かっぱ寿司 introduces its new autumn staple: the “Rich Mayo” series with a hint of truffle! Rich mayo sauce made with white truffle oil is added to 3 popular varieties—salmon, shrimp and roast duck—as well as potatoes
A storm of wisecracks from Kuniko Yamada and Untouchable! “Take Me on a Trip I Love,” a travel show with an unusual slant, featuring entertainers with niche passions, airs Saturday, September 5, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Catch-up streaming also available on TVer & Locipo
The best things about the “Beef and Cabbage Bowl,” as chosen by 「ほっともっと」 store managers nationwide! No. 1: “The special soy sauce sauce with a hint of garlic is delicious”
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2,421 stores
547 yen (590 yen including tax)
639 yen (690 yen including tax)
686 yen (740 yen including tax)
825 yen (890 yen including tax)
28 male and female store managers from 「ほっともっと」 locations nationwide
From “ガールズ＆パンツァー 最終章,” one-point embroidered T-shirts featuring the Anglerfish Team, Oarai Girls' Academy and Kuromorimine Girls' Academy are here! [株式会社コスパ]
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Advance sales: late August 2026〈Oarai Garupan Gallery〉
ニトリ to hold the third installment of its “Monthly Theme Sale.” September's theme is “Autumn Makeover,” with 350 items offered at 10% off for a limited time.
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ニトリ will hold its September theme sale, “Autumn Makeover,” starting August 28, 2026. It will offer 350 storage and interior design products at 10% off to help improve seasonal living spaces.
Aidem receives “Kurumin Certification” as a company supporting employees raising children
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Aidem received “Kurumin Certification” on August 5, 2026. Its support for balancing work and childcare was recognized, helping promote the active participation of diverse talent.
Live happily, rather than just stay alive! Hidoki Wada, author of “The Wall at 80,” and Kimiyo Kimura, formerly of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, offer a prescription for living life on your own terms: “The Courage to Get Away from That Doctor,” on sale September 1!
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National bankruptcy caused by 48 trillion yen in wasted medical expenses
The flavor fans want to eat again, chosen by the 堅あげポテト応援部! “Kataage Potato Yuzu Salt Lemon Flavor,” the first co-created product born from fan feedback
Educational partnership between local schools and Human Academy promotes STEAM education through hands-on manufacturing; special robot-building classes held at Kyoto Municipal Mukaijima Shuren Elementary and Junior High School
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30 students, from first grade of elementary school through third year of junior high school, took part
New releases from the “Berrys Fantasy Comics” line, including a new series such as “Hello, I’m the Notorious Villainess,” with purchase bonuses; 8 titles go on sale Friday, August 28
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8 new titles
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026
Companies mentioned：スターツ出版株式会社、Berry's Fantasy、Berry’s Fantasy COMICS
Series surpasses 300,000 copies sold! The stage shifts to a new battlefield, “Hello World.” The “war” between humans and AI is not over! Hiroshi Kawano’s “I Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye. 11” (Shincho Bunko nex) on sale today!
The final volume of a newly translated selection of works by master of the macabre H・P・ラヴクラフト. “Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath,” written by H・P・ラヴクラフト and edited and translated by 南條竹則, goes on sale August 28!
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【List price】781 yen (tax included)
“The Shadow over Innsmouth: Cthulhu Mythos Masterpieces,” published in 2019
【30 years since the death of Shusaku Endo】Endo’s timeless masterpiece “Good People” and the unpublished play “The Woman I Abandoned,” which moved the heart of Yoko Ogawa, go on sale simultaneously on August 28!
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This September marks 30 years since the death of Shusaku Endo, known for Christian literature such as “Silence” and “The Sea and Poison.”
【The hugely popular police novel series】The latest full-length novel in paperback by Bin Konno, “A Night: Concealment Investigation 10,” will be published Friday, August 28!
19 years after publication, an astonishing “third printing” has been decided following a “miracle reprint”! Strong sales for the little-known book by Hiroshi Totsuka, head of 戸塚ヨットスクール
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19 years since publication
Third printing
A prison sentence of 6 years
Published in April 2007
In 2025, sales were more than 2 times the previous year’s
No credit card needed and 0 yen in fees! Shop “directly” from your bank account! “Account-linked payments” are now available on the “and ST” online store
40 years alongside the people of Kobe. To mark the 40th anniversary of 神戸三宮東急REIホテル, lodging, restaurant and social media promotions will be held to thank customers.
Enjoy the flavors of autumn in Kichijoji! The Wednesday-night-only “Harvest Festival Drowning in Chocolate,” featuring chestnuts, apples and sweet potatoes, is coming!
A seminar titled “The Future Outlook for the Recovery-Phase Rehabilitation System,” featuring Yasuko Hashimoto, chairperson of 医療法人社団和風会, doctor of medicine and president of 日本慢性期医療協会, will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2026!!
【DMM EV ON】New feature lets users view information about other companies’ chargers! Information on more than approximately 28,000 charging spots nationwide consolidated in the DMM EV ON app
Payment functionality added to “LAUNDROOM,” a cloud-managed laundry and dryer service — supports shared laundries at hotels and lodging facilities with cashless payments
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Orders will be accepted starting September 28, 2026
Turn your new-graduate recruitment experience into a springboard! 『月刊エアステージ』 releases its October–November 2026 combined issue, offering support from a fresh attempt at an aviation career to preparations for the 2028 graduating class
A major feature on “Monthly Airline October 2026 Issue / All Japanese Airlines Gather!” examines the present and ambitions of 25 domestic airlines, including JAL, ANA and LCCs, and includes a special supplement, “Domestic Airlines: Complete Data Book”
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25 domestic airlines
Monthly Airline October 2026 Issue
On sale August 28, 2026
List price: 1,980 yen
The 777-300, ANA’s largest-capacity domestic aircraft, with 514 seats
Date set for the 1st “Ground Handling Certification” exam! Amazon is offering a limited-time 10% points-back promotion on the sole official textbook, “Ground Handling Certification: Sample Questions, Answers and Explanations”
【A gathering of popular yokai】A thrilling read for parents and children… A new yokai encyclopedia that’s fun for comparing their “size,” “speed” and “cuteness” is here!
The “never forget” English vocabulary book chosen by 5万人 junior high school students has been upgraded! The revised 2nd edition of “The Easiest-to-Remember Junior High School English Vocabulary in the World 2000” goes on sale August 28, 2026 (Friday)
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All 2000 words feature explanations from cram-school teachers on how to memorize them
Has sent out more than 12万人 graduates
List price: 1,760 yen (base price 1,600 yen + tax)
For the first time, the Paris life of the husband-and-wife creators of the beloved picture book “Gaspard and Lisa” is revealed! A book filled with tips for living a peaceful life
高速オフセット adds “clear material printing” to its fan merchandise and goods printing service. Suitable for use with shrine visit cards and film-style bookmarks
The “Natural Island Northern Music Festival” will be held for the first time on October 10 at Natu no Mori in Shiraoi, Hokkaido! HAMBURGER BOYS, lecca, メロウデュ and other artists with strong ties to Hokkaido will perform
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Adults: ¥2,000
Children: ¥500
Companies mentioned：株式会社ナチュラルアイランド、株式会社ナチュラルサイエンス、FM NORTH WAVE、lecca、HAMBURGER BOYS、メロウデュ
富士マイクロ株式会社, which provides microfilm digitization services, duplicates 5,400 rolls of 国立国会図書館 microfilm over 2 years. Drawing on 57 years of experience and technology, it helps build the foundation for microfilm digitization and long-term preservation
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A total of 5,400 microfilm rolls duplicated and delivered over 2 years
Technical expertise in the microfilm business built over 57 years since the company was founded in 1968
In December 2025, production and sales of microfilm and processing chemicals will end
DRS Japan wins InsuranceAsia News’ Japan award for “Outstanding Claims Management.” Recovery operations following a major hailstorm earn international recognition
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Restored more than 4,000 hail-damaged vehicles in Japan in 2025
Overseas, the company holds a world record for repairing 40,000 vehicles in Mexico in 89 days
Original茨城拠点は、約1,500㎡の専用修理スペースを備え
It can accommodate more than 40 vehicles at the same time
With mandatory measures to prevent job-seeker harassment set to take effect in October 2026, more than half of companies have taken no action. アールナイン launches training to prevent “recruitment harassment” and stop unconscious harassment
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A total of 53.0% of companies said they had taken “no particular” steps, such as preventive measures
31.9% of people job hunting
40.0% of students who experienced harm said their “motivation to seek employment declined”
Resolved with the support of 1,500 human resources professionals from our company
We do business with 800 companies
Online training (1 hour): 250,000 yen or more per session
Seminar video (approximately 40 minutes): 550,000 yen (repeat viewing available for 1 year)
Designing touchpoints that encourage action during women’s “while-doing” time and in their “alone spaces”—smartphone lock screens and toilet signage—[Event on Sept. 11]
GUNPLA BOX ART rendered in a brush-painting style to express a Japanese aesthetic: the “STRICT-G JAPAN GUNPLA BOX ART T-shirt” arrives! From official Gundam apparel shop STRICT-G
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Price: 5,500 yen (including tax; shipping and handling fees charged separately)
【Gunma and Tochigi prefectures only】Gunma’s soul food recreated as Tirol Choco! “Tirol Choco Yaki Manju [Bag]” goes on sale sequentially from Friday, Sept. 11
In the spotlight as the protagonist of NHK’s morning drama “Blossom”! Two of author Uno Chiyo’s signature works, “色ざんげ” (on sale July 29) and “悪徳もまた” (on sale Aug. 28), return in new designs from 新潮文庫 in 2 consecutive months!
【GLOBAL WORK】A report on the 2026 fall/winter exhibition, showcasing a new side of the brand. The fall/winter theme is “A New Basic Drawn by Contrast.”
カーネクスト responds to consultations about the collection and scrapping of disaster-damaged vehicles amid successive cases of vehicles being submerged or flooded by heavy rain in Ishikawa and Toyama
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Record rainfall that occurred mainly in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures from Aug. 26 to 27, 2026
The closure of 西武渋谷, which built connections for 58 years. ENGINEKO, art toys that “weave connections,” gather at the main entrance of the Parking Building
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It has been announced that a cumulative 1.7 million people have visited
Tuesday, Sept. 22, to Monday, Sept. 28, 2026
A place that has connected emerging brands with younger generations since 2021
It has been announced that a cumulative 1.7 million people had visited by November 2024
Fried sandwich specialty shop Age.3 teams up with 76-year-old bean paste maker Endo Seian — bean paste in its “Hokkaido Red Bean Butter” offering gets a major revamp, available from Sept. 1, 2026 (Tue.)
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A long-established bean paste maker with 76 years in business