Supporting the retention and early success of new graduates and mid-career hires across the organization: Launch of a new e-learning course, “The Art of Helping New Graduates and Mid-Career Hires Fit In: Onboarding to Move Forward with New Colleagues”
What are you in the mood for today? Choose from 2 flavors: Starbucks® Chilled Cup “White Chocolate Latte” and “Hojicha & Tea Latte,” on sale from September 8 (Tuesday)
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Best-before date
30,000 yen worth of Starbucks® Cards for 30 recipients
500 yen worth of Starbucks® eGifts for 8,000 recipients
Showcasing a lightweight, compact -86°C ultra-low-temperature freezer that supports cutting-edge research and medical care: JASIS 2026 presentation of a new option for ultra-low-temperature storage without reliance on dry ice
RKKCS supports the development of next-generation IT talent — sponsors the “National College of Technology Programming Contest” for the 3rd consecutive year
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37th National College of Technology Programming Contest
Supporting capital investment by small and medium-sized businesses in all industries — Applications open for the 14th (Reiwa 8, 3rd round) Capital Investment Support Program for Accelerating Business Growth
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【Application period】From Reiwa 8, October 23 (Friday) through 13:00 on November 24 (Tuesday)
【Dates】Reiwa 8, October 9 (Friday) 【Kokubunji】, October 26 (Monday) 【Akihabara】
Opening the 2nd and 3rd application rounds for emergency support to small and medium-sized businesses facing soaring raw material prices and other impacts from the situation in the Middle East
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Maximum subsidy: 20 million yen
Applications requesting grants of 1 million yen or less will undergo document screening only.
An analysis of access logs for “どこどこJP,” which uses the core database “SURFPOINT™,” found that 0.36% of IP addresses had previously been used as residential proxies.
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It was confirmed that IP addresses with a history of being misused or used as residential proxies in the past accounted for 0.36% of all IP addresses accessing the service.
The United States accounted for the largest share (40%).
Russia was the next largest (15%).
Residential proxy IPs from Japan accounted for approximately 1% of the total.
Capital: 236.14 million yen (as of the end of June 2026)
Meat specialty retailer ニュー・クイック to hold a one-day-only “Meat Center Direct Sales Event” — Supporting household budgets amid September’s wave of food price hikes with direct sales from a meat specialty store; quality branded beef selected by meat experts at prices available only at the center’s direct sales event
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Operates 83 butcher shops nationwide
September 12, 2026, from 8:00 to 11:00
Original北海道産「北のきわみ牛」1パック2,000円（税込）
Choose any 2 packs for 3,000 yen (tax included)
Japanese beef for loin steak (sirloin, ribeye): 1 pack (380g) / 2,500 yen (tax included)
Yamagata-grown Japanese Black beef, Yamagata Beef, for sirloin steak: 1 pack (350g) / 3,500 yen (tax included)
Yamagata-grown Japanese Black beef, Yamagata Beef, for ribeye sukiyaki and teppanyaki: 1 pack each (350g) / 3,500 yen (tax included)
Yamagata-grown Yamagata Beef, yakiniku trimmings (loin, ribeye): 1 pack each (350g) / 3,500 yen (tax included)
Fukushima-grown large Sakurashiro peach: 2 peaches / 1,000 yen (tax included)
Mobile ticketing system “QUICK TRIP Ticket” begins handling temporary ride tickets for Kumamoto Electric Railway’s large outdoor festival “1CHANCE FESTIVAL 2026”
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Temporary train 1-day pass: adults, 1,100 yen
Temporary bus and train 1-day pass: adults, 1,600 yen
Mobile ticketing system “QUICK TRIP Ticket” begins offering the “Gero Onsen Bar-Hopping Masu Set,” a sake-and-digital bar-hopping experience in the Gero Onsen district
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Price (tax included): 3,000 yen (limited to 500 sets)
Kintetsu Real Estate takes the overall No. 1 spot for the 4th consecutive year in the 2026 Oricon Customer Satisfaction Ranking for condominium sales brokerage
Buy a variety of anko sweets from 新宿中村屋 for a chance to win prizes, including an original mooncake eco bag, for a total of 160 people in the “Shinjuku Nakamuraya Anko Enjoyment Campaign,” running September 1 (Tuesday) to November 30 (Monday), 2026
Kansai Electric Power’s EV charging service “KanMobi Charge” launches “Dodon!! Big Cashback Festival: Second Campaign” to mark an app redesign, featuring half-price charging and more
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“Dodon!! Big Cashback Festival: Second Campaign” will run from September 1, 2026 (Tuesday).
September 1, 2026 (Tuesday)–November 30, 2026 (Monday)
60 people will be selected by lottery to receive 1,000 points in “Eraberu Pay®”
"Movie: Space Something-or-other Kotetsu-kun: Find the Alien Who Accidentally Showed Up!" Special screenings and events to help young children enjoy their first movie theater experience
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Operates 99 Aeon Cinema theaters nationwide
Set for nationwide release on September 11, 2026 (Friday)
A donation of 1,000 yen or more and a message of support for this film
Convano strengthens its business promotion structure for medical AI AXON. Appoints 2 physicians involved in development as executive officers in charge of the AI business
GLOBIS substantially revises its long-selling GLOBIS MBA Management Book, with more than 470,000 copies sold, for the first time in 18 years. Completely revamps the "IT (technovate)" chapter for the AI era
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Cumulative circulation exceeds 470,000 copies
Major revision for the first time in 18 years
1,089 students in Japanese-language MBA programs
Current students and alumni total 14,000
Companies mentioned：株式会社グロービス、グロービス経営大学院、グロービス・キャピタル・パートナーズ株式会社、顧彼思（上海）企業管理諮詢有限公司、GLOBIS Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.、GLOBIS Asia Campus Pte. Ltd.、GLOBIS Thailand Co., Ltd.、GLOBIS USA, Inc.、GLOBIS Europe BV、GLOBIS Manila Inc.、PT. GLOBIS Indonesia Hub、GLOBIS Taiwan Co., Ltd.、GLOBIS Middle East (Commercial Representative Office)、GLOBIS India Private Limited、一般社団法人G1、一般財団法人KIBOW、株式会社茨城ロボッツ・スポーツエンターテインメント、株式会社LuckyFM茨城放送
【Build a strong foundation for junior high school entrance exams!】New releases: Comprehensive Review of All Subjects for Junior High School Entrance Exams and All-Subject Q&A for Junior High School Entrance Exams, offering an efficient way to master the most essential material
For those of you thinking, “Enough about AI already.” A thorough discussion of what truly sets recruitment agencies apart, going beyond the how of using AI!
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A seminar held on June 16, 2026
September 16, 2026 (Wed.), 10:00
Experience supporting approximately 400 HR companies cumulatively
Ranked No. 1 among career counselors (out of 3,000)
More than 2,200 companies have adopted the service, mainly recruitment and staffing agencies, including those in 12 countries outside Japan
What are the “AI strategies and investment techniques practiced by professionals” revealed by former ゴールドマン・サックス employee 田中渓? Episode 3 of “AI INSIDE OUT,” hosted by 小島瑠璃子, is now available!
The ultimate wedding cuisine to beautifully grace a special day. A spectacular feast crafted by chefs specializing in Japanese, Western, Chinese and pastry cuisine. Introducing the new Japanese-Western-Chinese course “RURI (琉璃)”
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■ Price: 39,556 yen
※ Wedding menu exclusively for weddings with 40 or fewer guests
成田 of 日清食品ホールディングス wins the grand prize for “Nikkei XTECH CIO/CDO of the Year 2026”; 水口 of 日揮ホールディングス wins the grand prize for “Nikkei XTECH CTO of the Year 2026”
白鶴酒造’s “Sake Charcoal” resource-circulation model wins the Minister of Finance Award at the 9th SX Awards! — A highly praised community-based circular upcycling model connecting sake breweries, livestock farming and agriculture —
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The amount is estimated to be at least 1,000t per year
Relic, a business co-creation company, selects 6 companies for 富山県’s “T-Startup Leaders Program 2026”
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6 “T-Startup companies” selected for this fiscal year
SME Growth Support Fund (Startup Challenge Support Program: fixed-amount subsidy, maximum of 1 million yen)
More than approximately 3,000 external professionals are registered
We have brought diverse learning opportunities to schools for children at approximately 350 schools nationwide, reaching a total of more than 40,000 children
Knowledge from more than 5,000 new business development and co-creation projects
一般社団法人フェーズフリー協会 and 朝日新聞社-hosted “PHASE FREE Meet 2026” welcomes メッツァ (メッツァビレッジ・ムーミンバレーパーク), the first theme park in Japan to receive “Phase Free Certification”
The season for sweet potatoes, chestnuts and pumpkin is here! A lineup of delicious, sweet limited-edition autumn breads. This year, 2 new items join the collection.
A sauna facility, Monnaka SAUNAS LO, which residents can use free of charge, opens inside Tokyu Land Corporation’s rental residence Comforia Liv Monzennakacho EAST
Ranking of rental apartments with high customer satisfaction | へーベルメゾン ranks No. 1 overall for the second consecutive year; satisfaction with “location” saw the greatest increase (Oricon Customer Satisfaction Survey)
Ranking of real estate brokerages for selling/buying with high customer satisfaction | 住友林業ホームサービス ranks No. 1 overall for detached-home sales for the sixth consecutive year and ranks No. 1 in all 8 categories (Oricon Customer Satisfaction® Survey)
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Up 6.3% year over year
Down 17.2% from the same month a year earlier
The score increased by 1.6 points
The score is up 1.6 points from the previous survey
<Responses from people who have served as board members> 2026 Oricon Customer Satisfaction® Survey | Ranking of condominium management companies with high customer satisfaction
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The survey covers 10,443 men and women aged 18–84 in Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures who have served on the board of their condominium owners’ association within the past 7 years.
The survey covers 1,274 men and women aged 18–84 in Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi and Mie prefectures who have served on the board of their condominium owners’ association within the past 7 years.
The survey covers 5,264 men and women aged 18–84 in Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama prefectures who have served on the board of their condominium owners’ association within the past 7 years.
The survey covers 1,148 men and women aged 18–84 in Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures who have served on the board of their condominium owners’ association within the past 7 years.
Ranking of car maintenance services with high customer satisfaction | タイヤ館 ranks No. 1 overall for the first time and No. 1 for “store atmosphere and cleanliness” for the third consecutive year (Oricon Customer Satisfaction® Survey)
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The survey covers 12,557 men and women aged 18–84 nationwide
The survey covers 11,404 men and women aged 18–84 nationwide who have had a standard or light motor vehicle inspected by a service provider within the past 4 years.
Ranking of hometown tax donation sites with high customer satisfaction | ANAのふるさと納税 and 楽天ふるさと納税 tie for No. 1 overall; Amazonふるさと納税 makes its first appearance in the overall ranking (Oricon Customer Satisfaction® Survey)
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The number of hometown tax donations received rose approximately 1.4% year over year to approximately 59.63 million
The survey covers 3,279 people nationwide who used a hometown tax donation website or app in 2025 and donated to a municipality
Companies mentioned：オリコン株式会社、ANAのふるさと納税、楽天ふるさと納税、Amazonふるさと納税、さとふる、株式会社oricon ME
Hometown tax donation site usage data | Seafood was the most popular return gift among the top 10 chosen in 2025, while rice ranked highly among people in their 10s to 40s; some said it “helped” during the “Reiwa rice crisis” (Oricon Customer Satisfaction Survey)
Ranking of rental real estate brokerages with high customer satisfaction | 賃貸住宅サービス, ピタットハウス and ホームメイト tie for No. 1 overall (Oricon Customer Satisfaction® Survey)
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The survey covers 28,532 people nationwide
The survey covers 61 private real estate brokerage companies that operate chains of retail locations and handle brokerage services for rental housing
Asking rents for family-type properties listed in Tokyo’s 23 wards reached a record high of 259,107 yen
The rent for properties that actually received inquiries (inquiry rent) was 181,950 yen
[Chiba Prefecture × eiicon] Food distribution, regional healthcare, biotech and digital transformation at industrial sites: “CHIBA OPEN INNOVATION PROGRAM ‘PORT’” seeks business co-creation partners from across Japan for 4 companies in the prefecture
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Sales network of approximately 35,000 companies nationwide
More than 50 years of expertise in mushroom and fungal research, cultivation and fermentation technology
A corporate network with more than 40,000 companies
[TGC Toyama 2026] CANDY TUNE and モナキ, drawing major attention in the music scene, confirmed as featured main artists! Also appearing: 葛西杏也菜, 小林由依, 池田匡志, WATWING's 八村倫太郎 and others!
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OriginalSNS総再生回数は半年で18億回を突破
Applications flooded in at 10 times the venue capacity of 7,200
Arena seats: advance sale: ¥15,000 (tax included); general sale: ¥15,500 (tax included); TGC CARD discount: ¥2,500 off
Stand seats: advance sale: ¥9,500 (tax included); general sale: ¥10,000 (tax included); TGC CARD discount: ¥1,500 off
Expanding efforts to reduce production runs of rice balls and other items to approximately 1,750 stores in parts of Tohoku (※1), Shikoku and Chiba Prefecture
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Approximately 60 rice ball, bento and sandwich items
Richly flavored “Large Toro Salmon,” perfect for autumn, for just ¥110 per piece! Popular “Kando Corn” and “Shrimp Tempura Nigiri” are 50% larger at the same price! The “Kappa Autumn Delicious Toppings & 50% More at the Same Price Festival” is on!
Children with intellectual disabilities partner with ㈱ZOZO to create original T-shirts for their cultural festival—experiencing the joy of bringing ideas to life through art T-shirts they create together
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Participants: approximately 1,000 students from the entire school, parents and guardians, and visitors