アイスマイリー releases the “Practical Guide to AI Governance,” explaining the rules, structures and risk management needed for the internal use of generative AI
First collaboration between ラーメンWalker and セブン‐イレブン! “Chilled Iekei Ramen” and “Chilled Pepper Soba” go on sale at stores on a rolling basis starting Tuesday, August 25
A sushi chain gets serious about oden. かっぱ寿司 launches 4 seafood-stock oden items! Enjoy “customized oden” with 3 free condiments, also perfect for a light drink!
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On sale starting Thursday, September 3, 2026
Kappa Seafood-Stock Oden Assortment 537 yen (590 yen including tax) and up
Daikon radish 173 yen (190 yen including tax) and up
Egg 173 yen (190 yen including tax) and up
Konjac and satsuma-age fish cake 219 yen (240 yen including tax) and up
Black Nikka Highball 446 yen (490 yen including tax) and up
Fresh-squeezed lemon sour 446 yen (490 yen including tax) and up
Kawagoe City in Saitama Prefecture and Satofull begin accepting donations to renovate aging civic centers and develop them into facilities that everyone can use with peace of mind
NEC significantly enhances the features of “AI Tariff Classification Support,” which uses generative AI to help determine tariff codes for imports and exports
にじさんじ adopts RecoChoku’s smart album “PlayPASS PAK” for the first time; VTuber unit 3SKM release available for a limited time at event venues and on the official website
Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in developing sales channels in India! Applications open for Japanese companies to participate in the “India CEO Business Meeting”
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More than 30 companies from India will participate this time.
30,000 domestic small and medium-sized enterprises
LaLa’s 50th anniversary celebrations are still underway!! This issue also features an all-star cover!!! Comes with an “Anniversary Book Blue” supplement! The October issue of LaLa goes on sale Aug. 24 (Monday)!
Get protein from Famimaru KITCHEN’s “Choi Deli” series, which has sold more than 300 million meals cumulatively! Deli items featuring protein arrive Aug. 25 (Tue.)! — At least 10g of protein! Some items will also include an extra 1/2 hard-boiled egg for a limited time! —
Aloha Table and Kona’s Coffee, leaders in Hawaii-inspired dining, team up at Aloha Festivals, one of Hawaii’s largest celebrations, in Honolulu! A special collaborative burger will be available for a limited time on Sept. 19 (Sat.).
The hit long-seller “よくわかる音楽著作権ビジネス” is widely used as a textbook at universities and vocational schools. The latest revised editions of “Basic Edition” and “Practical Edition” go on sale simultaneously on Aug. 24.
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List price: ¥3,850 (base price ¥3,500 + 10% tax) tax
List price: ¥4,180 (base price ¥3,800 + 10% tax) tax
Release date: Aug. 24, 2026
More than 37 years of practical experience in the music industry
Shinchosha presents new T-shirts featuring the animated film Grave of the Fireflies! 3 new designs have been added, with a rare watercolor image board featured on the back.
Acrylic stands featuring in-game illustrations from the Rune Factory series are coming from “Select × Collect,” a made-to-order brand where customers can choose freely! All 181 designs will be available, and orders are now open!
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181 designs in total
163 designs in total
11:00 on Aug. 24, 2026 (Mon.)
23:59 on Oct. 25, 2026 (Sun.)
Scheduled for late Jan. 2027
¥1,100–¥1,760 (tax included)
¥990–¥1,650 (tax included)
Companies mentioned：株式会社アニメイトホールディングス、株式会社フロンティアワークス、Marvelous Inc.
Salvia, marigolds, cockscomb, chrysanthemums and zinnias. Status: Planting of the straight-line stripes and rainbow design is complete. The framework for the hybrid design, being introduced for the first time, is now in place.
“Bringing the joy of a bountiful harvest and freshness to your table.” Marna launches a giveaway campaign to enjoy freshly harvested rice with its rice-cooking tools
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Entry period: Aug. 24, 2026 (Mon.)–Nov. 8, 2026 (Sun.)
Purchase 2 or more eligible products
50 winners
“Japan’s Famous Rice” set of 7 brands, 3-go bags each
[Free online event on 9/15] How to attract and win over decision-makers: Insights from a real-world survey of the purchasing needs of 1,000 decision-makers | Co-hosted webinar by Excite and Only Story
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Real-world survey report on the purchasing needs of 1,000 decision-makers
One of Japan’s largest decision-maker matching platforms, with 7,000 screened members
Raised approximately 2.6 billion yen in total
A marketing community of approximately 2,000 companies
[Winner of 4 design awards in Japan and overseas] “Techno Flow One head office,” designed by santas, wins a Bronze Award at the U.S. International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2026
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santas was founded in 2022
International design award win in its 4th year since founding
100 types of processed samples
11 work design ideas
PM Award 2026
A total of 8 projects were selected as finalists
Companies mentioned：santas株式会社、株式会社テクノフローワン、コルアーキテクツ合同会社、株式会社マルヤマデザイン、IDSA（Industrial Designers Society of America）、一般社団法人PMI日本支部
Traveling pop-up events to be held at 3 TSUTAYA and 蔦屋書店 locations in Kumamoto Prefecture. Part of the proceeds from “Kumamoto’s Bear” will support recovery efforts
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10% of sales of “Kumamoto’s Bear” to support recovery efforts
[91% satisfaction in the previous session] Free webinar on “first-floor-complete renovations” to prevent the burden of stairs in later life, starting September 14!
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91% satisfaction in the previous session
1,173 preregistered participants
73% of renovation customers are aged 50 or older
“Differentiation from other companies,” sought by 96% of renovation sales professionals
Orders open for newly illustrated Sister ver. trading acrylic cards and more from the TV anime Rent-A-Girlfriend! Available through AMNIBUS, which sells original anime and manga merchandise
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Price: ¥715 per item (tax included)
BOX: ¥7,150 (tax included)
Types: 10 in total
Size: Approx. 70 × 60 mm; thickness: 1 mm
Price: ¥550 per item (tax included)
BOX ¥5,500 (tax included)
Size: Up to approx. 70 × 50 mm
Price: Single item ¥495 (including tax)
BOX: ¥4,950 (tax included)
Size: approx. 56 mm in diameter
Price: ¥275 per item (tax included)
Box: ¥2,750 (tax included)
Size: approx. 12.7×8.9cm
Price: ¥3,300 each (tax included)
Types: 5 in total (Chizuru Mizuhara, Mami Nanami, Ruka Sarashina, Sumi Sakurasawa, Mini Yaemori)
[フタバフルーツパーラー] Savor the arrival of autumn with all 5 senses. An autumn limited-time menu featuring ripe figs in season and fragrant roasted green tea goes on sale September 1!
“Smartphone retirement” affects 1 in 6 parents living alone
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The survey found that “1 in 6” (17.2%) parents living alone belong to the smartphone-retirement group.
More than half (52.9%) of those in the smartphone-retirement group said it happened in their 80s.
The biggest causes were not limited digital literacy or difficulty understanding terminology; they were natural physical changes such as “cognitive decline (61.8%)” and “declining physical function (eyesight and hearing, 44.1%; handling devices, 35.3%).”
After a parent’s smartphone retirement (including effective retirement), only 35.3% said they were “still keeping in touch as before.”
Among people aged 90 and older (N=7), 85.7% rely on a landline.
The number of older adults living alone in Japan is projected to exceed 10 million households in 2040.
Doctors and Wellness Dining sign capital and business alliance agreement
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Capabilities in home-delivered meals and nutrition consultations with registered dietitians, developed through providing more than 28 million meals to date
More than 20 registered dietitians based at the company
More than 10,000 nutrition consultations per year
More than 700 doctors, primarily specialists, participate
vidaXL, a global e-commerce brand offering everything from furniture and interior goods to garden and outdoor products, to exhibit at major trade shows in Japan in September and October
GS Alliance joins the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s “Project for the Revitalization of Ukraine’s Green Industries through the Creation of New Businesses via Technology Transfer from Japanese Companies”
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The feasibility study was signed on September 30, 2025, and
Companies mentioned：GSアライアンス株式会社、国際連合工業開発機関(UNIDO)、TETRAVION K Ltd.、冨士色素株式会社、在ウクライナ日本国大使館、JETRO
Iwate Prefecture’s Sekinoichi Sake Brewery launches the “Pay It Forward Project” to support areas affected by the Kumamoto earthquake, donating all proceeds from eligible products
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For now, we will donate the full amount paid by customers through January 31 to sake breweries and breweries.
To avoid delaying the donation, we will close the books once on sales through September 10.
August 31 is Vegetable Day! The Lodges’ Greening Project kicks off at 肉と炒め野菜 ステーキロッヂ 秋葉原電気街口店! Pile on as much as 2 kg of broccoli. Create a forest beside your favorite steak!
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Pile on as much as 2 kg
Added to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ “designated vegetables” list in April 2026
“Get your operations in order before bringing in AI”: 株式会社Curio launches AI implementation support service for small and midsize businesses and releases a free AI readiness assessment
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58.0% of companies have introduced or are testing AI in some form
Among companies that have implemented AI, only 31.8% said its effects were “better than expected” or “as expected”
86.4% of Japanese companies use generative AI for some business tasks
27.0% said they have “no organization-wide initiatives” to transform business operations using generative AI
7.0% of companies have prepared training data for AI use and are using it with AI
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The number of projects in the fan-support advertising business has exceeded 50 per month
Three people will win a prize by lottery. Vote for the “Respect for the Aged Day sweets” you’d like to give ♪ The Respect for the Aged Day sweets X campaign is now underway
ハウスバード株式会社 promotes the conversion of vacant homes into lodging facilities; public-private partnership network expands to 12 municipalities in Saitama Prefecture
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We will support the conversion of vacant homes into lodging facilities in the city. With this agreement, ハウスバード株式会社 now works with 12 municipalities in Saitama Prefecture through its “Comprehensive Vacant Home Solutions System.”
With approximately 9 million vacant homes in Japan, we believe that raising awareness of the many ways they can be used, including for lodging businesses, is an important step toward addressing the vacant-home issue.
The “Comprehensive Vacant Home Solutions System” is a service that helps resolve various vacant-home issues through a network of 16 specialist companies in Saitama Prefecture working with 埼玉りそな銀行.
[Using donations through hometown tax contributions] Recipients of Setouchi City’s Playground Development Project Subsidy have been selected! [Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture]
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The area is, in principle, at least 100 square meters.
[For child development support facilities] Back by popular demand for its 2nd installment! “Child Development Support Managers’ Roundtable” to be held on 9/17! Discuss challenges with individual support plans in a “real-life × online” format.
Wellness Dining forms capital and business alliance with leading medical DX company Doctors, aiming to create a new system to support patients and their families through collaboration between food and medicine.
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A cumulative 28 million meals delivered.
More than 20 registered dietitians.
Approximately 75,000 medical institutions nationwide.
[A new kind of family trip] Hayama Umino Hotel joins the 2nd installment of “Miura Peninsula All-in-One Nursery School,” offering a stay that combines seaside exploratory learning and workations.
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From 89,000 yen for a 2-night, 3-day stay for 1 parent-child pair (1 adult and 1 child).
From 180,000 yen for 1 week.
Companies mentioned：シマダホテルパートナーズ株式会社、京浜急行電鉄株式会社、シマダグループ株式会社、AMIGO HOUSE
The 2nd limited-edition prize collection for the hugely popular tag game Obakeidoro! Portable plush toys of はじめ and メリーさん are coming to モーリーオンライン first from noon on August 25 (Tue.).
The 2nd limited-edition capsule toy collection featuring PINGU™, beloved around the world! The cute chocolate-themed “Lollipop Chocolate Mascot” launches exclusively at かぷえぼ on August 28 (Fri.).
[エキモルタオ] “エレナッツ” makes a full return to エキモルタオ on September 1 (Tue.)! The exquisite soft-serve ice cream made with Hokkaido sweet corn also becomes the only year-round menu item in Otaru.