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Lady Gaga recruits for FamilyMart in Japan

The pop star is featured in a campaign to help the convenience store chain address staffing shortages across its Japanese network.

3 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 27 Sept 2026 · updated 38d ago

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How the odds moved · Above 8.75B
0%50%100%96%28 Sept, 05:19 UTCnowNews Feed: The Lady Gaga moment for corporate Japan · 29 Sept, 23:01 UTCNews Feed: Lady Gaga tells Japanese people to work for FamilyMart · 29 Sept, 01:49 UTCLatest articles: FamilyMart enlists Lady Gaga to bolster recruitment · 29 Sept, 01:20 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
now96%
28 Sept, 05:19 UTC96%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 27 Sept 2026. Inc. published first, on 27 September at 13:00 UTC; Latest articles followed 36h 20m later. The most recent article, from News Feed, appeared on 29 September at 23:01 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), Inc., Latest articles.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Above 8.75B — resolved “Yes” on 14 Oct 2026. The outcome is Yes if Lady Gaga accumulates more than 8.75 billion worldwide streams between January 1 and December 31, 2026. The outcome is No if she does not reach that total within the specified year. Readers often mistake the deadline for a calendar year rather than the specific 2026 period.

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How it unfolded

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  1. Inc.Lady Gaga Is Recruiting Convenience Store Workers in Japan. The Celebrity Ad Is Only Part of the Pitch—
  2. Latest articlesFamilyMart enlists Lady Gaga to bolster recruitment96%
  3. News FeedLady Gaga tells Japanese people to work for FamilyMart96%
  4. News FeedThe Lady Gaga moment for corporate Japan96%
  5. Market resolved: Yes

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  1. The Lady Gaga moment for corporate Japan News Feed ·
  2. Lady Gaga tells Japanese people to work for FamilyMart News Feed ·
  3. FamilyMart enlists Lady Gaga to bolster recruitment Latest articles
  4. Lady Gaga Is Recruiting Convenience Store Workers in Japan. The Celebrity Ad Is Only Part of the Pitch Inc.

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  • Resolved Above 8.75B Yes 24d ago

    The market favoured Yes at 96% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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