[Fixed-Point Survey on Items People Want to Sell by ヒカカク！] 2026 First-Half Appraisal Rankings Announced! Reuse Demand Shifts from “Disposal” to “Asset Building”!
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Trading cards rose from approximately 4,010 cases last year to 6,021 this year.
Brand-name bags rose from approximately 4,898 cases last year to approximately 6,149 this year.
The average appraisal value of バーキン rose from approximately ¥2.33 million last year to approximately ¥2.54 million.
[Kunitomi Town, Miyazaki Prefecture] Electronic local currency しらたまカード launches its “20% Charge Points UP Campaign”! Support local spending with this great double offer, in combination with “WHITE FRIDAY,” which gives 10% back on Fridays.
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20% of the amount charged returned as points.
Point limit: 10,000 points.
Charge limit: up to ¥50,000 per 1 person.
Award limit: up to 5,000 points per month per 1 person.
[Kyoto's 丸久小山園] October-only online appreciation festival launches! A limited-quantity “Fine Tea Tasting Set” featuring 10 types of tea, including gyokuro and matcha.
[For HR and training professionals] Event on 10/16. A rapidly growing company takes on management reform! TAC, a school for professional qualifications, to host “Practical Team Building and Leader Development.”
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As the number of employees approaches 200.
More than 200 companies have received support to prevent employee turnover.
The number of participants in turnover-prevention training has reached 10,000.
Digital consulting firm Massive Act secures a patent for core technology behind its proprietary AI technology “DDIM™,” which uses science to examine the “reliability of decision-making” by people and AI.
[Cuvée J2 Hôtel Osaka] “Stories of 11 Houses”: Ahead of Christmas, a makers’ dinner featuring Piper-Heidsieck and Rare Champagne will be held on Friday, December 18, 2026.
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11 prestigious Champagne houses.
A journey through 6 glasses.
Capacity: 10 guests.
¥60,000 per 1 person (tax included
From ¥86,500 per 1 person (tax included).
As of January 2026
Companies mentioned：株式会社温故知新、Cuvée J2 Hôtel Osaka、Piper-Heidsieck、Rare Champagne、EPIグループ、パイパー・エドシック＆シャルル・エドシック ジャパン、Small Luxury Hotels of the World、日経クロストレンド、Financial Times、Statista
New business aimed at 「realizing a society that is kind to people」: Launching comprehensive collaboration with MagnesAG, which is developing AI-powered smart shoes to improve 「freezing of gait」 in people with Parkinson's disease, through the Human Assist Business
Garmin to launch the latest Varia RearVue 820, a rearview radar with an integrated tail light to help cyclists check for traffic, on Friday, October 16
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Dimensions: 98.9 × 25.9 × 43.2 mm
Weight: approximately 90g
Price: ¥46,800 (tax included)
Maximum radar detection range: 175 m
Light visibility range of up to 2 km
Long operating time of up to approximately 24 hours when using Day Flash mode
Approximately 10 hours in steady mode
Approximately 30 hours with radar only
Tail light with high brightness of up to 65 lumens
New location opening in a prime spot, a 1-minute walk from Shin-Mizuho-bashi Station on the Meijo Subway Line! Machine Pilates Studio Rintosull Shin-Mizuhobashi to grand open on Tuesday, December 1, 2026!
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Operates more than 700 hot yoga studios nationwide, including LAVA
More than 260 locations nationwide
More than 3 million people to date
No membership or registration fee (normally 5,000 yen)
Monthly membership for the unlimited plan at a special price of ¥1,980 for 3 months
New location opening in a prime spot, a 2-minute walk from Akasaka Station on the Airport Subway Line! Machine Pilates Studio Rintosull Akasaka to grand open on Tuesday, December 1, 2026!
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Operates more than 700 hot yoga studios nationwide, including LAVA
Opening in the Amagasaki area at the same time as Tsukaguchi, right by the south exit of JR Tachibana Station! Machine Pilates Studio Rintosull Festa Tachibana to grand open on Tuesday, December 1, 2026!
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Operates more than 700 hot yoga studios nationwide, including LAVA
More than 260 locations nationwide
More than 3 million people to date
No membership or registration fee (normally 5,000 yen)
Special monthly membership fee of ¥1,980 for 3 months
株式会社ナチュラルサイエンス, which offers gentle skincare for everyone from babies to adults with sensitive skin, holds a kids' skincare seminar and factory tour for children aged 3 through elementary school
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Continuing skin development research and development for 30 years
【ランコム】Experience event for the Cell BioPrint, an AI skin-age measurement device making its debut in Japan*¹, to be held at 阪急うめだ本店 starting Wednesday, September 30, 2026!
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Analyzes skin age, “Cell Age,” from proteins in the skin’s outer layer in just 15 minutes
More than 20 years of research into longevity and healthy aging
Price: 50mL, ¥22,000 including tax
Price: 50mL, ¥29,700 including tax
Price: 50mL, ¥33,000 including tax
Purchase at least ¥22,000 (tax included) worth of your favorite ランコム products
Get through this winter with “Koso Warmth,” a new concept proposed by サンコー. Launch of the wrap-on USB Neck Heater “ホッとネック,” which gently warms the neck
A high-concentration* serum featuring 5% plant-derived PDRN*1, combining “W” offense and defense, joins the メディショット series of intensive high-concentration* treatments!
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Contains 5% extract with plant-derived PDRN*1
3% extract with Chlorella-derived PDRN*2
Combined with extract containing Centella asiatica-derived PDRN※３
—Chilled production brings out the ingredients’ natural aromas even more— “Almond Kōka <3 Kinds of Nuts> <3 Kinds of Nuts, No Added Sugar>,” a product requiring refrigeration, launches nationwide on Monday, October 5, 2026
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900 mL of “Almond Kōka, Refrigerated <3 Kinds of Nuts>” and “Almond Kōka, Refrigerated <3 Kinds of Nuts, No Added Sugar>”
【HOLLYWOOD RANCH MARKET】Selvage Denim 1st Type Trucker Jacket now available
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Selvage Denim 1st Type Trucker Jacket ¥49,500 (tax included)
Original 14.5-ounce selvedge denim, carefully woven on a traditional power loom
Companies mentioned：株式会社 聖林公司、HOLLYWOOD RANCH MARKET、SEILIN ONLINE SHOP、BLUE BLUE KOBE、BLUE BLUE YOKOHAMA、BLUE BLUE HAKATA、BLUE BLUE KOKURA、BLUE BLUE NAGOYA、BLUE BLUE KYOTO、BLUE BLUE OSAKA、BLUE BLUE SENDAI、BLUE BLUE SAPPORO
“Is investing only about オルカン?” — A special talk session on long-term investing with オルカン’s creator, 代田秀雄, and コモンズ投信 president 伊井哲朗, to be held on theLetter
At Hikone Castle, a national treasure selected as Japan’s candidate for World Heritage inscription, Hikonyan makes a big transformation into a detective! The walking mystery-solving event “Solve the Mystery Sleeping in Hikone Castle!” starts Oct. 1 (Thursday).
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The event runs from Oct. 1 (Thursday), 2026, through March 31 (Wednesday), 2027.
Mystery-solving kit: 1,000 yen (tax included) + Hikone Castle admission
Elementary and junior high school students: 300 yen
A lecture on “care beauty services expanding in Japan” was held in Yunlin County, southern Taiwan. About 90% of care providers said there is value in promoting and expanding the service.
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89.2% said there is value in promoting and expanding the service in Taiwan.
“Care beauty is beneficial to service users (older adults, etc.)”: 95.9%
“I would like to learn more about care beauty in the future”: 90.5%
About 200 people attended the event.
Yunlin County has about 3,600 people working in care and welfare.
New store opening inside Socola Wakabadai, right in front of the Kamihirao Tunnel! The Rintosull Socola Wakabadai store will grand-open on Dec. 1 (Tuesday), 2026!
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Operates more than 700 hot yoga studios nationwide, including LAVA
Rintosull boasts the No. 1 number of machine Pilates studios and currently operates more than 260 locations nationwide.
Join on the day of the trial session and pay no enrollment or registration fee (normally ¥5,000)
Unlimited monthly plan at a special price of ¥1,980 per month for 3 months (tax included)
Master geography for the Common Test with full-color geography materials! “Common Test: Comprehensive Geography and Geography Inquiry—Maps and Statistics Explained Visually” to be published on Sept. 28 (Wednesday).
【The founding years add up to 1,503】Bizup, Japan’s No. 1 logo production company, announces its TOP 10 ranking of anniversary logos for “long-established companies and organizations”
Toward a “tomorrow that feels true to you”: ostomy appliances take to the runway. Japan’s only domestic ostomy appliance manufacturer takes part in a Paris fashion show for people with ostomies.
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For more than 60 years, through product development and manufacturing
OMRON enhances its “control-panel-free solution,” changing conventional wisdom about control panels
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Consolidating multiple control panel device functions and installing them outside the panel reduces design man-hours for control panels and junction boxes by about 30–50%.
Cuts wiring man-hours by up to about 66%, helping shorten equipment startup time.
【Supported by Fukuoka City】Rallying young people to create a greener city! The “Green Creators Contest” is being held.
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Applications are open through Oct. 5 (Monday).
Meta Campus Summit Fukuoka will be held on Oct. 17 (Saturday) and 18 (Sunday), 2026, at the campuses of 21st Academia’s 4 schools in Fukuoka.
21st Academia is one of Japan’s largest vocational school groups, with 4 regions, 17 schools, 138 departments, 433 courses and 10,000 students nationwide.
Make the hassle of “giving” disappear. “Year-End Gift Early Bird 2026” launches! Our gift concierge’s corporate-focused service provides thoughtful, attentive support for your company’s year-end gifts / Comprehensive gift service exclusively for businesses, “okurimono -おくりもの-”
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As of the end of March 2026, there are 6,300 corporate members
Patrol system: In each area, 6 patrol staff split into 3 teams (12 in total)
11 tourist etiquette guidelines, such as “Take your trash with you or put it in a trash can” and “Smoke in designated smoking areas,” in 2 versions: 15 seconds and 30 seconds
Tourism Division Instagram and Facebook: 6 accounts for each language (12 accounts in total)
The nicotine-free e-cigarette “NICOLESS VAPE 2,” which has sold more than 3.9 million units※, marks its 2nd anniversary! New Peach Mint, Lychee Squash and Orange Citrus flavors go on sale at セブンイレブン from September 28
【OPAQUE.CLIP】Tiny Chum makes its first appearance in the hugely popular Hello Kitty collaboration! Playful limited-edition items go on sale Thursday, October 1
AGEST begins recruiting companies for PoC trials following the official launch of “AGEST ZERO TEST,” which automates current-versus-new comparison testing after security patch updates in a fully local environment—just by entering a URL
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Cuts testing that takes about 15 hours manually to 38.9 minutes
Detects 98% of planted defects
Recruitment period: 30 days, from Monday, September 28, 2026, through Tuesday, October 27, 2026
AGEST launches “AGEST ZERO SHIELD,” an on-premises security platform that enables zero-day vulnerability hunting like Frontier AI, as well as testing after security patch updates…
A dedicated beauty mist for the salon-quality hair care device “スカルプD ネクストプラス Style Elebrush” is here! New release: “スカルプD ネクストプラス Style Elebrush Rich Hair Mist”
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Size: 50 ml
Price: ¥3,850 (tax included)
Price: 26,000 yen (excluding tax)
A specification featuring 331 pins, the most in Japan※7