Monitor Furusato Nozei Market Trends with Google News, AI Analysis and Slack Reporting

Analyze Furusato Nozei trends from Google News to Slack

This workflow acts as a specialized market analyst for Japan's "Furusato Nozei" (Hometown Tax) system. It automates the process of monitoring related news, validating keyword popularity via search trends, and delivering a concise, strategic report to Slack.

By combining RSS feeds, AI agents, and real-time search data, this template helps marketers and municipal researchers stay on top of the highly competitive Hometown Tax market without manual searching.

👥 Who is this for? Municipal Government Planners:** To track trending return gifts and competitor strategies. E-commerce Marketers:** To identify high-demand keywords for Furusato Nozei portals. Content Creators:** To find trending topics for blogs or social media regarding tax deductions. Market Researchers:** To monitor the seasonality and shifting interests in the Hometown Tax sector.

⚙️ How it works News Ingestion: The workflow triggers on a schedule and fetches the latest "Furusato Nozei" articles from Google News via RSS. AI Analysis & Extraction: An AI Agent (using OpenRouter) summarizes the news cluster and identifies the most viable search keyword (e.g., "Scallops," "Travel Vouchers," or specific municipalities). Data Validation: The workflow queries the Google Trends API (via SerpApi) to retrieve search volume history for the extracted keyword in Japan. Strategic Reporting: A second AI Agent analyzes the search trend data alongside the keyword to generate a market insight report. Delivery: The final report is formatted and sent directly to a Slack channel.

🛠️ Requirements To use this workflow, you will need: n8n** (Version 1.0 or later recommended). OpenRouter API Key** (or you can swap the model nodes for OpenAI/Anthropic). SerpApi Key** (Required to fetch Google Trends data programmatically). Slack Account** (with permissions to post to a channel).

🚀 How to set up Configure Credentials: Add your OpenRouter API key to the Chat Model nodes. Add your SerpApi key to the Google Trends API node. Connect your Slack account in the Send a message node. Check the RSS Feed: The RSS Read node is pre-configured for "Furusato Nozei" (ふるさと納税). You can leave this as is. Regional Settings: The workflow is pre-set for Japan (jp / ja). If you need to change this, check the Workflow Configuration and Google Trends API nodes. Schedule: Enable the Schedule Trigger node to run at your preferred time (default is 9:00 AM JST).

🎨 How to customize Change the Topic:** While this is optimized for Furusato Nozei, you can change the RSS feed URL to track other Japanese market trends (e.g., NISA, Inbound Tourism). Swap AI Models:** The template uses OpenRouter, but you can easily replace the "Chat Model" nodes with OpenAI (GPT-4) or Anthropic (Claude) depending on your preference. Adjust AI Prompts:** The AI prompts are currently in Japanese to match the content. You can modify the system instructions in the AI Agent nodes if you prefer English reports.