6 teams advance to the final of the 19th Sweets Koshien, a competition to crown Japan’s top high school student pastry chef! The final will be held in Tokyo on September 27
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6 teams have been selected to advance to the final
The final will be held in Tokyo on September 27 (Sunday)
[Matsuyama, Ehime] P・SPO opens unmanned direct-sales stands for vegetables and fruit from Hojo
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P・SPO and HAPP have partnered to open unmanned direct-sales stands at locations across Matsuyama City, selling vegetables and fruit from Hojo 24 hours a day. The initiative aims to promote local production for local consumption and reduce food waste.
[Prince Hotels in the Takanawa area] “A Takanawa New Year” offers families a joyful start to the year, with a countdown party in the glittering Hiten grand ballroom, dazzling stage shows and traditional cultural experiences
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Prince Hotels in the Takanawa area will begin accepting reservations on September 18, 2026, for its 2027 New Year event, “A Takanawa New Year.” The event will offer stage performances and traditional cultural experiences for families, while showcasing the area’s appeal.
Japan’s largest live commerce festival, “Live Commerce Festival 2026,” to be held at Happo-en on September 8 and 9 — top guests including Maki Goto, JOY, Ryu Kyogoku and Koya Prince to attend
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The LCF Executive Committee will hold “Live Commerce Festival 2026” at Happo-en on September 8 and 9, 2026. Top guests including Maki Goto will appear, and the event will promote matchmaking between companies and livestreamers.
[PAUL ＆ JOE BEAUTE] PAUL & JOE’s autumn is coming to town. Limited-time promotion at ISETAN MiRROR
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PAUL & JOE BEAUTE is holding a limited-time autumn promotion at 7 ISETAN MiRROR stores through October 6. New collections and popular items evoke the changing season.
阪神タイガース aims for the first back-to-back Central League titles in the team’s history! Takashi Toritani candidly discusses “the challenges to overcome and what it takes to win.” In-depth discussion with Chihiro Kawakami and Karin Kojima at the “Hanshin Tigers All-Out Support TALK LIVE,” to be held in Amagasaki on September 5
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Legendary 阪神タイガース player Takashi Toritani will discuss the challenges facing the team as it seeks back-to-back titles in the 2026 season at a talk event in Amagasaki on September 5. He will debate the issues with fans Chihiro Kawakami and Karin Kojima and share his candid analysis.
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SS seats: ¥13,200 (tax included)
S席: ¥9,900 (tax included)
A seats: ¥7,700 (tax included)
Companies mentioned：阪神タイガース、オー・エム・エスマネージメント株式会社、Event Professional Baseball
[New product] An essential summer item for your new RAV4, ready as soon as it’s delivered. A custom-fit front sunshade, measured to the actual vehicle, installs in 3 seconds and blocks 99% of UV rays.
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Blocks 99% of UV rays
Installs in 3 seconds
Suggested retail price: ¥2,280 and up
In midsummer, dashboards can reach a high of 79°C
The car interior can reach a MAX of 57°C in 30 minutes, creating a “sauna-like” state
Pre-registration is now open for the sandbox simulation game “POMU (Pom) - A Town Growing the World Tree Together” ! T-BOLAN collaboration confirmed, with luxury prizes including Amazon gift cards for up to 150 people, ReFa and DIOR!
[Applications close August 26] Entries now open for the “4th Japan International Art Festival U-35 International Open Exhibition 2026,” hosted by （一社）夢洲新産業・都市創造機構!
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October 2 (Friday)–October 24 (Saturday), 2026
October 30 (Friday)–November 29 (Sunday), 2026
35 or younger (must be 35 or younger as of October 1, 2026)
Works by approximately 30 prizewinners and selected entrants (individuals or groups) will be exhibited at Obai-in
Japan International Art Award / Grand Prize: 2 people (2 groups)
Hatsuhiko Tsuji × Makoto Kaneko: double commentary by a duo with a combined 11 Golden Glove Awards. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham vs. Saitama Seibu on Thursday, August 13. Live coverage in its entirety from the “GAORA broadcast booth” at ES CON FIELD
System integration between rakumo’s electronic approval system “rakumo ワークフロー” and GVA TECH’s legal automation platform “OLGA” accelerates legal DX and company-wide decision-making
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Capital: ¥409,560 thousand (as of the end of June 2026)
Capital: ¥400,629 thousand (as of the end of June 2026)
マムート is rolling out its “From Work to Climb” collection in earnest from August 13. Based on high-performance technology honed in the mountains, the collection makes an active lifestyle more comfortable
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With a history spanning more than 160 years
Starting Thursday, August 13
Campaign-eligible products totaling ¥15,000 (tax included) or more
Companies mentioned：マムート、MAMMUT、MAMMUT SPORTS GROUP JAPAN、マムート・スポーツグループジャパン
[On sale today] Solve your “usual aches and pains”! Reset pain throughout the body with the “Tsunoda Method Joint Therapy” used by athletes! “Reset Pain Throughout Your Body by Aligning Your Ankles! The Tsunoda Method Joint Therapy That Works Instantly in 5 Seconds” goes on sale Wednesday, August 12!
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Approximately 100,000 subscribers
Has treated more than 300,000 people
Approximately 85% of those cases have no known cause
System integration between GVA TECH’s legal automation platform “OLGA” and rakumo’s electronic approval system “rakumo ワークフロー” accelerates legal DX and company-wide decision-making
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The annual workload of managing and storing files in Excel, which involved more than 10,000 tasks, has been reduced to zero.
Legal consultations, which numbered about 2,700 per year, fell to 900 or fewer.
Capital: ¥400,629 thousand (as of the end of June 2026)
Capital: ¥409,560 thousand (as of the end of June 2026)
Exa Frontier Edge, part of the ExaWizards Group, launches its “Living Spec” generation service, using AI to reconstruct specifications from source code.
Exa Frontier Edge, part of エクサウィザーズ Group, to use AI with モアクト of the 関西電力 Group to keep specifications continuously up to date.
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Reverse-generation of specifications from source code was completed in 3 days.
The process of integrating existing design documents, inquiry histories, actual environment variable values from the live system, and interviews with stakeholders to finalize the descriptions took about 2 weeks.
Specifications for 8 areas were completed in about 3 weeks in total.
The delivered set of specifications is equivalent to about 220 A4 pages.
Including cross-reference materials prepared during the analysis, about 490 pages of documents were generated.
A mock API environment that returns responses as specified without calling the actual backend was built in 1 week.
The goal is for at least 80% of initial answers based on the specifications to be obtained without involving the development team.
“The Secrets of Delivery Lockers and Parcel Boxes,” supervised by Fulltime System, has been selected as a book for the reading report contest hosted by Manga Himitsu Bunko.
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Fulltime Lockers are installed at 60,282 locations nationwide.
As of 2026, the year the company marks its 40th anniversary.
[Co-hosted by the Industry-Academia Collaborative Human Resource Development Consortium and Quality of Life] Holding of “Next Stage Career Re-Design,” a 1-day program to rethink future work styles for people in their 50s and 60s.
[Kalodata Weekly] Japan TikTok Shop market GMV at 2.297 billion yen, down 14.2% week over week; new fan count rose 60.0% on “LIVE Day” (week of August 3).
[Okayama University] From Okayama to the world, and from the world to Okayama — Okayama University’s short-term summer program 2026, “Discovering Japan: Culture, Society and Sustainability.”
[50% OFF at Rakuten] “P10PRO,” featuring Android 16 and Gemini AI, drops from 33,900 yen to 16,950 yen! Special sale on Rakuten Market for a high-value tablet with a 10.1-inch display and 120Hz support.
Satofull begins accepting proxy donations from 3 new municipalities on behalf of disaster-hit municipalities through its “Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake Emergency Disaster Relief Donation Site.”
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The site currently supports 18 disaster-affected municipalities
Number of municipalities accepting donations: 95.
Total donations: about 370 million yen as of 3 p.m. on August 12.
Total donations: about 370 million yen (more than 21,000 donations) as of 3 p.m. on August 12.
Beat the fatigue of midsummer! The second installment of the summer menu, “A Summer Feast Bursting with Spices,” launches for a limited time starting Thursday, August 20!
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Hearty Napolitan yakisoba: ¥1,700 (tax included)
Spicy curry yakisoba with fluffy eggs and colorful summer vegetables: ¥1,700 (tax included)
Talk event to mark the publication of Hidenori Takano’s “Mesopotamia Boat 三 Men”! To be held on Tuesday, August 18, in Hachioji, a place with ties to the author.
GMKtec launches the “G5S,” a palm-sized mini PC｜An ultra-compact design measuring 72×72×44.5mm and weighing approximately 206g; offers practical PC choices for the AI era, with a sakura pink model also scheduled to arrive at the end of August
Mother of 2, Tomomi Morisaki reflects after a swimsuit photo shoot: “When I saw my child’s face, I thought, ‘I really went too far.’” Zawachin: “I only had it done 1 week ago.” She candidly reveals before-and-after photos of her cosmetic surgery! Asuka Kishi looks back on her high school days, when she struggled because her breasts were “too big.”
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Cosmetic surgery totaling approximately ¥6 million
Total views of videos related to the program (*) exceed 900 million
The approximately 4-month period when Sumida City becomes the stage for an arts festival is finally underway! Tickets now on sale for each performance program of すみだ五彩の芸術祭, including world premieres
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Opens on Friday, September 4, 2026
Approximately 4 months, through Sunday, December 20
Many rough sketches making their first public appearance from the Nagoya venue! Venue area map now available! “PEACH-PIT 25th Anniversary Special Exhibition: Nagoya Venue,” crossing publisher boundaries
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PEACH-PIT’s 25th anniversary special exhibition
Saturday, September 19, 2026–Monday, October 12 (national holiday)
Advance ticket with merchandise: ¥17,000 (¥18,700 including tax)
Same-day ticket, adult (junior high school age and older): ¥2,100 (¥2,310 including tax)
Same-day ticket, child (elementary school student): ¥1,100 (¥1,210 including tax)
For every ¥5,500 spent at the venue’s merchandise area, including tax
[Free admission!] Prototype presentations to be held by the first cohort of the “Modern-Day Tokiwaso” entrepreneurship development program, part of a project supporting the development of animators and others taking their talents to the world!
Japan’s only festival dedicated to pickles, Konomonosai, to be held | Pickles from a tradition on the verge of extinction finally make a comeback and return to sale
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A traditional event with a history of more than 1,300 years
[Half off your next admission] From summer memories to independent research!? “Summer Special Coupon” giveaway and launch of the new “Hands-On Observation Notebook”!
“アク和リウムGA☆KYO,” a signature work by 雅教宮澤 that has received a unique distinction among aquariums in Japan. It is a collection of living artworks, each one of a kind and available for purchase.
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Operations will end on Monday, August 31, 2026
Adults: 1,500 yen (junior high school students and older)