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On May 24, 2026, a unique rice planting event combining SDGs practices and hands-on farming will take place in the Takataki area of Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, using organic compost made from elephant dung collected at a local zoo.
The first-ever POPUP for "Ireisu minini," the collaborative character between 2.5D idol group Irregular Dice and LINE FRIENDS, is coming to LINE FRIENDS SQUARE SHIBUYA from March 20 to April 6, 2026.
A limited-time pop-up shop celebrating the BanG Dream! 10th anniversary opens at Sanseido Bookstore Nagoya Store from March 14 to 29, 2026, selling exclusive collaboration merchandise featuring specially drawn illustrations.
A Jujutsu Kaisen Nuiparu Animate Limited Selection exclusive set featuring five characters with original drawstring pouches is now accepting pre-orders at Animate stores and the Animate Online Shop, with a scheduled release on July 24, 2026.
New K-ON! merchandise using original comic panels and color illustrations is now on sale online, with in-store sales at eeo Store Ikebukuro set to launch in April 2026.
Hotel Amanek Ginza East in Tokyo's Ginza district is hosting a kabuki-themed kumadori mask-making workshop on March 8, 2026, where hotel guests can learn about the art of kabuki face painting and create their own masks.
Kitano Grill & Bar at Kobe Kitano Nosta is running a seasonal lunch buffet featuring fresh local spring produce from Hyogo and Kobe, with selectable grilled mains, from March 1 to May 31, 2026.
Kochakaden has launched its first-ever collaboration with Sanrio Characters, featuring 31 limited-edition bottle designs across 6 tea products available nationwide from March 2, 2026.
Kuriyama, a tsukemen restaurant that draws daily queues in Yokohama's Hakuraku neighborhood, is opening a new branch in Shin-Yokohama on March 5, 2026.
Tabio's "Kutsushitaya fam" — a revamped socks line priced at 550 yen per pair — debuts at 150 Kutsushitaya stores on March 6, 2026, featuring matching designs for parents and children as well as couples.
Starting March 3rd, "Tristan" and "Galahad" have arrived in new costumes in Legend Clover. An in-game event, gacha banners, and new shop items are all available during the limited period.
Singer-songwriter Lilas Ikuta, also known as ikura from YOASOBI, will provide the original theme song "stay with me" and narration for the new Rilakkuma anime produced by Production I.G, set to air on TBS from April 4.