[Care DX/AI] Bringing respiratory-sound monitoring to care settings! AiTone, an AI that analyzes 10 seconds of breathing sounds on a smartphone, selected for 福岡市's Full Support Program for Demonstration Experiments
京都劇場 × tabiwa presents a special event combining “Kyoto Gatari,” where storytelling offers a gateway to experiencing Kyoto's history and culture, with a walking tour of the city
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Held November 3, 2026
2,500 yen (an additional 500 yen on the day)
3,500 yen [Advance sales only / limited to the first 25 people]
10th anniversary of Gyokushusai's succession to the name and 25th anniversary as a storyteller
Companies mentioned：京都劇場、京都駅ビル開発株式会社、JR西日本、日本旅行、tabiwa by WESTER、株式会社らくたび、三重大学大学院、NHK、Roland、日本センチュリー交響楽団、立命館大学
Meeting growing demand among women in their 50s for grown-up hobbies. The “sinless-style Afternoon Tea Pâtissier® Training Course,” an experiential online course for learning to make gorgeous, delicious sweets at home, surpassed 100 cumulative students within 7 months of its launch
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An instructor who has conducted research for nearly 20 years
徳島県 has opened applications for its “Recruitment of Experienced Administrative Professionals (2nd round),” offering career opportunities that make use of public service experience. Applicants will be exempt from the written exam and evaluated solely on their application documents and interview. The prefecture is seeking immediately effective candidates across a wide range of roles, from administrative affairs to specialist positions. Applications close October 1.
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Planned hires: approximately 10 people
Planned hiring date: in principle, April 1, Reiwa 9
IKEA Family members who spend at least 2,000 yen at IKEA Toyosu or IKEA Shibuya will receive a discount coupon redeemable at イケア stores in the greater Tokyo area
“Disaster Prevention Day” social media campaign offers a chance to win emergency food in a prize draw; entries accepted through Sunday, September 6 [Tokyo]
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6 packs of emergency rice, 200 g each, made with locally sourced rice
Azumino water (AB pack), lℓ × 6
Contributions: 22.77 billion yen
Number of cooperative members: 538,000
Total business volume: 91.3 billion yen
Total business volume of members using the unified business system: 268.96 billion yen
Won 1st place in the oral presentation category of the Society Award at the 2026 academic meeting of 一般社団法人日本災害食学会! 日本最適化栄養食協会 will jointly present on the potential to provide meals at suitable temperatures during disasters by operating microwave ovens with batteries and using “optimized nutrition foods”
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Cumulative shipments of certified products exceed 54 million meals
The “Autumn Afternoon Tea” takes center stage with a collaboration burger featuring Kochi Prefecture “returning bonito” and Kyoto institution 進々堂 at the prestigious New York steakhouse ベンジャミン ステーキハウス KITTE大阪店
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From October 03, 2026, through November 29
Reservations open on September 1, 2026
Price: 5,300 yen (tax and service charge included)
Making the future of the island and its children even more exciting in the “Hawaii of Setouchi.” さとゆめ dispatches a regional revitalization entrepreneur to Suo-Oshima Town, Yamaguchi Prefecture
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さとゆめ works alongside local communities in more than 50 areas nationwide, from planning through launching and operating projects.
At this rate, the population will fall from the current 13,000 to below 8,000 by 2045
Under this agreement, for 1 year starting September 1, 2026, 1 employee from さとゆめ will be assigned to the Planning and Policy Division of Suo-Oshima Town
During the Meiji-era government-sponsored migration period (1885–1894), nearly 4,000 people from Suo-Oshima Town emigrated to Hawaii
Ranks 1st for the 7th consecutive year in the “Replacement” category for Greater Tokyo condominium management companies in the 2026 Oricon Customer Satisfaction Survey®
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1st for the 7th consecutive year
59 companies managing condominiums in Greater Tokyo
Koji Takanohana (65th yokozuna) appears in a new ふるなび TV commercial airing from September 5 (Saturday). This year, he performs a rap! He also takes on hip-hop culture, including DJing and car hopping in a hydro car!
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The commercial will air nationwide starting September 5, 2026
This marks Takanohana’s 8th year appearing in ふるなび commercials
Career record: 794 wins and 262 losses
Won the makuuchi division championship 22 times
Outstanding Performance Award: 4 times
Fighting Spirit Award: 2 times
Technique Award: 3 times
Travel booking site “ふるなびトラベル” ※More than 10,000 listed facilities
【TAC Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant】Free trial class for an online live course for beginners, featuring easy-to-understand lectures! Held September 5 (Saturday), 10:00–12:30!
Online event starts at 17:00 on September 17! The truth about “used apartment investment for corporations”: real estate strategies to retain more cash on hand
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Aim to generate 12 million yen in cash flow over 5 years (※1) while keeping management workload low
一般社団法人アップサイクル and 神戸市 to sign a business partnership agreement on September 1 to upcycle branches and leaves of broadleaf trees removed during forest maintenance into textile products
Showa-era retro hot spring bathhouse 玉川温泉 will hold a sorghum harvesting experience event, aiming to make sorghum a new local specialty of Tokigawa Town.
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Adult: 1,980 yen (includes admission to 玉川温泉 and a lunch box made with sorghum)
Elementary school students: ¥1,000 (includes a lunch box made with sorghum)
A “Sorghum Harvesting Experience” will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Participants will harvest sorghum grown from seeds planted during the “Sorghum Planting Experience” held in May 2026.
Boasting an alkaline simple hot spring (pH 10) that wells up from 1,700 m underground
AXer adds a feature that lets users revise banner wireframes through dialogue. Users can also return to and revise past projects that are in progress in parallel.
[First location in Chiba Prefecture] Popular shop つけめんTETSU, which has helped drive the tsukemen boom, celebrates its grand opening at イクスピアリ® on Thursday, September 17!
[Saboten] Crispy outside, juicy inside: the new “Niigata Prefecture Mochi Pork Umami Melty Menchi Cutlet” goes on sale exclusively at restaurant locations from Tuesday, September 1
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¥480 before tax (¥528 including tax)
¥1,780 before tax (¥1,958 including tax)
Operates approximately 480 locations in Japan and overseas
The purr-fect earphones for cat lovers are here. Featuring a case with squishy paw pads and “cat language” system sounds!? [Behind the scenes of development by cat-loving employees]
The season marking the 10th anniversary of SUBU, the “winter sandals nobody knew about” launched in 2016, starts Sept. 1. New colors, 〈MATCHA〉 and 〈LAVENDER〉, join the standard F-LINE.
[For UI/UX designers] Publication of “Learning UI Component Design from Scratch,” a systematic guide to practical design skills
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81.9% of respondents said it was “important” to have a development partner that provides ongoing support after release
Just 1.8% of cases involve external partners handling improvements and impact measurement based on business KPIs
The most frequently cited criterion for selecting a development partner was “the ability to provide integrated support from planning through operations,” at 40.5%
83.8% of respondents said they faced challenges with making improvements
Reasons included a lack of staff and time, at 54.8%
A lack of know-how and expertise, at 48.4%
31.4% said they also wanted development partners to propose reducing features
Number of client companies: more than 150
Project track record: more than 200
Companies mentioned：Engineerforce Inc.、株式会社Engineerforce、PKSHA Technology、pluszero、USEN WORK WELL
The official website for perfume brand “BELLE BAI (ベルバイ)” opened today. The site was launched by 株式会社エムアンドディ, which operates the e-commerce shop “Blanc Lapin (ブラン・ラパン).”
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Official brand website (e-commerce site) launches on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026
Details of a ¥300 off coupon to mark the launch
Valid from Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, to Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026
Companies mentioned：株式会社エムアンドディ、Blanc Lapin、BELLE BAI
Making “I want to become a better singer” more accessible. Voice trainer よーこてんてー, who has taught a cumulative 1万5,000 people, brings Voice Friends Academy to an online school
[Free admission] You’re invited to a networking event with German gaming companies, supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy!
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15 companies active in various sectors of the gaming industry
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Companies mentioned：ドイツ連邦経済・エネルギー省（BMWE）、SBS systems for business solutions GmbH、サン・テンコンサルティング合同会社、ドイツゲーム産業協会（game）、一般社団法人日本オンラインゲーム協会（JOGA）、イマジニア株式会社、株式会社ゲームポット、AfreecaTV、カバー株式会社、株式会社Re entertainment、ソニーグループ、株式会社ソニーインターラクティブエンターテイメント、東京工科大学、アイセル・インタラクティブ、アンデリー・マネジメント、ビービージー・エンターテインメント、ビッグポイント、ブルー・バックパック、クレクスプロ、ゲームインフルエンサー、ヘッドアップ、ハイパッションスタジオ、カリプソ・メディア・グループ、ベンジャミン・ロックマン・ニュー・メディア、ロックフィッシュ・ゲームス、スタジオ・メルカス、ソウルヴェン、セカンド・ステージ
I want to keep raising my standards as an adult! Anna Murashige launches her serialized blog, “Anna Murashige’s Introduction to Art from Scratch,” in フィガロジャポン! The first installment visits “Marie Antoinette Style.”
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Founded in 1990
Passed the audition for the first-generation HKT48 members in 2011
[徳島大学] “World Patient Safety Day 2026 Project”—This year again, we will carry out activities in 徳島県 to promote global cooperation and action among member states of the 世界保健機関, with the aim of advancing patient safety in healthcare!
Find music for “happy but a little lonely.” Amadeus Code develops “Emotion Search,” an AI music search tool that uses natural language to search for emotional nuance
Indoor navigation service “IndoorFlow” can now be adopted through negotiated contracts without bidding—Featured in the case-study catalog for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “First Customer Alliance,” with 30 municipalities participating nationwide—
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81 people who tried the service
88% said, “I no longer feel anxious about getting around”
Pilates Mee to open a new “Minami-Nagareyama Studio” on September 1, 2026! Semi-private Pilates in Minami-Nagareyama that’s easy to stick with, just a 5-minute walk from the station
Keiichiro Shibuya releases 2 concert albums of works by Yuji Takahashi on his own label, ATAK. This is the first release of Takahashi’s works in 20 years, with Norio Kikuchi, Mayuko Ishigami and Mariko Asabuki participating.
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The release of Yuji Takahashi’s work on ATAK comes approximately 20 years after “ATAK007 yuji takahashi + keiichiro shibuya + maria.”
16 years after its announcement, it is now available on various streaming services.
Even though about 90% have already held discussions, 86.7% have differing views from the current business owner. More than 70% of successors intend to take over, but over half say “only if certain conditions are met” — For a smooth business succession, moving from “having discussions” to “building consensus” is important —
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71.6% of successors intend to take over
51.9% say they “would like to take over if the conditions are right”
Customers have an average asset size of 1 billion yen