【Soaring electricity bills and the limits of energy conservation】More than 60% say they have not felt any benefits! What does it mean that over 90% of Tokyo residents do not even know the details of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's own subsidy?
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Feel it strongly (45.7%)
Feel it somewhat (42.7%)
Set the air conditioner to a slightly higher temperature (48.9%)
Use a circulator or fan together with the air conditioner (35.8%)
Set the air conditioner's fan speed to automatic (25.5%)
Why is “that person” always the one chosen? A conversation with the author of Pablos, featuring SHOWKO, author of “What People with Sensitivity Make a Habit of Doing,” to be held on Aug. 21
AliExpress is holding its “Summer Clearance Sale,” with discounts of up to 80% off, for 10 days starting Monday, Aug. 17! Payment campaigns with Paidy and ファミリーマート will run during the sale
Experience a real-life example of “movable architecture” in Tokyo! Mobitect's mobile-standard home “most-Trailer” will appear at Daikanyama T-SITE, Tokyo International Forum and Tokyo Big Sight in November
Education NPO Key Person 21 and Casio Computer collaborate on an employee-participation community initiative where employees and children inspire one another, now in its 11th year
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Now in its 11th year
32nd program held
A total of 2,254 students have participated to date
A total of 263 employees participated
114 sixth-graders from Shibuya Honmachi Gakuen Elementary School
9 employees of カシオ計算機株式会社
17 members of Key Person 21
72,979 people (cumulative total through March 31, 2026)
Japan-made AIO (LLMO/GEO) tool “DolphinX AIO” launches an “automated comparison-article outreach list creation” feature｜Automatically identifies and collects third-party comparison articles that can improve target-prompt visibility
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Original1回のスキャンで引用回数の多い上位200記事を対象
Offered with 4 scans per month
Capital: 5,000,000 yen
Companies mentioned：株式会社メディアリーチ、DolphinX AIO、ChatGPT、Gemini、Google AI Overview
“すぐーる,” a communication system for educational institutions, adds new features to its “survey form,” helping reduce the burden on both school staff and parents and promote the sustainable adoption of school operations DX
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Introduced in 268 municipalities nationwide (prefectures, cities, wards, towns and villages),
≪Hong Kong rice noodles 譚仔三哥≫タムジャイ's first chilled noodles now on sale to popular acclaim! 'Drool-worthy chicken chilled soy milk mala rice noodles,' a summer-only menu perfect for hot weather
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Price: 1,380 yen (tax included)
Price: 480 yen (tax included)
Welcomes more than 30 million customers every year
タムジャイグループ operates 259 locations across Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Malaysia and mainland China, combining 譚仔雲南, 丸亀製麺 and 肉のヤマ牛.
Selected for NEDO’s “Demonstration Research on Next-Generation Floating Offshore Wind Power Systems (Development of Next-Generation Technologies to Promote the Introduction of Floating Offshore Wind Power)”
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Aims to develop floating offshore wind power projects totaling at least 15 GW by 2040
Dinosaurs have come back to life as gummies!? Introducing “Gummy Saurus Grape Flavor,” a new gummy with a unique “crisp and squishy” texture! — A mysterious “What is this!?” texture that’s crisp yet squishy, with a new kind of bite!
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Starting Monday, August 24, 2026
Net weight: 54 g
10 winners will be selected by lottery to receive the new product
COREFIT expands opportunities to “learn and try” in its 8th anniversary year. Online lessons led by certified top instructors and free rentals for the first 1,000 customers have been available since August 7, 2026.
ITmedia and JASA form strategic partnership to jointly plan and promote EdgeTech+ 2026, one of Japan's largest comprehensive edge technology exhibitions
“KUBOTA GIN,” a distilled spirit from the makers of sake “Kubota,” captures the “winter satoyama” through subtraction. “KUBOTA GIN Fuyu no Oto” launches Oct. 22
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Suggested retail price: ¥6,500 (excluding tax) for 700ml
[Qu'il fait bon] From harvest to your table the same day—a fully ripened, morning-picked fig delivered by air. Hyogo Prefecture's 川西市 × JAL joint project; a popular tart now in its 8th year.
Supporters appears on the YouTube channel of the specialist media outlet イベントマーケティング. The head of the Giken Project discusses how it builds fandom among student engineers
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More than 55,000 students have participated since the project began
More than 2,000 works have been created to date
Supporting the recruitment of new-graduate engineers at about 1,000 companies
Career support for about 70,000 student engineers
More than 200 events held annually
Held at a pace of more than 80 times a year
Capital: 10 million yen (including capital reserves)
Grand Design's Kazuya Ogawa discusses the fundamentals of corporate management: New management in the AI era — rethinking decision-making and management infrastructure in the AI era from the perspective of the future
[Survey on the “Money Talk” Among Dual-Income Couples: Challenges] 40.0% of dual-income couples did not “talk about money” before marriage. The reality of “me-first spending” that causes stress at home
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71.7% of wives restricted their “personal spending” as their life stage changed
Among men, 23.4% said they “restricted” their spending and 39.4% said they “somewhat restricted” it, for a combined 62.8% who said they had “restricted” it
76.8% of couples married for less than 5 years said they still feel “like they’re single”
58.3% experience “money”-related stress with their partner
68.8% regret not having discussed money or set rules before or at the beginning of their marriage
24.2% for “setting rules for savings and asset building”
[Free seminar on 9/8] How much is your company's opportunity loss? Learn how to maximize the number of sales meetings by nurturing neglected leads (co-hosted by Innova and Smartcamp, with a live assessment)
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Original2026年9月8日（火）12:00より
Capacity: 60 people
Analyzed business and marketing and sales challenges at more than 5,000 companies
Beyond conventional sesame oil, into a new domain: Western cuisine. Kadoya Sesame Mills, in its 168th year, introduces “ISOLETTA,” a sesame oil for Western cuisine, launching Sept. 1, 2026 (Tue.)
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Kadoya enters its 168th year since founding
Western cuisine accounts for approximately 30%
Sesame oil sales: 8.75 billion yen
Companies mentioned：かどや製油株式会社、Kadoya America Inc.、味香り戦略研究所
Kadoya Sesame Mills offers a new choice for Western-style meals at home: new sesame oil product “ISOLETTA.” New commercial: Anne and “ISOLETTA” meet for the first time!
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For 168 years, the company has continued making products devoted to sesame
In 2025, sesame oil sales grew to 8.75 billion yen
Authentic green tea with the aroma of matcha arrives from リプトン! The soothing 「リプトン Matcha-Infused Green Tea」 series features the freshly ground-like aroma of matcha, the natural sweetness of tea leaves and an easy-to-drink mouthfeel. 3 varieties
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Launching on September 1, 2026 (Tuesday)
A survey conducted by リプトン found that 61% of consumers said they had been disappointed when the matcha aroma was not as strong as they expected
Available exclusively at おたべ Main Store on the 21st of every month! 「おたべあまん」, a once-a-month indulgence that leaves you feeling deliciously guilty, launches Aug. 21
ココロゴトカフェ offers original cocktails inspired by heartfelt feelings
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The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)'s 2025 report
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)'s 2025 report also found that opportunities to meet friends and family in person have declined since 2006
In February 2014, 「ココロゴトcafe」, a cafe with psychological counselors, opened under the management of 株式会社アイディアヒューマンサポートサービス
In May 2024, it reopened in Aoyama as 「ココロゴトカフェ」, a fruit tea and art therapy shop
Starting in April 2026, qualified members of 全心連, an industry association for psychological counselors, will be stationed there as 「Concierge Counselors」
THE COSMOPOLITAN GRILL BAR TERRACE presents its 「Afternoon Tea Around the World」: The second installment brings the cool breezes of Southeast Asia to a single tea stand.
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Available from August 17, 2026 (Monday) to October 15 (Thursday)
Weekdays: 11:00, 11:30, 12:00 (90-minute free-flow, 120-minute seating limit) 6,800 yen (tax and service charge included)
Weekdays: 14:30 (60-minute free-flow, 90-minute seating limit) 6,500 yen (tax and service charge included)
Companies mentioned：ソルト・コンソーシアム株式会社、THE COSMOPOLITAN GRILL BAR TERRACE、シンハー
Smartphone bishoujo soccer training SLG 「ビーナスイレブンびびっど！」 launches a campaign celebrating the 9th anniversary of its AndApp version and ahead of its 11th anniversary!
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More than 3.5 million downloads across the series
Those who launched the app on 9 or more days
900 AndApp points
90 points will be awarded to 90 winners
AndApp points cashback rate of 「9%」
14-day login bonus
The 「9th anniversary of the AndApp version」 falls on August 30, 2026
Android version…２０１５年１１月４日
OriginalAndApp版…２０１７年８月３０日
Companies mentioned：株式会社アメージング、AndApp、AG rights Inc.
〈Rich Blend〉, 〈Mild Blend〉 and 〈Quick Break〉 join the 「ちょっと贅沢な珈琲店®」 Stick series!
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The stick black coffee market (black coffee in stick packs) has grown significantly, reaching approximately 218% in sales value from October 2025 to March 2026 (compared with the same period in 2021; excluding home delivery and mail order)
A carefully crafted coffee overseen by 北海道珈琲店 森彦 expands with a fresh new look. “Morihiko no Jikan®” Stick Black makes its debut, helping invigorate the premium coffee market
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A total of 8 varieties will launch nationwide on Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Launching nationwide on Tuesday, September 1, 2026
The coffee shop Morihiko, founded in 1996 in a back alley in Maruyama, Sapporo
To commemorate the launch of the Rakuten Card Attack on Titan Colossal Titan design, large-scale ads bringing the world of Attack on Titan to life will run in Shibuya and Shinjuku
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The number of cards issued topped 33.87 million as of the end of March 2026
Cumulative comic circulation worldwide surpassed 140 million copies
Audience attendance surpassed 1 million
Companies mentioned：楽天カード株式会社、東急田園都市線、JR新宿駅、楽天グループ、別冊少年マガジン、講談社、進撃の巨人The Final Season製作委員会
Survey of IR department operations at listed companies: 1-on-1 meetings: More than 80% see challenges in tasks surrounding meetings; on-site teams call for “turning data into an asset”
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A total of 85.6% of respondents said they faced “at least one challenge” in recording meetings and organizing Q&As
The average number of meetings per year reached 357
A serum hair oil joins the エイトザタラソ Silky & Refine series, formulated with ultra-high-pressure-treated silk¹! It cares for hair waviness², frizz, and roughness, leaving hair silky and glossy all the way to the ends: Silk Hair®³.
M&Aベストパートナーズ×100万人のクラシックライブ tour across 47 prefectures! A performance will be held at Hataoka Daiichi Community Center in Kudamatsu City on Saturday, August 29