Shosukabu.com’s Hiroshi Yamanaka presents the 26th installment of “Forbes Georgia’s 100 Richest”: Laura Larioni — the 38% ownership stake in shipping company Poti Georgia held by a 90-year-old who is not its founder
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We spotlight Laura Larioni (Laura Larioni), 90. She is the oldest person on the Forbes Georgia 100 Richest ranking overall, and the oldest investor among its 12 female billionaires.
According to records from Transparency International Georgia, political donations totaled 180,000 lari (approximately 10.8 million yen).
Ultimately, the investment delivered returns of more than 100 times, making the investor a billionaire.
Shosukabu.com’s Hiroshi Yamanaka presents the 27th installment of “Forbes Georgia’s 100 Richest”: Irakli Kervalishvili — a co-founder of Poti New Port who holds an equal 38% stake yet handles the management single-handedly
“My Dress-Up Darling: Marin Kitagawa Detective Ver. Green” from the TV anime My Dress-Up Darling is coming in August 2026 from the system service “Vivit Figure”!
Visual model and singer Riia, born in Mexico and raised in Japan, with approximately 250,000 total social media followers, to release 2nd single “Sangría” on August 14
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Approximately 250,000 total social media followers
Available worldwide on August 14, 2026
Companies mentioned：Riia、株式会社 BUZZ FACTORY、株式会社BUZZ GROUP
Centrair’s largest Hokkaido fair, “The 15th Daisetsu Souvenir Expo 2026 in Centrair,” to be held — a summer tradition! Bringing you the best of the Hokkaido Daisetsu area with gratitude. [Event dates] August 21 (Fri.)–31 (Mon.)
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More than 500 products, including fresh local produce, seafood and popular sweets unique to Hokkaido
Limited to 300 loaves per day
Fresh chocolate corn bread: 1,500 yen (including tax)
Project marking the 60th anniversary of Asahikawa Airport
ISFnet to hold a job-hunting seminar for students aspiring to work in the IT industry, covering everything from self-assessment to understanding the industry
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Session 1: August 21, 2026 (Fri.), 10:00–12:00
Session 2: August 26, 2026 (Wed.), 10:00–12:00
A 90-minute program covering the IT industry as a whole, self-assessment and methods for researching companies
Shichiri Nakayama’s new police mystery, “Detective Katsuragi: Bullets of Justice,” to be released first on Audible on Friday, 8/14; commemorative talk and signing event set for Friday, 9/18!
“I want to tell her”—the conflict that comes from caring for his mother. The final episode of the drama “Ordinary Love,” starring Yuki Furukawa and Ryota Nagano
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Blu-ray BOX (¥16,500, tax included)
It has been decided that it will go on sale on Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Messe Kuroda, Katsumi Takahashi and Nadal visit 近畿大学! From its cutting-edge library and university-recommended gourmet food to a restaurant with a 3-year reservation wait, the 近畿大学 alumnus Nadal joins an in-depth tour of a campus that surprises him
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They say more than 200 startups have emerged from 近畿大学
Kayoko Shiraishi and Morio Kazama bring the gods’ creation of Japan to life in an amusing reading theater performance of “Kojiki”; cast comments arrive!
90% of applicants have no prior experience! “Being a high school graduate” is no obstacle. Why 全力ストレッチ, with 70 locations nationwide, is committed to helping people graduating from school and moving to Tokyo take their “first step”
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70 locations nationwide
Monthly salary: ¥220,000–¥850,000
Independent business support available in as little as 3 years
Leaders of 4 major Vietnamese companies take the stage as News Securities’ 25th anniversary seminar draws a strong turnout — discussions focus on the market’s reclassification
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“GDP growth rate of 10%”
Companies mentioned：ニュース証券株式会社、ACB証券、Asia Commercial Bank Securities、ACB銀行、BAF、Digiworld、CMC、Kennet Company Ltd.、ニュースアセットマネジメント株式会社、ベトナム国家証券委員会
【Free to attend】How can we develop advanced IT talent in the generative AI era? The Vietnam-Japan Advanced IT Talent Forum, a collaboration between industry and academia in Japan and Vietnam, will be held on September 18
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September 18, 2026
30 member companies
Demand: 7.82 million people
Supply: 4.43 million people
A shortfall of approximately 3.39 million people
Companies mentioned：在日ベトナムDX協会（VADX Japan）、SUCCESS PARTNER、日本・精神技術研究所（Nisseiken）、FPTジャパンホールディングス、株式会社NTQジャパン、VTI Japan、CMC Japan
ジグザグ releases its “Web Inbound® Data” for the first half of 2026: shipments reach a cumulative total of 179 countries and regions, with anime- and game-related products among the top categories
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The number of international visitors to Japan in June was 3,148,600
Down 6.8% year on year
The largest share came from the United States, at 22.4%
Taiwan ranked second, at 18.2%
Hong Kong ranked third, at 15.6%
Cumulative shipments to 179 countries and regions
ROAS of 434% from overseas advertising
632% in Taiwan
Cross-border e-commerce sales from Hong Kong and Taiwan increased more than 5 times
Installing a dedicated tag on a domestic e-commerce site enables overseas sales to 228 countries and regions
EQUO, a brand dedicated to protecting time with your dog, launches. Its first product, EQUO COOL, surpassed ¥1.5 million in support purchases on its first day on Makuake, with nearly all units allocated for this season sold out
August 14, “Loose Gemstone Day” commemorative: 東洋ルース announces its popular loose gemstone rankings for the first half of 2026, revealing Japan’s gemstone trends and noteworthy color stones based on sales data
Announcing a cumulative total of 500 appointments in the contract development and systems development industries | The sales meeting-generation system practiced by 営業ハック
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The cumulative number of appointments has topped 590
An entire campus in central Tokyo becomes a “festival of play.” The Tokyo Toy Festival, bringing together 300 masters of play from across Japan, is set for October. More than 100 exhibitor booths, a record high.
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Original2026年10月10日(土)・11日(日)に開催
Adults (junior high school students and older): 1,200 yen
Children (6 months to elementary school age): 800 yen
Companies mentioned：認定NPO法人芸術と遊び創造協会、東京おもちゃ美術館、株式会社Tree to Green、檜原 森のおもちゃ美術館、株式会社長谷萬 もくラボ、一般社団法人ASIBA、日本バックギャモン協会、囲碁サロン天元・結、ねこまど、坂口和大、世界のボードゲームを広める会 ゆうもあ、おもちゃ学芸員投扇興チーム
【Katsushika Ward・September-only campaign】Bulk collection of unused bicycles, children’s bicycles and tricycles | Save up to 1,000 yen when clearing out cycles before an upgrade | Bulky waste collection by まるっと本舗
“THE CHARITY: Save Animals Through Art” launches for the first time on 8/29 for 8 days! An adoption event for rescued dogs and cats and an exhibition of more than 70 works will be held together in Harajuku!
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More than 70 works of art
33 artists from Japan and abroad
In Japan, 6,830 dogs and cats combined are euthanized each year
160 cases of animal abuse were investigated
About 22万 stray cats are killed in traffic accidents annually
Companies mentioned：株式会社ペトログ、JPS GALLERY、tsunagu-cat、ルピナス、おっぽの会、Animal Aid Circle Dog-Nuts、Paw Step、どうぶつ弁護団
【AI博覧会2026 Summer】大塚空来, representative of 株式会社Co-Labo AI, to speak | Proposes “AI conversion rate,” a new concept for AI adoption, and explains 4 steps to achieve results
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Date and time: Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 14:40–15:20
“Using AI” is not the same as “AI doing the work.” A free report for the real estate industry, “Does Your AI Stop at the Chat Screen?” is now available
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Established: 2026
Start small, with 1 business operation and 90 days
【日本オンライン詐欺対策アライアンス（JASA）】OpenAI Japan joins the alliance. Strengthening efforts to eradicate online fraud as “one team,” transcending industry boundaries
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An announcement was made on June 1, 2026, regarding its establishment
“Fraud Prevention Conference Japan 2026” is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, August 26 this year, at the 渋谷オフィス of グーグル合同会社
With more than 500,000 total social media followers, “Artūrs, the Latvian who loves Japan,” teams up with ラトビア政府観光局! Sharing Latvia’s appeal in Japanese
[Thanks and report] ニッコクファーム（株式会社ニッコクトラスト） donated low-pesticide vegetables to the second relief convoy for the Kumamoto earthquake (市民キャビネット災害支援部会/フードバンク埼玉/彩の国会議)!
[Thanks and report] ニッコクファーム（株式会社ニッコクトラスト） donated low-pesticide vegetables to the second relief convoy for the Kumamoto earthquake (市民キャビネット災害支援部会/フードバンク埼玉/彩の国会議)!
A dialogue practice space for professionals in support roles, “Listening Fully, Speaking Fully, Resonating Together,” to be held in Kawagoe City on Sunday, September 13 — Reiwa 8 fiscal year 埼玉県NPO基金助成事業
Applications open for the 9th cohort of the “Unsolved Questions — The ANRI Fellowship” scholarship, which provides grants and has supported more than 100 people in basic science research
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More than 100 researchers have received support
Original1人あたり50万円
Seeking up to 15 people
Total assets under management: approximately 100 billion yen
Provides investment support to more than 300 companies
[Publication Commemorative Seminar] The seminar “Whether a succession was the right choice is only tested after the handover! The best approach to succession and successor development, learned from Eastern philosophy” will be held in Tokyo on September 17, 2026, and in Osaka on October 26, 2026
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Participation fee: 3,000 yen per person (tax included)
Average seminar satisfaction rating: 4.7/5.0
Has provided end-to-end support to approximately 300 or more small and medium-sized businesses, from succession planning and next-generation leader development to post-succession organizational reform
Has earned the trust of more than 2,000 clients, from publicly listed companies to startups
We have supported the development of management plans for more than 700 companies to date
From Tokyo: Reforming care workplaces goes beyond “efficiency.” Individual consultations to support frontline initiatives and “people development” are now available
[Event Report] LIFEFUND fully introduces employee-led “AI Case-Sharing Sessions,” turning frontline automation into “shared company-wide knowledge” — responding to calls that “we have no in-house staff who can use AI, and we haven’t developed any”
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The share of companies using AI across their organizations in at least a specific department grew from 43.4% in March 2026 to 68.5% in August, a rise over six months.
The share saying “we have no in-house staff who can use AI, or we haven’t developed any” rose from 7.5% to 20.4%.
[August Event Information] Special sales of refurbished computers in Kawachinagano and Habikino, Osaka Prefecture <Special purchase benefits available at the venues>
A survey found that 67% of parents who waited for infantile hemangiomas to “go away naturally” regretted it; the improvement rate with early treatment was 85%
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Among parents whose children had infantile hemangiomas, 67.3% said, “I wish we had started treatment sooner”
When treatment begins within 3 months of birth, the improvement rate reaches 85.7%
The rate falls to 62.4% when treatment begins at 6 months or later
54.0% of parents did not know that treatment for infantile hemangiomas is covered by insurance
A total of 67.3% of parents regret that they “should have started treatment sooner”
Only 32% of parents knew in advance that oral propranolol therapy and pulsed dye laser treatment were covered by insurance.
【Web event confirmed for 9/8】Where should return-to-work support begin?—An information session on return-to-work support services that assist with management, preparation and retention
【Free to attend・Held 8/20】Don’t let overseas trade show visits end with observation. Webinar to explore winning strategies in import and procurement businesses
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株式会社LeaguE will hold a free webinar on August 20, 2026, covering know-how for import and procurement businesses using overseas trade shows. With the cooperation of 香港貿易発展局, it will explain practical ways to expand these businesses.
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Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026
From 14:00
Attend trade shows around the world 5 times a year
Secure more than 200 exclusive distribution rights agreements
【Seminar】How to Preserve Technical Information That Can Be Used in Patent Applications: For R&D Professionals【Insights from a Former Patent Office Examiner】
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Date and time: September 2, 2026 (Wednesday), 16:00–17:00
Capital: 493 million yen (including capital reserve)
Companies mentioned：リーガルテック株式会社、株式会社アイピコ、弁理士法人雄渾、日油株式会社、Universal IP