AI News 180m Report｜2026-08-18 12:00–15:00 JST｜Page 6 of 9https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.htmlOne place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 698 items from 2 sources; Taiwan, 196 items from 6 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.en The Sword Art Online anime: “Happy Wedding Anniversary” POP UP STORE in Annivroad will open starting October 23 (Fri.)!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056971https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056971Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES TV anime BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita Episode 10 airs August 20 (Thu.)! Preview stills and synopsis revealedhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056970https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056970Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES An online lottery for “Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love” is coming to くじ引き堂! Packed with luxurious prizes featuring newly drawn illustrations!!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056969https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056969Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES -広島PARCO 26年夏-秋 リニューアル-「POP MART」が中四国初上陸 他 全館で10店舗https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056860https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056860Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:59:43 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【Ishigaki Island Advertising Agency】Adults on Ishigaki Island become heroes to support childrenhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056861https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056861Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:57:00 +0900JapanPR TIMES Record 230 companies take on “Maki Challenge 2026”; 40 semifinalists selectedhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056862https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056862Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:52:31 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【Kanako's second location】A new challenge to open Sauna New Kanako, a sauna and casual diner, in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056867https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056867Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:50:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【Grand Prize Winner】A first for ballpark food. “Kazuchan’s Motsu Nikomi,” the original ballpark gourmet dish featuring generous portions of tender, “straight-to-the-point” stewed offal, has won the top award at the Japan Food Selection.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056866https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056866Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:50:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES 人気商品の最短お届けも実施中！角煮まんじゅうの岩崎本舗、夏のキャンペーン終了まであと1週間！https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056865https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056865Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:50:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES “Musclebound caregivers” at 株式会社ビジョナリー take on the world’s largest-scale physical fitness event, AirAsia HYROX Chiba; every caregiver finishes, setting personal bests!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056864https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056864Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:50:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【Event Report】UUUM株式会社’s Masayuki Umegaki speaks about his career, the front lines of the video business and the management behind supporting top creatorshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056863https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056863Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:50:01 +0900JapanPR TIMES The second release of the plush sofa seat eases rear-end pain on the rebel1100https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056868https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056868Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:48:32 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【Hakata Chuka Soba Kounosuke Sumiyoshi Main Store】100-yen-off au PAY coupons available through Thursday, September 30, 2026!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056869https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056869Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:47:15 +0900JapanPR TIMES “Can you name all of your spouse’s assets?” A study of “invisible marital assets” discovered only after divorcehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056870https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056870Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:46:27 +0900JapanPR TIMES Like a Dragon: Yakuza 3 / Like a Dragon 3 Gaiden: Dark Ties is 40% off, and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is 60% off! The SEGA Publisher Sale is on nowhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056871https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056871Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:46:25 +0900JapanPR TIMES 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. On 8/25, owners of restaurants in Ishinomaki who rebuilt their businesses launch a free community to support local restaurantshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056943https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056943Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【Free online event for beauty salons】A lawyer with more than 10 years of salon management experience explains the 2 major business risks in the beauty industry: handling problem staff and rent increase claims. Online seminar to be held in September 2026https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056942https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056942Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 【New product launch and patent application】Eliminating laundry wait times at accommodations. Rethinking the conventions of coin laundries. The industry’s fastest 16 minutes, with the throughput of 2 machines in 1. Introducing the next-generation model 完洗®KAN-SEN16 (Ichiroku)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056941https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056941Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Turning paper documents into video tools that “speak.” Azchronos launches ECHO, which converts proposal documents and brochures into short videoshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056940https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056940Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “Ibaraki Fair” at シェラトン都ホテル東京. Special menu featuring seasonal premium ingredients, including Hitachi Beef Kirameki, branded pork Hitachi no Kagayaki, and Kasama chestnutshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056939https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056939Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES After mala soup comes “mala mixed noodles”! Bamen specialty restaurant 發来軒 (Farai Ken) opens in Kagurazaka-uehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056938https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056938Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “Cone-munication Exhibition,” an interactive exhibit that uses roadside traffic cones® to teach the joy of exploring everyday life, opens September 8 in Sangenjaya, Setagaya City, Tokyohttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056937https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056937Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 株式会社システムズナカシマ certified as a “DX-certified business operator” designated by 経済産業省https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056936https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056936Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “神戸ビーフ beef bowl topping” launched!!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056935https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056935Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Create BioVentures registered as a candidate organization for promoting commercialization by HSFChttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056934https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056934Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Sofmap donates 300 reused tablets to 77 organizations in Amami Cityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056933https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056933Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES —From Nagasaki to the world— A story about “the end of life” and “living,” told by a Nagasaki-born producer and a young director who won the grand prize at an international film festival. The feature film “Including the End” gets underwayhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056932https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056932Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Strengthening the safety management foundation by turning safety expertise accumulated within Kobelco E&M into organizational knowledge and making use of ithttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056931https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056931Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [New features] The “いしど式 そろばん学習アプリ” has been revamped! Evolving into a next-generation system that enhances the learning experience — more convenient and fun with multi-device support —https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056930https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056930Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Diversity West Japan Study Group co-hosted seminar: “How Understanding Bones Changes the Way We Work: Experiential Well-Being”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056929https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056929Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Infoblox threat research reveals a new phishing campaign using procurement-themed emails to target organizations worldwidehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056928https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056928Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES New businesses “get started,” but the profit map stays the same — Design challenges for new businesses reflected in 85 business segments in securities reports from 24 major energy and resource companies (Industry Report Vol. 5)https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056927https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056927Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES NAVEX announces a refreshed UI and improved localization quality for its whistleblowing solution, “NAVEX One Whistleblowing and Incident Management”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056926https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056926Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES ドローン国家資格取得を1画面で。DOSA受講生ポータル開始https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056925https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056925Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Making “mold risk” visible through science and AI; launch of the “Mold Risk Checker” smartphone apphttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056924https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056924Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES New variations added to the WellaTone 2+1 Trend Color Series! Shipments to stores begin Tuesday, September 1, 2026https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056923https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056923Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Looking back at the first half of the season for driver Yohei Ono, participating in BMW & MINI Racing 2026 “DRIVER PROLOGUE”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056922https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056922Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Yamori and Nihonkai Lab establish 富山空き家再生賃貸株式会社 to renovate vacant homes in Toyama Prefecture into rental housinghttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056921https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056921Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Subsidiary YOUON JAPAN expands its outdoor product lineup following its hydrogen-assisted bicyclehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056920https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056920Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [PMG × Health Management] Company developing the “Kencho Navi” system for company-wide adoption to present research on gut environments and personalized foods at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Intestinal Microbiologyhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056919https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056919Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Perfume inspired by Franz Schmidt’s The Book of the Seven Seals, created by conductor Fabio Luisi, goes on salehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056918https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056918Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES X-ELIO completes transfer of its 14MW Funaki solar power plant in Japan to Sun Trinityhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056917https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056917Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Survey of 200 people] The most commonly cited benefit of watch-buyback services was “quick payment,” at 51.5%; 71.0% said they would use the “same buyback shop as last time” againhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056916https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056916Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES TECH PLAY-X to hold networking event for engineering recruitment staff on August 28https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056915https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056915Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Agriculture high school students in 北斗市 observe an autonomous flight and water-spraying demonstration by agricultural drones: smart agriculture education through industry-government-academia collaboration among 北斗市, 北海道大野農業高等学校 and DIThttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056914https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056914Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Supporting automation of review work] Delight Tube launches an AI agent development service specializing in checks against company-specific rules, laws and regulationshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056913https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056913Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES KMNZ × 龍ヶ崎リン to stream “V.LIVE UNITE : RISING Vol.1 ‘Summer Escape’,” a joint live show featuring 16 songs, on August 29; tickets on salehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056912https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056912Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Pudu Robotics unveils “PUDU MP2000,” an AI-native pallet transport robothttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056911https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056911Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Opening August 21] Original-art exhibition celebrating the 90th anniversary of manga artist Mitsutoshi Furuya’s birth to be held in Kichijoji; crowdfunding goal of 1 million yen also reachedhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056910https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056910Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Gurobi Japan sponsors the “Practical Seminar on Mathematical Optimization Using Geospatial Information with Python,” hosted by 公益社団法人日本オペレーションズ・リサーチ学会https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056909https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056909Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Axis Communications to exhibit at the 5th Smart Factory EXPO [Autumn]https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056908https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056908Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Event report] From a sports bar collaboration and trail-running sponsorship to activations at 15 gyms, TORRAS expands experiential initiatives in active settingshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056907https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056907Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [One-year anniversary of gourmet street KUOHKA（くおうか）] One-day night event in partnership with Bar Walk® Fukuoka; advance tickets on sale at a special price!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056906https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056906Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Addressing mandatory customer-harassment countermeasures taking effect in October 2026] Launch of “Kasuhara Countermeasures Watch,” a smartwatch that uses AI voice-data analysis to detect signs of customer harassment early and protect frontline staff handling customers alonehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056905https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056905Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Joint research findings from 東北大学加齢医学研究所 and 株式会社カーブスジャパン] Approximately 4 months of circuit training may improve immune function and blood flow throughout the bodyhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056904https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056904Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Hochiki President Hajime Hosoi appears on “PIVOT”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056903https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056903Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Achieve a cinema-like immersive experience even in a compact space: Japan’s first crowdfunding campaign for the “AWOL Aetherion” series of 4K ultra-short-throw projectors launches Tuesday, August 18https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056902https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056902Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES A new concept store, “WH DAFT about DRAFT,” designed around your lifestyle, grand opens in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, on Saturday, August 29https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056901https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056901Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES コープ共済 publishes the second installment of “Tips for Everyday Challenges from Consumer Co-op Members,” covering “Money and Daily Life in Retirement”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056900https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056900Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Addressing rising demand for alternatives as regulations on MEK oxime tightenhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056899https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056899Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Food and beverage companies in Hokkaido join forces to hold “FOOD CAREER HOKKAIDO,” a recruitment fair for high school students, for the first time in Obihiro: “Food × Work Festa in Tokachi”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056898https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056898Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [New Product] Inspired by modern eating habits—“I’ve eaten nothing but gummies since morning”—“Asa Gumi” gummies are designed to help you start the day on a positive notehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056897https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056897Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Can playing help you support your favorite? A new “Card Battle” feature is coming to OSHIAI, an AI app for fandom activities!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056896https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056896Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [New Product] The iconic Yogurlet returns as a new gummy with a delightfully chewy texturehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056895https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056895Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES コグニザント announces “Cognizant Neuro AI Trust,” enabling real-time monitoring and management to support companies’ expanded use of AIhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056894https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056894Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “AFK: Journey” launches its “Digimon Adventure” collaboration on August 18!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056893https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056893Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [2026 Survey] Excel reliance on individual employees in sales administration: 64.2% of 221 respondents struggle with “mysterious macros and formulas left by predecessors”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056892https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056892Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Obtains a patent for an information-processing system that uses shopping data to reveal “invisible inventory”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056891https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056891Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [First in Kobe] Making sashimi an everyday treat. From lunch featuring plenty of sashimi to evenings enjoying seafood dishes and drinks, “漁港食堂 三方 三宮センタープラザ店” opens Thursday, August 20!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056890https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056890Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 中京テレビ放送様が次世代考査管理SaaS 「ユニチェック」の専用版を導入！https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056889https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056889Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Shogakukan JS Research Institute] Survey on “oshi activities and allowance” among elementary school girls: In the upper grades, “I want to meet my favorite” tied for first place with “I want to be rich” among wisheshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056888https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056888Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES ノルウェージャンクルーズライン begins sales for the 2028 seasonhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056887https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056887Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES CINCA to exhibit at “OI SUMMIT 2026,” one of Japan’s largest open innovation conferenceshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056886https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056886Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 日本海ラボ and ヤモリ establish 富山空き家再生賃貸株式会社 to renovate vacant homes in Toyama Prefecture into rental housinghttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056885https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056885Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Bringing the joy of choice to everyday tea: “世界のお茶巡り” relaunches as “Tokyo Tea Trading”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056884https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056884Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Zevero、令和7年度に20社・41製品の建材EPD取得を支援 ー 最短50日での取得を実現https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056883https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056883Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Special gold-themed items released to celebrate Doraemon’s birthday!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056882https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056882Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES “Norway Seafood Fest 2026”: 11 popular restaurants serving Norwegian salmon, mackerel and herring dishes gather at Tokyo Solamachi for 3 days only, September 11 (Friday)–13 (Sunday)!https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056881https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056881Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Exhibitor announcement: “Growth就活DXPO'26 夏”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056880https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056880Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Sales have begun for an accommodation plan offered by 下呂温泉 山形屋 on the travel media platform “旅色”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056879https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056879Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES We will hold an in-person seminar free of charge: “A Thorough Guide to Rent Increases and Redevelopment Response for Real Estate Owners and Managers: The Latest for 2026.”https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056878https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056878Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Approximately 80% of participants felt they had made new connections. Report released evaluating support for evacuees across wide areas following the Noto Peninsula earthquakehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056877https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056877Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES サクソバンク証券 begins offering more than 100 additional overseas ETFshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056876https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056876Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES SURF Music participates as a sponsor in “AIMFEST 2026 SEOUL,” a music production festival held in Seoul, South Koreahttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056875https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056875Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES After taking a practical ICT course at a childcare worker training school, 94.3% of students希望 to work at a preschool with an ICT environment — More than 90% of students who found ICT confusing or difficult recognized its benefits after the coursehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056874https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056874Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Applied Technology launches a service to create electronic delivery data for inland flood analysis results using InfoWorks ICMhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056873https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056873Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Protecting performers' “voices” and “faces,” while also allowing the choice not to use AI. Something Fun formulates a "Generative AI Policy"https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056872https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2056872Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [From Sabae] An eyeglass-parts manufacturer founded 80 years ago establishes a domestic frame production base. Unveils original new frameshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057642https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057642Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES 外貨両替ドルユーロ launches the "Sports: A Bridge to the World Project"! As its first initiative, it signs a partnership agreement with クリアソン新宿, which aims to become the world's top soccer club from Shinjukuhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057641https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057641Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES A morsel discovered at the Osaka-Kansai Expo comes to everyday life in Japan. O[wa], luxury frankincense candy from Oman, opens official Japanese online storehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057640https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057640Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES New brand aikata for people in their 30s, 40s and 50s seeking relief from dating app fatiguehttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057639https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057639Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Music tech company co:brand fully launches its APAC strategyhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057638https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057638Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Make university researcher information and research achievements available to AI agentshttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057637https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057637Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Solving the problem of "not being able to meet because our days off don't match." リズメイト, a matching service for shift workers that calculates "confirmed shared days off" from work schedules, opens preregistrationhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057636https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057636Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES AIが24時間365日、民泊・ホテル運営を自動化。空いた時間はおもてなしの進化と集客の特化へ ― 全国47都道府県対応の「攻める運営会社」https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057635https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057635Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Media and local governments only, preview event on September 10] First unveiling of "ＩＳ+ＢＡＳＥ," a next-generation container house equipped as standard with glass-type perovskite solar cells and Fukuoka-produced CLThttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057634https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057634Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES [Measured across 1,403 bottles] How much more does restaurant wine cost than retail? The median markup is 1.89 times; the multiplier falls for more expensive wines, and in 8.7% of cases the restaurant price is lowerhttps://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057633https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057633Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES Bring a full-fledged birthday studio into your home. Link to launches a new plan to document the growth of children up to age 2.https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057632https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057632Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES In the scorching summer, make your own highball. A mini transparent aging barrel for enjoying the changes brought by aging, "Visible Aging Barrel"https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057631https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057631Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES おくるみの常識を変える！現役助産師が考えた安心の形 新発想のおくるみ「ぐーぐーちゃん 極」を第１０２回東京インターナショナル・ギフト・ショー２０２６秋 第２０回LIFE×DESIGNで発表https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057630https://ainews.idaeo.ai/180m/20260818-12/index-en-p6.html#n2057630Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:02 +0900JapanPR TIMES