Hobonichi
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Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun , also known as Hobonichi (ほぼ日), is a Japanese company run by Hobonichi Co., Ltd. that designs and produces various daily life products such as T-shirts and notebooks. The company was founded by copywriter Shigesato Itoi on June 6, 1998, and it was originally his idea to call the site "Almost Daily" to give it more leeway, as he thought that daily updates would be too much mental pressure and content-wise, but since the site's launch at midnight, some content has been updated every day. Originally started as Itoi's personal website, it has grown into one of the most profitable websites in Japan by focusing on sales of goods. In 2012, the website won the Porter Prize.
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Activity Score
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confidence 80 % · metrics-v1
Hiring Momentum 30d
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Product Velocity
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confidence 70 % · metrics-v1
AI Adoption
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confidence 60 % · metrics-v1
Corporate Change Index
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confidence 67 % · cci-v1
7 active sensors·6 observations·0 historical changes·0 structured events·historical coverage 98 %·observed since 2026-09-13
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