52.6% of Gen Z say MBTI has had a positive effect on their relationships; 68.4% of those who have used it in conversation say it has helped them open up. Z-SOZOKEN(Z世代創造性研究所)publishes an insight summary for Chapter 3 of its study on MBTI assessments among Gen Z.
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52.6% said MBTI had a positive effect on their relationships
68.4% said it became easier to talk about themselves after learning about MBTI
47.4% did not feel there was a clear positive effect
The figure was just 26.2% among those who reported no positive effect
How should AI and people divide up visitor information duties during peak tourism periods? 長瀞町 analyzes question logs from the Funadama Festival, which saw 22.6 times the usual volume
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Approximately 22.6 times the usual volume
86.1% of questions on the day
66.2% of questions were outside the preset buttons
In 34 cases, users were directed to a person or official information
[Your social media posts and reposts can help children get vaccines!] The “#HeartAction” charity campaign is back to mark International Charity Day on September 5.
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Across 4 campaigns to date, support from many people has helped provide vaccines for 103,155 children.
● Number of posts last year: 41,217
Last year, 2025, we donated approximately ¥117.75 million worth of vaccines and related equipment to children in 4 countries: Myanmar, Laos, Bhutan and Vanuatu.
[Corporate GRC Survey] The reliability of “sources” and data governance in the AI era. Among those using or evaluating AI agents, about one in 7 people experienced a risk of violating company policies or laws, and about one in 12 said it actually caused damage to their company.
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About one in 7 people
About one in 12 people
11,075 business professionals aged 20 and over
1,206 respondents who said they were “using or evaluating” AI agents
36.5% said policies are “standardized across the company”
The 2nd new commercial featuring さだまさし and Relive begins airing September 3: “We want to help those who help others.” He shares personal experiences and his thoughts on disaster relief.
First-ever entertainment tour combining the Tokaido Shinkansen and VR technology — featuring exclusive VR content filmed for 7ORDER, screened aboard a chartered Shinkansen
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Chartered Shinkansen (VR viewing included): ¥19,980 per 1 person (tax included)
Results announced for the “Summer-Inspired Ideas” social media campaign! Winning entries selected from a large number of submissions are now revealed. Enjoy a Japanese summer with Lightec products! Announcing the winners selected for their unique video posts
To coincide with the summer tour by 2.5-dimensional idol group いれいす, the “National Ireisu Color Strategy” welcome project in collaboration with Niigata City’s にいがた2km has been announced!
Archived stream: The forefront of video-collection research and AI analysis — How to use AI to turn “videos watched and forgotten” into “decision-making data”
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Archived recording available from September 1 (Tue), 2026, through September 30 (Wed), 2026
■Program (approximately 30 minutes)
Companies mentioned:日本インフォメーション株式会社、株式会社ジー・サーチ、FAST VIDEO LOG、KnockOnExploration
A collaboration project with designers from around the world: “Noise in Comics,” a new comic-book-style street curtain bursting with comic-book aesthetics and onomatopoeia!
The project management training course “WBS Practical Skills Enhancement” has been adopted by HITOWA, which operates businesses across multiple sectors, including franchising, nursing care and food services
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A corporate group with 8,398 employees on a consolidated group basis (as of September 30, 2025)
[For weddings, farewell parties and corporate gifts, too] Meeting diverse gift needs. Yokohama-based chocolate specialty shop VANILLABEANS launches its “Petit Gift Service,” which lets customers choose sweets to suit the recipient, from September 10 (Thu)
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Original2025年の国内ギフト市場規模は小売金額ベースで11兆5,650億円
Original2026年には11兆7,750億円まで拡大すると予測されています
Price: ¥11,640 (tax included) and up
A total of approximately 16,000 cacao seedlings provided
Drawing on 30 years of experience caring for sensitive skin, the “Mama & Kids” hair and body care series has been reformulated for even more delicate, sensitive skin.
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The renewed products will go on sale September 9, 2026 (Wed)
Mamaro™️, a freestanding baby care room, installed at Kanazawa Sports Center! — Donated by 株式会社資産形成ジャパン; donation ceremony to be held on September 9, 2026 —
IQOS’s first “global flagship,” “IQOS Flagship Ginza,” grand opens September 4 (Fri) — A new immersive brand experience in Japan, the country that has driven IQOS’s evolution
[Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture] Supporting the “challenges” of junior and senior high school students even after they leave town: Mine City’s public cram school begins recruiting “online mentors”
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6 people who served as online mentors in the first half of the year
8 university students and working adults from diverse backgrounds are taking part
Working together for about 3 months
The second half of the year starts in October
Activity period: Tuesday, September 29–Friday, January 29, 2027
Tama Art University students turn the city into a theater through art. A community art project with 二子玉川ライズ will stage the plaza play “Pararise” in October! The project will also feature artwork sales, a stamp rally and a collaboration with a nursery school!
SPACECOOL CEO Masahiro Suemitsu takes second place in the “Catapult Grand Prix,” ICC’s top presentation battle
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11 entrepreneurs who advanced through the preliminary screening
39 executives and officers from major and publicly listed companies, as well as representatives and partners of leading venture capital firms in Japan and abroad
京都府亀岡市 revamps the top page of its official website on September 3, 2026! The city refreshes its digital “front door” using accumulated digital expertise and a website built in-house by staff
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Will be available starting Thursday, September 3, 2026
The “43rd National Urban Greening Fair in Kyoto Tamba,” opening on September 18, 2026
DXでんわ, a phone AI agent, will launch a dedicated app on September 1, 2026, enabling users to make and receive calls and transfer calls directly on smartphones.
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Service launches September 1, 2026
3 licenses: 900 yen
5 licenses: 1,500 yen
10 licenses: 2,800 yen
20 licenses: 5,200 yen
30 licenses: 7,500 yen
50 licenses: 12,000 yen
100 licenses: 21,000 yen
101 licenses or more: Custom quote
Forwarding incoming external calls to a smartphone: 8 yen / 1 minute
Making external calls to landlines from the smartphone app: 10 yen / 3 minutes
Making external calls to mobile phones from the smartphone app: 20 yen / 1 minute
“The Growing Crisis of Condominium Mismanagement: Current Conditions and Revitalization Prospects in Regional Cities” Free web seminar on Thursday, September 17 (マンションみらい価値研究所)
[Wakamono Research survey] Do young people hardly trust news on social media?! A major survey on how much Reiwa-era youth trust news reported by the media
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85.5% of young people said they “do not trust it.”
74.5% of young people said they “trust it.”
75.8% of young people said they “do not trust it.”
24.2% of young people said they “trust it.”
The 25.5% of young people who said they “do not trust it”
Keisuke Honda, Takayuki Hioki, Yuki Chifu, Daisuke Korenaga and Masaaki Kimura confirmed as new speakers! SCO Group special sponsor announces all 16 speakers for “Global Sports Business Summit 2026”
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Venue capacity: 100 people
To be held Friday, October 2, 2026
Companies mentioned:株式会社SCOグループ、NowDo株式会社、株式会社セレッソ大阪、楽天ヴィッセル神戸株式会社、FCジュロン、株式会社ファジアーノ岡山スポーツクラブ、公益財団法人日本サッカー協会、株式会社メルカリ、鹿島アントラーズ、IKOMA FC 奈良、スタンフォード・オンラインハイスクール、東京学芸大学蹴球部、アルビレックス新潟シンガポール、バルセロナ、ゴールドマン・サックス、株式会社日商システム、株式会社AGI、株式会社スマートチェックアウト
【スター・ウォーズ/マンダロリアン・アンド・グローグー】Convenient soft handle for carrying! Skater’s stainless-steel mug bottle featuring a 「グローグー」 design is now on sale to popular acclaim
Does “good sleep” start with a good diet? Well-rested people share nutritional, exercise and breakfast habits — integrated analysis of approximately 380,000 records in total from 「あすけん」 meal logs and Fitbit sleep data, presented at 2 academic conferences
【Handa City, Aichi Prefecture】Explore all of Handa’s autumn in 1 day! “Free sightseeing buses” will run for a limited time, touring autumnal Handa! “Handa Autumn Tour”
September 16 is “Acai Day”! Special stickers and leaflets to be distributed at a special exhibition at the JICA Yokohama Overseas Migration Museum — highlighting the history of emigration to Brazil and the appeal of agroforestry, farming that creates forests
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Available for a limited time starting Saturday, September 5
【Previously unreleased data revealed】Kanto, a hotbed of saunas and mega-spas! The “Nifty Onsen Annual Rankings 2025” Kanto region TOP 10 unveiled all at once!
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Information on approximately 23,000 bathing facilities nationwide
22,821 bathing facilities listed on “Nifty Onsen”
New openings category: 126 facilities opened since December 2024
More than 100,000 hot spring fans cast their votes
シムトップス to showcase for reference at Design and Manufacturing Solutions Expo [Osaka] an AI integration feature using the MCP server for its production scheduler “DIRECTOR6”
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Market share: 46.5%
Original売上高 :23億2千5百万円(2025年度売上)
Number of employees: 92 in total (as of the end of March 2026)
Companies mentioned:株式会社シムトップス、RX Japan 合同会社、富士キメラ総研
【High School Volunteer Award 2026】“Kanko School Uniform Award” presented to 藤枝順心中学校・高等学校インターアクト部 for its efforts to improve reading environments for children with visual impairments, in recognition of its deep commitment to diverse forms of expression
Award recipients working to promote and support intellectual property share practical insights and tips for applying; Japan Patent Office to hold online briefing for applications to the 8th IP BASE AWARD on September 7
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An online briefing for applications will be held Monday, September 7, 2026
Date and time: Monday, September 7, 15:00–18:00
Scheduled to be held on March 17, 2027, as part of “JAPAN INNOVATION DAY 2027 (JID 2027)”
European mysteries to premiere exclusively in Japan every Sunday at 16:00 from September to November! September features 4 titles, including “Bookish,” starring Mark Gatiss of “SHERLOCK,” and a new season of “Father Brown”!
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For 3 consecutive months starting September 2026
4 acclaimed titles premiering exclusively in Japan every Sunday at 4 p.m.
Bookish (6 episodes)
Father Brown (Season 13) (10 episodes)
Shakespeare & Hathaway (Season 5) (10 episodes)
Ellis (Season 2) (2 episodes)
Companies mentioned:ミステリーチャンネル、株式会社AXNエンタテインメント、Eagle Eye Drama Limited、BBC Studios、ITV Studios Limited
株式会社イーオン to hold the 4th World Heritage Exploration Seminar, “Learning about Chinese Culture and History: Deepen Your Understanding of Chinese History and Apply It to Your Chinese Studies,” online on Saturday, October 3, 2026, through ハオ中国語アカデミー!
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Saturday, October 3, 2026, 11:00–12:00
Capacity: 100 people※First come, first served
Original2026年9月3日(木)~10月1日(木)23:59
More than 500 World Heritage sites in 80 countries
Survey of 83 financial planners finds “fire insurance” is the insurance policy clients know least about, at 72.3%. More than 50% have encountered clients who believe “damage from earthquakes is also covered by fire insurance”
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The No. 1 item financial planners say people should check immediately is “whether they have earthquake insurance,” at 68.7%
The 2nd environmental event under the environmental statement “Connecting people, communities and the planet through blue” will offer fun opportunities to learn about the environment at 7 facilities along the Odakyu Line!
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7 commercial facilities operated by our company
The 5th “Re:born ~Items entrusted to us become gifts for children~”
A total of 19,641 unwanted items were collected
A total of 534 items were donated to facilities in 7 municipalities along the railway line
“壱角家 & 油そば総本店 Two-Style Hybrid: 111-Location Milestone Special Thank-You Festival” launches! All-you-can-eat rice and double stamps on the official app!
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The chain has surpassed 111 locations
September 4 (Fri.)–September 10 (Thu.), 2026
Can be used with purchases of products priced at ¥650 or more
[Research findings] Interactive AI interviews are “less nerve-racking,” but candidates are less likely to choose them unless they are seen as fair and the company is appealing
A pop-up oyster hut is coming to ヤマダデンキ Sapporo Hassamu store in Sapporo, Hokkaido! Open for a limited time from September 18 to October 18! 《A heaping serving of shell-on oysters from Miyagi Prefecture for 880 yen!!》
[Atre Toride] 10th-anniversary celebration of the Japanese Sake Festival, Part 2: A day to enjoy Ibaraki’s local sake. “SAKE MEETING 2026 Autumn ~A 10th-anniversary toast~” will be held on Saturday, October 3!
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20 sake breweries from across Ibaraki will gather
Admission wristband (original sake cup) and exchange tickets (5 for ¥500): ¥1,000
[Employee snack benefits service] スナックミーオフィス to speak at “Discover ways to boost employee satisfaction and make people look forward to coming to the office: A webinar featuring pitches from 4 carefully selected companies on food-related employee benefits and office environment improvements”
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Date and time: Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 12:00–13:15
Participation fee: free
Quick to implement while keeping time and costs down. Snacks are delivered in as little as 5 days from application.
Shosu-kabu.com’s Yutaka Yamanaka discusses Forbes Georgia’s 100 Richest, No. 57: Revaz Darchidze — sole owner of DAR Building, overseeing everything from building-material manufacturing to hotel ownership
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With annual sales of 250 million lari
Main building: 48–68 square meters
Separate building: 30–58 square meters
Submitted 15 shareholder proposals
Just over 45 percent in favor
4,000 characters
Support in the 40% range
Capital: 90 million yen
Companies mentioned:少数株ドットコム株式会社、ダル・ビルディング、DAR Building、DARホールディング、モドゥス、ラマダ・プラザ by ウィンダム、グランド・モール、DAR Capital、エラ・パレス、ラマダ・プラザ・バトゥミ、投資ブラザーズ合同会社、くふう住まいコンサルティング、ハイアス・アンド・カンパニー、河野メリクロン