New goods including Rimuru-sama’s “thermo stainless steel mug” and “T-shirt” from “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” are coming from COSPA (コスパ)! [COSPA Inc.]
Mini glass (Birthday Party ver.) / 1,650 yen (tax included)
Tote bag (Birthday Party ver.) / 3,520 yen (tax included)
During the campaign, customers will also receive 1 random square illustrated card (from a total of 4 designs) for every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent!
A new capsule toy, “ピングー Various FACE Rubber Charm,” featuring Pingu in a range of expressions beloved by people of all ages around the world, is coming soon! It will be rolled out at capsule toy vending machines nationwide from late August 2026!
New TV Osaka announcer merchandise to go on sale Saturday, Aug. 8! With “all-out individuality” as the theme, the items capture what makes each of the 5 announcers unique
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On sale from Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.
A second wave of new items is also planned for October 2026.
The newsletter has more than 200,000 subscribers in total.
[Congratulations from Shoko Nakagawa and Ayako Imoto] Manga “Yama to Shokuyoku to Watashi” launches a new chapter with a huge reader giveaway campaign; volumes 1–20 also available to read for free
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Original抽選で50名様に豪華賞品をプレゼントいたします
Volumes 1–20 of “Yama to Shokuyoku to Watashi” will be available to read for free on くらげバンチ for 1 week only, until August 14 (Friday) at 11:59
Ayumi Hibiya, a 27-year-old office worker, spends her days
Rave reviews from the authors of “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” and “To Your Eternity”! Volume 3 of fantasy manga “The Corpse-Carrying Nemu” goes on sale August 7 (Friday)
Recommended by hugely popular voice actor Sumire Uesaka! Volume 1 of “Senpai and Kohai: Days of Wild Antics” goes on sale August 7 (Friday)—a taboo role-play comedy about overworked office ladies pushed to their limits by stress
“Look, feel, and think”: Volume 1 of “Blueprint,” a coming-of-age manga about the everyday lives of architecture students, goes on sale August 7 (Friday)
“The Saint’s Legacy,” a popular work by Eiko Mutsuhana, author of “Shini-Puro” and “Hore-Majo,” gets a manga adaptation! Serialization begins on コミックバンチKai and コミックシーモア
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The first 5 episodes are now available on the digital bookstore コミックシーモア, starting July 25, 2026
Episodes will be published on the web manga magazine コミックバンチKai on a rolling basis starting August 7
New merchandise from “Expelled from Paradise: Resonance of the Heart,” including a “BIG Acrylic Stand,” “Full-Graphic T-Shirt,” and “B2 Tapestry,” is coming from あみあみ.
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Manufacturer’s suggested retail price: ¥2,200 each (tax included)
1 pack [1 item] ¥770 (tax included)
1 box [5 packs] ¥3,850 (tax included)
1 pack [1 item] ¥550 (tax included)
1 box [5 packs] ¥2,750 (tax included)
Manufacturer’s suggested retail price: ¥6,600 each (tax included)
Popular Asian BL dramas arrive on ABEMA, with a lineup of hit titles from Japan, South Korea, China, and Thailand, including “２５時、赤坂で,” “2gether,” “The Curse of Taekwondo,” and “My Dearest Friend”
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Around 25 channels spanning a wide range of genres are broadcast 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
“ABEMA Premium,” priced at 1,180 yen per month (tax included)
“ABEMA Premium with Ads,” priced at 680 yen per month (tax included)
Companies mentioned：ABEMA、GMMTV COMPANY LIMITED、Me Mind Y Co.,Ltd.、Triple Eight Entertainment Co.,Ltd.、studio HIM inc.、WHYNOT MEDIA Co., Ltd、Bilibili、NBCユニバーサル・エンターテイメントジャパン
“Clinical Trial Part-Time Job,” which sold out all 1,135 performances, returns at a new venue. The immersive, roving suspense experience “Touyaku Jiraku”
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Approximately 90 minutes
From August 28 (Friday) to September 30 (Wednesday), 2026
[sanrio house] The second edition of the hugely popular Fluffy Hello Kitty charm, a hit since the brand’s debut! The charm with the eye-catching milk-carton design comes in 6 varieties, including a secret color
[emmi] The brand’s first exclusive collaboration items with Dickies® arrive! Releasing an overall that pairs with feminine looks and an exclusive model based on the iconic “874” work pants <August 10 (Monday)>
[セサミストリートマーケット] Limited-time launch of the first café menu collaboration with anonymous contemporary artist COIN PARKING DELIVERY! <Starting August 21 (Friday)>
A seminar titled “Generative AI Planning Techniques: Asking the Right Questions Is 90% of AI Use” will be held on September 16 (Wednesday), 2026, led by Satoru Shimizu, Representative Director of 株式会社オクノテ!
Up to 25 “Festival 10-Summon Tickets” will be given away
You can summon up to 250 times
Drops from all collection quests will be 4 times higher
Experience points earned in eligible quests will be 4 times higher
Pollen rewards at the academy will be 3 times higher
2 types of “Summer Flare Light Sets” are now available
4 types of special-value sets are now available
SSR Giselric [Storm Queen Who Opens Up the Ends of the Earth] and SSR Francesca [Flower of the Stage Draped in a Thousand Feathers] will each appear with a 25% probability
Celebrating the release of volume 1 of a much-talked-about title! [A short anime by 吉成鋼 is now available!] 『アフタヌーン』 Shiki Grand Prize-winning author presents a new superpower battle series, Golden Phantom (written by 山嵜大輝)!
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List price: 792 yen (tax included)
■ On sale July 22, 2026 (Wed) ※Excluding some regions
Develop practical “thinking” and “writing” skills for aptitude tests. Opening a “Public Integrated Junior and Senior High School Entrance Exam Preparation Course (DZ Special Course)” for 6th-grade elementary school students
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18 students who passed the entrance exam for Kawaguchi Municipal High School Junior High School
Capacity: 80 people
12 days in total
Current students: 5,500 yen (tax, miscellaneous expenses and teaching materials included)
General students: 8,800 yen (tax, miscellaneous expenses and teaching materials included)
Have fun learning with characters from the ディズニー animated film Zootopia! New title in the drill series with cumulative sales of 1 million copies: Gakken Fun Learning Drills: Zootopia Letters, Numbers and Thinking Skills (Ages 3, 4 and 5)
More than 300,000 copies sold! With successive reprints of previous volumes, the exhilarating reincarnation romantic comedy 公爵令嬢は我が道を場当たり的に行く reaches its 5th volume, on sale today, Aug. 7 (Fri)!
SIGQ launches a web page offering a free assessment of incident response maturity — visualize your organization’s “current position” in about 3 minutes, with no registration required
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15-question self-assessment that takes about 3 minutes
72.0% of companies said that “incident response is concentrated in or dependent on 1–2 specific people”
The biggest obstacle to reducing dependence on individuals was “it is not a priority for the organization (management has little interest)” (32.0%)
[First in Japan] 株式会社ONs, specializing in direct trade of green coffee beans from Guatemala's Cobán region, to hold its first pop-up event in Inadazutsumi on Aug. 9 (Sun.)!
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Aug. 9, 2026 (Sun.), 10:00–17:00
2-minute walk from Inadazutsumi Station on the JR Nambu Line
3-minute walk from Inadazutsumi Station on the Keio Line
Three strawberry varieties developed by CULTA have been announced as applications for variety registration by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Establishment of the General Incorporated Association 全国サ飯協会! “Hot baths × food” as a new Japanese culture—systematizing “sa-meshi,” food enjoyed before or after bathing, as regional gastronomy and using it to promote the appeal of local communities
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The following 6 products are currently certified as sa-meshi.
ネクスター株式会社 entrusted with the administrative office operations of 一般社団法人 全国サ飯協会; grants the association permission to use “Sa-meshi Ambassador®” and “Sa-meshi Ambassador®,” promoting the spread and commercialization of sa-meshi culture
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The following 6 products are currently certified as sa-meshi.
[For construction industry executives] Special seminar in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, to explore practical examples of recruitment, retention and DX! Popular construction YouTuber 石男くん to appear!
Collect handsome personifications of Shizuoka's landmarks as you walk. The women's walking app Shizuoka Ikemen Walk is now available on the App Store and Google Play
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Aim to complete the illustrated character guide featuring 18 characters
Is “wool in summer” the new norm? Osaka-based knitwear maker with over 100 years in business develops “tabebuia-dyed wool underwear” in joint research with 近畿大学
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Since its founding in 1919 (Taisho 8)
Continuing to make knitwear in Osaka for over 100 years
“Are you dealing with caregiving alone?” Care Case Study Group, a discussion on codependency in caregiving with 2 active care managers, to be held Aug. 12 (Wed.) in Shibuya and online
Creating a disaster-ready home and summer disaster preparedness workshop with organizing and storage adviser and disaster prevention specialist Sachiko Shimizu
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A summer disaster preparedness workshop will be held on Aug. 30 (Sun.)
To be held from Aug. 29 (Sat.) through Sept. 1 (Tue.)
Tokyo launch of a commemorative exhibition for MORIBITO, an autobiographical picture book by Indian Gond artist Bhajju Shyam
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Starting Aug. 22, 2026
Aug. 22 (Sat.)–Sept. 12 (Sat.), 2026
Admission: 500 yen
Capacity: 30 people
Aug. 15 (Sat.)–Sept. 6 (Sun.), 2026
Sept. 9 (Wed.)–Oct. 12 (Mon., national holiday), 2026
July 15, 2026 (pre-release at ジェイアール京都伊勢丹, followed by phased releases at other retailers and online)
Main unit: 3,60
Companies mentioned：バッジュ・シャーム・キョウト実行委員会、LAG（LIVE ART GALLERY）、代官山 蔦屋書店、銀座 蔦屋書店、KAILAS、BLUE RIGHTS、LIVE ART BOOKS、ジェイアール京都伊勢丹、タラブックス、パリ装飾美術館、東寺、東慶寺、JAPANDIA、VISIONS
Japanese language teacher (registered Japanese language teacher) training costs were under 100,000 yen for 64.5%; the most common study method was correspondence courses at 31.2%
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A total of 64.5% spent under 100,000 yen
Correspondence courses were the most common study method, at 31.2%
15.9% said they were “well aware of the details of the system”
74.6% intend to obtain the qualification
Securing study time was the most common challenge, at 44.9%
Teaching Japanese online or from home was the most common preference, at 36.2%
Follow and answer the quiz for a chance to win a cute コーすけ cushion or plush toy! コープ共済 is holding its “コーすけ Birthday Campaign” on Instagram and X through Aug. 14!
POP MART makes its debut in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions! From Hiroshima PARCO, a landmark destination, it will share excitement and thrills and create wonderful, lasting memories.
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“POP MART Hiroshima PARCO Store” will open on Aug. 28 (Fri.), 2026.
・Hours: 10:00–20:30
Original・1会計につき10,000円以上をご購入いただいたお客様に「CRYBABY Vacation Mode On シリーズ ファイルケース」1点。
Original・1会計につき30,000円以上をご購入いただいたお客様に「CRYBABY Vacation Mode On シリーズ キャップ」1点。
POP MART products are currently available in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide through more than 630 directly operated stores, more than 2,600 ROBO SHOP vending machines, and major e-commerce platforms.
POP MART products are currently available in more than 30 countries and
Companies mentioned：POP MART、POP MART JAPAN、CRYBABY、DIMOO、PIXAR、SKULLPANDA、THE MONSTERS、MOLLY、Hirono
【IRC 2026 A/W】Second performer announcement! Hello! Project acts Juice=Juice and 高嶺のなでしこ will make their first appearances, with live and fashion stages! General first-come, first-served ticket sales begin Aug. 8 (Sat.).
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General reserved seat: ¥8,500 (tax included)
Upgrade ticket: ¥5,000 (tax included)
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