【Survey on the State of Handover Practices】55% say their workplace has an established handover culture. Meanwhile, 36% say processes are not standardized, and 22% say their supervisors are not involved.
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55.0% gave a positive response, saying their handover culture is “well established”
36.0% said processes and rules are “not standardized”
Supervisors are not involved in 22.0% of cases
60.0% recognize handovers as “important”
17.5% say handovers are “not important at all”
“Standardizing processes” was also the top support requested from companies, at 44.0%
From a tool for reviewing creative work to a project management service where “anyone can be a PM.” CheckBack significantly revamps its service concept
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Registered users surpass 10,000
Supporting more than 500 companies and 2,400 projects.
株式会社ハートビーツ to host a webinar on ransomware countermeasures for AWS environments on September 25
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A webinar titled “【AWS】Have you determined what ransomware countermeasures to implement and how to operate them? — Security by design, starting with an assessment of your current situation and proceeding in stages without disrupting services” will be held on Friday, September 25, 2026.
【Live stream】Friday, September 25, 2026, 10:00–11:00
Typhoon and torrential-rain season is here! Hands’ disaster-preparedness supplies for heavy rain, supporting the new disaster weather information system
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くまみね Pocket Toilet, Working Cat, 1 per pack, ¥660
くまみね Pockepa (Pokepa), Working Cat, ¥550
スマイルキッズ Water Pouch That Can Also Be Used as a Water Tank, 7 sheets, ¥2,480
Research presented on “The Dynamics of Trust Erosion and Repair”: About 1 in 3 managers and subordinates experience a “decline in trust” within 3 months; findings show that managers and subordinates use different criteria to judge trust
[Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games] Japan Association of Athletics Federations launches special website; competition schedule and athlete profiles to be posted as they become available
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20 days until athletics begins
7 days, from Sept. 23 (Wed, national holiday) to 29 (Tue)
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of “仮面ライダーカブト”! A movie-ticket card for V-Cinext “仮面ライダーカブト20th 天を継ぐもの,” with an Animate-exclusive rubber charm, is on sale through アニメイトチケット!
A movie-ticket advance sale featuring the second key visual for the latest theatrical anime from TYPE-MOON × ufotable, “Witch on the Holy Night,” begins Sept. 4! アニメイト also starts taking reservations for advance tickets bundled with a “Costume Acrylic Keychain”
【Early release at select drugstores (※1)】The popular “LAT.s Protein,” which gained popularity exclusively online, is making its first in-store debut in an easy-to-stick-with 500g size!
The latest, volume 31 of the “Tougen Anki” manga goes on sale October 7! Design revealed for the “Memorable Scene Acrylic Keychain,” an item included with the Animate set.
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Animate set: 1,639 yen (tax included)
Standard edition: 649 yen (tax included)
Animate-exclusive set: 14,300 yen (tax included)
Standard edition: 11,000 yen (tax included)
The manga series has surpassed 6 million copies in cumulative circulation.
A star-studded lineup of 17 acts, including RIIZE, ATEEZ, TREASURE, ILLIT and CORTIS! “2026 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS” to be broadcast live exclusively in Japan on NicoNico Live on 9/19 (Sat)!!
“Ikejiri Service Station Film Night: Roadside Landscape,” a one-night-only open-air cinema at a former gas station site, to be held on September 6 (Sunday).
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Sep. 6, 2026 (Sun.)
Seating capacity: approximately 50
Companies mentioned:DDAA LAB、Terrain、Massif、Overview Coffee、Eames Office, LLC、Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V
九州工業大学 and キックスペーステクノロジーズ株式会社 selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s OCEAN Project FY Reiwa 8 demonstration survey program; business activity plan for developing specific new demand certified
Azuma Shikoku, marking its 50th year in business, launches the “Wajiki Revitalization Project” to boost the community through vacant-home renovation in Naka, Tokushima Prefecture
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Construction begins in late August 2026, with opening scheduled for November 22
Ageless sponsors and presents at the “IT Legacy Issues Countermeasures Forum” hosted by 日経BP総合研究所, and exhibits at the “Technology Exhibition for the Future”
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Taking place at Tokyo International Forum on September 30, 2026 (Wednesday)
Gartner predicts that more than 70% of mainframe migration projects will fail
Event dates: September 29 (Tuesday)–30 (Wednesday), 2026
Booth number: 361
Capital: 432 million yen (including capital reserve)
One month to go until “Nyandarake 21,” a festival for cat lovers in Asakusa, Tokyo! Pages introducing approximately 300 exhibitors are now online, with more new details, including the “Cat Health/Senior Cats Corner,” being revealed!
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Space of approximately 3,000㎡
Approximately 300 exhibitor booths
Approximately 200 works on display
Advance ticket (800 yen)
Same-day ticket: 1,200 yen
1,000 yen for those who bring a flyer with a discount coupon
An ambitious period drama, an exceptional production for a vertical short-form series, depicting Edo streetwalkers known as “yotaka,” who sold their favors for 350 yen a night, and “meshimori-onna” at post towns. Streaming exclusively on SWIPEDRAMA from September 4 (Friday).
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Original天保9年(1838年)
As a yotaka, serving one man earned the same 十六文 as a bowl of soba.
【First in Okayama Prefecture】On 9/15, a drink-in sento-style izakaya—“soaking in alcohol, not a bath”—grandly opens in front of Okayama Station! —Serving astonishing food with a 95% cost ratio—
The 2nd edition of the “Honeys × サンリオキャラクターズ × Special Colors♪” series! New ribbon charm with multiple styling options launches exclusively at the online shop!
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My Color Ribbon Charm (item no. 3751519614): 1,980 yen
My Color Socks (item no. 2111249613): 580 yen
【Back in stock】Carry-on Tote (item no. 2771219529): 4,980 yen
【ROLEUP】Representative Watanabe to speak at Nikkei Online Seminar: “M&A Management Strategies to Enhance Corporate Value: Portfolio Transformation Through Selection and Concentration”
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Date and time: September 17, 2026 (Thursday), 13:35–13:55
ハクジュプラザ, where visitors can try the ヘルストロン electric potential therapy device, to open a new store in Akita Prefecture in September! Aiming to build a community focused on local health
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450 locations nationwide
A new store, “Marugoto Ichiba Store (Akita Prefecture),” to open on September 8, 2026
Business hours: 10:00–13:30 (last admission 13:00)
A night in Yuzawa that everyone can enjoy, whether they drink or not, returns this year! Snack Yokocho and 湯沢町 to hold “Sma-dri Tour” starting September 4
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A total of 19 restaurants and snack bars around Echigo-Yuzawa Station are participating
The 2026 season will run from September 4 to December 15, 2026
Mayuko Igarashi, known as “スナ女®,” who has visited more than 1,400 snack bars nationwide
Autumn for the arts, vivid traditional colors. Exhibition “不易流行展,” hosted by 上羽絵惣, Japan's oldest specialty shop for Japanese painting pigments, to open in Kyoto from September 22
【Rediscovering Japanese Culture and Education!】 “Nippori Seminar,” a radio program exploring careers and culture with guests from diverse backgrounds. 40th guest: ソル へユン, representative of スコープカンパニー
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“Scope Seoul,” launched when she was 30
Launched select shop “SCOPE SEOUL (Scope Seoul)” in 2014
Signed a contract in 2015 with U.S.-based enamel tableware brand “Crow Canyon Home”
Companies mentioned:株式会社ラム、スコープカンパニー、MUJI Korea Co., Ltd.、TOMS、CANADA GOOSE、CROW CANYON HOME、合同会社経営のための創造社
[Disaster Preparedness Week] Infocom to release its Corporate BCP Development and Operations Annual Report 2026 in late September, based on a survey of more than 1,000 people
A pasture fence once used at a company-owned farm in Aomori installed at a hotel in Fuchu, Tokyo
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A hotel-owned farm covering approximately 100 ha, an area roughly equivalent to 21 Tokyo Domes.
Produces approximately 100 types of ingredients a year, including not only vegetables but also rice, wheat, fruit, wild vegetables, wild plants and herbs.
サツドラHD appointed founding partner of the Hokkaido Regional Mirai Study Abroad Scholarship, launching a collaborative initiative to nurture the next generation of talent in Hokkaido
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¥20,000 per month
Up to ¥720,000 over 3 years of high school
Approximately 40 people
May 2026
April of FY2027
Through September 30, 2026
Expected to graduate from junior high school in March 2027
[Now accepting participants] The festival of fun, cross-border competition in sports litter-picking returns! The Nippon Foundation SpoGOMI World Cup 2027 Tokushima STAGE is coming! Carrying Tokushima's pride, participants will aim to represent Japan—and become the world's best!
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Within the 60-minute time limit
Qualifiers were held in 34 countries around the world
Across the 6 major continents outside Japan, in approximately 35 countries or more
[WOWOW On Demand × カラオケまねきねこ] Enjoy the excitement of late-night matches in a fully soundproof private room! All UEFAチャンピオンズリーグ matches to be streamed at all locations
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723 locations nationwide (as of the end of August 2026)
Original1ルーム980円(税込)
Watch as much as you like for up to 8 hours
Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (securities code: 2157)
Capital: ¥2.57 billion (as of the end of February 2025)
Approximately 820 locations in 5 countries worldwide (as of the end of August 2026)
Revenue: 69.387 billion yen (consolidated, fiscal year ended August 2025)
An initiative in Rikuzentakata expands to Minamiise, Mie. Selected for the System Change Support Fund, it will provide ongoing support for a collaborative project involving students and local organizations
[Back by popular demand this September] Save on your autumn hair makeover! Your first hair booking through Nailie Beauty effectively costs up to half price
Listerine® oral care lesson materials, “Oral Care That Junior High School Students Want to Know About,” now available to junior high schools nationwide
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Lessons will be offered to approximately 20,000 junior high school students
株式会社小川建設 achieves real-time data visibility through cloud migration with PROCES.S; publishes case study on implementation of construction industry ERP system “PROCES.S”
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Capital: 360.56 million yen (including capital surplus)
51% OFF at Rakuten Super Sale: “AROLYM BoneBeat Swim Lite,” a swimming-ready IP68 model, for ¥7,900! Bone-conduction earphones with built-in 32GB MP3 storage and Bluetooth 5.4, available while stocks last
78.4% of Gen Z have encountered MBTI posts on social media. 60.2% see them when they appear in their feeds without searching. Z-SOZOKEN(Z世代創造性研究所) has published an insights summary for Chapter 4 of its study on Gen Z MBTI personality tests.
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78.4% said they see MBTI-related posts on social media.
60.2% said they see them when they appear in their feeds without searching for them.
“Relatable videos” ranked first at 68.3%.
“Compatibility tests” accounted for 43.4%.
“Romance and relationship analysis” accounted for 36.3%.
18.2% search for and view the content themselves.
21.6% hardly ever view it.
Product interest among those who search for it themselves is 82.4%.
The figure is 53.8% among those who view it when it appears in their feeds.
The figure is 22.2% among those who hardly ever view it.