A giant digital signage ad featuring CanCam’s new exclusive model Sakura Kawasaki is now on display on the B2 floor of the Urban Core at Shibuya Scramble Square!!
Today’s hottest idols gather in force! Hinatazaka46 brings the venue to a fever pitch as the grand finale. A total of 9 acts, including CANDY TUNE, Juice=Juice, Hinatazaka46 and FRUITS ZIPPER, deliver spectacular live performances!
Free seminar on learning web customer acquisition and subsidy use in one session to be held on October 16 and 17; explains website improvements and plan writing that deliver results
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Capital: 5,000,000 yen
Companies mentioned：株式会社吉和の森、サニーデイ経営コンサルティング、DEGICON ACADEMY
JPASN launches the “Performing Arts Supporters Club,” connecting people who want to support Japanese theater with the theater professionals who will shape its future!
【Live report and interview】Subaru Shibutani launches a new label and announces a new song on his 45th birthday, marking 30 years in show business. Did the surprise give it away to him!? “I’m moved,” he says of the mosaic art surprise involving about 1,500 fans
A total of approximately 10,100 people went wild! CANDY TUNE, Juice=Juice, Takane no Nadeshiko, ≒JOY, Hinatazaka46, FRUITS ZIPPER and others lit up the runway, showcasing their full new appeal!
Today’s hottest idols gather in force! Hinatazaka46 brings the venue to a fever pitch as the grand finale. A total of 9 acts, including CANDY TUNE, Juice=Juice, Hinatazaka46 and FRUITS ZIPPER, deliver spectacular live performances!
チョン・ヘイン graces the cover; presales in Japan for “Rolling Stone KOREA No. 18” begin September 24
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Presales begin: September 24, 2026 (Thu.) at 12:00
On sale: October 16, 2026 (Fri.), scheduled
Price: 2,800 yen (tax included)
Companies mentioned：チョン・ヘイン、Billlie、2NE1サンダラ・パク、ING KOREA Co., Ltd.、株式会社SangsangJapan、Rolling Stone KOREA Magazine、Rolling Stone Korea、HMV&BOOKS online、タワーレコード
The food habits for maintaining good health that 79-year-old culinary researcher Yoko Ishihara discovered. New recipe book 『79歳、石原洋子のからだが整うサラダ』 goes on sale!
The Ace Attorney series, famous for “Objection!”, returns in VR! 『逆転裁判5 VR』 scheduled for release in 2027! — Teaser site and announcement trailer now available —
Measures against customer harassment become mandatory on Oct. 1; MHLW guidelines specify “audio and video recording” — Speria launches “Customer Harassment Response Support Dashboard,” which detects customer harassment from customer-service audio
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38.5% of companies are taking measures
“It is difficult to determine whether something is a legitimate complaint or customer harassment” (29.6%)
Customer harassment victimization rate in the financial industry: 30.1%
Real estate is also at 23.8%
“In person” accounts for 78.4% of situations involving nuisance behavior
Companies that said the number of consultations is “increasing” (23.2%)
Free seminar for parents concerned about the “cost,” “safety” and “effectiveness” of studying abroad. QQEnglish and JAMP in explain a path to improving English through a combination of domestic and overseas study programs and online English conversation lessons
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I heard it costs more than 1 million yen, so I can’t take the plunge
[Survey on the working conditions of temporary childcare workers] 83.1% are “satisfied” with their work arrangements, but only 4.6% cited the “hourly wage”—the top priority when searching for jobs—as a reason for staying (survey by ほいコレ派遣)
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83.1% are “satisfied” with their current work arrangements
The No. 1 condition sought in job sites is “hourly wage and allowances” (79.5%)
The official Instagram account (@hoikore_official) has more than 148,000 followers
Participants: 220 temporary childcare workers registered with the company and currently working
【For recruitment agency managers on 10/7 (Wed)】Break through the limits of player-coach management! Management techniques to help new and inexperienced career advisors reach “4 placements per month”
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Free online seminar for recruitment organizations with around 10 employees
Capacity: 200 people per session (first come, first served)
Companies mentioned：株式会社ブレイン・ラボ、株式会社HHS、CAREER PLUS
[Okaaka 10th-anniversary project, third installment] New “Autumn-Scented Mushroom Broth” and “Kumamoto’s Bounty Tomato Broth” join the selection of two-broth shabu-shabu
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3,630 yen per person (tax included)
・Assorted black pork, 100g: 1,540 yen (tax included)
・Assorted Japanese black beef, 100g: 2,750 yen (tax included)
・Assorted vegetables: 1,650 yen (tax included)
・Champon noodles to finish: 660 yen (tax included)
・Goto udon to finish: 660 yen (tax included)
・Rice porridge to finish: 660 yen (tax included)
Capital: 10 million yen
Capital: 30 million yen
Companies mentioned：Brand Bank Company、GYRO HOLDINGS
HAGOOGI’s rechargeable hand warmer “OT-96H” enters its 5th year on the market, now with a logo-free version! An expanded lineup lets you choose to suit your preferences
[Oct. 4 is Ten Four Day] Celebrating our 38th anniversary! Our annual “Birthday Festival” is back to thank our customers! M-size pizzas are priced at 1,040 yen (before tax), the テンフォー price. This is a super BIG sale with discounts of up to half off the regular price!
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Today, 71 ピザテンフォー locations are operating across Japan
A new immunology for health that guides you to the best choices: “SELF DEFENCE: The Truth About the Immune System That Protects the Body” goes on sale Sept. 25!
“Services we wish existed”: a survey of 224 people who hired a demolition contractor finds “live cameras at the site” in first place | The unconventional demolition company Brain Forest
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Valid responses: 224
Response rate: 27.0%
Satisfaction with the quality of demolition work: 95.1%
A president (daughter) who can’t put on a kimono takes to wearing one every day!? A mother-daughter challenge sparked by a 74-year-old mother’s inspiration!
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Original着付け動画1本で366万回再生
Views across social media platforms have topped 31 million
Original2026年10月2日（金）から10月4日（日）の3日間
Registration opens on the 1st of every month at 10 a.m., with places limited to 10 people
Case studies of M&A support connecting small and medium-sized businesses to the future, from business succession and growth strategies to corporate revitalization
“The Value of the Inexpressible: Japan as a Strategy AI Cannot Imitate” paperback edition (pocket-size) on sale today! The smarter AI becomes, the more valuable the things that cannot be put into words become—the second title from DICT’s publishing label is now available in print and digital editions
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The book is priced at 999 yen (tax included).
Pages: 187
More than 40 companies in Japan and abroad took part in the launch.
Since its founding, it has spun off 19 corporations.
365 days spent pursuing the “delicious” tastes of NY. A new, carefully crafted NY bagel is here! Authentic bagels imported directly from NY × 7 uplifting, hotel-made cream cheeses.
“Food is what I want to enjoy in Japan, and food is also my biggest concern.” Survey of 544 visitors to MATTA Fair September 2026 on their views of visiting Japan
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544 responses
About 80%
About 40%
Approximately 76%
Companies mentioned：フードダイバーシティ株式会社、Halal Media Japan
A recipe collection for food-loving uncles who want to sneak off and cook in the middle of the night, featuring popular treats from bakeries such as cinnamon rolls, pancakes, muffins and cheesecakes.
Shizuoka’s largest sweet potato event is coming to Fuji City: “Oimo Fest FUJICITY 2026” will be held Oct. 23 (Fri.)–25 (Sun.)! Advance tickets go on sale Sept. 23 (Wed.) at a special price.
Explore the “next market” that technology trends alone can’t reveal! New free webinar: “How to identify early signals of market formation through policy, regulation and standardization”
Ask AI about your company name and it gets “mixed up with competitors” or “doesn’t show up”—learn why and how to measure it in 1 hour. Free practical seminar on “Measuring AI’s memory” to be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 7
Addressing real challenges on the spot, immediately after a tournament. 一般社団法人Square Plus and モスバーガー take on an individual athlete development initiative that “doesn’t impose answers”
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7 athletes who competed in a Square Plus-hosted tournament
Original1人あたり約30分間の個別（1on1）メンタリング
Companies mentioned：一般社団法人Square Plus、モスフードサービス、モスバーガー、Square Plus
【ROSA FAYRE】Making its first appearance at GOOD LIFE Fair 2026, one of Japan’s largest sustainable lifestyle exhibitions — sharing the present and future of the cosmetics industry as a partner of Tokyo’s “TOKYO Ethical” initiative
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Awareness of ethical consumption remains at just 27.1%
Of those who said they do not practice ethical consumption, 24.9%
“Simple Memo” launches “Conversational Memo,” a new feature powered by Apple Intelligence. Organize your thoughts through voice conversations while protecting your privacy, then save them to Obsidian
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“Conversational Memo” is available in Simple Memo version 5.9.9.
Announced the start of availability for major software updates, including iOS 27.
An Apple Intelligence-compatible iPhone running iOS 26 or later.
もんじゃ酒場「だしや」 Shibuya Center-gai location introduces a permanent student discount plan covering all 68 items: show a student ID to get all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink for 2,508 yen, 23% off
Vivid RGB-compatible printing, available starting from just 1 item. Online printer Graphic releases “acrylic ema plaques” and “acrylic omamori charms.”
[Limited to Jūgoya and Jūsanya] The hugely popular dango, with 4,000 skewers sold per day, gets a big makeover as a “giant rabbit”! Three moon-viewing sweets, including “Moon-Viewing Dango,” make their debut!
Bringing Nishio’s history and culture to the next generation! 西尾藩忍者隊 launches, offering fun learning and energizing the local community, and starts crowdfunding on CAMPFIRE.
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Target funding amount: 500,000 yen (All-in method)
Fundraising period: September 14 (Mon.) to October 31 (Sat.)
78.3% of people troubled by recurring buttock swelling and pus did not know the correct name of the condition｜A look at cases left untreated for an average of 2.7 years before diagnosis with pilonidal disease
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78.3% of people who had experienced buttock swelling and pus did not know the condition called “pilonidal disease”
The average time from the onset of symptoms to seeking medical care was a prolonged 2.7 years
67.0% of people diagnosed with pilonidal disease work in jobs that require sitting for 40 hours or more per week
Original保険適用で3割負担の場合、費用目安は約2〜4万円程度です。
Our supervising physician has performed more than 30,000 dermatologic surgeries, including operations for pilonidal disease
AI creative platform “PixAI” releases “Tsubaki.3,” its in-house anime-specialized model; publishes a technical report and open-sources its tagging model
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It has now grown into an AI platform for 2D creative works used by more than 16 million creators worldwide.
Starting with approximately 500 million image-text pairs collected from large-scale open-source datasets
Describes the approach used to narrow the dataset down to approximately 50 million pairs.
Following supervised fine-tuning using approximately 7,000 manually curated data points
Resolution was raised in stages to 768, 1024, and 1536 pixels
Supports PixAI’s in-house-developed anime models and more than 1.6 million community LoRAs
Create business cards on your smartphone and print them at a convenience store. The definitive business card creation app, “Convenience Store Business Card King,” is now available.
Eliminate scheduling errors, rework, and construction mistakes. Releases “Gencho Navi (Water-Related Equipment Edition),” an app specializing in on-site surveys
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Annual fee: 120,000 yen and up (excluding tax)
Initial fee: 30,000 yen (excluding tax)
Companies mentioned：福井コンピュータスマート株式会社、FC Apps Direct
Free monitor program recruiting participants for UNAGI, an electric shock experience device; adoption expanding among power, automotive, construction, and other companies
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Recruiting 20 companies for a 1-week free trial.
Product price: 88,000 yen (excluding tax, complete set)
【388 ingredients explained】For those who want to start or learn about “medicinal cuisine,” popular in TV dramas, and those experiencing vague health problems. A medicinal cuisine and kampo ingredient guide that clearly shows what to eat and what to limit based on your constitution and symptoms
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About a wide range of 388 ingredients
List price: ¥2,200 (tax included)
A5 format / 256 pages
The total number of followers across social media exceeds 250,000
LayerX, in collaboration with あいち銀行, to offer “Arch Bridge,” a corporate payment platform service that streamlines invoice processing for regional businesses, from October 1, 2026
建築AI経営研究会 releases a new “AI demonstrations for design and business operations” featuring guest lecturer Eiko Fukua of VADO design office —12 AI demonstration videos on design and sales now available
In 1922, Crown Prince Edward visited Japan. Trace his 28-day journey and his friendship with Emperor Showa, then Crown Prince, in “The British Crown Prince’s Journey Around Japan,” on sale September 24. Rare photographs bring back a portrait of Japan the year before the Great Kanto Earthquake.