Packed with experiential events and exhibitions themed around “stays and places to belong”! “SHIBUYA WANDERING CRAFT 2026” runs from Aug. 22 (Sat.) through Aug. 30 (Sun.)
From “I’m anxious because I don’t understand” to “I understand, so I can take action.” トーシンパートナーズ refreshes its owned media for real estate investment and launches it as “LENZ Well(レンズウェル)”
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Even among those earning ¥5 million or more a year, approximately 60% say they “do not feel financially secure or at ease”
54.6% said they “do not have the financial freedom to enjoy life”
Approximately 70% are unfamiliar with the term “financial well-being”
Approximately 80% said it was “important”
Approximately 70% feel financially anxious about the future
“Anxiety about income” (19.6%)
“I don’t know how much money I’ll need in the future, so I can’t make a plan” (29.2%)
“I don’t know where to start” (41.7%)
“I don’t know what information I need or how to find it” (35.6%)
“Calculating and organizing the information is difficult and time-consuming” (33.0%)
The largest group (28.9%) was people who “feel anxious but have taken no action”
RTB House Japan announces its 2026 “Top Agency Awards”
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Announced the 4th “Top Agency Awards”
Operating in more than 90 markets worldwide
Companies mentioned:RTB House Japan、RTB House、株式会社サイバーエージェント、株式会社CARTA ZERO、株式会社Hakuhodo DY ONE、株式会社オプト、株式会社CyberACE、株式会社メディックス、トランスコスモス株式会社、リンクシェア・ジャパン株式会社
[Survey on Attitudes Toward Closing the Family Home, Part 3] The rate of family discussions fell to 29.5% from the previous survey. Even in the “Great Inheritance Era,” families are not talking
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29.5% of parents and children have discussed what to do with the family home
20.0% have “discussed” with their siblings what to do with the family home
Of those, 40.0% have “experienced disagreement or conflict”
24.0% of parents want “their children or relatives to live there”
18.0% of children “want to live there themselves”
The top thing children want their parents to do in advance is “sort and dispose of unwanted items (35.0%)”
The top thing parents want their children to help with is also “sorting unwanted items (20.0%)”
A total of 2.95 million visitors! Japan’s largest seafood food festival returns to Odaiba after 2 years! SAKANA&JAPAN FESTIVAL Fish Japan Fest 2026 in Odaiba
No shortage of reading this summer. Hayakawa Publishing holds its “Summer Grand Appreciation Sale”! More than 3,000 titles at up to 50% off at major ebook stores
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More than 3,000 titles
Up to 50% off
More than 1 million copies sold
Companies mentioned:株式会社早川書房、Apple Books、auブックパス、BOOK☆WALKER、COCORO BOOKS、DMMブックス、ebookjapan、Google Play ブックス、honto、Kindleストア、Reader Store、U-NEXT、yodobashi.com、ブックライブ、楽天Kobo電子書籍ストア、紀伊國屋書店Kinoppy、ハヤカワ・オンライン
ユニーリサーチ hosts a webinar with Daisuke Sugawara, author of “Everything About User Research,” on “Mixed Methods: Practical Research Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches”
The “SpoGOMI Koshien 2026 Fukushima Prefecture Tournament” was held. Team “Moomin and the Others” from Koriyama Kita Technical High School won the fierce competition! A total of 126 participants collected 140.42 kg of litter that day!
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An impressive 11.84 kg of litter was collected in total
A total of 42 teams of high school students aged 15–18
Imai Bookstore partners with Yondemy, an online learning service that gets children hooked on reading
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We are pleased to announce that we will partner with 株式会社今井書店 (headquartered in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture; President and CEO: Toru Funaki) starting in June 2026.
Since its founding in 1872 (Meiji 5), the company has been based in the San'in region of Tottori and Shimane
[Funding surpasses ¥6.7 million] 1980s design meets cutting-edge Reiwa-era audio: “MaGdget Headphones” now on display for a hands-on trial at the GREEN FUNDING touch-and-try event at SHIBUYA TSUTAYA!
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Total funding has surpassed ¥6.7 million
“Otherworldly lightness,” weighing about as much as 1 egg (about 60 g)
Mitsubishi HC Capital promotes new graduate recruitment using HireVue AI Assessment—drawing out students’ potential and creating opportunities to meet diverse talent
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11F, JR Ebisu Building
Companies mentioned:三菱HCキャピタル株式会社、タレンタ株式会社、米国HireVue Inc.
[Next-generation whisky project launches] Making whisky culture more exciting for the next generation. “WHISKY NEXT” invites people to enjoy, write about, and talk about whisky freely! The first feature is barrel-aged raw spirit from Ontake, which a leading whisky expert has followed for about 5 years
Kimonowa presents a virtual fireworks festival! Report published on “Yukata de Fireworks Festival,” where 52,534 people looked up at the same night sky across distances.
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The fireworks event drew 52,534 participants
The event’s peak concurrent connections reached about 9,600
(産総研 Group / Free Seminar)Sensing technologies that turn invisible value into “visible” value and next-generation packaging open the way to a smart society [Available September 1 and 4]
ヤマダデンキ and Tsukui jointly develop a “preventive remodeling” brand; Tsukui physical therapists oversee the first offering, a “detached-home bathroom remodeling package”
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Sales will begin sequentially from August 2026 at ヤマダデンキ, ベスト電器 and マツヤデンキ stores nationwide (excluding some stores).
Lingerie brand “Chut! By BRADELIS” launches a limited-time POPUP starting Tuesday, August 18! A special 6 days featuring the full product lineup and 10% off new items
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6 days
10% off
8,000 yen
Companies mentioned:ゴールドフラッグ株式会社、Chut! By BRADELIS、そごう・西武、ブラデリス
Recustomer integrates with “Yamato Transport” via API, making returns and exchanges easier and smoother with label-free returns at convenience stores and sales offices
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API integration will be supported with 2 major companies (※) that account for more than 70% of the domestic market
[Wednesday, September 9, 13:00–] Free webinar announcement: “What does it take to keep winning over senior customers?—Building relationships for the future, as practiced by companies that keep gaining customers”
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 13:00–14:00 (scheduled)
Horiemon AI School Fukuoka campus to hold a free webinar on August 18 about “Automating business operations with AI agents,” using generative AI such as Claude
[Useful report now available] Survey of 100 executives on the burden of back-office operations and responses: What lies behind the “30-person wall” and “50-person wall”?
JDSC earns “Bronze” certification in the Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network, strengthening data infrastructure development to support real-world AI implementation
Japan’s highest land price growth! “Super Hotel Premier Chitose Natural Hot Spring” grand opens on Friday, August 7, 2026, in Chitose, where the semiconductor industry and ラピダス are driving a boom!
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Operates 181 hotels in Japan and overseas
This brings the number of Super Hotel locations in Hokkaido to 10
About 15 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport
About 8 minutes by car from JR Chitose Station
About 11 minutes from the Chitose IC on the Hokkaido Expressway
The spring water has a high alkalinity, with a pH of 8.86
62% have struggled to decide what to do with belongings at their parents’ home: Consider a third option outside the home before deciding “what to throw away and what to keep”
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62% said they had struggled to decide whether to “throw things away or keep them”
Respondents said they had “left things as they were at their parents’ home (putting off the decision)”
The number of vacant homes nationwide is said to exceed 9 million
Operates 3,091 rental storage properties in containers and buildings under the “Hello Storage” brand
The company operates 134,612 units (as of June 2026)
Capital: 6,111 million yen (as of December 31, 2025)
株式会社V to hold “Yukata de Fireworks Festival,” one of VRChat's largest summer events! About 9,600 people watched the fireworks, with approximately 50,000 total visits in just 2 hours.
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A peak of approximately 9,600 people watched the fireworks simultaneously.
Total attendance reached approximately 50,000.
Visits to the event's special world increased by approximately 52,000 on the day of the event.
Total attendance was approximately 55,000.
Full set price: ¥4,500 (tax included)
Outfit price: 2,000 yen (tax included)
Full set price: ¥3,500 (tax included)
Outfit only: ¥1,500 (tax included)
3,800 outfits in the first week after launch
Companies mentioned:株式会社V、株式会社TeraDox、Kimonowa、Casa Di Luce、Ephemeral、Fortuna -VRCabaret Club-、ZOLECHUNA、イケボ喫茶"Guarigione"、オムライス専門メイドカフェ『OmuChat』、どりーむぷらねっと、マジぎゃる学園、ぴんくあたまかふぇ -MeltyFroth-、フレンチメイドカフェ ふる〜る、まほろばのれん街、超DJ特化型ホストクラブ"Attrazione"、彼岸旅館逢曲時、蜜龍 -ChinaCafe-、約束カフェバー、妖精酒場FoF、Ambientflow、アメミヤチカ
Event featuring Hajime Moriyasu: “NEXT STAGE 2026: Creating the Future of Companies, Creating the Future of SPORTS” — Startup executives sought to take part in a discussion.
[Flying Tiger] Opens its first store in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture! Okinawa Ryubo Store opens Friday, September 18, 2026 — a store-exclusive “Halløj from Okinawa” bag will be given away.
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On Friday, September 18, 2026, the first store in central Naha, the gateway to Okinawa, will open on the 6th floor of the “デパートリウボウ” commercial facility in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture.
Approximately 1,300 types of products will be available in a one-way store layout that lets customers immerse themselves in shopping as they explore.
For 6 days from opening day, customers who spend 1,500 yen (tax included) or more will receive a “Store Limited Bag.”
In Japan, it operates a total of 64 stores in Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Ishikawa, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Ehime, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Okinawa.
Developing professionals to support the growing social media market: 株式会社susono to open OWNED, a hands-on school that trains people with no prior experience to work in social media, on August 15.
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7.7% of full-time employees want to work side jobs or hold multiple jobs.
-doors inc. co-creation project- New experiential event “Mille,” hosted by FUKUYA KOBE, which has been dedicated to jewelry for 94 years, is coming. The new jewelry brand “ANiMA,” created with artist partner Minami, will also be unveiled for the first time!
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The company has been devoted to jewelry for 94 years, since its founding in 1932.
The 100th anniversary of its founding in 2032
Trained 1,050 therapists in Japan and overseas
Companies mentioned:doors inc.、FUKUYA KOBE、ANiMA、OGOH OGOH、KNOT&、エメラルド式耳ツボジュエリー、Moixx、GraVie、Sirena Azzurro、AlteRe:d、Nuances de Bijoux
Summer is the perfect time for yakiniku. Enjoy refreshing wagyu rump yukhoe sushi, too. A slightly luxurious yakiniku date in Kanda, one stop from Akihabara, Tokyo
Enter the beautiful world of Buddhist icons in which the Sanskrit characters themselves are alive. Teruyoshi Tokuyama’s “Buddhist Art Exhibition of Sanskrit Characters @ Sennyu-ji Temple” to be held. BONJI Buddhist Art Exhibitions
From Japan to the world with XR! The first development theme in a next-generation IP creation project is “sausage.” The meticulous marketing strategy targeting casual consumers worldwide
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Original1チームあたり総額50万円相当の開発支援を提供します
8 teams are expected to be selected for the final round
Companies mentioned:G-SMASH 株式会社、Skeleton Crew Studio
As performers and corporate employees: Koshino Construction employees talk about “music apartments” and a lifestyle that lets them continue making music, featured in Yamano Gakki’s “YBBJC 57th Competition” support article
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As of August 2026, 63 buildings in the series are operating, primarily in Tokyo
57th Yamano Big Band Jazz Contest (held August 15 and 16, 2026)
This sponsorship is now in its 3rd year
Companies mentioned:越野建設株式会社、株式会社山野楽器、青山学院大学 Royal Sounds Jazz Orchestra