# AI News 180m Report｜2026-09-26 03:00–06:00 JST｜Page 4 of 27

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 2572 items from 10 sources; Taiwan, 55 items from 4 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## YOAJUNG opens its 1st Philippine store at SM Mall of Asia

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:51:54+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000028.000118492.html
- anchor: #n3012344
- Companies mentioned: YOAJUNG、YOAJUNG JAPAN、SM Mall of Asia、株式会社YOAJUNG JAPAN

Facts:
- Approximately 650 stores in South Korea
- 30 stores in Japan
- A wide variety of 46 toppings

## All-you-can-eat sushi featuring 50 premium items for 3,900 yen! Special prices to celebrate the grand opening, with unlimited servings of fatty tuna, sea urchin and salmon roe! A lavish gourmet experience available for a limited time in September—first come, first served! [FUJIYAMA TOKYO]

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:50:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000907.000014510.html
- anchor: #n3012345
- Companies mentioned: FUJIYAMA TOKYO、株式会社Globridge

Facts:
- 3,900 yen per person (tax included)
- All-you-can-eat for 90 minutes
- September 18, 2026 (Friday)
- When the 1st store opened in 2019
- Established: September 2008

## エス・エム・エス receives the “Chairperson’s Award, Excellence Prize” as a notable workplace improvement case for disability employment in Reiwa ８ fiscal year, from 独立行政法人高齢・障害・求職者雇用支援機構

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:49:11+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000477.000013298.html
- anchor: #n3012346
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エス・エム・エス、独立行政法人高齢・障害・求職者雇用支援機構、かべなし

Facts:
- The disability employment organization “Shared Services Group” has approximately 90 members
- The rate of employees promoted to regular employee status after at least 1 year with the company is 80%
- The retention rate 3 years after joining the company is 85.0%
- Aims to expand to approximately 200 members by 2030

## 株式会社サイトクリエーション’s website “公営競技の決済ガイド” changes its name to “公営競技の決済ガイド” | Rebrands as a specialist media outlet focused on payment information for public sports

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:49:05+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000062.000080834.html
- anchor: #n3012347
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社サイトクリエーション、公営競技の決済ガイド

## The Gospel of Wealth, a historic classic that influenced Bill Gates, arrives in a long-awaited new translation!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:46:16+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000657.000002398.html
- anchor: #n3012348
- Companies mentioned: アチーブメント株式会社、アチーブメント出版株式会社、マイクロソフト

Facts:
- Approximately 90% of his own wealth
- More than 2,500 public libraries and universities
- More than 540,000 people
- Ranked 3rd
- 11 consecutive years

## 【あしたの賃貸PJシンポジウム】”賃貸からまちを動かす” をテーマに、英国の住宅協会「ピーボディ」、介護×まちづくり「ぐるんとびー」、廃墟団地再生「門司港1950団地」など、日英の取組を紹介。

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:45:09+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000037.000069066.html
- anchor: #n3012349
- Companies mentioned: ピーボディ、ぐるんとびー、門司港1950団地、Urushibara Architecture and Consultancy、吉浦ビル

Facts:
- Owns and provides more than 109,000 homes
- Supports the health, economic well-being and happiness of more than 30,000 residents annually
- Employment support for more than 500 people
- Provides opportunities for activities to approximately 26,000 children and young people
- Approximately £500,000 in funding grants
- A former prefectural housing complex built 75 years ago
- 家賃壱万円

## 【NHKカルチャー】Enjoy a celebrated Kyoto café all to yourself! A special class with Minori Kai visits “喫茶 翡翠” to learn while savoring its offerings.

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:40:13+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000779.000071793.html
- anchor: #n3012350
- Companies mentioned: NHKカルチャー、NHK文化センター京都教室、喫茶 翡翠

Facts:
- Members: 12,430 yen (tax included)
- General admission (membership not required): 13,090 yen (tax included)

## New “Last Origin” event “Palace of the Recluse Goddess,” Part 2, now available! New skins for AA-7 Impet and Calypso! Skin sale also underway

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:40:07+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000197.000155525.html
- anchor: #n3012351
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社G・O・P、VALOFE Co., Ltd.

Facts:
- After maintenance on September 17, 2026 (Thursday)
- Before maintenance on Thursday, October 1, 2026
- 192 tuna cans (L2D / damaged version available)
- 182 tuna cans (L2D / damaged version available)
- Approximately 20% off

## インフキュリオン、アルファリアおよび三井住友カードと連携し「Winvoice」を活用した医薬品業界向けBtoB決済サービス「ファーマトレードペイ」（仮称）を2026年10月7日より提供開始予定

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:40:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000159.000031359.html
- anchor: #n3012355
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社インフキュリオン、アルファリア株式会社、三井住友カード株式会社、東邦ホールディングス株式会社

Facts:
- Can shorten and consolidate collection periods to “as little as 30 days”
- Scheduled to launch on October 7, 2026

## シンカ to exhibit at “CareTEX Osaka '26,” one of western Japan’s largest exhibitions for the nursing care industry

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:40:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000316.000016795.html
- anchor: #n3012354
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社シンカ、LINEヤフー株式会社

Facts:
- Event dates: October 14 (Wed)–16 (Fri), 2026, 9:30–17:00
- Admission: 5,000 yen (free with advance registration)
- Used at more than 3,300 companies and 6,600 locations
- Capital: ¥420 million (as of the end of June 2026)
- Employees: 93 (as of the end of June 2026)

## Notice Regarding Acquisition of Business Land (Tokumaru, Itabashi Ward)

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:40:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000085.000141156.html
- anchor: #n3012353
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社THEグローバル社

Facts:
- Site area: 733.41㎡

## What does a survey of 459 salespeople reveal about the relationship between customer focus, job satisfaction and sales performance? (株式会社アルヴァスデザイン)

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:40:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000045.000015496.html
- anchor: #n3012352
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アルヴァスデザイン、HR dock、株式会社HR dock

Facts:
- BtoB営業職459名
- 265 men
- 194 women
- Average age: 46.11 years
- July 2026

## ドコモSMTBネット銀行 launches a foreign currency deposit sale

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:39:45+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000625.000037968.html
- anchor: #n3012356
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ドコモSMTBネット銀行、日銀

Facts:
- The foreign exchange cost at the time of purchase will be 0 sen (one-way)
- A campaign offering the service free of charge for approximately 3 months

## 【NHKカルチャー】Essayist and writer Minori Kai presents her special class “Beloved Classic Hotels” in Aoyama, Tokyo, and Umeda, Osaka. Online streaming will also be available on each date.

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:39:35+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000778.000071793.html
- anchor: #n3012357
- Companies mentioned: NHKカルチャー、エクスナレッジ

Facts:
- In-person class, members: 5,720 yen (tax included)
- General (membership not required): 6,864 yen (tax included)
- Online: members and nonmembers (no membership required), 4,400 yen (tax included)

## ユードム holds a digital talent development class for children together with high school and university students in Mito

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:39:09+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000010.000167005.html
- anchor: #n3012358
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ユードム、特定非営利活動法人国際教育eスポーツ連盟ネットワーク日本本部、NASEF JAPAN

Facts:
- A total of 192 elementary and junior high school students
- Results indicating “Very good/Good”
- “Very good” 80%
- “It was fun to try” 170 people
- 111 people
- “I would like to participate again with the same content” 145 people
- “I would like to participate even with different content” 59 people
- The group’s total number of employees has surpassed 500
- 100億企業へ向けて
- Employees: 429 (standalone) / 540 (group)

## Get Niigata’s new rice in Ginza earlier than anywhere else! Compare this year’s debut variety, “Natsuhime” “Niigata New Rice Park in THE NIIGATA” to be held

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:39:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000169.000093838.html
- anchor: #n3012359
- Companies mentioned: 銀座・新潟情報館 THE NIIGATA、株式会社フルタイム、新潟県

Facts:
- For 3 days, from September 21, 2026 (Mon., holiday) to 23 (Wed., holiday)
- A new variety developed by 新潟県 over 17 years
- Participation fee: 4,000 yen

## A free seminar on how to nurture young children’s “motivation to learn,” something every preschool seeking to foster “noncognitive skills” should know about, will be held on October 2 (Fri.)

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:37:54+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000213.000008822.html
- anchor: #n3012360
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社タオ

Facts:
- Friday， October 2， 2026
- 13:00〜13:40
- Approximately 100 genres
- 10,000 questions
- More than 30 countries and regions

## [Takashimaya] AI meets traditional crafts to create new patterns! “Edo komon” born in the Reiwa era / An industry-academia collaboration project tackling the preservation of Edo komon techniques. Sales begin at 5 Takashimaya stores on October 7 (Wed.)

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:37:22+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001570.000069859.html
- anchor: #n3012361
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社髙島屋、文京学院大学

Facts:
- 2 new designs
- About 1 year of trial and error

## The first tonneau-shaped model has been released from the “100th Anniversary Series Open Heart Automatic” by German watch brand “ZEPPELIN.”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:35:11+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002008.000025284.html
- anchor: #n3012362
- Companies mentioned: ZEPPELIN、ツェッペリン、株式会社ウエニ貿易、ウエニ貿易、タイメックス、フルラ(時計)、ヴェルサーチェウォッチ、ハンブルリッチ、スピニカー、ヘンリーロンドン、エンジェルハート、エンジェルクローバー、ペッレ モルビダ

Facts:
- Price: 79,200 yen (tax included)
- Price: 82,500 yen (tax included)
- Case Size: W36㎜×H37㎜

## “People are reading the job listings, but no one is applying” — Analysis of hiring data from 107 small and medium-sized businesses

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:33:21+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000187561.html
- anchor: #n3012363
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社Shake、HRShaker、Indeed、Airワーク、Glic株式会社

Facts:
- Job listings with a click-through rate exceeding 5%
- The job openings-to-applicants ratio was 1.18 times
- The national weighted average minimum wage for fiscal 2026 is 1,176 yen
- Job listing management for more than 100 companies
- Up to 500 scout messages sent per month

## Downtown Kagoshima becomes an exhibition venue for “Saigo-don.” “Saigo Downtown Expo — Autumn Edition” starts September 19

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:33:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000116.000100148.html
- anchor: #n3012364
- Companies mentioned: 鹿児島市、西郷南洲顕彰館、KYT鹿児島歴史マスター、にく食堂 ぎゅう太、ハイパーチキン野郎、さつま芋･ソフトクリームスタンド、西郷どん公式X、西郷どん公式Instagram

Facts:
- From September 19, 2026 (Sat.) to November 3 (Tue., holiday)
- For 3 winners in total on X and Instagram
- Entry period: September 18 to November 3
- September 24, 2027, marks 150 years since the death of Saigo Takamori
- January 23, 2028, marks the major milestone of 200 years since his birth
- Born on January 23, 1828
- His life ended on September 24, 1877

## A day trip to 箕面温泉スパーガーデン・Premium 箕面観光ホテル is also recommended! The “Lady’s Mont Blanc” is here! Lunch buffet starts October 1, 2026 (Thu.)

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:32:32+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000764.000018653.html
- anchor: #n3012365
- Companies mentioned: GENSEN HOLDINGS株式会社、Premium 箕面観光ホテル、箕面温泉スパーガーデン

Facts:
- Operates 75 hot spring hotels, inns and theme parks nationwide
- Weekdays: Adults 2,900 yen; weekends and holidays: 3,600 yen
- Elementary school students: 1,900 yen
- Young children: 1,500 yen
- Weekdays: Adults 4,400 yen; weekends and holidays: 5,100 yen
- Elementary school students: ¥2,900
- Young children: 1,900 yen
- 1枠 11,000円（税込）
- A sky-high open-air bath at an elevation of about 180 m
- Reopens after renovations on October 1, 2026 (Thu.)

## 【福岡県庁】在住外国人の相談窓口「FUKUOKA IS OPENセンター」が10月1日から体制を大幅拡充

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:32+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000061.000186122.html
- anchor: #n3012366
- Companies mentioned: 福岡県、福岡出入国在留管理局、日本年金機構、法テラス福岡、福岡外国人雇用サービスセンター、日本司法支援センター福岡地方事務所、福岡法務局、福岡県弁護士会、福岡県行政書士会、福岡県社会保険労務士会、独立行政法人日本貿易振興機構福岡貿易情報センター、ジェトロ福岡

Facts:
- We will significantly expand our consultation services from October 1
- Languages supported: 26

## Salesforce and Google Cloud integrate infrastructure and agents toward a single, unified AI stack

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:09+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000404.000041550.html
- anchor: #n3012367
- Companies mentioned: Salesforce、Google Cloud、SharkNinja、Tableau

Facts:
- Announced in the United States on September 15, 2026
- Migration for some U.S. customers to begin in the 4th quarter of 2026
- Scheduled for general availability in North America in November 2026
- Plans call for a phased rollout to regions including Germany and feature expansion in 2027
- Scheduled for general availability in late October 2026
- Scheduled for general availability in fall 2026

## [キング軒 Kandaimae Store] Opening September 24, 2026! Osaka’s 3rd location of the Hiroshima-born soupless tantanmen specialty restaurant opens in front of Kansai University

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000018.000151908.html
- anchor: #n3012400
- Companies mentioned: キングファクトリーグループ、キング軒

Facts:
- Sept. 24, 2026
- Osaka’s 3rd location
- Mix thoroughly more than 30 times
- 60 minutes free

## Shinjuku Marui Annex undergoes major renovation! A new cultural hub where passions intersect.

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004210.000003860.html
- anchor: #n3012399
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社丸井、株式会社丸井グループ、水曜日のアリス東京、TOP TOY、かんざし屋wargo、北斎グラフィック、箸や万作、エディテッドジャパン、シナモロールカフェ、MEDICOS SHOP、きらら＆FUZ オフィシャルストア、オトメイトストア、エテルノレシ、mine by LAFARY、アメモバ、THEキャラSHOP、HoshibakoWorks、アトリエピエロ、ビック・ママ

Facts:
- The 1st-floor area will undergo a major renovation on September 18, 2026 (Fri.)
- New shops and content to open one after another from fall 2026

## Notice Regarding the Acquisition of Shares in 株式会社HRアソシエ (Making It a Subsidiary)

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001154.000003176.html
- anchor: #n3012398
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社HRアソシエ、株式会社ビースタイルホールディングス、しゅふＪＯＢ

Facts:
- Capital: 10 million yen
- Capital: 310,095,588 yen (as of March 31, 2026)

## ABEJA develops an advanced version of “Human in the Loop,” “Triple Human in the Loop,” and files a patent application

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000233.000010628.html
- anchor: #n3012397
- Companies mentioned: ABEJA、株式会社ABEJA

Facts:
- Since its founding in 2012
- “Human in the Loop” has been incorporated into ABEJA Platform since 2018

## An opening ceremony for “Chik Cafe Saitama University” will be held at Saitama University Library on September 30, 2026

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000063.000039334.html
- anchor: #n3012396
- Companies mentioned: 国立大学法人埼玉大学、株式会社エンリッション、Mitty株式会社、ENRISSION INDIA CAPITAL株式会社、Enrission India Pvt.Ltd、東京大学、京都大学、早稲田大学、慶應義塾大学

Facts:
- The lounge space in the library foyer (approximately 150 m²)
- Will be transformed into a “知るカフェ” with about 70 seats
- Used by approximately 50,000 university and graduate students per month
- Companies hold about 5,600 Meetups annually

## Yume Tenbo’s consolidated subsidiary Naracamicie Japan makes QVC its 3rd sales channel

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000052.000142880.html
- anchor: #n3012395
- Companies mentioned: 夢展望株式会社、ナラカミーチェジャパン株式会社、QVC、NARACAMICIE

Facts:
- From 19:00 on September 24, 2026 (Thu.)
- Broadcast time: 19:00–
- Number of items for sale: 5
- Capital: 1,028 million yen

## [On sale from 9/19] Support Chiba through food! Peanut sweets supporting the “Chiba Heavy Rain Disaster Relief Fund” on sale for a limited 2 months

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003942.000014571.html
- anchor: #n3012394
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ニュー・オータニ、ホテルニューオータニ幕張、千葉県

Facts:
- On sale for a limited period from September 19, 2026 (Sat.) to November 23 (Mon., holiday)
- 千葉県産ピーナッツプリン ￥1,300
- 千葉県産ピーナッツサントノーレ ￥1,500（土・日・祝日 限定）

## 三井住友カード、アルファリアとインフキュリオンと連携し製薬メーカー・医薬品卸会社間のBtoB決済サービス「ファーマトレードペイ(仮称)」を開始

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000987.000032321.html
- anchor: #n3012393
- Companies mentioned: 三井住友カード、アルファリア、インフキュリオン、東邦ホールディングス、Winvoice

Facts:
- Can shorten and consolidate collection periods to “as little as 30 days”
- Scheduled to launch on October 7, 2026

## Launch of “ウルテク Web Sales,” which turns visits to BtoB websites into leads and sales opportunities

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000216.000006043.html
- anchor: #n3012392
- Companies mentioned: ログリー株式会社、ウルテク

## 【福岡県庁】The “がんばろう熊本 マイナビ ツール・ド・九州２０２６” is about to begin! Alongside thrilling bicycle races, there will also be a parade and giveaways!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000063.000186122.html
- anchor: #n3012391
- Companies mentioned: 福岡県、マイナビ、ブリヂストン、精華女子高等学校、西日本短期大学付属高等学校、ハニーズダンスアカデミー、九州男児新鮮組、SAMURAI BALLERS、D－５１、杉山３９、工藤 友美、ミーナ天神、大丸福岡

Facts:
- Overall length: 7.8 m
- Width: 2.5 m
- Height: 4.0 m
- Sponsor and food-and-drink booths (more than 60 shops)

## 【JAF山口】Learn about traffic safety with JAF on the final day of Silver Week! JAF to set up a booth at the “9th Hofu Fureai Festival”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000007630.000010088.html
- anchor: #n3012390
- Companies mentioned: JAF、一般社団法人日本自動車連盟、イオンタウン防府、ソユーファミリーゲームフィールド

Facts:
- Wednesday, September 23 (holiday)
- 10:00～16:00
- September 23, 2026

## Registered No. 3556: Shinichiro Tanaka honored for conquering all 24 venues

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000193.000157135.html
- anchor: #n3012389
- Companies mentioned: BOATRACE振興会、auじぶん銀行

Facts:
- Conquering all 24 venues
- 40th in history
- 33rd in history among recipients of the association’s awards
- 1-ounce gold coin

## ワークマン to hold new product launch event for “climate change / temperature fluctuation countermeasures”‼ Typhoons are 1.8 times last year’s level, precipitation is 365%, and sunshine lasts just 7.4 hours; “XShelter” takes on extreme weather

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000116.000013308.html
- anchor: #n3012388
- Companies mentioned: ワークマン、WORKMAN Plus、Workman Colors、株式会社ワークマン、株式会社未来トレンド研究機構

Facts:
- Temperature: 31°C–33°C
- Humidity: approximately 50%
- 4 million garments, 3 times last year’s figure
- Plans to reach 14 billion yen
- Outside temperature: 30°C
- Insulation (temperature difference between inside and outside): 13°C or more
- Light-absorbing heat generation: 15°C or more
- Antibacterial activity value: 5.5 or higher

## 『STORIUM』 partners with researcher media outlet 『esse-sense』. Connecting a database of 311,000 researchers in Japan, it links research insights to business co-creation on a single platform

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000029.000052863.html
- anchor: #n3012387
- Companies mentioned: STORIUM、esse-sense、株式会社グランストーリー、Grand Story、株式会社エッセンス、Beyond Next Ventures、Genesia Ventures、UntroD Capital Japan、NPO法人ミラツク

Facts:
- Database of 311,000 researchers in Japan
- Begins on September 17, 2026
- R&D startups: 19 companies
- Investors and operating companies: 28 companies
- Currently, approximately 1,000 companies and organizations are participating

## 愛知県みよし市 signs an agreement on reuse

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000557.000006029.html
- anchor: #n3012386
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ジモティー、愛知県みよし市

Facts:
- Reuse agreements signed with 321 municipalities nationwide

## 秋田県能代市 signs an agreement on reuse

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000558.000006029.html
- anchor: #n3012385
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ジモティー、秋田県能代市

Facts:
- Reuse agreements signed with 321 municipalities nationwide

## Nearly 90% of patients do not rely solely on online reviews—2026 Patient White Paper, based on a nationwide survey of 4,000 people, released for the first time

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000153.000010559.html
- anchor: #n3012384
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ギミック、ドクターズ・ファイル、クリニック未来ラボ、ネオマーケティング

Facts:
- A total of 4,000 patients nationwide surveyed
- Nearly 90% (88.2%) said they had “looked into it in more detail afterward”
- “Consultation days and hours” ranked highest (71.0%)
- “Information about the doctor (such as treatment policy and areas of expertise)” (69.2%)
- “Convenience of the location (distance from home or workplace)” (61.3%)
- “Insufficient explanations” was the most common response (45.0%)
- “It is difficult to ask questions” (33.2%)
- “The doctor’s choice of words and manner of speaking” (27.1%)
- “How carefully the doctor explains things” ranked highest (70.1%)
- “The doctor’s personality and communication skills” (62.3%)
- “Accuracy and expertise of medical care

## The cloud service for centrally managing multiple online shops, “CROSS MALL,” partners with marketplace-building platform “Mirakl”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000208.000027651.html
- anchor: #n3012383
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アイル、フラッグシップ株式会社、Mirakl、株式会社ニトリ

Facts:
- Adopted by more than 450 companies globally
- Operations began in April 2026
- 資本金 ： 3億54百万円
- Employees: 1,076
- 売上高 ： 208億89百万円

## BASE joins the “Product Safety Pledge (Japan),” an initiative to protect consumers from recalled or unsafe products

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000325.000030814.html
- anchor: #n3012382
- Companies mentioned: BASE株式会社、PAY ID、OECD、消費者庁、総務省消防庁、経済産業省、厚生労働省、国土交通省、PAY株式会社、want.jp株式会社、株式会社Eストアー、Port株式会社

Facts:
- The cumulative number of registered IDs has surpassed 20 million
- Capital: ¥8.84754 billion

## 愛知県みよし市 begins partnering with “おいくら” on its unwanted-item reuse program

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000561.000015239.html
- anchor: #n3012381
- Companies mentioned: 愛知県みよし市、株式会社マーケットエンタープライズ、尾三衛生組合、おいくら

Facts:
- Approximately 1,770,000 people have used the service to date (as of the end of June 2026)
- Municipalities that have adopted “おいくら”: 349

## Real estate investment platform 楽待 cuts property listing work from 5 minutes to 30 seconds. New feature automatically enters details from property sales sheets using AI!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000609.000001240.html
- anchor: #n3012380
- Companies mentioned: 楽待株式会社

Facts:
- Cuts property listing work from 5 minutes to 30 seconds
- AI automatically enters information in up to 29 fields
- 1回に最大4ファイルのアップロードが可能

## ExaWizards and Sumitomo Wiring Systems jointly develop “a group of AI agents operating at production sites around the world” using physical AI technology

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000494.000030192.html
- anchor: #n3012379
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エクサウィザーズ、住友電装株式会社

Facts:
- Transactions with more than 2,500 companies*
- 310 patent applications filed to date
- Launching in August 2026
- 2025–2026
- 2027–2028
- “Global rollout across all regions” in 2030

## Launch of “AIO for HR,” a new AI-powered recruitment communications support service—optimizing recruitment websites, job listings and human capital information so AI can understand them and candidates can find them more easily

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000283.000034654.html
- anchor: #n3012378
- Companies mentioned: アウンコンサルティング株式会社、株式会社マイナビ

Facts:
- “Insufficient candidate pool (number of applications)” ranked highest at 68.8%
- “Staff shortages (including competing demands from other work)” also reached 33.8%

## SHIFT wins contract from 防衛装備庁 for “accompanying support services for startups and non-defense industries”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000169.000018724.html
- anchor: #n3012377
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社SHIFT、防衛装備庁、JADC

Facts:
- Approximately 9 months
- July 9, 2026 (Reiwa 8) (Thursday)
- March 26, 2027 (Reiwa 9) (Friday)

## 【ハロウィーン企画】広島空港前・八天堂ビレッジで限定メニュー＆イベント！食べて・遊んで・仮装して、家族の思い出を作る“体験型ハロウィーン”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000394.000061362.html
- anchor: #n3012376
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社八天堂、八天堂ビレッジ、八天堂カフェリエ、天空カフェ＆ファクトリー、空の駅 オーチャード

Facts:
- Price: 1,800 yen (tax included)
- Price: 850 yen (tax included)
- Price: ¥1,200 (tax included)
- Price: 900 yen (tax included) for dine-in
- 料金：1名様1,500円（税込）
- Participation fee: ¥500 (tax included)

## 【From strategy development to profit generation】TWOSTONE&Sons Group establishes “TWOSTONE Sync” and launches a consulting business that supports clients “from strategy through execution and implementation”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000383.000015060.html
- anchor: #n3012375
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社TWOSTONE&Sons、株式会社TWOSTONE Sync、株式会社ベイカレント、enableX、AI推進室、Midworks、Midworks for AI、TechStars Agent、Expert Partners Marketing

Facts:
- Established on September 1, 2026
- About half of companies promoting AI adoption encounter difficulties at the PoC and other stages

## 【Making transformation a starting point for growth】TWOSTONE&Sons Group establishes “Agentic” and launches a business supporting corporate transformation through “AX based on management indicators”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000384.000015060.html
- anchor: #n3012374
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社TWOSTONE&Sons、株式会社Agentic、ジーニー、JAPAN AI株式会社、Branding Engineer、enableX、AI推進室、Midworks、TechStars Agent、Expert Partners Marketing

Facts:
- Designing AI strategies and concepts
- Selecting AI tools and technologies

## AI CROSS to speak at “IT & Information Systems DXPO Fukuoka '26”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000295.000021834.html
- anchor: #n3012373
- Companies mentioned: AI CROSS株式会社、NTT西日本、NTTドコモ、九州工業大学、九州栄養福祉大学

Facts:
- Internal AI usage rate: 87.5%
- 67.5% of all employees report saving at least 3 hours of work per week

## 【Saitama・October, before winter preparations】Safely collecting power-tool batteries replaced during autumn DIY and on-site work, plus swollen mobile batteries from warehouses｜Saitama, Kawaguchi and Koshigaya; on-site pickup available for items that cannot be collected, for 7,700 yen【Continuing through October】

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000378.000163141.html
- anchor: #n3012372
- Companies mentioned: SYSTR株式会社

Facts:
- 2個目以降：1個につき 3,300円
- 【Area surcharge (pickup service)】 +2,200 yen

## Signs a partnership agreement on regional revitalization with Hatoyama Town, where the population has fallen approximately 31% from its peak

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000206.000023406.html
- anchor: #n3012371
- Companies mentioned: クオン株式会社、C&R社

Facts:
- 10 million actual individuals
- 100 million cumulative people
- Online population with ties to the region (approximately 75,000 people
- Increase in hometown tax donations (approximately 18 times in 3 years
- Fan communities for more than 300 companies and local governments to date

## New rhythm game “BanG Dream! Our Notes” surpasses 1.8 million global pre-registrations and reaches 1.9 million!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000009753.000014827.html
- anchor: #n3012370
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ブシロード、BanG Dream!、Poppin'Party、Roselia、Morfonica、RAISE A SUILEN、MyGO!!!!!、Ave Mujica、夢限大みゅーたいぷ、millsage、一家Dumb Rock!

Facts:
- Surpasses 1.8 million global pre-registrations and reaches 1.9 million
- Upon reaching 2 million, an “[Release Commemoration] Guaranteed SSR Member Gacha Ticket ×1” is planned as an additional reward
- The official release date for “バンドリ！アワーノーツ” has been set for Thursday, September 24, 2026

## The 24th ブリヂストン Children's Eco Art Contest to be held. Theme: “I found it! The wonders of nature”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000424.000013327.html
- anchor: #n3012369
- Companies mentioned: ブリヂストンスポーツ株式会社、株式会社ブリヂストン、ブリヂストン

Facts:
- A total of 41,862 entries submitted from across Japan
- A total of 807,883 paintings were submitted

## The skyticket app from the comprehensive travel booking site “skyticket” surpasses 26 million cumulative downloads!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:30:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000292.000011606.html
- anchor: #n3012368
- Companies mentioned: skyticket、株式会社アドベンチャー

Facts:
- The app surpasses 26 million cumulative downloads

## 【UNDERSON UNDERSON】Launches new stress-free ribbed underwear made with at least 30% naturally derived washi paper

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:28:38+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004475.000018505.html
- anchor: #n3012401
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社マッシュスタイルラボ、UNDERSON UNDERSON、USAGI ONLINE、emmi

Facts:
- Available in 5 styles
- ￥6,930-
- ￥13,200-
- ￥17,930-
- ￥4,950-

## 【Kumamoto・コスギ不動産ホールディングス】Achieves a double victory in the team and individual categories at the 25th All-Japan Corporate Golf Tournament

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:27:31+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000021.000085800.html
- anchor: #n3012402
- Companies mentioned: コスギ不動産ホールディングス、RELO CLUB、コスギ不動産Bチーム、コスギ不動産Cチーム、コスギ不動産Dチーム、ジャナス、阿蘇ハイランド開発、かいごのみらい、清正製菓、株式会社コスギ不動産、株式会社コスギ不動産リアルティ、株式会社コスギ不動産リーシング、株式会社熊本ファシリティ、株式会社レントサポート、株式会社熊本リアルティ

Facts:
- Team score: “214”
- Score: “69 (35・34)”
- 84 teams from across Japan
- 84 teams, 332 people
- 13th appearance overall
- 4th team victory

## 横浜市岩間市民プラザ presents a screening of “Cinema at Iwama ⑰: The Intouchables”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:27:22+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001603.000014302.html
- anchor: #n3012403
- Companies mentioned: 横浜市岩間市民プラザ、吉野町・岩間アート＆メディアパートナーズ、株式会社tvkコミュニケーションズ、公益財団法人横浜市芸術文化振興財団、株式会社清光社、株式会社横浜メディアアド

Facts:
- Advance tickets: 1,000 yen
- 1,200 yen on the day
- 165 people per session
- 10% discount

## Netsujo株式会社 officially launches “Netsujo SIGNAL,” a web sales improvement platform that digs down to the implementation-level causes of lost sales opportunities.

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:26:53+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000002.000181059.html
- anchor: #n3012405
- Companies mentioned: Netsujo株式会社

Facts:
- 70,000 yen per month (before tax)
- 300,000 yen per month (before tax)
- From 900,000 yen (before tax)
- A free 14-day trial
- First 20 companies

## That cold “curry cold noodles” is back in Akihabara! 東京冷麺 resumes serving its fall and winter limited-time menu from October 3, 2026 (Saturday) | Closed during Silver Week

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:26:35+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000383.000163141.html
- anchor: #n3012406
- Companies mentioned: 東京冷麺、SYSTR株式会社

Facts:
- Price: 1,000 yen (tax included)
- Service resumes: October 3, 2026 (Saturday)

## “Famima Food Drive” is launching at ファミリーマート stores in Hirakata City and Shijonawate City.

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:26:10+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000026.000083666.html
- anchor: #n3012407
- Companies mentioned: ファミリーマート、特定非営利活動法人 寝屋川市民たすけあいの会

Facts:
- 7 ファミリーマート stores in Hirakata City
- 2 ファミリーマート stores in Shijonawate City
- More than 5,000 stores nationwide
- Founded in 1978 so residents could address the various challenges in their community as their own concerns
- Obtained nonprofit corporation status in 2001

## Online seminar for project owners on understanding life-cycle costs in an era of rising construction costs

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:24:47+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000169856.html
- anchor: #n3012408
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アクア

Facts:
- Supports more than 1,000 renovation and repair projects annually
- Repair and replacement costs account for approximately 30% of life-cycle costs (LCC)

## 【ＢＳ日テレ】Yuki Matsushita and Jin Katagiri delve into the art mystery program “The Universal Genius”! Shin: Masterpiece Mysteries of the World ~ The 500-year mystery of Leonardo da Vinci ~

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:23:12+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001055.000125910.html
- anchor: #n3012409
- Companies mentioned: ＢＳ日テレ、ルーヴル美術館

Facts:
- Drew an audience of 1.5 million during its Japan visit
- Sold at auction for approximately 50.8 billion yen

## UNMIX announces participation in “Daikanyama Beauty Picnic,” part of “Daikanyama Soryosai 2026”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:22:54+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000004.000174792.html
- anchor: #n3012410
- Companies mentioned: UNMIX、株式会社YOSHIKAWA OPERATING JAPAN、代官山T-SITE、蔦屋書店

Facts:
- 開催日時：2026年9月23日(水・祝)～9月24日(木)
- Event hours: 11:00–18:00
- くじ引きは1回500円

## Produced by Shigekix! “Breakin’ Summit 2026,” bringing together juniors from across Japan, to be held October 10

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:20:10+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000047.000069009.html
- anchor: #n3012411
- Companies mentioned: 東急不動産ホールディングス、第一生命保険、味の素、公益社団法人 日本ダンススポーツ連盟、一般社団法人渋谷未来デザイン

Facts:
- Saturday, October 10, 2026
- Limited to 48 teams
- 1名 5,000円（税込）
- JDSF members: 1 person, 4,000 yen (tax included)

## タイムアウト東京、森ビル・ダブリューズカンパニーと共同で、アークヒルズに「角を曲がった先」へ送り出す空間『Another Corner』を開設。第一弾は9月18日「NORDIC NIGHT」

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:20:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000096.000081809.html
- anchor: #n3012414
- Companies mentioned: タイムアウト東京、ORIGINAL Inc.、森ビル株式会社、株式会社ダブリューズカンパニー、ARK HiLLS CAFE、バッケン（BACKEN）、コスケンコルヴァ

Facts:
- A space of approximately 70 square meters
- Entrance: 2,000 yen (tax included)

## Preparing for winter at the Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden: the 53rd “Putting a Cape on the Little Peeing Boy” event to be held November 3 (Tuesday, public holiday)!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:20:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003724.000005180.html
- anchor: #n3012413
- Companies mentioned: 六甲山観光株式会社、神戸芸術工科大学、阪急阪神ホールディングス

Facts:
- Nov. 3 (Tue, holiday)
- Entries of all 12 works
- First 100 people
- Adults (junior high school students and older): 900 yen
- Children (ages 4 to elementary school age): 450 yen
- 1,000 yen
- 2,000 yen

## 【ザ ストリングス 表参道】Reservations open for the “Christmas Illumination Dinner Course 2026”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:20:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000976.000053012.html
- anchor: #n3012412
- Companies mentioned: ザ ストリングス 表参道、株式会社ベストホスピタリティーネットワーク、Cafe & Dining ZelkovA、TAVERN by the green

Facts:
- 【Price】￥16,500 ※Tax and service charge included
- 【Price】￥6,200 ※Tax and service charge included
- 【Price】￥12,500 ※Tax and service charge included
- 【Price】￥20,000 ※Tax and service charge included
- 【Price】￥7,500 ※Tax and service charge included

## Launching support to help junior high school students who are not attending school navigate their transition to high school

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:17:57+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000904.000099150.html
- anchor: #n3012415
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社NIJIN、NIJIN高等学院

Facts:
- 全国の国公私立小・中学校における不登校児童生徒数は約35万4千人
- Founded in April 2022

## “蔵出し味噌 麺場 田所商店” sponsors the stamp rally at the セガ／アトラス booth at “Tokyo Game Show 2026”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:17:28+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000041.000171465.html
- anchor: #n3012416
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社トライ・インターナショナル、セガ、アトラス、蔵出し味噌 麺場 田所商店

Facts:
- A total of 250 people over 5 days
- September 17, 2026 (Thursday) to September 21 (Monday, public holiday)

## 【Fukuoka Prefecture 朝倉市】Start with a visit—even as a tourist, come to Asakura. Latest issue, vol.6, of the free magazine “Konne Asakura” published!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:16:21+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000661.000041975.html
- anchor: #n3012417
- Companies mentioned: 朝倉市、COFFEE HOUSE HIRO、筑後地区観光協議会、西鉄、福岡市営地下鉄、久留米市観光案内所、移住相談センター

Facts:
- A coffee shop with a 48-year history

## Japanese urushi artist Takukumi Terada takes first place in the visitor vote in Florence

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:16:15+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000002.000071797.html
- anchor: #n3012418
- Companies mentioned: 合同会社Co-Circus、Fondazione CR Firenze、ANSA、La Nazione、Corriere Fiorentino、Nove da Firenze、SfogliAmo.eu、Florence is You!、GazzettaToscana.it、MET / Città Metropolitana di Firenze

Facts:
- Won the most support at a Florence craft exhibition featuring approximately 100 groups of artisans, artists, and designers
- “ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO” is an international craft exhibition held in Florence, Italy, for more than 30 years
- This year marks the 32nd edition
- From September 11 to 13, 2026

## A follow-up to the 100th anniversary “FUJIKYU WAKUWAKU PROJECT”: the “Waku Waku Work” job-experience event will be held on 11/20!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:15:22+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002071.000001110.html
- anchor: #n3012419
- Companies mentioned: 富士急行株式会社、テレビ山梨

Facts:
- 100th anniversary of the company’s founding
- 18 types of job-experience programs
- November 20, 2026 (Friday, Yamanashi Prefectural Residents’ Day)

## Gold Award-winning craft gin “雪の窓” launches a new 120 ml “discovery size”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:15:08+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000163388.html
- anchor: #n3012420
- Companies mentioned: 丹丘蒸留所株式会社、東京ウイスキー＆スピリッツコンペティション、The Spirits Business

Facts:
- 120 ml mini bottle
- 13 botanicals
- Alcohol content: 45%
- Suggested retail price: 1,540 yen (tax included)

## [Ahrefs エイチレフス] Monthly Ahrefs API units increased 2 times, with expanded AI-powered conversational analysis

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:14:37+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000069.000157671.html
- anchor: #n3012421
- Companies mentioned: Ahrefs Pte. Ltd.、ChatGPT、Claude、Letaido

Facts:
- Light plan: 100,000 to 200,000 per month
- Standard plan: 400,000 to 800,000
- Advanced plan: 1,000,000 to 2,000,000

## From paragliding to wellness and local flavors: Fethiye’s “multi-activity trip” offers a variety of experiences in a single journey

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:11:12+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000250.000049599.html
- anchor: #n3012422
- Companies mentioned: トルコ観光広報・開発庁、DERTOUR Group、トルコ共和国大使館 文化観光局

Facts:
- A DERTOUR Group survey found that 44.1% of respondents were interested in trips combining multiple activities
- The 26th Fethiye-Ölüdeniz International Air Games will be held in Fethiye-Ölüdeniz from October 21 (Wednesday) to 25 (Sunday), 2026
- In 2025, a record high of approximately 64 million tourists visited from around the world

## [Latest for 2026] Nearly half say “not knowing where important documents are kept would be the biggest problem,” while just under 40% say “it has not been decided who will clear out their parents’ home”—survey reveals lack of preparation for sorting through belongings and closing a family home

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:10:06+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000061.000074510.html
- anchor: #n3012423
- Companies mentioned: 一般社団法人終活協議会

Facts:
- “Probably not very much” / “Probably not at all”
- “I have no plans to discuss it for now”

## 再エネ拡大に伴う新たな課題「電力系統の慣性低下」の課題解決へエナリスと北海道大学、配電系統におけるGFMインバータの系統安定化効果寄与度評価手法に関する共同研究を開始

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:10:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000112.000070390.html
- anchor: #n3012429
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エナリス、北海道大学、auエネルギーホールディングス株式会社、電源開発株式会社（J-POWER）

Facts:
- Joint research over 2 years
- June 2026
- Mar. 2028

## Detecting “what’s different from usual” in power data from existing EMS｜“Deviation Detection” feature added to EnergyInsight

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:10:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000043.000044463.html
- anchor: #n3012428
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社EnergyColoring、EnergyInsight

## [November 10 event] Promising startups from Fukushima Prefecture’s innovation region to pitch online, seeking business matching and funding

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:10:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000552.000033548.html
- anchor: #n3012427
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ツクリエ、南相馬市産業創造センター（MIC）、大熊インキュベーションセンター（OIC）、株式会社相双事業開発、株式会社UMIAILE、AstroX株式会社、株式会社Medical Circulator、株式会社Zene、株式会社MITSUHIRO、株式会社ホップジャパン

Facts:
- 7 startups will pitch in search of business-matching partners and funding
- An online fundraising and business-matching event will be held from 14:00 on November 10 (Tuesday)
- ■Date and time: November 10 (Tuesday), 2026, 14:00-15:00

## MARLMARL’s Halloween collection returns this year! A new “Ghost Bib” joins popular tutus and hooded towels

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:10:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000131.000014882.html
- anchor: #n3012426
- Companies mentioned: MARLMARL、株式会社Yom、Yom Co.,Ltd

Facts:
- Price: ¥4,190 (tax included)
- Price: ¥11,000 (including tax)
- Established: November 2012

## ボークス、ホビー総合イベント「ホビーラウンド35」を11月7日（土）に東京で開催 「作るホビー」との新たな出会いが満載

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:10:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000139.000008991.html
- anchor: #n3012425
- Companies mentioned: ボークス、造形村、LivePocket

Facts:
- 126 dealers offering event-only licensed items
- 10 related manufacturers
- Priority admission ticket: 4,000 yen (tax included)
- Advance admission ticket: 2,000 yen (tax included)
- General admission ticket: 1,500 yen (tax included)
- On-the-day ticket: 1,500 yen (tax included)
- Price: 9,460 yen (tax included)
- Overall height: 160 mm

## Tatsuro Hoshino, representative of 株式会社NIJIN, selected for JCI’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP 2026)

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:10:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000905.000099150.html
- anchor: #n3012424
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社NIJIN、国際青年会議所（JCI）、青年海外協力隊（JICA）、日本経済新聞社、NHK

Facts:
- The program selects 10 young people under 40 each year.
- After working in Guatemala to expand educational opportunities for children as a member of 青年海外協力隊（JICA）, Hoshino returned to Japan and worked as an elementary school teacher in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, for 7 years.
- He founded 株式会社NIJIN in 2022.
- The organization currently operates NIJINアカデミー, an alternative integrated elementary and junior high school attended by around 900 students, and 授業てらす, a teachers’ group with around 500 members.
- JAPAN EDUCATION COMPANY solves educational challenges at the systemic level. Concerned that the country was in crisis because too many children cannot express themselves at school, former elementary school teacher Tatsuro Hoshino founded the company in April 2022 to make Japan a country where everyone can have “hope” in education. It operates 13 systems (businesses) to address a range of educational issues, including school absenteeism, teacher shortages, teachers’ working conditions, and the role of schools.

## First new office in Kanagawa Prefecture’s Shonan taxi zone in 19 years: 湘葉交通 of うみかぜ交通グループ opens its “Shonan Office” in Tehiro, Kamakura

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:09:13+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000071.000137033.html
- anchor: #n3012430
- Companies mentioned: newmo株式会社、うみかぜ交通グループ、湘葉交通株式会社、トヨタ

Facts:
- This is the first new office to open in the Shonan taxi zone since 2007 (Heisei 19), a gap of 19 years.
- The Shonan Office has already received applications from more than 300 people
- 76% of those hired had no prior experience
- The average age of those hired is 48.8
- The national average age of taxi drivers is approximately 56.8

## 【阪急うめだ本店】憧れのシューズブランド「MANOLO BLAHNIK（マノロ ブラニク）」MANOLO’S SILHOUETTE CRYSTAL POP UPを9月23日(水・祝)から開催

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:09:12+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003368.000014431.html
- anchor: #n3012431
- Companies mentioned: 阪急うめだ本店、MANOLO BLAHNIK

Facts:
- Hangisi（ハンギシ）258,500円
- Lurum（ルルム）297,000円
- Nadira（ナディラ）262,900円
- HANGISIBAR（ハンギシバー）269,500円
- PLINIANU（プリニアヌ）341,000円

## Rakuten announces global partnership with F1 team スクーデリア・フェラーリHP

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:09:06+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002699.000005889.html
- anchor: #n3012432
- Companies mentioned: 楽天グループ株式会社、スクーデリア・フェラーリHP、Ferrari S.p.A.、楽天シンフォニー

Facts:
- Starting January 1, 2027

## [Event report] UNIDOL 2026 Summer supported by 17LIVE final and repechage｜Kwansei Gakuin University’s “Hoshizora Palette” takes the title among 60 teams from 55 universities nationwide!

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:08:11+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000019.000031642.html
- anchor: #n3012433
- Companies mentioned: UNIDOL実行委員会、フジテレビジョン、株式会社AmaductioN、17LIVE、Kanadevia Hall、TOKYO DOME CITY HALL、乃木坂46、AKB48、CRE8BOY、ハロー！プロジェクト、みつばちまき、CUTIE STREET、早川博隆、ももいろクローバーZ、NOBE、土佐兄弟、BEYOOOOONDS、高瀬くるみ、22/7、ナナブンノニジュウニ、秋元康、ソニーミュージック、アニプレックス、TOKYO MX、BS11

Facts:
- 15 teams that advanced through the preliminaries
- 2 teams that won through the repechage held on the same day
- A total of 17 teams competed in the final
- Last year’s total annual attendance exceeded 26,000
- Approximately 4,800 people attended, counting both venue tickets and online streaming tickets
- The event was held for the 26th time

## Eco Mark to hold free online seminar on “Environmentally Conscious Design for Mobile Batteries” on October 2

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:07:10+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000100.000040964.html
- anchor: #n3012434
- Companies mentioned: 公益財団法人日本環境協会、エレコム株式会社、経済産業省

Facts:
- In April 2026, the Eco Mark Office established certification criteria for “mobile batteries”
- An online seminar titled “Environmentally Conscious Design for Mobile Batteries: Toward the Wider Adoption of Products That Can Be Used Safely for Long Periods” will be held on Friday, October 2
- Date and time: Friday, October 2, 2026, 10:00-11:30

## AI app “darlin” launches an early beta experience at Tokyo Game Show 2026

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:06:56+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000002.000189708.html
- anchor: #n3012435
- Companies mentioned: Wonders.ai Technology Co., Ltd.、株式会社壽屋、iosys、株式会社マイキャラ

Facts:
- September 17 (Thursday)-21 (Monday), 2026
- More than 10 VTubers
- Released on April 30, 2026
- On July 28 of the same year,

## Supports 経済産業省’s “Circular Economy Action Week”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:05:21+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001613.000042435.html
- anchor: #n3012436
- Companies mentioned: サントリーグループ、経済産業省、協栄産業

Facts:
- “Bottle-to-bottle” horizontal recycling rate
- Plant-derived material PET bottles

## 【TGI フライデーズ】ONE DAY ONLY！チーズも楽しさも、いつもの2倍。アメリカの「National Cheeseburger Day」を祝して、人気バーガー2品のチーズをダブルに！

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:05:10+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001899.000009215.html
- anchor: #n3012437
- Companies mentioned: ワタミ株式会社、TGI FRIDAYS JAPAN、TGIフライデーズ

Facts:
- More than 450 locations across 41 countries
- Including 13 stores nationwide
- Founded in New York in 1965
- Made its first appearance in Japan in Shibuya, Tokyo, in 1999
- Price: 1,690 yen (1,859 yen including tax)
- Price: 1,890 yen (2,079 yen including tax)

## 『Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising – Legendary Edition』 to launch on September 17 (Thursday)! Latest update Ver. 2.60 also arrives the same day

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:03:57+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001304.000005593.html
- anchor: #n3012438
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社Cygames、アークシステムワークス株式会社、Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising、GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink - Endless Ragnarok

Facts:
- A total of 40 playable characters
- Price: ¥880 (tax included)
- September 17 (Thursday), 2026
- January 12, 2027 (Tuesday), 23:59

## 【5th Anniversary】From side dish to star of the table: Enjoy autumn flavors with “coarse-filtered sesame oil,” made by a long-established sesame oil maker using only first-press oil

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:03:56+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000014.000152425.html
- anchor: #n3012439
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社和田萬、ごま和田萬 萬次郎蔵

Facts:
- 【Price】1,080 yen (including tax)
- 【Volume】180 g
- On sale at a special 5th anniversary price of 2,000 yen!
- Founded in 1883 (Meiji 16)

## Recognized for more than 30 years of contributions to the research, development and commercialization of polymer materials, an employee of the company has been named a 2026 Polymer Society Fellow

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:03:41+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000678.000023740.html
- anchor: #n3012440
- Companies mentioned: 出光興産株式会社、公益社団法人高分子学会、台塑石化股份有限公司、Formosa Petrochemical Corporation、台塑出光特用化學品股份有限公司、Idemitsu Formosa Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Facts:
- For over 30 years

## 【JAF Tottori】At the request of Kurayoshi City, investigates traffic issues; traffic safety committee proposes improvements

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:02:35+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000007637.000010088.html
- anchor: #n3012441
- Companies mentioned: JAF、一般社団法人 日本自動車連盟、あいおいニッセイ同和損害保険株式会社、鳥取大学

Facts:
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026

## Information on the fan-club-exclusive upgrade application (lottery) for 『2026 YANG SE JONG FANMEETING in JAPAN [Midnight Letter]』

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:02:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000337.000044784.html
- anchor: #n3012442
- Companies mentioned: ヤン・セジョン ジャパンオフィシャルファンクラブ事務局、株式会社 J HARMONY

Facts:
- ¥21,000 (tax included)
- Price difference: ¥6,700

## 東京都立病院機構 and 東京都 to co-host “Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting: A Comprehensive Medical Lecture,” Session ２: “A Guide to Trying to Conceive for Everyone—Do You Know the Facts About Pregnancy and Childbirth?”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:01:53+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000012.000130261.html
- anchor: #n3012443
- Companies mentioned: 東京都立病院機構、東京都、アルコ＆ピース、たんぽぽ、茗荷谷レディースクリニック、公益社団法人 東京都薬剤師会、おかあさんといっしょ

Facts:
- Approximately 1,000 people
- October, Reiwa 8
- October 3
- 12:30 p.m.
- From 1:30 p.m.
- Until ３:40 p.m.

## Publishes survey report, “Purchasing Behavior Survey on BI Tools and Data Warehouses 2026”

- Published: 2026-09-17T15:01:43+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000041.000012589.html
- anchor: #n3012444
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ITコミュニケーションズ

Facts:
- 498 executives and information systems department representatives
- 年間約4,000件のBtoBマーケティング支援実績
- “Proposals from the information systems department” ranked first at 43.0%, followed by “top-down instructions from executives” at 29.7%; together, they accounted for 72.7% of the total.
- “2 companies (32.5%)” and “3 companies (25.7%)” together account for about 60% (58.2%).
- “Lack of concrete proposals and support roadmaps for building a complex in-house data infrastructure (DWH) and organizing data (20.3%)”
- “Difficulty quantitatively demonstrating ROI (17.7%)”
- “Additional costs and labor for data preparation and DWH development (17.1%)”
- “A realistic, phased roadmap for company-wide integration (23.9%)”
- “Assessment results for the company’s data infrastructure (21.2%)”
- “Initial ... with a small-scale start