Moving AI from “leaving it to the front lines” to “business leaders mastering its use.” NEXT INNOVAITION launches AI advisory service exclusively for business leaders
【NHK Culture】A 1-day class on “glue bags,” requiring no needle or thread, will be held at three NHK文化センター classrooms in Chiba, Mito and Kashiwa. Why not try making bags and pouches that beginners can enjoy too?
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Members: 5,720 yen (tax included)
General (membership not required): 6,292 yen (tax included)
【NHKカルチャー】Tengu, kappa, foxes, giant serpents… A special class exploring yokai folklore rooted in Ibaraki Prefecture, “Exploring Yokai in Ibaraki Prefecture,” will be held at NHK文化センター水戸教室.
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Members: 3,663 yen (tax included)
General (membership not required): 4,235 yen (tax included)
Members and general (membership not required): 3,300 yen (tax included)
An extraordinary experience like being under a spell. “Rapunzel and Flower Dress Fair” will be held for a limited time at a cafe produced by PLACOLE＆DRESSY
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From September 1, 2026 (Tuesday) to November 5 (Thursday)
Five flavors are available: melon, white peach, strawberry, mandarin orange and cassis
《Fukudaruma × Yamaguchi landmarks × auspicious patterns》Put it in water and it transforms into a handkerchief! A new Yamaguchi souvenir, 【Fuku Gyutto】, tightly compressed for a compact size, is here
【More runaway and missing-person consultations after summer break】“Don’t look for me on social media”: 7 signs before someone goes missing, revealed by 519 consultations
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519 consultations received by our company concerning runaways and missing persons
“Taiwan Festival in Fukuoka 2026 Autumn” confirmed!
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From September 4, 2026 (Friday) through September 23 (Wednesday, public holiday)
The event began in 2016 as a way to express gratitude for the substantial support Taiwan provided after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and marks its 10th anniversary this year
【狭山市, Saitama Prefecture】Turning “I want to start something” in the community into action. A hands-on support course, “Start-design Course,” open to participants from outside the city, begins August 29! さやま市民大学 will hold an open lecture
【Media Event Report】Introducing the “World-Traveler Dressing” at Netamatch Joint New Product Presentation: “Where will today’s meal take you?” Travel the world with just a drizzle
Safie’s underwater pump monitoring solution, co-developed with MODE, registered with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s New Technology Information System “NETIS”
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Share based on the number of registered cameras by engine type
【Web event confirmed for 9/10】Enhancing the value of employee benefits programs—from “introduction” to “use.” Key points for improving value, viewed through the operation of workplace insurance
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On Thursday, September 10, 2026
11:00～12:00
Original2026年9月7日(月) 18:00まで
Supporting the LTD business for more than 30 years
81 years after the war, a new book confronts psychological collapse and structural failure and reexamines the origins of modern Japan’s strengths: “A Supplementary History of the Greater East Asia War: Was Defeat Inevitable, or Was It a Structural Failure?” goes on sale.
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Price: 1400 yen plus tax
Standard Japanese book format / softcover / 274 pages
New book “Entrance Exams for Elementary School That Nurture a Way of Life” goes on sale: What does it mean to take elementary school entrance exams not just to pass, but to enrich your life? A book that considers these exams from a fresh perspective.
New book “Carve Out Your Own Life: A View of Medicine Through the Eyes of a Breast Cancer Patient Who Passed Away Without Spending a Single Day in the Hospital” goes on sale. A memoir of the life of my partner, Mizuko Omori, who passed away after telling me “Nobu, I love you” every day.
“Haikyu!! School Icon & Banner Stamp Collection,” a set of stamps featuring school emblems and banners from the anime “Haikyu!!,” is now available on the FUNCO main website.
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Here are 20 designs featuring school icons and banners.
School icons measure 25 millimeters square.
Banners measure approximately 70 × 17 millimeters.
Save up to ¥3,000 on your winter trip with an early-bird booking! At 休暇村乗鞍高原, children staying on an early-bird ski plan can stay free or at half price. We’re supporting Mt. Norikura Snow Resort again this year.
[国際外語・観光・エアライン専門学校] Registered as a Niigata Prefecture SDGs Promotion Enterprise; students take on local challenges in collaboration with businesses and communities.
[Even when it breaks, repair it and keep using it] The 2026 autumn issue of 竹虎通信 is complete: “Repairing bamboo crafts” connects memories to the future.
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Founded in 27th year of Meiji (1894)
A Suzutake bamboo market basket used with love for 20 years
A bamboo-woven wastebasket approximately 50 years old
Orders are now open for trading can badges featuring scenes focused exclusively on Subaru Hoshina from the TV anime “The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity,” along with other items, at AMNIBUS, which sells original anime and manga merchandise.
[Webinar] Following HackerOne’s participation in Anthropic’s “Project Glasswing,” Priv Tech to hold a seminar on vulnerability management in the AI era on Wednesday, August 26.
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Original2026年8月26日（水）12:00より
First partnership in Japan signed in October 2024
Joined “Project Glasswing,” a limited-access program for Anthropic’s frontier AI model “Claude Mythos 5,” in July 2026.
A look inside “キラクニ。’s” Gifu Tamamiya location, opening soon. The popular seafood izakaya from Nagoya and Shizuoka is opening a new 一 location in Gifu.
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The Gifu Tamamiya location will be the chain’s 3rd nationwide.
SIGQ and ゲットワークス to jointly deploy an autonomous incident response platform combining an isolated network and local LLMs, keeping confidential data from leaving the organization.
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A track record of building more than 300 container data centers, among the best in Japan
Japan’s fried sandwich specialty brand Age.3 partners with leading Thai restaurant group MAGURO GROUP to enter Bangkok in October 2026, marking its 6th country as it aims to become a “world-class” brand.
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October 2026
6th country
5 locations in Japan
5 overseas stores
Companies mentioned：Age.3、MAGURO GROUP、MAGURO GROUP PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED、株式会社ANCHOR、FRUITS SAND THREE
【Operating throughout the Obon holidays】Express option to collect swollen or overheated lithium-ion batteries in as little as 2 hours; available Aug. 11–16 for the regular fee plus 4,400 yen | まるっと本舗
【New book】The husband-and-wife duo はらぺこめがね, winners of the 小学館 Children’s Publishing Culture Award, illustrate a picture book whose irresistible madam-style speech is sure to charm readers: “おしょくじちゅう ごめんあそばせ,” shipping Aug. 12!
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List price: 1,760 yen (base price 1,600 yen + tax)
【A chestnut-filled taste of autumn!】Kyoto’s long-established bakery グランディール unveils “京生ちぎりパン～天津甘栗とマロンメラッセ～,” a new product featuring 2 kinds of chestnuts in one; new breads made with Naruto Kintoki sweet potatoes and Hokkaido-grown pumpkin also go on sale
Long-awaited skincare from collagen jelly maker 愛しとーと! A limited-quantity night cream, “ハリつや肌BIJIN,” launches, hydrating skin while you sleep. A luxurious, intensive moisturizing treatment to apply as the final step in your nighttime skincare routine before bed!
A new color joins the “ベーシックプロダクツ スクリューマグボトル,” designed in gentle hues to complement everyday life!
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5 new colors are joining the lineup: warm “フォンブラウン,” a “グレー” that blends into everyday life, “アプリコットオレンジ” to add color to each day, softly bright “クリームイエロー,” and nature-inspired “パステルグリーン.”
The available sizes of the popular “ミストブルー” and “ベビーピンク” colors are being expanded
On sale from August 10, 2026.
Actual capacity (approx.): 350 mL / 500 mL / 600 mL / 750 mL
Heat retention performance※ (after 6 hours):
Companies mentioned：株式会社アトラス、Basic Products、BOTTLE in BOTTLE、TEMPEAK
Guide skin after cleansing along a path to hydration. The first of its kind※1, “アクアチェーンドロップ,” a pre-care serum that softens the stratum corneum with the power of rice fermentation
Niigata Prefecture's 南魚沼市 and ABC Cooking Studio have signed a comprehensive partnership agreement, aiming to expand visitor exchange and create new tourism resources through food.
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One of the world's largest cooking schools, with approximately 1.73 million members in Japan and overseas
Operates cooking schools in 7 countries and regions, including Japan
Meet-in-person 2.5D idol VTuber らびぱれ!! begins ticket sales for general admission to its September 5 live show, “Money Chance.” A “live show that defines らびぱれ!!” is about to begin.
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[Ticket price] 3,000 yen (tax included) *A separate charge for 1 drink is required upon entry.
[Free seminar on 8/28] APTO to speak at a seminar hosted by APTO and Bright Data, “From Sensors to the Web—Building an Integrated Data Pipeline to Power Physical AI”
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Capacity: 30 people
August 28, 2026 (Friday), 19:00–21:00 (registration from 18:30)
[No.1 for career change support results among agents specializing in corporate administration and professional services, following the previous year's survey] 株式会社MS-Japan announces survey results on “career change support results among agents specializing in corporate administration and professional services”
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More than 36 years since its founding
One of the industry's largest job listings, with 19,000 openings
Fall and winter limited-edition shades arrive from “Three Liquid Eyeliner,” the makeup line from popular mask brand MASCODE（マスコード）, which combines fashion and functionality
Sillage（シヤージュ）, a modern bistro-nomy restaurant in Shirokane-Takanawa, to host a one-night-only pairing dinner featuring こまいぬブルワリー of Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture
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Price: 13,200 yen (course meal, beer pairing, tax included; 5% service charge applies separately)
[MOS] “Hiroshima Prefecture Tomato Festa” to be held in Hiroshima Prefecture, with limited-edition products made using tomatoes from Kōya Town on sale at prefectural locations!
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29 MOS Burger locations in Hiroshima Prefecture
“Tobikiri Extra-Large Tomato Mos Vegetable Cheese Burger” (920 yen)
“Tobikiri Extra-Large Tomato Chili Burger” (920 yen)
People with firsthand experience, including Amon Miyamoto, to speak at a nationwide campaign promoting understanding of social withdrawal; kicks off in Osaka on Saturday, August 22
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An estimated 1 in about 50 people is socially withdrawn
Total business revenue 268.96 billion yen
Total number of members 1.77 million
Companies mentioned：パルシステム生活協同組合連合会、厚生労働省、内閣府、ひきこもりVOICE STATION
Rent of 3,000 yen for an 8DK! Forestry single mother who resembles Haruka Shimazaki reveals what life in the mountains is really like: Studio stunned by the harsh realities of forestry, where “the mortality rate is overwhelmingly high” | “Nananii: Underground ABEMA” #129
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Rent: 3,000 yen
8DK
10 million total views across social media
Video of her going oyster fishing has approximately 1.4 million views on social media
Video of her making a flower bouquet has approximately 3.9 million views
Video of her dancing in work clothes has approximately 1.6 million views
Video of her making and eating a hamburger has approximately 1.3 million views
It wasn't that they “didn't want to be photographed”—while 98.9% say they “want to enjoy fashion,” 1 in 2 women aged 40 and older avoid being photographed
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54.3% avoid being photographed more than they used to
40.5% said they “would like to be photographed” if their concerns were resolved
77.0% “want to enjoy fashion”
53.9% say they “don't know what suits them now or what they should change”
Those who “don't know” gave their appearance satisfaction an average score of 3.61
The score among those who did not fit this category was 4.98
Average appearance satisfaction: 4.25 out of 10
71.7% scored 5 or below
Those aged 50–54 were the largest group, with 454 people (21.7%)
2026 marks the 25th anniversary of BoA’s Japanese debut and the 20th anniversary of “BoA the LIVE.” A premium live tour, “BoA the LIVE,” is confirmed for this double-anniversary year, when 2 milestones coincide!
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25th anniversary of Japanese debut
25th anniversary of their Japanese debut in 2026
No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Rankings for 6 consecutive releases
The music video for their 1st single, “Coco,” which had its world premiere at “HEAD IN THE CLOUDS in LA,” is now available! They are also confirmed to make their first appearance at “バンコク日本博2026” in Thailand!
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Saturday, August 8
August 29
2026
A 4-member group
Companies mentioned：kiOra、HEAD IN THE CLOUDS Music & Arts Festival、バンコク日本博2026、88rising、HEAD IN THE CLOUDS in TOKYO2026、her0ism、Yaeji、Mechatok、岡嶋かな多、Chelsea Warner、BTS、安室奈美恵、EXO、(G)I-DLE、KiiiKiii、BLACKPINK、LISA、XG、嵐、NEWS、Sampha、Charli XCX、Dua Lipa、V8、SEVENTEEN、fakemink、Bladee、SixTONES、HANA、キタニタツヤ、IMP.
[阪急うめだ本店] An event featuring 4 specialty brands, including one from まっちゃらばー, which shares the appeal of matcha with the world, will start on Sunday, August 16.
Ken Masui, representative of EDGEof Creative, appointed adviser to 公益財団法人横浜市観光協会
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“GREEN×EXPO 2027 (2027 International Horticultural Expo),” scheduled to be held in Yokohama in 2027
In fiscal 2026, YCVB has launched a year-round city promotion featuring a series of floral experience programs, including these.
Companies mentioned：株式会社EDGEof Creative、公益財団法人横浜市観光協会、Yokohama City Visitors Bureau、YCVB、Mr.Children、三井不動産、MIFA Football Park、渋谷MIYASHITA Park、安藤忠雄氏、ミュージアム「VS.」、Esquire フランス版、名古屋工業大学、青山学院大学
Ads for Humanity releases the beta version of Humad, an app offering a new way for users verified as human through World ID to view ads and receive gift cards
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Share of global web traffic accounted for by bots
Companies mentioned：Ads for Humanity、Tools for Humanity Corporation、博報堂ＤＹホールディングス、World App、Humad、Spider Labs
A harmony of proprietary technology and artistry. The second “Staff Edition” from a Kyoto supercar specialist showcases the brand director’s eye for design in the “メルセデス・ベンツ G400d”
32 talent agencies take part! The grand prize in the draft-style audition “Star Scout General Election 2026 in Summer” goes to Mizuki Nohana, a first-year high school student from Tokyo
“The Guide to Expanding a Multi-Location Beauty Salon Business: If You’re Struggling with Staff Shortages, Expand to Multiple Locations” goes on sale Monday, August 24, 2026
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Operates 227 locations nationwide
Expanded partner businesses from 2 locations to 19
[Ichikawa Town, Hyogo Prefecture] People tend to describe it as “north of Fukusaki.” Despair at being “as far as Fukusaki.” We’re looking for “Ichikawa Town things” only locals would understand! Vote at the “Scorching Festival” on 9/5, and the top 3 winners will receive 5,000 yen worth of local specialties
“Doctor Recruitment Pro®,” who has interviewed more than 2,000 physicians, publishes first book, “How to Build a Hospital That Attracts Doctors,” on August 10
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Has been involved in recruiting more than 400 full-time physicians
etoile clinic collaborates with an apparel and accessories brand for the “Update Myself - A Weekend of Enjoying Looking in the Mirror -” pop-up event on September 6 (Sunday)