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10 times points
Yokohama’s maximum temperature reaches 35°C or higher
Japanese social media platform am（アム） launches “AI Talk,” a new feature where AI avatars converse by voice—Talk with people you admire and earn money simply by speaking, with no abusive content
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Register your voice with just a 10-second recording
Purchases and sending of gifts (tips) are limited to users aged 18 and older.
『名もなき者の詩』 rolls out a major 1st-anniversary update! Swordsman Jubei joins the battle, anniversary event to be held, “Heroic Spirit Awakening” coming soon
To promote data use in the construction industry, which supports social infrastructure, 100 explanatory articles on openBIM are now available to help readers study the topic systematically in Japanese
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A total of 100 explanatory articles on openBIM were released all at once
July 31, 2026
Behind the scenes of a project carried out over approximately 8 months
Companies mentioned：ONESTRUCTION株式会社、buildingSMART International
[Joint survey by オフレコ and コアコネ] Is “sales activity” really not the goal? Survey data reveals the value truly sought from communities of business leaders
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A survey was conducted with 2,307 business owners and executives
“Introductions from acquaintances and friends” at 23.4%
“Wanting to connect with business leaders I wouldn’t normally meet” at 19.9%
“Operations support helps members connect even outside work (15.1%)”
“Being able to keep making new connections (14.6%)”
“Participants are disclosed, making it easy to choose (14.2%)”
“Too busy to participate (25.4%)”
“Fewer new connections, and the participants don’t change (17.9%)”
“Can’t have in-depth conversations after just exchanging business cards (16.0%)”