[October 10 event] 今瀧健登, representative of 僕と私と株式会社, confirmed as a speaker at “IMPACT Z 2026,” a social festival bringing together Gen Z and older generations
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To be held at Shibuya Scramble Hall on Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time: 13:00–19:00 (tentative)
Expected attendance: approximately 400 (200 Gen Z participants and 200 from older generations)
JOURNAL STANDARD collaborates to mark the release of the analog edition of YEN TOWN BAND’s 1st album, “MONTAGE,” commemorating the 30th anniversary of the film “Swallowtail”
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¥7,700- (tax included)
¥6,600 (tax included)
Companies mentioned:YEN TOWN BAND、JOURNAL STANDARD、株式会社ベイクルーズ、角川文庫、KADOKAWA、ポニーキャニオン、Metropolis Studio、Neumann、ユニバーサルミュージックストア、TOHOシネマズ
First Los Angeles location opens on September 9! From Little Tokyo, known for Shohei Ohtani’s giant mural, onigiri specialty shop “ごちそう焼むすび おにまる” brings Japanese food culture to the world!
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, the first U.S. location, 『京都おにまる Los Angeles Little Tokyo店』, opened in Little Tokyo, a major hub in Los Angeles, U.S.
Little Tokyo is close to ドジャースタジアム, about a 10-minute drive away
The purchase price is approximately 3–4 times that of California rice.
The company operates a network of 50 locations in Japan and overseas.
Now accepting orders for collaboration items from the anime “Bocchi the Rock!” × “KINTO,” available through AMNIBUS, which sells original anime and manga merchandise
Orders open for original illustrated Conductor ver. trading acrylic cards and other items from the TV anime “Blue Lock” at AMNIBUS, which sells original anime and manga merchandise
【Kyoto The Shinmonzen】Introducing a new wellness experience to promote comfort and restful sleep, featuring custom pillows from nishikawa and an Ayurvedic head spa to guide body and mind into deep relaxation
Orders open for trading KemoQube acrylic nameplates, trading KemoQube can badges and other items from the “Danganronpa” series at AMNIBUS, which sells original anime and manga merchandise
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Price: ¥660 per item (tax included)
Price: ¥495 each (tax included)
Price: 275 yen per item (tax included).
Price: ¥1,100 each (tax included)
Cumulative shipments of the series surpass 10 million units worldwide!
From まぐろ問屋二代目マル城, delicious “fish set meals” are here! Popular menu items are now available as set meals, starting Saturday, September 19, during Silver Week!
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Signature item: “Tuna wholesaler’s sashimi set meal,” 1,958 yen including tax
“Tuna fry set meal,” 1,705 yen including tax
“Grilled silver cod set meal,” 1,958 yen including tax
“Tuna and whitebait rice bowl set meal,” 1,650 yen including tax
“Daily seafood rice bowl set meal,” 1,408 yen including tax
“Daily grilled fish set meal,” 1,078 yen including tax
Seafood ajillo, 1,188 yen including tax
Spice-scented shrimp and chips, 1,078 yen including tax
Japanese IP achieves target rates of up to tens of thousands of percent on Korean crowdfunding platform Wadiz(ワディズ); Japanese IP projects grow about 2 times in 1 year
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Wadiz’s domestic and international IP merchandise projects reach a cumulative scale of 1.1 billion yen
About 8,366 people took part
The campaign closed after raising about 26.68 million yen
About 27% of the total funding came from overseas supporters
Accounted for about 83% of overseas funding
Raised 66.63 million yen
10,396 people took part in the project
A total of 2,575 supporters hoped for it to reopen
Cumulative transaction value of about 150 billion yen
Inheritance DX service “そうぞくん” launches lifetime planning features, using AI to provide end-to-end support from tax-saving measures and will preparation through to future inheritance tax filing
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In 2024, the service was launched as a web-based offering that enables people without specialist knowledge to prepare inheritance tax returns.
【Free online seminar / 19:00, Thursday, September 24, 2026】Seminar to be held: “Decide next term’s revenue plan during this term—combinations and rollout sequence”
Why does “investing in people” fail to pay off? Publication of “Skills OS Management: A Decision-Making Foundation for the AI Era,” which makes skills a shared language for management
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56% of companies are “currently using” generative AI in their operations
Only 10% of companies say they have seen results that “greatly exceeded expectations”
39% of core skills used at work are forecast to become outdated
List price: 1,980 yen (1,800 yen before tax)
Standard shiroku-ban format / 256 pages / one-color printing
[Free admission] MINMI to appear on stage! “Little Mama Festa Ikebukuro 2026Sep.,” one of Japan’s largest parent-child festivals, to be held September 25 and 26
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Two days, September 25 (Friday) and 26 (Saturday), 2026
New autumn sweets featuring sweet potatoes and chestnuts arrive at the Minimal flagship store! A “Kinmitsu” sweet potato chocolate parfait and a chocolate Mont Blanc made with “Kasama Japanese chestnuts”
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Price: 1,800 yen (tax included)
Price: 1,620 yen (tax included)
Available: October 1, 2026–December 31, 2026
Employees: 40 (including part-time staff)
Companies mentioned:株式会社βace、Minimal - Bean to Bar Chocolate -
[Selected companies announced] Fiscal 令和8年度 program to support business expansion with major companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area and others, “STARTUP NAGASAKI,” hosted by 長崎県
[Survey of 1,200 people involved in IT adoption] How generative AI is changing IT purchasing behavior: 72.3% use generative AI to gather information, while a new risk emerges of being “ruled out before sales contact”
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Generative AI use rate during IT adoption: 72.3%
Organizing comparison criteria (49.5%)
Listing candidate products and services (34.1%)
Checking estimates and expected costs (34.1%)
A survey of 1,200 people involved in decisions about their company's IT adoption
[Exhibitor announcement] Introducing a “food-specialized logistics service” supporting food e-commerce and gift logistics at the [Food Logistics & 3PL General Exhibition]
YOSHIKI, TXT, Naomi Watanabe and others to appear at the world’s largest charity festival, “2026 Global Citizen Festival” | actcoin collaboration campaign names its NY correspondent
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More than 37,000 individual users
More than 400 organizations
Approximately 25,000 participation actions
Approximately 1.6 million habit-building actions
Approximately ¥26 million in donation actions
Companies mentioned:日本コムシンク株式会社、actcoin、Global Citizen、X JAPAN、TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Discovery of the mechanism by which skin stem cells maintain themselves: antioxidant enzyme SOD3 regulates the balance between stem cell self-renewal and differentiation
Aucnet Circular Economy Lab publishes its survey report on the used-car market price index for August 2026
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The used-car market price index for August 2026 stood at 2.428, down 0.032 (1.29%) from 2.460 the previous month, with July 2008 set at 1
Like the used-car market price index, the “average transaction price” uses July 2008 as 1; it stood at 1.603 this month, down 0.067 (4.00%) from 1.670 the previous month
Helping young people who don’t eat enough vegetables build a “delicious habit” with Crazy Salt: Winners announced for the “3-Line Vegetable Recipe Contest,” created by students at 東京家政大学
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61 entries received
The 3 winners received certificates and our products
[Photo exhibition] How “A Place to Return To” Came to Be: A record by a staff member who has continued visiting Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, for 10 years since Typhoon No. 10
Sharing the appeal of each region with the world: AI-powered multilingual service “prism OKAMI Edition” begins recruiting free trial accommodation facilities representing all 47 prefectures
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The service, which supports information sharing in up to 30 languages, will be provided free of charge to a total of 60 facilities through May 31, 2027
A service that supports information sharing in up to 30 languages
Provided free of charge through May 31, 2027
Application period: Friday, September 18 to Sunday, October 25, 2026
Selection results announced Monday, November 2, 2026
Service launch: planned to begin sequentially from November 2026
Official launch is scheduled for December 8
The free service period will be extended through November 30, 2027
Special pricing equivalent to the ASIA plan (annual fee: ¥240,000, excluding tax)
Make healthy choices more rewarding! SIRU+ introduces “PMN,” a purchase-outcome-linked program — launching “Receipt Challenge,” which combines health and incentives to encourage healthy habits through everyday shopping
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Established: November 2016
Companies mentioned:シルタス株式会社、WED株式会社、株式会社ギフティ、Performance Media Network
IMAGICAエンタテインメントメディアサービス publishes on its official website “Taking on ‘Real Cel Animation’: Director Takushi Koide Reveals the Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Analog Segment for the Opening of the TV Anime ‘Sayonara Lara’”
AWS and Salesforce integrate CRM data, AI agents and model selection into everyday tools
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※ This article is an abridged translation of “AWS and Salesforce Put CRM Data, AI Agents, and Model Choice Into the Tools Teams Use Every Day,” published in the United States on September 15, 2026.
Taking place September 30 (Wednesday) and October 1 (Thursday)! The 1st Kyushu Next-Generation Energy Expo, a specialized exhibition focused on renewable energy and decarbonization and one of the largest of its kind in Kyushu
17 “Regional Curators” with “Ignition Tickets” to attend “TechGALA 2026: BEYOND” announced; 13 speakers added in the second wave, along with 3 ambassadors
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13 speakers in the second wave
The previous event drew 5,500 visitors
More than 1,050 business meetings
Companies mentioned:Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium、名古屋大学、愛知県、名古屋市、浜松市
Emergency support for companies whose recruitment has stalled due to the suspension of RPO (recruitment outsourcing) services: waiving the ¥150,000 expedited launch fee for monthly recruitment outsourcing to help resume operations quickly
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Initial fee: ¥50,000 (before tax)
Monthly fee: from ¥200,000 (excluding tax; adjustable in ¥100,000 increments)
Nov. 4 (Wed.): AndTech to hold a WEB online Zoom seminar on “General-Purpose Robotic Hand Design and Grasping and Manipulation Technologies for Diverse Objects in the AI Era”
The online head-to-head Go platform 13-line.com, specializing in 13-line boards, officially launches! Featuring the heated “Championship Match” and a player-participation prediction system
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Premium membership: 330 yen per month (tax included)
Free trial: Enjoy all features for free for 30 days from registration.
[Exclusive to the 明治記念館 Pastry Shop] The autumn dessert “Verrine aux figues,” offering a lavish taste of figs, is now on sale for a limited time and proving popular! Fragrant with Earl Grey and vanilla, it is perfect for autumn teatime.
Ice Ref, a refrigerant-based heatstroke-prevention series that cools directly, to unveil new products, including models for strollers and pet carts, at the “1st Extreme Heat Tech” and “1st Heat Countermeasures Goods EXPO”
グランドメルキュール南房総リゾート&スパ obtains the international グリーン・グローブ certification, promoting sustainable hotel operations by reducing environmental impact and collaborating with the local community
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On August 7, 2026, it obtained グリーン・グローブ (Green Globe), an international certification for the travel and tourism industry.
About 30 people in total, including local residents, students, nearby organizations and hotel staff, worked to collect plastic waste and large pieces of rubbish buried in the sand or washed up on the coast.
Building on a comprehensive partnership agreement signed with Minamiboso City in April 2024, the hotel connects local producers and businesses with its dining offerings and introduces guests to the appeal of ingredients from Minamiboso.
※ “Spicy Steamed Clams with Seasonal Vegetables” and “Boso Whelks and Seasonal Vegetables in the Style of Mizugai” are scheduled to be available through October 31.
Contemporary artist Towa Takaya to hold solo exhibition “Descending Toward the Heights” at the World Heritage Site 仁和寺
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From October 25 (Sun.) to October 31 (Sat.), 2026
From November 6 (Fri.) to November 8 (Sun.)
Completed in Ninna 4 (888) by Emperor Uda, the 59th emperor
Rebuilt in Shoho 3 (1646)
In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the constituent properties of the “Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto”
Launched the art project WHYNOT.TOKYO in 2019
Since 2023, has supported the revival and continuation of Suzu ware
Joint research with 株式会社資生堂’s Mirai Development Research Institute has been underway since 2022
In 2025, presented Towa Takaya’s exhibition “Flux and Infinity” at the 3rd Japan International Art Festival / Osaka-Kansai Expo Exhibition
In 2026, created the cover illustrations for 明治書院’s high school Japanese-language textbooks “New Selection: Contemporary Japanese” and “New Selection: Language and Culture”
[109 companies participated, primarily from the transportation sector] Spoke at a seminar supporting certification as a workplace where employees can work comfortably
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109 companies participated, including 71 transportation companies
[This weekend, September 26 and 27!] Exhibiting makers and spirits announced for “JAPAN SPIRITS FESTIVAL 2026,” Japan’s distilled spirits festival! Held at Otemachi Gate Building in Tokyo! Free admission!
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September 26 (Sat.) and 27 (Sun.), 2026
3-minute walk from Otemachi Station
6-minute walk from Kanda Station
Purchase dedicated coins (sold from 1 coin for 250 yen)
Companies mentioned:ジャパンスピリッツフェスティバル合同会社、若鶴酒造、健土、小正醸造、重家酒造、日光街道小山蒸溜所、ヘリオス酒造、REUNION、十山、RePuBrew、Aoi Gin Craft Technology、高田酒造場、株式会社多良川、御岳蒸留所(西酒造)、KINASA GIN、若潮酒造、OPEN BOOK、kamui Whisky、新蒸留研究所、奥久慈塙蒸留所、小牧蒸留所、富田酒造場、八戸酒造 湊蒸留所、西田酒造店、ねっか、Japanese Dark Spirits、田崎酒造、モホドリ蒸溜研究所、柳田酒造、佐藤酒造、西吉田酒造、大山甚七商店 宮ヶ浜蒸溜所、国分酒造、World SPIRITS Awards WINNER Collection、ライスウイスキー Special Booth、citrusfarms たてみち屋
Free consultations with our executive officer, 喜多見梢, who has supported recruitment at more than 600 companies to date. Applications open September 18 and are limited to the first 3 companies.
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New graduate hires reach 160% of the previous year's figure
【Event Report】Around 100 attendees, including 14 listed companies! IR Robotics and 5 executive communities jointly hold the “Study Community Members Only Conference”
【and Mobility】Exclusive to AEON Card members! Campaign offering 30,000 WAON POINT for signing a new or used car lease with Mobikari starts September 19
11 years since its launch. Unique initiatives are spreading nationwide. “Kizzacare,” where children experience jobs in caregiving and welfare, will be held in Amagasaki on September 27
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Around 2.4 million care workers will be needed in fiscal 2026
Around 2.15 million in fiscal 2022
This means the workforce must grow by around 250,000
Modern bistronomy restaurant Sillage(シヤージュ) in Shirokane-Takanawa celebrates its 1st anniversary! Special commemorative dinner course and promotion to be held in October
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Price: 11,000 yen (tax included; service charge extra)