[Survey] About 70% of people with mental or developmental disabilities who have taken leave from work; reasonable accommodations are key to a workplace where people can continue working
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Among people with mental or developmental disabilities, 67.3% have taken leave from work at their current or a past workplace
Original休職後、半数以上が3ヶ月以内、7割超が半年以内に職場復帰している
After taking leave, “specific accommodations and proposals related to work (26.3%)”
[Shiga, Shigaraki] 「欅の宿 縁」, a Japanese-style auberge limited to one group per day, launches a special accommodation plan for a limited time to mark its feature on テレビ朝日’s 「マツコ&有吉 かりそめ天国」
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Price: from 200,900 yen for 2 adults sharing 1 room, including dinner and breakfast
🐾 12 pharmacies specializing in pets have surpassed 400 partner hospitals and 110,000 prescriptions cumulatively! Separation of prescribing and dispensing at veterinary hospitals is expanding!
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Partner hospitals: over 400
Cumulative prescriptions received: over 110,000
At the time of the previous announcement (as of March 31, 2025: 250 partner hospitals
The number of partner hospitals is about 1.6 times higher
Cumulative prescriptions received are about 2.2 times higher
FM AICHI wide-format program 「DAYDREAM MAGIC」 teams up with 「金鯱しいたけ」, shiitake mushrooms dedicated at Atsuta Shrine! Listeners invited to a shiitake harvest experience!
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Up to 4 groups each week
Original1組につき最大4名まで
Original参加費は1組につき2200円
Applications to participate in the project are expected to be accepted through December 2026
FUKUOKA SOCIAL START UP ACADEMY, a social entrepreneurship program launched in Fukuoka City, opens its 5th cohort after receiving a total of 555 applications
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More than 50 social businesses
Sales of 10 billion yen in FY2024
Equivalent to half the regular tuition (about 120,000 yen)
[Industry-government-academia collaboration] The whole town becomes a classroom beyond school walls. Elementary school students take on everything from growing rice using the aigamo duck farming method to product development and sales in the Omusubi Project
かにじぇんぬ 金沢 grand opening in Kanazawa's Nishi Chaya District on September 7, 2026! QRAUDグループ, which operates more than 20 locations in Japan, makes its first foray into Hokuriku! Media-exclusive preview and tasting event on September 4
2 recipients of the Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award 2026; OMOYEL's AI agent and Copilot Studio support were key to the win
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At a company in the public infrastructure industry with around 3,500 employees
Achieved a rapid rollout, reaching actual business use in approximately 1 month
More than 800 employees have already completed the training
Satisfaction rating: 4.3/5
Achieved a rapid rollout, from reaching the verification (PoC) stage—which typically takes several months—to actual business use in as little as 1 month
Companies mentioned:OMOYEL株式会社、日本マイクロソフト株式会社、Microsoft Copilot Studio、Microsoft Azure、Microsoft Fabric、Microsoft Foundry、Power Automate、Microsoft Power Apps、Azure AI Search、Azure Functions、Azure Cosmos DB、LINE、Visual Studio Code、NTTデータ、イオン、rinna株式会社
zen place, one of Japan's largest Pilates and yoga studio chains, completely revamps its app's personalized video feature, with AI delivering “words tailored to each person”
Wizz, a social app for young people launched in Paris, adopts AppHarbr's ad quality and security technology to verify more than 4 billion ads in real time over 1 year
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Approximately 0.17% of ads were blocked as unsafe before they could be delivered to users
Approximately 3 million monthly active users (MAU), primarily aged 18–24
Operating in more than 20 countries worldwide
Detailed content monitoring and management based on approximately 70 categories
[JUNO Machine Installation Case] align charm(アラインチャーム), a Pilates and Yamuna studio built around the concept “Align before you move,” opens in September 2026 at Bellb Nagayama in Tama City.
[A shortcut to a job offer] Networking event with key figures from M&A brokerage firms for people seeking to change jobs or find employment to be held on August 27
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There are 3,399 businesses supporting M&A
There are 2,498 businesses with “0–2” employees dedicated to M&A support operations
There are 3,053 businesses established in or after the 2010s
More than 500 job seekers have participated to date
Opening date set for APA Hotel Kagoshima Tenmonkan ANNEX (new building); reservations now available through APA Direct (official website and APA app) — opening campaign underway
The “Muscat Mania!” afternoon tea, featuring a lavish taste of seasonal Shine Muscat grapes, launches September 4! From October 23, enjoy the “Halloween” afternoon tea, blending chestnuts with the flavors of Muscat
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Starting Friday, September 4, 2026
From Friday, October 23, 2026, through Tuesday, November 3 (public holiday)
Number of rooms: 432
Adults ¥5,800
Children (ages 6–12) ¥3,480
¥500 off the regular adult price
Companies mentioned:株式会社ホライズン・ホテルズ、グランドプリンスホテル大阪ベイ、Seibu Prince Global Rewards、SEIBU PRINCE CLUB
Catalog gift companyリンベル and RAPAS enter into a business partnership, launching “墨結び,” a new gift combining a catalog gift with a handwritten calligraphy work by a calligrapher
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Original美味百撰 紅花:7,920円(税込)
Original美味百撰 銀杏:13,420円(税込)
Original美味百撰 榛:18,920円(税込)
Original美味百撰 李:24,420円(税込)
Originalciao(チャオ) のぞみ:6,710円(税込)
Originalciao(チャオ) おもい:8,910円(税込)
Originalciao(チャオ) めぐみ:12,210円(税込)
Originalciao(チャオ) ほほえみ:14,410円(税込)
Capital: 608,935,000 yen (including capital reserves)
Approximately 3.89 million scholarly works from Japanese institutional repositories integrated into OpenAlex, one of the world’s largest open bibliographic databases
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Of the 4.78 million records collected from the IRDB OAI-PMH endpoint, 3.89 million have been registered as works in OpenAlex after quality processing, including the removal of deleted records and out-of-scope content, and deduplication.
76.3%: Share of works with an open-access URL (including PDFs and landing pages)
The Institutional Repository Database (IRDB) contains approximately 2.64 million Japanese-language scholarly papers.
Supporting children’s oral health in partnership with 八尾市! Hosting a hands-on dental hygienist-led class, “Become a Toothbrushing Master Starting Today! Learn the Right Way to Brush Your Teeth Through Videos”
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September 2, 2026
Approximately 123 first-grade elementary school students
Oral care even during disasters when water is unavailable. A special outreach class using “water-free toothbrushing” will be held at elementary schools in 八尾市, Osaka Prefecture
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Date and time: Sept. 16, 2026 (Wednesday), 10:45–12:25
Date and time: Oct. 22, 2026 (Thursday), 13:40–15:20
Audience: Approximately 92 fifth-grade elementary school students
Audience: Approximately 57 fifth-grade elementary school students
NYC’s perennial fall program is back! Enjoy 25 popular shows with 2-for-1 tickets at “NYC Broadway Week Fall 2026”
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Featuring 25 shows
More than $200 million in cumulative revenue
More than 3 million tickets sold cumulatively
More than $222.2 million in revenue
Companies mentioned:ニューヨーク市観光会議局、New York City Tourism + Conventions、ブロードウェイ・リーグ、The Broadway League、アムトラック、Amtrak、テレチャージ、Telecharge、オーディエンス・リワーズ、Audience Rewards
【長門湯本温泉】“Autumn Tableware,” bringing the colors of Fukagawa Hagi to the hot spring town this fall
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“Autumn Tableware,” featuring works by 8 artists from 5 kilns of 萩焼深川窯, which has a history of approximately 360 years, in the hot spring town this fall
Since the hot spring town was renovated in 2020, the community has worked to create a place where visitors can enjoy strolling around, under the theme “A Paradise Outdoors.” “Autumn Tableware,” which began that same year, is now in its 7th year.
All 5 kilns of 萩焼深川窯 and 8 artists will exhibit in the 長門湯本温泉 hot spring town
In the 2nd year of Jōō (1653), Gorozaemon Kurazaki, together with his relative Kanbei, petitioned for and received permission to establish an independent kiln in what is now 三ノ瀬, Fukagawa Yumoto, Nagato City
In the 3rd year of Meireki (1657), the “三ノ瀬焼物所” was established.
全国建設人材協会 expands partnerships with regional financial institutions, strengthening workforce support for construction companies in the Saitama area in cooperation with 埼玉縣信用金庫
Don’t miss the moment a future star is born! “Step or Stop ~Soul of Sole Voice Actor Auditions~” airs free nationwide on BS12 トゥエルビ at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, September 4
“Extreme heat risks” are worsening at construction sites: About 80% say heat has reduced their performance. Comprehensive disaster prevention app “クロスゼロ” supports safety management with heat index alerts
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About 85% have experienced “reduced performance due to heat”
About 60% have experienced “health problems due to heat”
45.2% have experienced “delivery delays due to heat”
More than 70% said they were “concerned about whether they can continue this work”
More than 50% have considered “changing jobs to work with less heat”
[September 28, 2026] Bringing the president’s decision-making principles to the entire company with AI—the 6th Building AI Management Study Group to focus on “President AI”
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Approximately 100 homes per year
Attendance exceeded 100 for 3 consecutive sessions
株式会社TREASURY supports work experience for middle school students by helping them offer tastings and sell local specialty products, including mandarin orange juice and marmalade, in Singapore, which is bustling ahead of its 61st anniversary of independence. The company supports Yawatahama City, Ehime Prefecture’s “2nd Overseas Dispatch Program for Junior High School Students”
An agricultural workshop where participants can experience growing and harvesting seasonal vegetables and strawberries will be held at KOSUGI iHUG(コスギアイハグ), a multipurpose community facility in Musashi-Kosugi (Kawasaki, Kanagawa)!
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Over a total of 5 sessions
Original家族1組22,000円
For children aged 3 through the third year of middle school
“My Cancer My Nutrition,” an information and care portal for people undergoing or recovering from cancer treatment and their families, is now open! Supervised by doctors and registered dietitians, it addresses everyday concerns and offers support even after treatment
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An estimated 499,000 patients continue to attend medical appointments while working
NHN テコラス selected as one of 3 domestic “AWS Regional Revitalization Trainers” for AWS ジャパン’s regional revitalization support program “LEAP by AWS ジャパン”
A one-of-a-kind gift pairing a catalog gift with handwritten calligraphy, adding a personal handwritten message: “墨結び(すみむすび),” launching August 18
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Japan’s domestic gift market is projected to reach 11.565 trillion yen in 2025, 103.4% of the previous year
Japan’s population aged 65 and over is 36.19 million
The aging rate, or the share of the total population, is 29.4%.
In response to the question, “How would you feel about receiving a catalog gift for a longevity celebration?”, 45.3% said, “I’d be happy because I could choose something I like.”
In response to the question, “How would you feel about taking photos with family or relatives to commemorate a longevity celebration?”, a total of 56.1% said they would be “happy” or “very happy.”
1 year since the opening of Koganei City’s first brewery! The “Koganei Beer Festival 2026” returns this year!—3 delicious days in Koganei, with craft beer and local delicacies
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Approximately 27,000 visitors over 2 days
11 businesses brewing and selling craft beer in the Tama region will take part
Free release of materials on “Understand generative AI in 10 minutes! How to incorporate generative AI into employee development and achieve results”|株式会社LDcube
[Seminar for the insurance industry] Why do people stay on that manager’s team?—Developing managers to systematize employee training that depends on individual know-how
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More than 1 million companies in 203 countries and regions worldwide
Taking “This is great” products for everyday life to the world! 15 companies selected for the “TENKA!” large-scale trade show participation program at Tokyo Gift Show LIFE×DESIGN
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The 102nd Tokyo International Gift Show Autumn 2026