"Rich Pear" joins the "つぶグミPREMIUM" series for a limited time, offering a taste comparison of 3 distinctive Japanese pears selected with a focus on their growing regions!
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Will go on sale at select convenience stores nationwide starting Sept. 28, 2026
Supporting Kumamoto Prefecture's recovery through food: 3 drink menu items made with "Dai-Aso Milk" will be available for a limited time at Saint Marc Cafe locations nationwide starting Monday, Sept. 28
Uravation publishes details on external instructors for in-house “Generative AI Lectures and AI Speaking Engagements,” including topics, audiences, formats, duration and fees—from sessions for all non-engineering employees to those for executives and Claude Code demonstrations
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55 public speaking engagements and open lectures since 2024
Corporate training for more than 100 companies
Currently operates 62 AI agents in-house
Combined “satisfied” rating for overall satisfaction: 96.2%
New flavor launches for “SPI&YPI CHANGE PROTEIN,” a hybrid blend of soy and yeast! “Sweet Banana” to go on sale early at 楽天市場 on Wednesday, September 30!
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Sales will begin sequentially from Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the CHANGE SHOP 楽天市場 store and other outlets
Regular price: from 3,980 yen (tax included)
First subscription price: from 3,582 yen (tax included)
Original内容量 : 400g(約20日分)/1食20gあたりたんぱく質含有量15g
Original1食20gあたりたんぱく質含有量15g
1,919 consolidated employees
More than 30 group companies in Japan and overseas
One of Japan’s largest panel networks, with more than 16 million members
マクセル Frontier becomes first-time sponsor of ROAD 2026, an international conference discussing safety improvements and advances in sensing technology needed to bring autonomous driving into society
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Dates: Wednesday, September 30, 2026–Friday, October 2
[Previously unreleased data] Hokkaido and Tohoku: abundant spectacular scenery and famous hot springs! ニフティ温泉 unveils the top 10 in Hokkaido and Tohoku from its 2025 annual rankings
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Information on approximately 23,000 bathing facilities nationwide
Eligible facilities: 22,821 bathing facilities listed on “ニフティ温泉”
New openings category: 126 facilities opened since December 2024
More than 100,000 hot spring fans have voted each year since 2019
Toridoll Holdings publishes its first management book, “Toridoll’s Growth: ‘Psychological Capital Management’—A Contrarian Winning Method That Starts by Putting Employees First”
New brand Lipoas launches transit ads on the Tokyu Toyoko Line! Recommends “liposome-formulated beauty serum” to women who tend to stay up late, with the supportive message “Sleep well—even if it’s only your skin.”
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Price: 1,980 yen (suggested retail price, including tax)
Volume: 30mL
Advertising period: Monday, September 28, 2026–Sunday, October 4, 2026
Release date: September 1, 2026 (manufacturer shipment date)
“Digibre for HR” uses AI to capture the thinking of recruitment specialists. Get a free “professional perspective” assessment of your recruitment branding
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Free assessments for the first 300 companies
Analysis based on 25 criteria from job seekers’ perspective
“I want one more dish,” “I want to cook something a little more carefully,” “I can’t think of a menu,” or “I have leftover vegetables.” Just one vegetable as the ingredient, yet delicious and satisfying. The book “Delicious Vegetable Recipes Made with Just One Ingredient” goes on sale Sept. 28.
MERRELL: WELCOME BACK, MOOTOPIA!! The beloved MOOTOPIA LACE, first introduced in 2003, gets a new look designed in Japan. A new model in premium suede arrives!
About 80% get lost searching for subcontractors with generative AI!? Why options that meet the criteria still feel “not quite right,” and the “value of expert involvement” sought by 90%
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About 80% struggle to put their company’s challenges into words
About 90% are unsure whether a provider is truly right for their company
About 90% have experienced a poor fit, even when the criteria were met
Connecting politicians and voters: Latest usage trends for ボネクタ, an online election campaign tool for politicians, released (as of the end of August 2026)
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Independent and other candidates account for 49.09%, nearly half
People in their 40s (30.36%) and 50s (29.20%) account for about 60%
Mitsubishi UFJ Factor has built a system to ensure the authenticity of digital invoices. It has adopted the digital trust solution Trustee to address the risk of tampering and forgery in the AI era
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It is currently used to issue invoices to more than 2,000 companies.
Supporting companies' core operations and holding the top domestic market share (※2), it has been adopted by more than 42,000 companies (※1).
[HERA] Launches global campaign “Still Glowing” for the Reflection Line and unveils new visuals featuring StrayKids Felix. Achieve a “clear, radiant complexion” with the new powder and popular foundation
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Contents: 8g
Price: 5,500 yen (tax included)
Price: 5,500 yen (tax included) / 5,000 yen (before tax)
Price: ¥12,980 (tax included)
Companies mentioned:アモーレパシフィックジャパン株式会社、HERA、StrayKids Felix
Among working adults in their 30s and 40s, 52.0% say they wish they had gained more overseas experience in their 20s, while 57.7% say it benefits career development — survey by Mirai Bridge
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57.7% say “overseas experience in your 20s helps with career development later on”
73.0% of working adults in their 30s and 40s had no overseas experience lasting at least 1 month in their 20s
“It was expensive” 27.4%
“I lacked confidence in my English and language skills” 21.0%
“I was anxious about living abroad” 20.1%
“I didn’t feel it was necessary,” “I wasn’t interested in going abroad” and “I had no opportunity” each received 19.6%
ArtSticker selected as the official reservation system for international art exhibition TOKYO ATLAS, providing an integrated experience together with production of the official website
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The exhibition will run for 72 days, from October 10 (Saturday) to December 20 (Sunday), 2026.
A variety of waterfront locations will serve as exhibition venues, including a 197.5m-long underground space specially opened for this exhibition.
At the Underground Parking Lot (inside Aomi Minami Pier Park) venue, where many visitors are expected, approximately 25,000 timed-entry slots will be set in 20-minute intervals throughout the exhibition period to provide a comfortable viewing experience and avoid congestion.
TCM produced the exhibition's official website, which went live on August 10, 2026.
Visitors had to look up exhibition information and complete procedures through a different service each time. ArtSticker, on the other hand, is a platform dedicated to art. Visitors can search for exhibitions and make purchases
Companies mentioned:ArtSticker、株式会社The Chain Museum、東京国際文化芸術祭実行委員会、公益財団法人東京都歴史文化財団、草間彌生美術館、直島新美術館、WHAT MUSEUM、centre Inc.
Gameplay footage revealed for the first time! Limited-quantity novelty items also unveiled! The “full-body immersive cooperative battle” activity “ONE PIECE PIRATES CRISIS,” where you can fight powerful foes from “ONE PIECE”
【Survey on Information Sharing Among Local Government Employees During Disasters】The most common difficulty with information sharing during disasters: “I could no longer tell which information was the latest,” cited by about 30%
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29.5% said, “I could no longer tell which information was the latest”
54.3% said, “Using tools they are familiar with in normal times during disasters”
92.4% said it was important to be able to use normal communication methods during disasters
48.6% experienced “problems with communications, power supply or contact”
43.8% said they had “problems due to the fragmentation of communication methods”
Check Point Research releases AI Threat Trends Report: Cyber threats enter a new phase amid the rise of AI
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It was confirmed that the AI agent’s actions extended to approximately 17,600 steps
Files exposed on more than 1,700 hosts
Nearly 3,000 AI account API keys and credentials
The findings highlight the expanding attack surface surrounding the AI ecosystem
Microsoft recorded 570 cases in July 2026
More than 1,400 updates were made at Oracle
Only about 1% of vulnerabilities discovered by AI were confirmed to have been exploited in practice
1 in every 36 prompts submitted to generative AI services
88% of organizations experienced at least 1 high-risk use of AI
Companies mentioned:チェック・ポイント・ソフトウェア・テクノロジーズ、Check Point Research、OpenAI、Anthropic、Meta、Hugging Face、英国AIセキュリティ研究所、Microsoft、Oracle、英国の国家サイバーセキュリティセンター
Showcase speaks at the “Paperless Accounting Conference,” co-hosted by 6 companies, and introduces ways to use AI-OCR to move beyond “paperless in name only”
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As much as 90% of the paper and PDFs received by accounting departments come from outside the company or business partners
The company’s flagship service, “BtoB Platform,” is used by more than 1.3 million companies
Annual total transaction value on the platform exceeds 71 trillion yen
Adopted by more than 480 companies (as of September 2026)
A “Voice Consultation Desk” will open on September 28 to shape the future of voice in the generative AI era alongside performers, businesses and experts
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More than 40,000 images and videos in total believed to have been generated without permission using AI, featuring celebrities’ likenesses and voice actors’ voices, have been identified
Economic losses are estimated at approximately 2 billion to 4.5 billion yen
澤村御影, popular for the “Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture” series, releases first junior novel in Hajime Novel line, “The Mysterious House and Us: The Rule-Breaking Mystery,” on September 28, 2026 (Monday)
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List price: 990 yen (10% tax included)
His total followers on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram have surpassed 1 million
Popular hot eyelash curler supervised by 中野明海 gets an upgrade; 2 neon colors added to the “Hot Eyelash Curler,” available exclusively on Kai’s online store from September 28 (Monday)
Featuring 20 new designs: seasonal flowers knitted with ultra-fine lace thread. Popular artist Luna Heavenly’s collection, “Japanese Plant Accessories Made with Crochet,” on sale September 28
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List price: 1,980 yen (base price 1,800 yen + 10% tax)
No. 1 in 3 Amazon categories! Unlock the “4 locks” that make English difficult and change how you see English with a unique method: “So Interesting You Won’t Be Able to Sleep: English Explained in Illustrations,” on sale September 30
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The series has surpassed 4 million copies in circulation
October 2026 issue of “Corporate Legal Affairs A2Z” published, explaining major legal amendments affecting corporate practice and the current state of debate on amendments to the Companies Act
The coming-of-age story of a boy who flees, hides and fights to survive finally concludes. Piccoma hosts an event celebrating the finale of “The Elusive Samurai”!
The Powerpuff Girls become your “shopping allies”! Qoo10’s “Mega Po” starts October 1 (Thursday); new commercial and key visual reveal how to “Pop!” and “Catch!” the items you want
What is the “GTM strategy” used by high-growth companies around the world? New book “How to Build Repeatable Growth: GTM Strategy for Designing an End-to-End Sales System” teaches how to build an organization that doesn’t leave sales to chance, on sale today!
[すき家] The rich aroma of roasted green tea and deep flavor of brown sugar make for a blissful drink. The seasonal fall favorite “黒糖ゼリーほうじ茶ラテ” returns this year
Boosts coloring power and color retention! “ルシード ワンプッシュケアカラーシリーズ,” a gray hair color designed to minimize damage to the hair, will be rolled out starting in early October 2026
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Enough for approximately 2 applications on short hair