[Free Online Seminar] Introduction to Digital Forensics for Legal and Compliance Departments: An Overview of Investigations, Initial Response When Fraud Is Discovered, and Preparation in Ordinary Times—Explained; Held October 30 | 株式会社foxcale
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株式会社foxcale will hold a free online seminar on digital forensics for legal and compliance departments on October 30, 2026.
World Announces “World ID for banking and finance” for Banks and Financial Institutions—Delivering AI-Safe Experiences for Businesses and Customers
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At Money20/20, currently taking place in Las Vegas, World announced “World ID for banking and finance,” which provides AI-safe experiences for banks and financial institutions. The service comprises 3 technologies: the World ID app, World ID for Zoom, and AgentKit, and helps combat deepfakes and impersonation. It was also announced that Tools for Humanity had joined Zoom’s ISV Exchange Program.
Facts
An estimated $12.3 billion in 2023
$40 billion by 2027
More than 18 million worldwide
Companies mentioned：World、Tools for Humanity Corporation、Zoom、Deloitte、OpenExchange、Bain Capital、VanEck Funds、Pentera Capital、Outtake、Cloudflare
[Taking Place November 7 (Saturday) in Yurakucho, Tokyo!] 高岡市 to Exhibit at the 2nd Toyama Life and Work Fair 2026
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高岡市 will exhibit at the 2nd Toyama Life and Work Fair 2026, held at 東京交通会館 in Yurakucho, Tokyo, on November 7, 2026, offering relocation consultations and hands-on workshops in manufacturing.
For women rethinking how they work as their life stage changes: rediscover your strengths through color psychology and find inspiration to build a career true to yourself
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Ayako Aoyagi, representative of coloRing office, will give a special lecture on November 20, 2026, hosted by 京都ジョブパーク マザーズジョブカフェ, helping participants rediscover their career paths through color psychology.
Facts
Friday, Nov. 20, 2026
Each course has a capacity of 35 participants
Training and lectures delivered to more than 1,500 people in total
[コムシスグループ] Employees of Our Group Companies Receive “Construction Master” and “Construction Junior Master” Awards
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6 employees of the コムシスホールディングス Group received the “Construction Master” and “Construction Junior Master” awards at the Reiwa 8 Outstanding Construction Workers Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Commendation Ceremony, held on October 14, 2026.
[ホクワネックス] Launch of a Co-op Education Program in Partnership with 金沢工業大学
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ホクワネックス, a member of the コムシスホールディングス Group, will launch a co-op education program in September 2026 in partnership with 金沢工業大学. The 5 participating students will work on AI-related tasks in the IT Business Division.
Facts
5 students from 金沢工業大学
Program period: September 1, 2026–November 30, 2026
Latest Installment in the Dance Survival Series, “STREET WORLD FIGHTER : Directors' War”: Finale to Air Live for Free Simultaneously in Japan and South Korea on ABEMA at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026
[Free to Watch] What Should You Change if Customers Start Buying Through AI Agents? 安部 草平 of ストライプジャパン Explains How Businesses Can Prepare; Online Broadcast on November 10
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TOYNOVA株式会社 announced that Sohei Abe of ストライプジャパン will speak at a session on shopping experiences through AI agents and agentic commerce at “MARKETING NOVA SUMMIT 2026 Autumn,” to be streamed online on November 10, 2026.
In an Era When AI Can Create Proposals, Only Humans Can Decide “Who the Proposal Is For”—A Practical Guide Systematizing the CMO × MBA Approach, “Marketing Thinking Skills Training to Stand Out in the AI Era,” on Sale 10/21!
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Forest Publishing will release “Marketing Thinking Skills Training to Stand Out in the AI Era,” a practical guide by Yuki Kurosawa and Kazuo Yagura, on October 21, 2026. The book systematizes the marketing thinking skills required of people in the generative AI era and explains how to develop customer understanding, strategic planning, and concept development through exercises such as “marketing tracing.”
Combining a materials storage area, office, and home in one place! D-Bliss, a live-work garage office designed to eliminate wasted travel time and fixed costs for independent construction workers, opens in Shizuoka City
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株式会社優創 has begun accepting tenants for D-Bliss, a live-work garage office in Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City. The property is aimed at sole proprietors and others, and offers reduced commuting time and fixed costs, as well as security measures. The special rent is 160,000 yen per month (management fees and other charges extra).
Facts
Approximately 250–500 hours per year (250 operating days)
Ceiling height of 2.5 m or more
Exclusive floor area: 76.18㎡
1F garage: 35.19㎡
2F living space: 40.99㎡
Special rent: 160,000 yen/month
Regular rent: 200,000 yen
Management, common-area maintenance and security fees: 15,000 yen/month
[兵庫教育大学] What if social media had existed during the war? The “#1943: Student Life During Wartime Through Art” exhibition is now open!
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兵庫教育大学 is holding the “#1943: Student Life During Wartime Through Art” exhibition at 兵庫教育大学附属図書館’s 教材文化資料館. The exhibition uses watercolors painted by students at Hyogo Normal School in 1943–1944 during the Pacific War and is themed around “What if social media had existed?” It presents scenes of military training and labor service, as well as the history of the Ureshino Student Training Camp, tracing changes in student life and the war.
Supporting women juggling work, family and childcare! The 2nd “Work Evolution Networking Event” will be held on Monday, Nov. 9, in Kitakyushu City (COMPASS小倉) [Childcare available; free admission]
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Kitakyushu City will hold the free “2nd Work Evolution Networking Event” at COMPASS小倉 on Nov. 9, 2026, for women balancing childcare and work. Childcare is available, and capacity is 20 people.
[Battery-only sales seminar confirmed] 3 sessions planned for November 2026—explaining the deployment and system configuration of the Raptor grid-scale battery
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サステナブルホールディングス株式会社 has announced that it will hold 3 sessions of its “Battery-only Sales Seminar” in November 2026, explaining the deployment and system configuration of the Raptor grid-scale battery.
neoAI officially launches voice agent for customer service—AI handles call-center interactions, including identity verification and contract changes, as well as VoC analysis
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株式会社neoAI has officially launched its voice agent for customer service. AI handles complex tasks such as identity verification and contract changes, as well as post-call recordkeeping. Accuracy is improved through verification and refinement by FDE.
Easing the burden on parents preparing lunch boxes. Minna no Lunch BOX now available for general sale on the official e-commerce site
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株式会社みんラン has begun general sales on its official e-commerce site of Minna no Lunch BOX, a set of frozen side dishes that can be eaten after thawing naturally, for families with children attending schools without school meals or cafeterias.
Facts
More than 80% of parents who prepare lunch boxes say “the daily morning task is a burden”
The average time spent preparing a lunch box is 31.5 minutes
“Minna no Lunch BOX (10-meal set)”
Just 1 minute of morning preparation
Ready to eat after approximately 4 hours at room temperature (approximately 20℃)
A lineup of 10 menu options
Manufactured at a facility certified to the international FSSC22000 standard
Price: 7,800 yen (tax included)
Regular price: 9,720 yen
Shipping: 660 yen (tax included, chilled-delivery fee included
Among 300 people with annual household incomes of 10 million yen or more
Responses were tabulated from 254 people with experience preparing lunch boxes
TOTEME to open limited-time womenswear store at 伊勢丹新宿店
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Swedish fashion brand TOTEME will open a limited-time womenswear store on the 3rd floor of the main building of 伊勢丹新宿店 starting Oct. 28, 2026. The store is scheduled to run through July 2027 and will feature exclusive items and signature styles.
GPT references official websites, while Gemini consults comparison sites. StoryHub offers “AIO Analysis Report vol.1,” based on analysis of more than 20,000 AI responses across 527 brands, as a free registration bonus
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StoryHub株式会社 has released “AIO Analysis Report vol.1,” an analysis of more than 20,000 AI responses from GPT and Gemini. The report found that GPT tends to reference official websites, while Gemini tends to consult comparison and ranking articles, and that the brands mentioned vary depending on whether AI or search is used.
Facts
527 brands
More than 20,000 responses
For GPT, approximately 60% are product and service pages
For Gemini, approximately 70% are comparison and ranking articles
Approximately 30% of the brands mentioned differ
The first brand mentioned matched in approximately 40% of cases
NVIDIA runs record-setting simulation of fault-tolerant quantum computing at ユーリッヒ スーパーコンピューティング センター
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Using JUPITER, Europe’s largest supercomputer at ユーリッヒ スーパーコンピューティング センター, NVIDIA set a new record with a fault-tolerant quantum computing simulation involving 104 qubits. The simulation verified that magic-state cultivation can reduce the number of physical qubits by 90% compared with conventional methods.
“Autumn Chestnuts: Moonlit Beer Terrace,” an event celebrating chestnuts from Higashimatsuyama City
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東松山市役所 will hold “Autumn Chestnuts: Moonlit Beer Terrace” at Higashimatsuyama Station Building on Reiwa 8, Oct. 23, featuring chestnuts from local farms and the limited-edition craft beer “燈影浪漫－Toei Roman－” from コエドビール醸造所.
Channel Corporation announces security measures for AI business OS “Channel Works” amid rise in cyberattacks exploiting AI, urges customers to protect their accounts
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Channel Corporation announced security measures for “Channel Talk” and “Channel Works” in response to the rise in cyberattacks exploiting AI, and urged customers to thoroughly protect their accounts.
Facts
Used by more than 250,000 companies worldwide
Encrypted using the highly secure AES-256 method
Secure communications using HTTPS and TLS 1.2 or higher
Nanako Hashimoto-produced “ururu” launches official LINE account
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“ururu,” a fashion brand produced by Nanako Hashimoto and operated by 株式会社Anfini, has launched an official LINE account to share the latest information.
URBAN RESEARCH ROSSO is releasing 15 styles in its 2026 outerwear collection. Items available for preorder are 10% off the regular price. The collection will be available at the online store and designated stores for each brand.
Facts
15 styles in total
10% OFF
¥59,400
¥69,300
¥49,500
¥33,000
¥46,200
¥42,900
¥41,800
¥25,850
¥39,600
¥29,700
¥25,300
¥31,900
¥29,920
Companies mentioned：株式会社アーバンリサーチ、URBAN RESEARCH、ROSSO、URBAN RESEARCH ROSSO、URBAN RESEARCH ONLINE STORE、URBAN RESEARCH DOORS、URBAN RESEARCH Store、URBAN RESEARCH Make Store、TOKYU DEPARTMENT STORE、ルミネ新宿店、キラリナ京王吉祥寺店、ルミネ大宮店、静岡パルコ店、金沢百番街Rinto店、なんばCITY店、ららぽーとEXPOCITY店、ミント神戸店、ピオレ姫路店、福岡パルコ店、アミュプラザ長崎店、アミュプラザ鹿児島店、COCOSA熊本店、札幌ステラプレイス店、エスパル仙台店、ららぽーと豊洲店、ららぽーと立川立飛店、イオンモール大高店、イオンモールナゴヤドーム前店、グランフロント大阪店、くずはモール店、広島パルコ店、イオンモール広島府中店、パルコヤ上野店、東京スカイツリータウン・ソラマチ店、ららぽーとTOKYO-BAY店、ららテラス川口店、イオンレイクタウンmori店、イオンモール甲府昭和店、タカシマヤ ゲートタワーモール店、ルクア大阪店、イオンモール岡山店、minamoa店、アミュプラザくまもと店、東急プラザ蒲田店
“Utsunomiya Oyster Hut Event”: The hugely popular traveling oyster hut “Kakibugyo” opens for a limited time in Utsunomiya! Enjoy plump, authentic oysters grilled over charcoal【October 23 (Fri)–November 15 (Sun)】
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The Tohoku recovery support event “Traveling Oyster Hut Kakibugyo” will be held for a limited time in the parking lot of 極楽湯宇都宮店 from October 23 through November 15 (the article says through the 16th in a section below). Visitors can enjoy authentic oysters, including those from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, grilled over charcoal themselves.
“FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM 2026” final judging and awards ceremony to be held at MoN Takanawa on Saturday, December 12
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The final judging and awards ceremony for “FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM 2026” will be held on December 12 at MoN Takanawa, operated by 一般財団法人JR東日本文化創造財団.
Facts
Dec. 12, 2026
13:00〜19:00
Doors open at 12:30
8,103.21 ㎡
24,314.31 ㎡
44.19 m
6 floors above ground
3 basement floors
Companies mentioned：一般財団法人JR東日本文化創造財団、株式会社YUIMA NAKAZATO LABORATORY、一般社団法人unisteps、FASHION FRONTIER PROGRAM実行委員会、環境省、株式会社ゴールドウイン、セイコーエプソン株式会社、株式会社 大丸松坂屋百貨店、YKK株式会社、MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives、株式会社ユナイテッドアローズ、国立環境研究所、Sozzani財団、スカピノ・バレエ・ロッテルダム、慶應義塾大学医学部、カレー・レース・ファッション美術館、ボストン・バレエ団、ジュネーブ国立劇場、品川開発プロジェクト（第Ⅰ期）設計共同企業体、隈研吾建築都市設計事務所
Originalトゥミは、Fall/Winter 2026コレクションのアルプス世界観に着想を得たホリデーキャンペーン「Gifts for the Journey」を発表し、19 Degree、Harrison、Alpha Bravoなどのバッグやアクセサリー、新色の「スノーモンスター」チャームなどをギフトセレクションとして紹介している。
Film “Feel/Unfeel (Feel/Unfeel)” opens December 11: A 118-minute documentary portraying the difficulties of living with sensory hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity, and a society that refuses to acknowledge them
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The documentary film “Feel/Unfeel (Feel/Unfeel),” co-produced by 八艶合同会社, 株式会社Innochi and 株式会社クリスタルロード, will open on December 11, 2026. The 118-minute film depicts the difficulties of living with sensory hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity, as well as social structures, and is based on interviews with more than 40 groups in Japan, the United States and elsewhere.
Facts
Starting Friday, December 11, 2026
A feature-length documentary running 118 minutes
Interviews with more than 40 groups, including people directly affected, their families and specialists
Yoko Kumada makes her first appearance on SUGO! Special live-streaming event “A Special Date with Yoko Kumada” announced!
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The online social app SUGO will hold a special live-streaming event on October 24 featuring entertainer Yoko Kumada, and will collect questions and give virtual items to new registrants.
【Event Report】A total of 60 B Corps from Japan and overseas gather for the 10th anniversary of the B Corp movement in Japan and milestone of reaching 100 companies
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一般社団法人B Market Builder Japan held an event on October 5, 2026, at Hitotsubashi Hall in Takebashi, Tokyo, to mark the 10th anniversary of the B Corp movement in Japan and the milestone of 100 B Corps headquartered in Japan. About 230 people, including representatives of 60 B Corps from Japan and overseas, attended. The event featured a special video, an introduction to the B Corp catalog, talk sessions and case presentations.
Facts
60 B Corps from Japan and overseas
A total of 230 people attended, both online and in person
This catalog was completed with the cooperation of 107 companies that had obtained B Corp certification by the end of September 2026
10th anniversary of the B Corp movement in Japan
The number of B Corps headquartered in Japan reached 100
Announcement: Tokyo Immersive Film Festival 2026 to be held
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The immersive film festival Tokyo Immersive Film Festival 2026, co-hosted by 東京大学生産技術研究所 and 東京藝術大学大学院映像研究科, will be held at the University of Tokyo from December 4 to 6, 2026. Admission is free with advance reservations, and the program is set to include a screening of “KATABASIS,” winner of the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, and a visit to Japan by director Ugo Arsac.
Facts
From Friday, December 4, to Sunday, 6, 2026
Admission is free
Companies mentioned：株式会社EVISION、東京大学生産技術研究所、東京藝術大学大学院映像研究科、フランス国立科学研究センター、CNRS、Tokyo Immersive Film Festival 2026 実行委員会
Opening next week! The “Shrimp and Crab Festival 2026” is about more than eating and drinking! Get a discount for wearing red, enter a raffle with your receipt to win fresh snow crab, or score big at karaoke to win crab! The full lineup of entertainment at the “Shrimp and Crab Festival 2026” revealed!
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The “Shrimp and Crab Festival 2026” will be held at Keyaki Hiroba in Saitama Shintoshin from October 31 to November 3, 2026, with offers including discounts for wearing red, a raffle using receipts and prizes for high karaoke scores.
Facts
200-yen discount coupon
2,000 yen (tax included)
Fresh snow crab leg meat portions (500 g)
10 renowned shrimp and crab restaurants from across Japan
MMX, aiming to achieve the world's first sample return from a Martian moon, with JAMSS as a participant, successfully launches
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The Martian moon exploration mission MMX, involving 有人宇宙システム株式会社（JAMSS）, successfully launched aboard an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center on Oct. 20, 2026.
Creating front-row seats for live events around the world. URALAA reaches basic agreement with Tokyu Fudosan Holdings on co-creating immersive live entertainment
[New product] Sticky roasted sweet potatoes become crisp, savory rice crackers! New product that sold 200 bags at an Osaka event hits brick-and-mortar stores!
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株式会社おいもや has begun selling “Oimoya Roasted Sweet Potato Rice Crackers” in its brick-and-mortar stores, after selling 200 bags at an event at 大阪高島屋. The new product is made only with domestically grown sweet potatoes, with no added sugar and no frying.
沼津市 will make its first appearance at the “42nd 葛飾区 Industrial Fair: Agriculture and Traditional Industries Exhibition,” held in Tokyo's 葛飾区. From Oct. 23 to 25, (株)桃中軒 and 沼津ひものの会, among others, will take part, selling boxed meals, dried fish, mandarins and other products.
株式会社ホビーサーチ has begun accepting pre-orders for the 1/7-scale Hikaru Shidou figure from コトブキヤ, scheduled for release in May 2027. The TV anime “Magic Knight Rayearth” has been airing since October 2026. The figure of the series' protagonist, Hikaru Shidou, is priced at ¥24,860, stands approximately 290 mm tall and is made of PVC.
Launch of “AI Drive,” enabling files to be shared with and reused by AI agents
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JAPAN AI株式会社 has launched AI Drive, an organization-wide shared storage feature that allows people and AI agents to share the same files, on its enterprise AI platform JAPAN AI.
[YOSHIMEI Group × FENNEL] “VALORANT UNIVERS CUP Kansai Tournament” to be held on Oct. 24 and 25 to support student gamers in Kansai
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株式会社Fennel will hold the VALORANT UNIVERS CUP Kansai Tournament for students in the Kansai region on Oct. 24 and 25, 2026, with sponsorship from YOSHIMEI Group.
Facts
Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, 25, 2026
Students aged 18 or older
Esports division spanning 12 titles
Won 4 times in Japan
Crowned world champion in summer 2024
Maximum concurrent users: 120,000
The team’s combined social media following totals 4.8 million
More than 700 million total YouTube views
Established in 2019
Companies mentioned：株式会社Fennel、FENNEL、UNIVERS、株式会社吉銘、YOSHIMEI Group、DIESEL、WIND AND SEA
Real-life treasure hunt across Hachioji and Sagamihara, “Hacchi-oji and Sagamin's Treasure Hunt Journey,” to begin on Dec. 21, 2026
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The real-life treasure hunt event “Hacchi-oji and Sagamin's Treasure Hunt Journey,” planned and produced by 株式会社タカラッシュ and set in 八王子市 and 相模原市, will begin on Dec. 21, 2026. Participation is free. Participants will use kits distributed in the cities to search for 6 treasures, with a chance to enter a prize drawing by finding a treasure chest.
“Sakura Kinomoto -soar-” from the anime “Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card” gets a figure! Pre-orders open Saturday, Oct. 24!
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PROOF, a subsidiary of Culture Entertainment, has announced a 1/7-scale figure of Sakura Kinomoto -soar- from the anime “Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card.” Pre-orders open on Oct. 24, 2026, and the figure is priced at ¥39,600.
Korean key ring brand “taag” opens a limited-time shop at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse!
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taag, a Korean custom key ring brand operated by 株式会社MXN JAPAN, will open a limited-time pop-up store at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse from Oct. 21 to Nov. 3, 2026.
[Launch event marking first Hokuriku-area availability] DOXA LAUNCH EVENT at TITTO COLLECTION
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Fukui City specialty store TITTO COLLECTION will hold a launch event for Swiss dive-watch brand DOXA to mark its first availability in the Hokuriku region.
Comprehensive partnership agreement on regional revitalization with 佐賀県基山町
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ハイアール ジャパン セールス株式会社 signed a comprehensive partnership agreement on regional revitalization with 佐賀県基山町 on Oct. 20, 2026, and will donate home appliances to libraries and welfare facilities.
Partnership agreement with 神奈川県葉山町教育委員会 to improve the educational environment
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ハイアール ジャパン セールス株式会社 signed a partnership agreement with 神奈川県葉山町教育委員会 on Oct. 20, 2026, to improve the educational environment, and donated home appliances including cleaning machines, refrigerators and air conditioners.
Ready Crew, handling projects worth ¥110 billion annually, to exhibit at “Sales & Marketing DXPO Fukuoka '26”
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フロンティア株式会社 will exhibit at “Sales & Marketing DXPO Fukuoka '26,” held at Marine Messe Fukuoka from Oct. 22 to 23, and offer visitors an experience in identifying business challenges with the help of business concierges from the business-matching service Ready Crew (レディクル).
Facts
140,000 cumulative matches
An admission fee of ¥5,000 applies
Approximately 39,000 business meetings annually
Including approximately 70% of publicly listed companies
On スポオク, the official sports team auction service provided by 株式会社モバオク and エンゲート, Route Inn BC League team 山梨ファイアーウィンズ will launch an auction of game-worn uniforms signed by players from the 2026 season on Oct. 20, 2026.
Companies mentioned：バリューマネジメント株式会社、VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES、THE GRAND GINZA、THE GRAND 47、THE GRAND LOUNGE、銀座 極 -KIWAMI-、VMG CAFE 九段会館テラス、LE UN 鮒鶴京都鴨川リゾート、LE UN アカガネリゾート京都東山1925、平安神宮会館、LE UN 神戸迎賓館、北野異人館 旧クルペ邸、旧ムーア邸、大阪城西の丸庭園 大阪迎賓館、銀座マキシム・ド・パリ、Kazeno Heritage、バリューマネジメントグループ
[１０９シネマズゆめが丘] “After-School Cinema,” a movie ticket discount campaign for students only, launches! A special Halloween menu item, “Pumpkin Potage,” will also be available from Friday, October 23
Credit card boarding service expands to Odakyu Bus local routes. Rollout to all buses by fiscal 2029 will make local bus services fully cashless
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Sumitomo Mitsui Card will expand the rollout of its credit card boarding service on Odakyu Bus local routes, aiming to introduce it on all buses (around 500) by fiscal 2029 and make the service fully cashless.
[ホテルグランヴィア和歌山] An evocative Christmas Eve experience for all five senses. Hotel Granvia Wakayama to hold its annual “28th Tomoko Ogawa CHRISTMAS Concert”
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ホテルグランヴィア和歌山 will hold the “28th Tomoko Ogawa CHRISTMAS Concert” on December 7, 2026. The afternoon performance costs 14,000 yen and the evening performance costs 17,000 yen. The program will feature a piano, cello and violin trio.
Facts
28th edition
Monday, Dec. 7, 2026
¥14,000 per person
¥17,000 per person
15% service charge
50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam
Recipient of the Heisei 21 Wakayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award
Original2009年東京交響楽団とブラームスのドッペルコンチェルトを協演した他
Original2006年より1年間文化庁派遣芸術家在外研修員としてミュンヘンに留学
Original1987年より東京交響楽団
Original1999年から2023年まで読売日本交響楽団のコンサートマスターを務める
Marking the 50th anniversary of their debut in the music world
Founded in 1909
Currently 5 brands
13 hotels
4,407 rooms
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Technical girls’ metal band “HAGANE” to livestream its Halloween show exclusively on ニコニコ生放送 on October 27! Look out for the band’s fun and cute Halloween charm, a change of pace from its usual stage performances!
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The technical girls’ metal band HAGANE will livestream its Halloween show, scheduled for October 27, exclusively on ニコニコ生放送. The band also announced that it has signed with Austrian metal label Napalm Records.
TAC Tax Accountant Course’s “3 Major Winter Discount Campaign” starts October 19! 5% off for first-time applicants, 10% off for those with exam experience and returning students
Tokyo Immersive Film Festival 2026 confirmed; KATABASIS, winner of the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, to screen, with director Ugo Arsac visiting Japan
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Original株式会社EVISION主催の「Tokyo Immersive Film Festival 2026」が2026年12月4日～6日に東京大学生産技術研究所にて開催され、カンヌ映画祭グランプリ作品『KATABASIS』の上映と監督Ugo Arsac氏の来日が決定した。入場は無料かつ事前予約制で、チケット受付はロングランプランニング株式会社が運営する「カンフェティ」にて予定されている。
Fukuoka Prefectural Government: GI Fukuoka Sake Tasting Campaign to be held!
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Fukuoka Prefecture will hold the “GI Fukuoka Sake Tasting Campaign” at participating shops in the prefecture starting November 1, Reiwa 8, to promote sake designated as GI. 36 brands will be offered on a rotating monthly basis, and dedicated glasses and stands will be available for use.
Applications open for Wakakusayama Yamayaki 2027 “Foothill Paid Viewing Area Admission Tickets” as hometown tax donation gifts from 奈良県 and 奈良市!
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Advance applications have opened for Wakakusayama Yamayaki 2027 “Foothill Paid Viewing Area Admission Tickets” as hometown tax donation gifts from 奈良県 and 奈良市.
Eliminate clock-in losses with card authentication processed in 0.1 seconds. KJ TECH japan rolls out a high-security attendance management solution using its “TSG-550PC” access control reader
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株式会社KJ TECH japan is stepping up provision of a high-security attendance management solution integrated with access control, using its “TSG-550PC” reader, which completes card authentication in 0.1 seconds, and its “GAUSS” management software.
Facts
0.1 seconds
Up to 200,000 records
Up to 200,000 event log entries
2.8 inches
Companies mentioned：株式会社KJ TECH japan、株式会社KJTECH japan
AI anime production platform PopPixs launches certified creator program! Recruiting approximately 5 members for the 1st cohort
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ユーナメディアパートナー株式会社 has launched the “POPPIXS Certified Creator Program” on the AI anime production platform PopPixs to support creators’ artistic activities, and will begin recruiting its 1st cohort of approximately 5 members on October 20, 2026.
Facts
Recruiting approximately 5 members for the 1st cohort
Recruitment for the 1st cohort begins Tuesday, October 20, 2026
The application deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 23:59
The Studio plan will be provided free of charge for 1 year, among other benefits
Additional production support of up to 200,000 coins per year will be provided
Studio plan (25,000 coins per month) provided free of charge for 1 year
Can use a total of 300,000 coins per year
We will provide up to 200,000 additional coins per year
We will provide a production environment worth up to 500,000 coins per year
Charcoal-grilled yakitori restaurant Ginza Sozai-ten to open on the 1st floor of イオンモール伊達 on Nov. 27, 2026
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株式会社サイプレス announced that it will open Ginza Sozai-ten イオンモール伊達店, a specialty charcoal-grilled yakitori restaurant, on the 1st floor of イオンモール伊達 in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 27, 2026. サイプレス will open a total of 5 stores at the mall at the same time.
【広島工業大学】Industry-academia project launches alongside installation of Japan’s first “Everyone’s Disaster Prevention Warehouse” on a university campus
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広島工業大学 has launched an industry-academia collaboration project centered on installing Japan’s first “Everyone’s Disaster Prevention Warehouse” on a university campus, in partnership with 一般社団法人みんなの防災倉庫普及協会 and 中電プラント株式会社. The kickoff was held on Sept. 30, 2026, with 36 students participating.
Bring the bounty of the sea, including spiny lobster, abalone and golden eye snapper, to your New Year’s table. Yamato Sakana, a seafood wholesaler and sushi restaurant operator based in Minamiboso, opens reservations Oct. 21 for its “2027 Special Osechi Two-Tier Box”! Includes a 3,000-yen voucher
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ヤマトサカナ株式会社, a seafood wholesaler and sushi restaurant operator based in Minamiboso, will open reservations on Oct. 21 for its “2027 Special Osechi Two-Tier Box.” It is priced at 19,800 yen and comes with a 3,000-yen voucher as a purchase bonus.
【JAF Wakayama】A relaxing escape at Japan’s 三 Great Beauty Hot Springs. 下御殿 at Ryujin Onsen in Wakayama is now a JAF member discount facility!
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The JAF Wakayama branch launched a benefit service on Sept. 1, 2026, offering JAF members 100 yen off day-use hot spring admission at 下御殿 in Ryujin Onsen, Wakayama.
Find possibilities for the next business through the experience of people already on your team. Free illustrated guide to small-scale trials for validating ideas with customers
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リクエスト株式会社 has released free of charge a practical guide to Strategic Fit Human Capital® for executives, business leaders and HR professionals, titled “Thinking About the Next Business Based on the Experience of People Already on Your Team.”
Ohara optical glass selected for Mars moon probe “MMX”
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Optical glass from 株式会社オハラ has been selected for OROCHI, the wide-angle multispectral camera, and RAX, the Raman spectrometer, to be carried aboard the Mars moon probe “MMX.”
Facts
Launched on Oct. 20
The 10th H3 heavy-lift launch vehicle
Will reach the Mars region after about 1 year
After about 3 years of observation and sample collection
Is scheduled to return to Earth in fiscal 2031
11 scientific mission instruments
2 instruments for acquiring exploration technologies
Original資本金：58億5千5百万円
Number of employees: 468 (as of the end of Oct. 2025)
As comprehensive and school-recommendation admissions ramp up in fall, a “Regular Tests × Eiken®” admissions strategy seminar for parents of students at integrated middle and high schools in western Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa will be held in Shinjuku on Oct. 31
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中高一貫校専門 個別指導塾WAYS, operated by 株式会社メイツ, will hold a free seminar in Shinjuku on Oct. 31, 2026, for parents of students at integrated middle and high schools, explaining admissions strategies for balancing regular tests and Eiken®.
Facts
53.6% of university entrants decide on their university through comprehensive admissions or school-recommendation admissions
494 universities use external English proficiency tests in admissions
65% of the total
Eiken® accounts for 92.8% of the certification tests used by examinees
From Las Vegas to Tokyo. Workato to hold “World of Workato Tokyo 2026” on Nov. 18 and 19, connecting AI with real-world business results
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Workato株式会社 will hold its annual conference “World of Workato Tokyo 2026” at the Tokyo Marriott Hotel on Nov. 18 and 19, 2026. The latest content from the Las Vegas event will be adapted for Japan and presented across 33 sessions on the practical application of AI and business transformation. A hackathon will also be held alongside the conference, and passes will be free for early registrants.
In partnership with “First Voice,” ファディー to hold an in-store campaign at all locations
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株式会社FURDI ran the “Fall Fitness Support Campaign,” a tie-up with the film “First Voice,” at all locations of its women-only fitness club FURDI（ファディー） from Sept. 10 to 30, 2026, giving members who visited 4 or more times the chance to win movie tickets and other prizes.
Even in the same market position, the expertise to develop differs. Free illustrated guide to designing work around why customers choose you
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リクエスト株式会社 has released free of charge a practical guide to Strategic Fit Human Capital® titled “Decide Which Expertise to Develop Based on Why Customers Choose You.” The guide compares how priorities for decisions and experience differ depending on why customers choose a company, even when companies occupy the same position in the market, and offers guidance on work design for executives, business leaders and HR professionals.
SEKAISHA Group transfers shares in ATIV Medical, which it has supported since its founding as a CVC business, to リログループ
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株式会社SEKAISHA has transferred its shares in ATIV Medical, which it has supported since the company’s founding through its CVC business, to 株式会社リロケーション・インターナショナル, a subsidiary of 株式会社リログループ, which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.
Facts
A total of 20 locations
5 Asian countries
As of October 2026
Companies mentioned：株式会社SEKAISHA、ATIV Medical Pte. Ltd.、ATIV Medical、株式会社リログループ、株式会社リロケーション・インターナショナル、リログループ、リロケーション・インターナショナル、ことびあクリニック恵比寿、一般社団法人COTOVIA
108 players, including Shiho Kuwaki, Yuna Nishimura and Shuri Sakuma, to compete in the “2026 NOBUTA GROUP Masters GC Ladies”; all rounds to be broadcast on GAORA SPORTS
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GAORA SPORTS will broadcast all rounds of the women’s golf tournament “2026 NOBUTA GROUP Masters GC Ladies,” held from Oct. 22 to 25. A field of 108 players will compete for a total purse of 200 million yen and a winner’s prize of 36 million yen, with top professionals including Shiho Kuwaki and Yuna Nishimura taking part. The event is also drawing attention as player An Seon-ju’s retirement tournament.
The experts are there. Yet work stalls while people wait for confirmation. Free illustrated guide to improving the handoff of information and decisions
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リクエスト株式会社 has released free of charge an illustrated guide titled “Turn Individual Expertise into a Team’s Ability to Deliver,” designed to address work slowdowns caused by waiting for expert decisions. The guide offers a practical framework for improving the handoff of information and decisions among sales, engineering and operations teams.
ai& and AMD to hold the “ai& Build Day” hackathon at “AMD Advancing AI Japan 2026.” Participants will compare open-weight models using ai& inference on AMD.
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株式会社エーアイ・アンド and AMD Japan will hold the “ai& Build Day” hackathon at “AMD Advancing AI Japan 2026,” taking place on Dec. 1, 2026. 8 teams will compare and use open-weight models such as Kimi, GLM, Qwen and MiniMax on ai& inference, developing prototypes to solve real-world business challenges.
日本サーフィン連盟 establishes the “NSA Charter” and “NSA Code of Conduct”
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公益社団法人日本サーフィン連盟 (NSA) established the “NSA Charter” and “NSA Code of Conduct” following a board resolution on Sept. 9, 2026, and brought them into effect the same day.
北海道 will hold training to improve support for foreign residents during disasters at the Hiyama Subprefectural Bureau on Nov. 12, 令和8年. The training aims to foster multicultural coexistence and improve disaster response capabilities.
【Through 10/31!】Nominate a standout startup from Higashi-Mikawa! Nominations and self-nominations open for the 2026 awards
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東三河スタートアップ推進協議会 will hold the “Higashi-Mikawa Startup Awards 2026” to promote startup creation and innovation in the Higashi-Mikawa region. Nominations and self-nominations are open from Aug. 3 to Oct. 31, 2026, across 4 categories: Grand Prize, Encouragement Award, Co-Creation Award and Ecosystem Support Appreciation Certificate.
Fermentation event “Everything Is Made Through Fermentation” returns this year, alongside Natural Wine Love | Nov. 21, 22 and 23
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The fermentation event “Everything Is Made Through Fermentation 2026,” hosted by NPO法人Farmers Market Association, will take place alongside Natural Wine Love at the United Nations University from Nov. 21 to 23.
Japan Security Token Association to hold seminar on “The Current State and Future of On-Chain Finance”
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一般社団法人日本セキュリティトークン協会 (JSTA) will hold a seminar on “The Current State and Future of On-Chain Finance” on Nov. 9, 2026. Progmat CEO Tatsuya Saito and BOOSTRY COO Kazuhiro Sudo will serve as co-moderators. Participants from Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, Mizuho Bank and Nomura Holdings, among others, will discuss the transformation and potential of on-chain finance.
As comprehensive and school-recommendation admissions ramp up this fall, seminar on “Regular Tests × Eiken®” admissions strategies for parents of students at combined junior and senior high schools to be held in Ikebukuro on Oct. 31
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“中高一貫校専門 個別指導塾WAYS,” operated by 株式会社メイツ, will hold a free seminar for parents of students at combined junior and senior high schools in Ikebukuro on Oct. 31, explaining admissions strategies that balance regular tests and Eiken®.
Facts
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026
53.6% of university entrants decide on their university through comprehensive admissions or school-recommendation admissions
494 universities use external English proficiency tests in admissions
65% of the total
Eiken® accounts for 92.8% of the certification tests used by examinees