A new reassuring place in Sawara connecting everyday life and medical care. 「トミオ佐原ナーシングホーム」, a specialized medical care facility staffed by nurses 24 hours a day (Katori, Chiba Prefecture)
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39 private rooms designed with privacy in mind
Residents accepted: 17 people
Including 12 people requiring medical care
We supported 6 people through end-of-life care.
The proportion of residents aged 65 and older in Katori is 38.7%
After 15 years as a national civil servant, she started a business in Miyagi. Sunny Apricot is expanding matcha’s potential from home kitchens to professional kitchens—with 2 new 「At-Home Matcha Starter Sets」 and matcha for baking supplied to 「カシュカシュ」
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Retired in December 2024
Founded 株式会社サニーアプリコット in January 2025
Earned the Japanese Tea Instructor qualification in March 2026
Entry-grade 「Barista Grade」, first offered in July 2026
30g of domestically produced matcha with organic JAS certification
Reached 569% of the target
Featured for 4 consecutive years, from the 2023 edition through the 2026 edition
Among companies using AI, 18.8% said that “the gap in skills and results between employees who can use AI effectively and those who cannot has widened”
The figure rises to 23.6% among large companies
We have custom-designed training programs covering a total of 31 topics, from AI and DX adoption to management and organizational development
The book explains the subject with real-world examples observed in training sessions with a total of more than 1,000 business professionals
“Omodori,” which provides a free diagnosis of unjustifiably high move-out charges in an average of 4.6 seconds, is an AI system that offers financial benefits to tenants. It won the top prize at AI HACK 2026 / TOKYO and is moving toward commercialization
【UESHIMA MUSEUM】The 3rd Collection Exhibition, “Images Burn, Images Distort, and Then Transmute into Light,” and the Tea Ceramics and Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, “The Void of Time,” open to the public from September 2
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More than 850 works from the UESHIMA MUSEUM COLLECTION
15 people per session
Adults: ¥5,000
4,000 yen for junior high and high school students
General admission: 1,800 yen
Junior and senior high school students ¥500
3,500 yen general admission
1,200 yen for junior high and high school students
Korean interior design app Ohouse makes its first print media appearance! A sponsored feature will appear in the September issue of Poco'ce, a lifestyle magazine for women working in central Tokyo
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Surpassed 30 million downloads in Korea
The Japanese service... reached 1 million downloads after its 2022 launch
More than 68,000 pieces of content in total
More than 15,000 products available through e-commerce
nana's green tea unveils autumn limited-time sweets to mark its 25th anniversary! The second installment in its limited-time matcha product series focuses on chestnuts, with the “Matcha and Shibukawa Chestnut Mont Blanc Parfait” and “Matcha Chestnut Paste Latte” now available!
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25th anniversary
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026
¥1,780 (tax included)
¥1,380 (tax included)
¥780 (tax included)
Saturday, Oct. 31
Companies mentioned：nana's green tea、株式会社七葉、ダイコク電機株式会社、山政小山園
Orders open for watches from “Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club”! Available through AMNIBUS, which sells original anime and manga merchandise
Miki Ando recalls losing her father suddenly at age 9: “I was in shock and don’t remember much”; skating helped her through childhood. She also speaks about being overwhelmed by intense media coverage and becoming afraid to go outside
[Obihiro, Aug. 31] “Life and Money Snack: Song of the Wind,” where guests learn about building wealth and chat over drinks, arrives in Hokkaido for the first time!
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Monday, August 31, 2026
15:00～19:30
Capacity: 30 people at the venue
In-person attendance: 6,600 yen (tax included; includes the snack bar cover charge)
Online participation fee: 2,200 yen (tax included, Part 1 and Part 2 only)
First in the dental industry ── Harnessing the power of food for post-surgical recovery care. Implant and oral surgery specialty clinic begins offering frozen soups from Soup Stock Tokyo
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Began offering them in April 2026
Approximately 310 surgeries per year
Approximately 70 locations nationwide
Companies mentioned：医療法人ハピネス、ななつ星デンタルクリニック、豊田もとまち通り歯科、株式会社スープストックトーキョー、Soup Stock Tokyo
The key to cost reduction lies in addressing unauthorized on-site purchases — What challenges do companies in 製造業 and 建設業 face as they seek to control “shadow purchasing” of indirect materials? [Survey of 1005 procurement and purchasing professionals]
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More than 75% are able to do this
Less than 20%
Approximately 4 times as many orders as for direct materials
AI as the gatekeeper for inquiry forms. Official launch of 門番くん, which automatically sorts sales inquiries and spam and notifies users only about important inquiries
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Use it free for up to 10 inquiries per month
Starter: 980 yen per month
Pro: 1,980 yen per month
A coupon for 3 months of the Starter plan will be given to the first 30 companies
“Rather than ‘fixing’ teeth, ‘nurture’ the mouth.” Orthodontist Yasuyo Mikami to hold a parent-child “nurturing oral health” seminar in Minami-Aoyama on Sept. 6
Supporting areas affected by the 令和8年 Kumamoto earthquake. チーム熊大, a group of friends who have shared the experience of brain tumors, launches a crowdfunding campaign
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Initial target: 1 million yen
On September 6, 2026 (Sunday), a charity event, “Lemonade Stand,” will be held at Hanabata Square in Kumamoto City
Not “from company employee to farmer,” but “farmer while remaining a company employee”: チバニアン兼業農学校 reaches a total of 304 people who have taken up farming and 507 enrolled students
“Yame and Hirokawa District Joint Company Information Session” to be held on September 5 (Saturday)! 20 companies from the area will gather to support job seekers across a wide range of industries, from industrial park businesses to traditional craft manufacturing!
More than 55% of commercial facility executives and operations managers who are feeling the impact of rising operating costs due to the worsening situation in the Middle East said that the biggest business blow has been “increased procurement costs for products, raw materials, supplies, etc.”
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Approximately 80% of commercial facility executives and operations managers say the worsening situation in the Middle East has driven up their facilities’ operating costs
The factor perceived as having the greatest impact is “soaring procurement costs for products, raw materials, supplies, etc.”
Debt-restructuring AI “ぱらりこさん,” developed by ネクスパート法律事務所, adds the “Saitama format” for personal bankruptcy. It will now shift to supporting a “standardized format” with a view to nationwide expansion
“Patina Art Residency”: パティーナ ホテルズ＆リゾーツ further advances its ongoing support for artists
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This program enters its 2nd edition
Stays at Patina Osaka for up to 30 days
Announced in Singapore on August 11, 2026
Applications are being accepted through August 30
A residency will be held at Patina Maldives, Fari Islands, in October 2026
221 thoughtfully designed guest rooms
A 20-story sanctuary
Companies mentioned：パティーナ ホテルズ＆リゾーツ、NTT都市開発ホテルマネジメント株式会社、カペラ・ホテル・グループ、TATE Middle East North Africa Acquisitions Committee、iSelf Collection、Spirit Now London、FAMM Museum、Christian Levett Collection、YAL Foundation、Loewe Contemporary、Public Arts Trust of India、Jodhpur Arts Week、Jaipur Arts Week、Travel + Leisure
x3d株式会社 launches the beta version of “x3d AI BUSINESS REVIEW,” a media outlet specializing in AI news across industries and sectors. Free corporate memberships now open.
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A track record of corporate training for more than 1,800 companies
【Environmental Market Newspaper】Apply by Friday, September 25! Enter the “Summer Quiz Campaign” for a chance to win a set of 2 Frixion highlighter pens; 72 winners
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72 winners
Friday, Sept. 25
Approximately 255,000 copies (as of January 2026)
Published 4 times a year (January, April, July and October)
Industry’s first (※1) cooking-focused day service publishes “Healthy Brain-Boosting Cooking from Age 70,” a book shaped by more than 10 years of practice, on August 28
The giant 2.0m-tall capsule toy machine “Monster Capsule” appears at “KEIGO COLLECTION 2026,” an event swirling with a variety of content centered on fashion shows!
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A giant 2.0m-tall capsule toy machine
Used at more than 600 events to date
More than 600 inquiries per year
160mm in diameter
Prizes are limited in quantity (500 expected)
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Since its development in 2021
Established: February 21, 2011
March 2024
Adopted by professional baseball team 福岡ソフトバンクホークス in March 2024
The iOS app “mapry Forestry” now supports GNSS surveying, significantly streamlining forestry subsidy applications and inspections through digitization
In an era of labor shortages, zero full-time employee departures over 1 year—improving the work environment with a 64% take-up rate for the original “my Holiday” leave and a 5.96% base pay increase
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0 full-time employees left
64% take-up rate for the original “my Holiday” leave
Average of 12.3 days of paid leave taken
The turnover rate among general workers was 11.5% in 2024
Wage increase rate: 5.96%
11.3 days at companies with 30–99 employees
As of the end of June 2026, there were 79 full-time employees
“Autumn has arrived.” A taste of autumn ahead of schedule, starring sardines, autumn eggplant, mushrooms and salmon, arrives at ソル・ポニエンテ—just what you want to eat in still-hot September
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Vongole rosso with autumn eggplant and mushrooms: ¥1,600
Salmon and mushroom peperoncino: ¥1,600
Summer-and-autumn colorful garden pizza: ¥2,000
Paella with sardines and autumn vegetables: ¥2,400
From September 2, 2026 (Wed) through September 30 (Wed)
“Baby Head Shape Clinic” opens at 三重中央医療センター: Early detection of craniosynostosis with low-dose head CT / In partnership with Aichi Children's Hospital, the clinic will offer endoscopic suture resection and the first post-operative helmet treatment in Mie Prefecture using our company's helmet
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This is the 3rd such clinic at a National Hospital Organization medical institution to use our company's helmet
Completed the 8th training workshop certified by the organization on appropriate helmet treatment for positional skull deformities, held on June 21, 2026
The 2nd clinic day since the outpatient clinic opened
Early detection of craniosynostosis in the 3rd initial consultation case to date
Three entries win the 20th Kids Design Award: “FAVO: A Home Designed for Lifelong Comfort,” “A Home with Systems That Naturally Keep Things Tidy” and “A Playable Home by Aifull Home”
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Cost savings of approximately ¥8 million over 30 years
The main factors people find compatible in a partner are “values,” “food preferences,” “ease of being together” and “conversational rhythm”; 81.0% say they have felt compatible with someone of the opposite sex | ハッピーメール survey
At 休暇村讃岐五色台, celebrating the 1st anniversary of its renovation, the “Taste of Kagawa Buffet—Autumn” starts September 1 at the scenic Setouchi Dining restaurant. Enjoy seasonal ingredients from Kagawa and the Seto Inland Sea
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Price: ¥17,000 for 1 night and 2 meals (tax included)
The 1st collaboration goods with Piyorin, Nagoya's new signature sweet, will be available exclusively at the Nagoya venue of “ALL OF EVANGELION,” the “Evangelion” 30th anniversary exhibition!
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ぴよりん × ALL OF EVANGERION Nagoya tote bag: ¥2,750 (tax included)
ぴよりん × ALL OF EVANGERION Nagoya T-shirt: ¥4,180 (tax included)
From Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, through Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 (holiday)
[Deadline: Aug. 31 (Mon.)] Save up to ¥96,000 when transferring from another school or retaking the course! The “Early Bird Campaign” is underway, offering special pricing on TAC’s advanced real estate appraiser courses!
Breweries from across Niigata Prefecture gather in Furumachi! Marking the 10th anniversary of the Niigata Oktoberfest 2026, the 4-day event will run September 18 (Fri.)–21 (Mon., national holiday) at Furumachi Le Fur Plaza and other venues
AndTech to hold a WEB online Zoom seminar on October 8 (Thu.): “The Structure, Social Implementation and Performance Evaluation of the Next-Generation Battery Industry—from the Global Competition in Automotive LIBs to All-Solid-State Batteries, Na-Ion Batteries and Electrochemical Measurement”