A match made in heaven: sweet potatoes and chocolate! Discover new delights in Beni Tenshi with Godiva’s “Beni Tenshi Roasted Sweet Potato Financier with Chocolate”
V Trip, a travel booking site for Mitsui Sumitomo Card members and V members, is holding a coupon campaign offering up to 30% off (up to 15,000 yen) hotel bookings at participating properties in Taiwan
“People × Insurance × Technology”: アイリックコーポレーション and ニッセイ情報テクノロジー launch collaboration on system planning and sales proposals in the insurance agency market
The healing fantasy “The Star Reader at the Full Moon Coffee Shop,” featuring sweets, cats and astrology, gets its latest Volume 8 and first comic adaptation, both released on Tuesday, October 6! A POP UP STORE at 23 locations nationwide and special autograph sessions will also be held
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Worldwide cumulative circulation tops 1 million copies
Cumulative sales in Japan top 660,000 copies
Translated in more than 30 countries
List price (print edition): 792 yen (tax included)
List price (print edition): 880 yen (tax included)
List price (print edition): 1,925 yen (tax included)
【15 days until release】The official X account for the much-talked-about “Sensei Until Spring” today launches a countdown campaign featuring booksellers from across Japan! Warm messages will be shared daily until its release on September 16!
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15 days until release
¥1,800 before tax
A total of 15 booksellers from across Japan will take part
セルシス sponsors “Visual Computing 2026,” Japan’s leading academic research symposium in the CG field; strengthens industry-academia collaboration through research presentations by development engineers and an exhibition booth
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The event will be held for the 34th time this year
Original全世界で6,000万人以上
More than 80% of them are users overseas
Companies mentioned:セルシス、CLIP STUDIO PAINT、CG-ARTS、映像情報メディア学会、画像電子学会、情報処理学会
Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture, and Satofull begin accepting donations to promote TNR activities and realize a society where people and cats can live together
イマジカインフォス acquires CAT-CG’s manga production studio business, strengthening its end-to-end capabilities from light novels and manga to anime and screen adaptations and accelerating the creation of hit IP through media mixes
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The series has surpassed 57 million copies in cumulative circulation
GARRACK releases smartwatches featuring the TV anime “SPY×FAMILY.” All 4 models, featuring the 4 members of the Forger family, will go on sale in late September.
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Original累計発行部数 4,200 万部を突破
Original興行収入 63.2 億円
Original観客動員数 464 万人越え
Companies mentioned:GARRACK、ウエニ貿易タイムピース株式会社、SPY×FAMILY、少年ジャンプ+、WIT STUDIO、CloverWorks、Official髭男dism、BUMP OF CHICKEN、Ado、Vaundy、スピッツ、幾田りら
Bags produced by Genzuki Tojiro, Nagao Kei and Kaida Haru of the VTuber group にじさんじ go on sale starting Wednesday, September 9! A pop-up will also be held at 新宿髙島屋.
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¥16,500 (tax included)
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 10:00–Tuesday, October 6, 23:59
Planned for mid-February 2027
September 9, 2026 (Wednesday)–September 15, 2026 (Tuesday)
Aiming for the ultimate immersive experience! Official rehearsal report for the 15th-anniversary production of the ラブライブ!シリーズ “スクールアイドルミュージカル”
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2026 Sept. 19 (Sat.)–26 (Sat.)
The main performance is scheduled to run for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
The cultural festival and after-party special performance is scheduled to run for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The final performance is scheduled to run for 4 hours and 30 minutes.
SS seats ¥14,000 (tax included)
S seats ¥11,000 (tax included)
A seats ¥8,000 (tax included)
Student discount seats ¥3,000 (tax included)
Companies mentioned:ラブライブ!シリーズ、スクールアイドルミュージカル、バンダイナムコミュージックライブ、キョードーメディアス、アークスインターナショナル、ランティス、プロジェクトラブライブ!スクールアイドルミュージカル、バンダイナムコフィルムワークス、ソケット、「スクールアイドルミュージカル the DRAMA」製作委員会
A Christmas entertainment extravaganza of song, dance and skating! “Broadway Christmas Wonderland 2026” returns this year! Earliest advance sales start Sept. 6 (Sun.)!
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S seats ¥11,800
A seats ¥7,800
B seats ¥4,800
¥1,000 off S seats
¥5,900 per person, including accompanying parents or guardians
System usage fee: ¥330 per ticket
Ticket issuance fee: ¥165 per ticket
Convenience store payment fee: ¥330 per transaction
Get a special privacy-protecting sleeve and card (13 designs in all)! Shogakukan’s recommended manga festival “Shōkore! 2026” kicks off in stages starting Sept. 1!
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With 50 works in all eligible for free promotional items
【gelato pique】New collection launching Sept. 4 (Fri.), featuring red and black designs inspired by the signature rouge of “Joël Robuchon” and themed around the flavor of love
MASH Group charity event “MASH PARK PROJECT '26,” which donates parks to disaster-stricken areas, set for its 10th edition on Nov. 6 (Fri.) and 7 (Sat.)!
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2026 Nov. 6 (Fri.) and Nov. 7 (Sat.)
Charity pass: ¥800 (tax included)
Attendance: approximately 2,000 people
2025 charity amount: ¥4,100,000
Cumulative total of charitable contributions: ¥122,949,985
Companies mentioned:株式会社マッシュホールディングス、USAGI ONLINE、MASH STORE
MUCHA’s LUCUA Osaka store to reopen after renovation on Sept. 11 (Fri.)! Limited-edition items and opening commemorative gifts, including scarves and stickers, will be available
A seminar titled “The Impact of US-China AI Frontier Models,” led by VentureClef representative and analyst Kazuaki Miyamoto, will be held on 2026 Oct. 9 (Fri.)!
“Detariki Z: Special Defense Bureau Members’ Daily Lives” — “Mahiru & Tsukasa Join in a Flash! Peach and Ichigo Milk Release Their 3rd Single!” from 0:00 on September 3 (Thursday)
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Get a total of at least 5,000 free gems
Earn up to 3,000 gems just by logging in every day
Get a total of 1,000 gems and a 10-pull gacha ticket for the new member’s arrival
A new swimsuit outfit for Riko Aira, featuring a summer-ready body, arrives in the idle RPG “STELLAR IDOL PROJECT”! Plus, new moon-viewing artwork memories and a new world are added!
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We are pleased to announce that the new outfit idol “Riko Aira [Look! A Summer-Ready Body!!]” will be added on September 1, 2026 (Tuesday).
Event period: Now underway to September 15, 2026 (Tuesday), 23:59
A new world, World 16, was added on August 31 (Monday), alongside the start of iPhone support.
The official puzzle game “Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star” launches a new featured gacha today: “[Half Anniversary] Akane Kurokawa”! Special outfits for Akane Kurokawa and Kana Arima will be available
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More than 23 million copies sold worldwide across the series
Venture PR seminar / Former Weekly Asahi editor-in-chief Kazuo Yamaguchi to speak at “In an Era Overflowing with AI-Generated Writing, Why Does a Book Work? — Publishing and Branding Strategies to Enhance the Value of Executives and Companies”!
“Muscleman × Care Worker” 株式会社ビジョナリー launches Mu. (ムー), a new service supporting people with severe behavioral disorders and their families: “I want to live even just one day longer than this child.”
Opening September 2, 2026: Nishio matcha specialty brand 抹茶ラボ to open a new store at Minoh Q's Mall, introducing the brand's first range of drink sizes
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On September 2, 2026 (Wednesday), 抹茶ラボ will open its Minoh Q's Mall store on the 2nd floor of the STATION Building at the shopping complex “Minoh Q's Mall” in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture.
This will be the brand’s 7th store nationwide and its 2nd in Osaka Prefecture.
The 13 core drinks will be available in 3 sizes: S, M and L.
For example, the signature “Straight Matcha” costs 600 yen for S, 650 yen for M, and 700 yen for L.
To celebrate the opening, the signature “Nishio Matcha Mont Blanc,” normally priced at 1,000 yen, will be available for 800 yen for a limited 5-day period from September 2 (Wednesday) to September 6 (Sunday), 2026.
To celebrate the opening, for a limited 5-day period from September 2 (Wednesday) to September 6 (Sunday), 2026,
“Premium” comes to どこパ, a party game app played by 530,000 people monthly. If 1 person subscribes, ads disappear for all users in a room of up to 111 people
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24-hour pass (180 yen)
360 yen per month
Annual fee: 1,800 yen
39 types of games
★4.6 (38,707 reviews) on App Store and ★4.6 (5,510 reviews) on Google Play
[Announcement of successful candidates and opening of exam registration] 日本ライフデザインカウンセラー協会(JLCA) announces successful candidates and opens registration for the 8th Marriage Counseling Specialist (Intermediate) and 12th Marriage Counselor Certification (Beginner) examinations
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30 people passed
142 people passed
1,708 people have become certified marriage counselors
[SAK University] Due to popular demand, the application deadline is extended for the 2027 spring intake early application PATHWAY-based special selection (第二期), expanding opportunities to pursue a UK bachelor's degree while studying AI and IT
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Ranked 12th in the UK in The Guardian University Guide 2026
Ranked in the TOP350 in the THE World University Rankings
Examination fee: 11,000 yen (tax included)
Companies mentioned:SAK University、英国国立エセックス大学、University of Essex、北海道大学、筑波大学、慶應義塾大学、BBC、VISA
Created in response to customers saying, “I don’t want to wear layers!” A new hard-support bra cami from the shapewear brand ブラデリスニューヨーク shapes the bust, stomach and waistline in a single garment!
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Price: ¥7,480 (tax included)
The company currently operates 20 stores nationwide.
It will go on sale on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
NTTスマイルエナジー begins offering its “low-voltage bulk power reception option” for low-rise multifamily housing in anticipation of the new 2027 “GX ZEH-M” standard.
【Earth hacks×Vポイントマーケティング】First joint pilot project! Consumer product choices revealed by “Decabo Mart,” a shopping experience that lets people feel CO2 emissions as “weight”
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1,771 people experienced “Decabo Mart” over 2 days.
62.2% of people consider the environmental impact (CO2 emissions) of products during their usual shopping.
After experiencing Decabo Mart, 97.7% said they wanted to consider environmental impact when choosing products in the future.
99.5% said they understood that CO2 emissions vary by product.
99.1% said expressing CO2 emissions as “weight” was easy to understand.
Note: Number of survey respondents: 1,375 (survey conducted among 1,771 Decabo Mart participants)
A charcoal-grilled yakitori restaurant from 鳥しきICHIMON, known for its Michelin one-star rating, is opening in a new commercial facility directly connected to Karuizawa Station!
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鳥しきICHIMON, which currently operates 17 locations in Japan and overseas,
Pray for exam success with auspicious motifs such as dragons and tigers! Launch of the “<Limited> 2026 Exam-Taker Support Series,” offering encouragement with a short message in the message field.