【In the sweltering heat this summer】A haven for visitors in need of a break in Yokohama Chinatown, visited by 20 million tourists annually! The 150-seat, large-scale neon food court “Koi Koi Yokocho,” equipped with air conditioning, toilets and a smoking area, is a must for tourists! Visitors can enjoy food from 10 eateries inside the venue
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July 15, 2026
Companies mentioned：株式会社Food Seed、CHAZHONG ‑茶种‑ 横浜中華街本店、肥田青果、鯉恋屋、包包ストリート、韓国料理パングパング、九州とんこつ のげら～ 横浜中華街店、Hangry Joe's Tokyo 横浜中華街店、鯉恋ドリンク、鯉恋本舗、鯉恋テイク
New official collaboration launches on Aug. 8, “LOVOT Day”! ファンクリ × “LOVOT” lets you create one-of-a-kind original goods using photos of your “little one” or official LOVOT stickers
【ニコニコ漫画】More than 120,000 votes cast! Results announced for “Everyone Decides! The 3rd Manga Election”; free chapters of top-ranked works including “Isekai Samurai” available in increased quantities for a limited time
“METEORA GRAVITY” and creator-matching portfolio “ENRAI” collaborate! A contest for up-and-coming creators and projects for businesses and organizations launch simultaneously!
New characters and figures from the Elbaph arc of the TV anime “ONE PIECE” join Ichiban Kuji! “Ichiban Kuji ONE PIECE -Elbaph Arc- GIANT BASH!! Vol. 2” goes on sale!
Aug. 8 is World Cat Day. Campaign launches to turn 20,000 bags of cat food with defective packaging into support for rescue cats, with “you set the price.”
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Customers can choose from 6 price tiers: 300 yen, 500 yen, 700 yen, 1,000 yen, 1,500 yen or 2,222 yen
Domestic pet food shipments totaled 567,724 tons in fiscal 2024
【靴のヒラキ】“Summer Vacation Kids’ Workshop” to be held at PLAT UMEKITA on Thursday, Aug. 13! Enjoy shoe-decorating activities with the family and foot measurements by professionals!!
Become a dagashi shop owner and experience sourcing, pricing, and promotion. “Become a Dagashi Shop Owner!” event to be held in Musashi-Shinjo, Kawasaki
Consultants from 船井総研サプライチェーンコンサルティング to speak at the September 04, 2026 “First TUNAG Logistics Briefing: Aiming to Build a Sustainable Transport Company” (hosted by 株式会社スタメン)
Waterproof, barefoot-feel 5-toe shoes “TRAILOPE WP” launch on Thursday, August 6. Ready for rain and snow, bringing outdoor performance into everyday life.
As soaring ad costs and social media alone make it harder to get noticed, former TV announcer and “news zero” director to hold a September seminar on media exposure strategies
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Original2026年9月9日（水）、9月24日（木）の2日間
Has spent more than 15 years reporting, planning, and editing on the front lines of news and informational programs
[September 4, 19:30] Tackling the worsening labor shortage and employment of people with disabilities: “Networking Event on Organizational Development and Recruitment” for business leaders and HR managers to be held in Shibuya!
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Participation fee + all-you-can-drink craft beer and specialty cocktails + hearty meal: 10,000 yen (advance payment)
Participation fee + all-you-can-drink craft beer and specialty cocktails + hearty meal: 11,000 yen (payment on the day)
Total funding raised: 12 billion yen
2,000 total transactions handled
A community with 5,000 members
More than 200 business networking events annually
A network of 10,000 people
Approximately 85 companies participating
30,000 yen per month (excluding tax)
ROI of approximately 15 times
Companies mentioned：KOBUSHI MARKETING合同会社、ANCORE、ブライトワークス株式会社、KOBUSHI BEER LOUNGE & BAR
Animate Akihabara to reopen on August 8 with expanded retail space! In addition to a larger character goods floor, the store will add a floor dedicated to capsule toys and a floor for limited-time events
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Reopening on August 8, 2026
Floors 4–7 will host official shops and events
Floors 2 and 3 are dedicated to character goods
Renovation of the character goods floors from 1 to 6
[1 in 2 people are unaware they participate in reuse] Making reuse easier to start is key to expanding participation and making it part of everyday life
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1,014 valid responses
Original1年間でリユース経験がある人は83.0％
Selling to a reuse shop
Listing items on a flea market app
Giving items to family or acquaintances
Have never used any of these
Total appraisal value under 10,000 yen
100,000 yen or more
When tidying up
No particular set time
When buying something new
List items on a flea market app
Sell items at a reuse shop
Give it to family or acquaintances
Group
Companies mentioned：ブックオフ、ブックオフグループホールディングス株式会社、Jalan Jalan Japan、hugall、Rehello by BOOKOFF、aidect、BOOKOFF USA
The 3rd lineup of performers announced for “Rockroshi Starry Music Festival 2026,” the Music &CampFes held once again under Asia's No. 1 starry sky, “singing with the stars”!
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2-day pass: 17,700 yen
[Fukui Prefecture resident discount] 1-day pass: 7,700 yen
2-day pass: 13,200 yen
[Student discount (junior and senior high school students)] 1-day pass: 3,300 yen
2-day pass: 5,500 yen
[Student discount (university and vocational school students)] 1-day pass: 6,600 yen
2-day pass: 11,000 yen
[VIP glamping] 220,000 yen
[VIP auto camping] 88,000 yen
Companies mentioned：SCOOBIE DO、かりゆし58、Rei、No.4、ACIDMAN、黒木渚、水曜日のカンパネラ、SPECIAL OTHERS、Name the Night、THE BACK HORN、MONGOL800、山内総一郎、レトロリロン、OKAMOTO’S、神はサイコロを振らない、GLIM SPANKY、とまとくらぶ、MONKEY MAJIK、yama、Rockroshi Starry Music Festival実行委員会
A campaign is underway offering 100 people the chance to win QUO Card Pay worth 3,000 yen! Watch unlimited programs from the Tokai region on Locipo（ロキポ） over the Obon holiday!
[Held 9/1] Beloved products × messaging that resonates: The chairman of Pine Ame discusses the SNS strategy behind a brand that remains beloved (36th Commercial Promotion Month: Commemorative Lecture)
[LINKS UMEDA] 12 restaurants on the 8th-floor restaurant level, LINKS DINING, to open sequentially starting in August; renovation of all 22 restaurants completed
What “women really think” is common to 90% of lost home sales? Free online seminar for home sales professionals on using the psychology of women, who hold the purchasing decision-making power, to improve closing rates
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We have worked with the “homes” of a total of 15,000 women to date
Addressing more than 10,000 household challenges, starting with “organizing”
[November 22 and 23 / United Nations University] Connecting LGBTQ initiatives across regions and fields. Registration opens for the “2nd Symposium on Creating Communities Where LGBTQ People Can Live with Peace of Mind.”
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2nd Symposium on Creating Communities Where LGBTQ People Can Live with Peace of Mind
The “2nd Symposium on Creating Communities Where LGBTQ People Can Live with Peace of Mind” will be held at United Nations University over 2 days
14 programs will address a wide range of topics related to daily life
Approximately 30 practitioners, local government employees and researchers from across Japan will join us
Who should attend: Organizations and individuals working to address LGBTQ-related issues, government and local authority employees, and people involved in education, healthcare and welfare (capacity: 500 people per day)
Providing practical, ongoing support to more than 280 local governments, while also...
Delivering 2,300 classes and training sessions on LGBTQ issues and diversity at schools, government agencies and companies
There are 24,696 nursing homes nationwide with private rooms (42.7%), with regional differences of up to 49.3 percentage points among prefectures | みんなの介護研究所 “Private Room Availability Survey” <August 2026>
Online English conversation lessons now cost in the 3-yen range per lesson: QQEnglish, whose teachers are all full-time employees and hold TESOL qualifications, runs a first-month 99-yen campaign on all plans for August only
20 new suit linings arrive at Global Style, a specialty suit shop! A wide range of designs, including stylish floral, soccer ball, flamingo, tiger, hula dancer and resort patterns.
Following the huge success of the Kyoto Minamiza Theater performance, the long-awaited Tokyo show is here! Goods information released for “Nintama Rantaro the Movie: The Strongest Military Advisor of the Dokutake Ninja Squad — Cinema Concert” in Tokyo, taking place Aug. 29 (Sat.) and 30 (Sun.), 2026!
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A smash hit with box office revenue exceeding ¥3.35 billion
Purchase at least ¥3,000 worth of goods (tax included)
A spectacular collaboration PV featuring Tamaki Suoh (CV: Mamoru Miyano) × Takumi Usui (CV: Nobuhiko Okamoto) is now available!! A LaLa 50th anniversary ad is currently on display on the 165-inch digital signage at アニメイト Ikebukuro Main Store!!!
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165-inch digital signage at アニメイト Ikebukuro Main Store
The melodies that changed film history return alongside iconic scenes. Experience the world of ジョン・ウィリアムズ through the screen and orchestra. “John Williams: Cinema Spectacular Concert” announced!
Celebrities and users have created approximately 16 million playlists
A range of plans is available, including the “FREE Plan,” which lets you use all features free of charge each month except for the “STANDARD Plan” and “Offline Playback”; the “Student Plan,” for students in junior high school and above, which offers all features for ¥480 per month (tax included); and the “Artist Plan,” which lets you listen to selected artists without limits for ¥270 per month (tax included).
Uno Kanda opens up about 3 miscarriages and fertility treatment: “I resented God”; she also reveals her former heavy drinking, with “morning and lunchtime champagne,” and hair-loss treatment at age 51; the studio is stunned by what the legendary ageless beauties are up to now! Sawa Suzuki also discusses her surgery for uterine fibroids
An interview with the cast of Growth’s new drama CD “DOUBLE EDGE,” part of the ALIVE「あの頃の僕らは」 series, is here! Plus, an interview with Shunichi Toki and Daiki Hamano after recording the 新曲「諸刃」!
アニメイト fair “TSUKINO SPLASH NIGHT” announced! An interview following the recording of “Moonlight Splash,” the theme song performed by special unit “Summer Knight (サマーナイト)”
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A summer fair will be held at participating アニメイト stores from Aug. 8 (Sat.) to Aug. 30 (Sun.), 2026!
“Moonlight Splash” goes on sale Aug. 8, 2026, at アニメイト stores participating in the summer fair.
【Price】¥2,750 (before tax)
■Participating stores (17 stores in total)
During the campaign, for every ¥2,200 spent, including tax, on goods related to “Tsukiuta.” and “ツキノ芸能プロダクション”
【博文栄光堂関西店】Now accepting requests to replace Buddhist altar lighting with LED! Manufacturing and imports/exports of general-use fluorescent lamps will be discontinued by the end of 2027
[Free appraisal] Get organized for Obon! The 高価買取おたからや event buying fair will be held at 島忠ホームズ東村山店 in Higashimurayama, Tokyo! | Aug. 8 (Sat)–Aug. 21 (Fri)
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More than 1,940 stores worldwide
High rating rate 96.2%
Foreign-made gold ingot, 1Kg: 30,002,000 yen
Accessories found at a family home (K18, 238.9 g): ¥5,368,400
[Indoor BBQ, a 1-minute walk from Sakae Station in Nagoya] “Refreshing Summer Gift Campaign” launches. All visitors receive a cooling towel and a free dessert upgrade; the 1st prize in the draw is a free lodging voucher inviting 1 group of 4 to ウッドデザインパーク岡崎
[Free appraisal] Get organized for Obon! The 高価買取おたからや event buying fair will be held at イオン SENRITO専門館 in Toyonaka, Osaka! | Aug. 8 (Sat)–Aug. 16 (Sun)
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More than 1,940 stores worldwide
High rating rate 96.2%
Foreign-made gold ingot, 1Kg: 30,002,000 yen
Accessories found at a family home (K18, 238.9 g): ¥5,368,400
“Gray Hair Coloring and Hair Quality Improvement Salon monet [モネ] Hyogo Okamoto Branch” to open in Kobe’s Okamoto district on Sept. 17, 2026 (Thu) | monet’s first location in Hyogo Prefecture
Art project launches bringing together designers and people with severe disabilities who require medical care, creating community collaboration through a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare model program for day-care services
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Established: January 2017
Continuing workshops and outreach activities (planned to continue for 3 years)
Companies mentioned：特定非営利活動法人 ソルウェイズ、一般社団法人Ami ra mel、Terashima Design Co.、FUKUSHIMA DESIGN
Executives and HR leaders to compare real-world personnel evaluation standards from other companies at the “1st HR Meeting” on Sept. 4 (Fri) at Sanbo BAR Shinjuku
Aiming for zero feline kidney disease. Reflecting on how AIM will change the future for cats and people. Talk event to mark the 10th anniversary of the Cat Certification Exam!
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Venue capacity: up to 50 people
Online capacity: up to 300 people
A total of about ４万人 pet owners and cat lovers have taken the exam
The Cat Certification Exam, one of the world’s largest specialized tests of cat knowledge, has been taken by about ４万人 people. Its 10th exam, marking its 10th year, will be held nationwide in March 2027.
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About 30,000 people have passed
94% of examinees say they have become better able to understand cats’ feelings and reasons for their behavior
An online examination that can be taken at real venues in 5 locations nationwide or from home using a computer with a camera, tablet or smartphone
Beginner / 4,950 yen
Intermediate / 6,200 yen
Advanced / 7,500 yen
Beginner and intermediate combination / 9,900 yen
Intermediate and advanced combination / 11,900 yen
Beginner, intermediate and advanced combination / 15,900 yen
ME-Q to launch an “Original Passport Case OEM Production Support Plan” for corporations and organizations on Aug. 5, 2026, supporting travel and tourism goods and event merchandise sales
[Making the know-how of top PR professionals completely free] “50 PR Skills and Techniques Practiced by Top PR Professionals” released all at once on YouTube! Campaign to mark the completion of all 50 selections
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Released sequentially over the course of 1 year
A course of your choice will be awarded by lottery to １ company
With more than 30 years of experience as a leading figure in public relations and PR in Japan
【天虹】Announcement that the Company's board of directors approved the consolidated financial statements for the second quarter of Republic of China year 115
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天虹 reported its financial results for the first half of 115, with cumulative revenue of 1.3 billion yuan and EPS of 2.54 yuan.
【允強】The board approved a loan to a subsidiary and announced it in accordance with Article twenty-two, Paragraph one, Subparagraph three of the Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees by Public Companies.
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 臺灣證券交易所
允強 approved a new loan of 484 million yuan to its wholly owned subsidiary YC INOX TR to support working capital needs.
Companies mentioned：允強、YC INOX TR Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
【景碩】As the company’s securities met the criteria for announcing trading information requiring investor attention on the centralized securities market, it is disclosing material financial and business information to help investors make informed distinctions.
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景碩 reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter and June of 115, with significant growth in revenue and net profit, prompting the announcement under the trading information alert criteria.
【佐登-KY】Announces that the board meeting to review the company’s consolidated financial statements for the second quarter of 115 is scheduled for August 17, 115.
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佐登-KY announced that it will hold a board meeting on August 17 to discuss its consolidated financial statements for the second quarter.
【正隆】Announces that the board of its ⼦ subsidiary Cheng Loong (Vietnam) resolved to increase the capital of Cheng Loong Bac Giang Company Limited.
【晶豪科】As the company’s securities met the criteria for announcing trading information requiring investor attention on the centralized securities market, it is disclosing material financial and business information to help investors make informed distinctions.
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晶豪科 announced its unaudited July financial results following unusual trading, reporting strong monthly revenue and profit.