【New】The 1st trailer for the music adventure game “Morpho Reverie” is out! Players can choose the protagonist’s gender (voice cast: Aoi Ichikawa and Shion Wakayama); a demo is planned for release in fall 2026
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Autumn 2026
A substantial volume of more than 300,000 Japanese characters
Special program for “Grow Up Show ~The Sunflower Circus Troupe~” to air live for free exclusively on ABEMA from 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 5! Main cast members Tomoka Noda and Shiori Kurosaki to appear
【Ehime/Matsuyama】P・STRETCH, a stretching and bodywork specialty shop inside P・SPO, turns its record-high customer numbers since the start of the year into a show of gratitude this summer! Holding a major prize drawing with a prize for everyone!!
【A hugely popular shop making its first foray into Saga】“Ganso Tomato Ramen Sanmi (333) モラージュ佐賀店” launches delivery through 3 major companies and value takeout in earnest! Three delicious kinds of ramen, from 390 yen per bowl including tax, bringing food infrastructure to the local community!!
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More than 3,000 parking spaces
Opened in 2025
Original10:00〜22:00までの営業時間中
Takeout: 三味 ramen lunch box, ¥680
Companies mentioned:株式会社三味、出前館、Uber Eats、rocket now、モラージュ佐賀、LDH、LIL LEAGUE
Entering its 31st year! The 3-day summer music festival overlooking Mt. Fuji, where audiences can fully enjoy music and nature, concludes to great acclaim: SPACE SHOWER presents “SPACE SHOWER SWEET LOVE SHOWER 2026”!
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A total of 96 artists
78,000 spectators
A massive live music program spanning a total of 15 hours
Companies mentioned:株式会社スペースシャワーネットワーク、スペースシャワーTV、au、POCARI SWEAT、サッポロ生ビール黒ラベル、BEAMS、マウントレーニア、森永乳業、焼肉KINTAN、週刊少年マガジン、デンヨー、株式会社ジェーシービー、タイガー魔法瓶株式会社、明治安田生命保険相互会社、マイティア、ローソン、MERRELL、日本工学院 ミュージックカレッジ、Haier、Astemo株式会社、umbro、MR. MEN LITTLE MISS、戸田建設株式会社、牛乳石鹸、JT、スカパー!、LIVE DAM WAO!、ヤマト運輸株式会社、山中湖観光協会、山中湖観光振興公社、富士急トラベル、株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント、FM-FUJI、テレビ山梨、山梨日日新聞社、J-WAVE、DISK GARAGE
Food tax cuts: When the tax-rate difference matters, lunch shifts toward the “takeout 1%” option — home cooking at 24.9% and prepared foods/boxed meals at 18.9% exceed dine-in (10%) at 13.6%
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Around 80% are aware of the tax cuts in some form
Only 31.4% knew about the tax-rate difference of “10% dine-in and 1% takeout”
“Home cooking” 24.9%
“Prepared foods/boxed meals from supermarkets and other stores” 18.9%
[Smartphone accessories industry] caseplay, No. 1 in supported models, collaborations, and designs, launches the 2nd collection of original smartphone cases featuring the anime “Ponkotsu Quest: The Demon King and His Dispatch Monsters”!
Monitor 5 AI systems and create AI articles for 14,800 yen per month. Launch of GEO Hack Suite, a SaaS that brings the entire GEO optimization process together on 1 screen | 株式会社仁頼
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¥14,800 per month
Continuously monitor 5 AI systems
Original初期費用は0円
Major domestic tools start at 49,800 yen per month
Annual contracts, generally for 12 months
Effective monthly price of 13,000 yen with an annual contract
156,000 yen per year
Annual savings: approximately 440,000 yen
Creating 5 AI articles per month through an external provider: equivalent to approximately 220,000 yen
7-day free trial
Produced more than 10,000 articles to date
Approximately 70 specialist writers
Companies mentioned:株式会社仁頼、ChatGPT、Perplexity、Gemini、Google AI Overview、Claude、A社、B社、C社、D社
[Kishiwada City Council of Social Welfare] Rising “tea and boxed lunch costs” affect 87% of local district activities. Announces findings from a survey on the state of community welfare amid rising prices
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District welfare committees across all 24 school districts
19 school districts (79.2%) said the day-to-day finances of activities such as senior salons and welfare check-ins were “extremely difficult” or “somewhat difficult”
21 school districts (87.5%) cited rising “food ingredient, boxed lunch, and tea costs” for items distributed at events such as salons
10 school districts also cited rising “prices of consumables” distributed during visits
Among organizations running children’s cafeterias, 13 cited “insufficient operating funds”
12 organizations cited “securing food and supplies” as a serious operational challenge
Genealogy chart specialist “Kakeizu Meguri” raises a total of ¥2.72 million on Makuake. About 73% of purchasers are in their 40s and 50s, revealing the realities of interest in family trees
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Total amount pledged: ¥2,720,800
Percentage of funding goal reached: 2,720%
Number of people who added it to their favorites: 290
Hitachi and Tokyo Gas collaborate to launch a demonstration of “Powered by Carbon Neutral Gas,” digitally certifying the use of imported biomethane at the facility level
【LINE Yahoo】Conducts survey on disaster preparedness awareness in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand
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Japan: 100 million (about 81% of the population※2)
Taiwan: 22 million (about 95% of the population※3)
Thailand: 54 million (about 82% of the population※4)
In Japan, “earthquakes” were the most common response, at 88.8%
“Earthquakes” were also the most common response in Taiwan, at 85.2%
In Thailand, “floods” were the most common response, at 76.7%
The proportion who said “I am aware of the need to prepare, but my preparations are insufficient or I have not been able to prepare” was 88.1% in Japan
81.0% in Taiwan
75.0% in Thailand
In Japan, “stockpiling emergency water, food and daily necessities” was the most common measure, at 72.8%
It was also the most common response in Taiwan, at 72.5%
In Thailand, “checking news on disaster conditions” was the most common response, at 74.4%
Companies mentioned:LINEヤフー株式会社、LINE、LINE Taiwan Limited、LINE Company (Thailand) Limited
Adds support for obtaining and maintaining SCS ratings ★3 and ★4, the “SPC Trust Chain” service, and a supplier security-check function; paid licenses to be offered from early September 2026
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Applications to obtain ★3 and ★4 ratings are scheduled to open in March 2027
nana's green tea to sell a limited quantity of “Happy Bags” to mark the opening of its second Jiyugaoka location, the “Sunset Alley Store,” on September 1!
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¥3,000 (tax included)
Operates more than 80 locations in Japan and overseas
38 seats
Companies mentioned:nana's green tea、株式会社七葉、山政小山園、ダイコク電機株式会社
NIPPER POP UP SHOP & CAFE announces collaborative cafe menu where visitors can see, taste and enjoy Nipper; applications to attend a podcast recording open
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Hear the nostalgic voice of his owner! Ice Cream Plate ¥1,210 (tax included)
Nipper Record Pancakes — Berry Harmony — ¥1,210 (tax included)
Cozy Chestnut Latte with Nipper ¥660 (tax included)
Nipper's Lemonade Soda (with a nice little story) ¥770 (tax included)
Spend at least ¥1,500 (tax included) on Nipper merchandise at the POP UP SHOP
Companies mentioned:ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社、株式会社有隣堂、STORY STORY YOKOHAMA、J-WAVE、Celeina Ann、さかなのおにいさん かわちゃん、ジファール
Fire engines join for the first time! Six transport companies and a fire station gather at an elementary school in Kitahiroshima City for “Let’s play together with working vehicles!” on 9/5
KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS unveils key visual for major exhibition “BEYOND THE STRAND: A Voyage of Creativity and Challenge,” marking its 10th anniversary; previously unreleased materials also planned for display
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Cumulative users across the series surpass 27 million
Advance ticket: ¥2,600 (tax included)
Same-day ticket: ¥2,800 (tax included)
Advance ticket with Lawson original merchandise (reproduction of an original drawing with handwritten signature): ¥57,600
Advance ticket with Lawson original merchandise (Seiko collaboration watch): ¥57,600
Exhibition area: 687㎡
Companies mentioned:KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS、ローソンチケット、PlayStation®5、A24、Xbox Game Studios、ディズニープラス、麻布台ヒルズギャラリー
【THE KNOT FUKUOKA Tenjin】An evening where Fukuoka's cultures come together around wood-fired pizza. “SLICE OF THE KNOT vol.2” to be held on September 25
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Admission: 3,000 yen (tax included)
Drinks: Event-only price of ¥500 per cup
Companies mentioned:THE KNOT FUKUOKA Tenjin、ワンファイブホテルズ株式会社、アオイシモン、Bar Ruins、CoffeeBar REGGiE、Bar かきたRO、UBUYAMA PLACE
Integrated authentication platform “Authify” launches — A domestically developed commercial IdP that enables separate management of multiple organizations while keeping authentication data in your own environment
【About 100 children attend】A new kind of learning spreading from Umekita. Free IT event for children held at Grand Green Osaka, expanding hands-on experiences through corporate partnerships
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About 100 children attended
Participant satisfaction: 98%
About 90% said it “gave them an opportunity to become interested in IT”
When visiting an acupuncture clinic for the first time, do you care whether the practitioner holds a national qualification?
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A total of 84% of women said they care, combining “care a lot (51%)” and “care somewhat (33%).”
A total of 69% said they had experienced difficulty understanding, combining “often (28%)” and “sometimes (41%).”
We surveyed 500 women across Japan in their 20s to 40s on awareness of practitioners' qualifications when choosing an acupuncture clinic for the first time.
【Kumamoto Earthquake】Free septic tank inspections in affected areas; Fuji Clean opens a special webpage and begins accepting requests for on-site inspections in Uki City and Hikawa Town
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Original実施予定期間:2026年8月24日(月)〜9月23日(水)
Our company has 251 septic tank maintenance technicians
264 septic tank equipment engineers
Qualified professionals are on staff (as of June 2025)
Vacant units in summer? Start now to be ready for the autumn peak season | Funny Home seeks additional owners to join its “Zero Vacancies This Summer Challenge”
Assessing the “Reiwa 8 August Chiba torrential rain” using “extreme rainfall rarity information”: Confirming the potential to identify in real time rainfall with a “rarity of 400 years or more”※1
“Maebashi-produced fireworks” × “interactive experience with Maebashi-grown roses”: Gunma Flower Park Plus to hold its “1st Anniversary Event” for 3 days, from October 10 (Sat.) to 12 (Mon., holiday)!
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Roses for the first 111 visitors
Special bargain set for 1,111 yen
5,700 autumn rose plants, the most in the prefecture
Featuring 400 roses grown in Maebashi
Adults: 1,200 yen
Children (elementary and junior high school students): 400 yen
Hiroshima-based AI training company WEAVE to exhibit at “DXPO Fukuoka '26,” one of Kyushu’s largest IT and DX exhibitions—live demonstration of “Hako-iri AI Employees,” AI agents stationed within the company
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2 days, October 20 (Tue.) and 21 (Wed.), 2026
On the first day of the event, October 20 (Tue.)
15:15〜16:00
Admission: 5,000 yen
A track record of training more than 2,000 people annually
ライフタイムベンチャーズ makes a pre-seed investment in アティエーラ, which develops low-carbon feedstock oil for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from microalgae
[The executive chef heads to the processing site.] PISOLA to offer a September-only game pasta dish featuring domestically sourced wild boar: “Wild Boar and Burdock Ragù with Porcini Mushrooms, Served with Foie Gras Terrine”
Korea’s No. 1 athleisure brand andar(アンダール) launches a new campaign for premium loungewear “mildmooth” on September 1. Popular items are back in stock, along with eagerly awaited new colors.
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5% off the regular price
Approximately 66 stores across South Korea
Founded in South Korea in 2005
Received a presidential commendation at the Korea Fashion Awards in 2025
Academic information on fullerenes published on LIFE SCIENCES Research Lab, an academic website sharing research information in the life sciences
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Made entirely of carbon atoms, fullerenes have a spherical polyhedral structure like a soccer ball. They are antioxidants with excellent radical-scavenging ability, and are also highly stable and have strong electron-transport capabilities. As a result, they have attracted attention across a wide range of fields and are the subject of various research efforts.
Companies mentioned:三菱商事ライフサイエンス株式会社、LIFE SCIENCES Research Lab
StoryHub releases the beta version of “StoryHubフォーム,” an interview AI for public relations and marketing departments
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In April 2026, the company announced its StoryHub platform concept, designed to provide end-to-end support across multiple products for planning, primary-source information gathering, production, and distribution.
A thorough guide to the conditions behind skin rashes, tips for choosing treatments, and how to use them! The book “Choosing and Using Dermatological Treatments: What No One Ever Taught You” goes on sale August 10
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Page count
List price: 4,620 yen (base price 4,200 yen + tax)
[Free webinar] Publication event for “Understanding Children You Meet at the Hospital: Bridging the Gap Between Medicine and Education”—“What Medicine and Education Can Do to Create a Safe Place for Children,” to be held Nov. 9, 2026 (Mon.)
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A5 format, softcover, 224 pages
List price: 2,310 yen (base price 2,100 yen + 10% tax)
Ranking of “Female idols people want to emulate in their careers,” chosen by 223 working men and women | Rino Sashihara ranks No. 1! Seiko Matsuda and Kyoko Koizumi also place near the top
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The following comments were received from respondents who named Seiko Matsuda.
The following comments were received from respondents who named Kyoko Koizumi.
“Strengthening disaster prevention infrastructure by building an integrated insurance and satellite solutions model” project selected for the JAXA Space Strategy Fund
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東京海上レジリエンス, 日本工営 and アビームコンサルティング have been selected for the JAXA Space Strategy Fund and will develop a disaster preparedness model integrating insurance and satellite data. The initiative is expected to advance disaster risk response.