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The 2026 MotoGP World Championship gets underway with 22 races across 18 countries, featuring five Japanese riders across all three classes. Every race airs live on Japanese CS channels, with the season-opening Thai Grand Prix live on Nippon TV Plus.
Items from the Mr. Villain's Day Off POP UP SHOP, previously held at Shinjuku Marui Annex 6F, are now available for post-event online purchase through the THE Chara online store.
Special collaboration merchandise featuring characters from Mushoku Tensei III: Jobless Reincarnation is now available for pre-order at the Village Vanguard online store, celebrating the anime's 5th anniversary.
Nagasakibana Beach Resort in Bungotakada, Oita Prefecture will host the 3rd Nagasakibana Beach Festa on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The popular day-trip event returns with BBQ, roasted sweet potato and baked apple experiences, craft activities, and festival-style food stalls—all set against a backdrop of 27 million rapeseed flowers in bloom.
GRADATIONS restaurant on the 41st floor of Nagoya's Midland Square is offering a spring-themed afternoon tea and seasonal parfait from March 2 to April 26, 2026, with cheese-centered savory tartines and spring ingredients including cherry blossoms and strawberries.
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To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Strings Hotel Nagoya is offering a one-day-only spring plan on March 25, 2026, where children can dress up as princesses and enjoy an elegant afternoon tea together with their parents.
Starting February 25, a new tableware series combining upcycled Arita ware technology with paper resources pulp is on sale at stores in Saga, Aizuwakamatsu, and Harajuku, as well as online.
New Balance is set to release a limited-edition Fresh Foam X 860 v15 exclusively at the Nagoya Women's Marathon EXPO 2026, alongside a packed lineup of events, workshops, and after-party activities at Vantelin Dome Nagoya.
A limited collaboration between Nobaman and Village Vanguard has launched at the Village Vanguard Online Store, featuring a retro coffee shop theme with 10 newly drawn character designs. Purchasing the plush cushion also enters buyers into a lottery for a Nobaman signing event.
The NOK Kids Backcountry Tour 2026 returns for its fourth year with ten free sessions across Niigata, Aomori, Toyama, Gunma, and Nagano prefectures. A newly added Freeride Academy for junior athletes features coaching from Finnish snowboarding legend Antti Autti.
At Yoyogi Park's SAKANA & JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026, 75 influencers, athletes, and performers dressed as cats rallied crowds to eat fish from Fukushima, Tohoku, and Hokkaido, driving a combined follower reach of over 2.86 million in support of disaster recovery.
OJICO, an apparel and goods brand known for its playful T-shirt designs, is relocating its permanent store to Haneda Airport Garden on February 27, 2026, right at the entrance from Haneda Airport Terminal 3.