【岐阜県飛騨市】The special autumn exhibition “Cosmic Ray Exhibition” opens at Hida City’s KamiokaLab! A limited-time exhibit through Sunday, October 11, where visitors can decipher invisible “letters from the heavens”
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Cumulative visitors have surpassed 500,000 (※ reached in 2023)
Hida City is a small city with a population of approximately 21,000
Now underway to great acclaim! Reservations for the latter half open at noon Tuesday, 9/8! Photos of the venue from the first week and the full product lineup revealed for “Chin! suru Restaurant in FUKUOKA”
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Approximately 200 types of frozen foods and ice cream
Enjoy freely for 90 minutes
For visits from September 14 to 23, 2026
90-minute time limit: 2,500 yen (tax included) per person
From personal troubles to business risks, solve the challenge of choosing legal expense insurance. Insurance comparison site ｉ保険 launches a “Legal Expense Insurance Comparison Site”!
“Four display cases for elephant taxidermy specimens” unveiled at a donation acceptance and certificate of appreciation ceremony at Okazaki City East Park Zoo
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Four display cases for elephant taxidermy specimens
Industry Alpha strengthens development of “Alpha-OCS,” an execution control layer for the WES sector—coordinating transport, storage, weighing and inspection through Smart Software’s modular structure
Auditors were the starting point in just 6.6% of accounting fraud cases; the most common trigger was “the surfacing of a management crisis”—ConFinanceAI independently compiles 76 cases in Japan and overseas
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Auditor findings were the starting point in 5 of 76 cases (6.6%)
The most common trigger was “the surfacing of a management crisis” (18 cases, 23.7%)
Internal checks and balances were the starting point in 14 cases (18.4%)
The remaining 62 cases (81.6%) came to light due to external factors
Of 28 domestic cases, 67.9% involved “the surfacing of a management crisis” (39.3%) or “inspections or investigations by regulatory or law enforcement authorities” (28.6%)
In 52.6% of the 76 cases (40 cases), checks and balances other than the initial trigger were involved in raising suspicions, detecting the fraud or uncovering it
In 20 of those cases (26.3%), suspicions raised before the fraud came to light were not resolved
Gelateria Queen'z Spoon, a gelato shop making flavors with ingredients sourced directly from producers, will grand-open in Udagawacho, Shibuya, on September 27 (Sun.). A 3-day preview opening will begin on September 24 (Thu.).
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September 27, 2026 (Sun.), at 12:00 noon
Around 10 varieties available at any time
Pasteurized and bottled within 30 minutes
Standard flavors (year-round)
Rotated at a pace of 1–2 varieties per month
Single ¥740
Double ¥860
Triple ¥980
Flavors marked PREMIUM: +¥220
1 piece ¥680
PREMIUM ¥860
4-piece set ¥2,680
6-piece set ¥3,960
8-piece set ¥5,200
12-piece set
Companies mentioned：Gelateria Queen'z Spoon、NARISAWA、Authentic、COLOR OF FLOWERS株式会社、阿部牧場、Minimal、星野製茶園
Friendships between men and women | 74.0% say they “can work,” while 34.0% have experienced viewing a friend of the opposite sex as a “romantic prospect” [Survey by ハッピーメール]
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35 million cumulative members
A survey of 200 adult men and women and 200 adult men and women with friends of the opposite sex
The ultimate autumn feast from 「丹波篠山 近又」. Three special kaiseki courses lavishly featuring hard-to-find “wild domestic matsutake mushrooms” go on sale for a limited time starting October 15.
“Payment processing fees are uniform” is changing. NLN launches PLATINUMPAY, individually configuring payment processing fees across 4 categories: Visa and Mastercard × domestic and international
We want to answer children who say, “We want you to come every day.” Crowdfunding through the hometown tax donation system launches to hold 30 mobile play events in 墨田区
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Seeking ¥3.6 million in donations
A total of 30 events will be held in succession
Target number of participants: approximately 1,800 children, parents and local residents in total
株式会社本質 launches its “FDE Training Program” for SES providers and system integrators—turning current engineers into talent who can propose and implement AI projects
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The company plans to increase the number of FDE professionals in Japan from approximately 300 as of July 2026
To approximately 1,000 by the end of the same fiscal year
AucKit extension lets Yahoo!オークション sellers ship using the same steps on either screen while the old and new transaction systems coexist—developed by a seller to support their own work
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Starting in stages from July 13
Changes were temporarily suspended on August 12 due to an issue affecting some environments
An Indonesian team that speaks Japanese provides support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. AI Network Solution launches full-scale Microsoft 365 global help desk services
A private sauna where “adults return to infancy” opens in Roppongi. The “Mother Sofa,” where guests are held, rocked and watched over like a baby, has been developed
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The private sauna SAUNA MOTHER, open to both men and women, is scheduled to open in Roppongi, Tokyo, in late October 2026.
“120 minutes to stop being an adult.”
The cold bath is set to the ideal temperature of 15°C—not too cold, but still cool enough to chill you thoroughly.
Combined with a low ceiling height of 150 cm, it evenly steams guests from head to toe, like fetuses.
A deep cold bath with a water depth of 80 cm (15°C).
Participating in a road test of Japan’s first “hydrogen engine hybrid vehicle” | Moana Coast
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Demonstration period: Sept. 16 (Wed.) to Oct. 12 (Mon.), 2026
For 4 weeks, from Sept. 16 (Wed.) to Oct. 12 (Mon.), 2026, our hotel will operate the demonstration vehicle for regular duties such as hotel transfers and help assess its convenience, operability and practicality in real-world tourism and accommodation settings.
Number of guest rooms: 16 (8 in the Moana building and 8 in the villa building)
[We don’t eat the sweet potatoes we dig up that same day.] A hands-on food education experience in Ibaraki, Japan’s leading sweet potato-producing prefecture, to discover the secrets of sweet potatoes that don’t end with the harvest. Hayashine, Japan’s first botanical garden where guests can stay, launches its first autumn-only plan since opening
SocialDog, an SNS management tool, launches an “Alert” feature that detects sudden increases in mentions on X—automatically notifying users of potential backlash risks and signs of a viral trend
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Automatic email notification within 1 hour
Established: July 25, 2016
Capital: 44.77 million yen (including capital reserve)
Recreating a lacquered leather pouch from about 1,300 years ago: Kaban Kobo Yamamoto draws on the skills of modern artisans to craft it over about 1 year
Normally ¥60,000, “AGNTCon + MCPCon Japan” admission tickets available through a special invitation program—Workato to speak in 3 sessions at Japan’s first MCP/Agentic AI conference, coming soon
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Regular admission ticket: ¥60,000
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More than 12,000 global companies
Companies mentioned：Workato株式会社、Agentic AI Foundation（AAIF）、Linux Foundation、Anthropic
54.8% said, “If I hadn’t had contact information then, I would have been driven to the brink mentally.” Government support helps prevent isolation among people lacking access to communications
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Improved their circumstances, saying, “I got a job”
AI creative platform “Poteer” obtains a patent for its core technology—invites submissions for a new app icon to be created with people with disabilities
[Respect for the Aged Day gift] Give the “Gyutan Shichifuku Gift” with gratitude and wishes for longevity! All 7 Sendai-prepared beef tongue items, totaling 1,380g, come with a message card and gift box for 12,000 yen including tax, on sale from Tuesday, September 8
Limited-edition prizes featuring Thailand's hugely popular character Butter Bear are here! A plush pouch with a clasp and a wobbly cookie rubber marker will be available at モーリーファンタジー and PALO starting Friday, September 11.
【オリエンタルホテル広島】Hosting “Chocolate Wonderland Tea Party ～A Labyrinth Adorned with Chocolate～,” a sweets buffet inviting guests into a sweet, fantastical world of chocolate
Used-car buying and sales franchise アップル to grand-open “アップル丸亀店” in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on September 1, 2026｜One-stop support for buying, purchasing, vehicle inspections and maintenance
“Choose your dashi by the flakes.” Kanazawa’s barrier launches a new dashi experience this autumn, letting customers explore the aroma and flavor of 3 types of flakes
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3 types of flakes
3 types of fish: mackerel, Spanish mackerel and round herring
Gold medal winner at domestic and international design awards! Shipments of “アイ(eye) アム ミカン,” the beloved mandarins from Wakayama, for the 2026 season begin in late October!
【Protecting household budgets this fall × reducing food waste】FamilyMart takes on rising prices with its “Oseibo Odd-Lot Sale,” featuring discounts of up to a record 58% OFF—starting today!
Apple, with 275 locations nationwide, to hold an online seminar on recruitment for franchise owners and executives｜Supporting hiring and retention and sustainable store management
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37 years of trust and a network of more than 275 locations nationwide
ICT teaching resource eboard begins accepting applications for “municipality-wide account applications” for special needs education. Free accounts can now be used across entire municipalities.
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Reached a record high of approximately 159,000 (FY2025)
Reached approximately 373,000 (FY2023)
Expanded approximately 2.1 times over the past 10 years
Surged to a record high of more than 230,000 (up approximately 27,000 from the previous fiscal year)
Estimated at 8.8% (approximately 1 in 11 people)
Up from 6.5% 10 years ago
Used by approximately 200,000 people per month
Annual users of the ICT teaching resource eboard exceed 1.76 million
Provided to more than 13,000 schools and educational settings
【Respect for the Aged Day】Applications surge from adult children saying, “We’ve been waiting for this!” The reality: fatal crashes involving drivers aged 75 and over are 2 times as common—a taxi subscription, “親タクチケット,” that offers peace of mind on the move to parents who hesitate, saying “Taxis are a waste of money”
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The number of fatal crashes involving older drivers aged 75 and over is more than 2 times that of drivers under 75
80% of adult children say they have told their parents that their driving is dangerous
Approximately 76% of older drivers say they have never been told
Usable in 92% of taxis nationwide
First-time trial plan: ¥5,500
Standard subscription plan: ¥13,890 per month and up