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E-COME GROUP's fashion brand LOVEBOAT has released the DREAMY CANDY SEAL Collection, featuring Sanrio's Hello Kitty and Kuromi in gyaru-inspired leopard-print designs across four dome-shaped, candy-like sticker styles, on sale from mid-August.
French luxury streetwear brand lucien pellat-finet is releasing a Peanuts collaboration collection of cashmere knits and sweatshirts from August 28, 2026, available at its directly-run stores and the Coronet official online store. The collection draws on artwork from early Peanuts comics selected by artistic director Tsuyoshi Noguchi, with Snoopy and friends adding a playful touch throughout.
Ahead of the October 29 opening of "Machichu Evangelion 2026," Ube City has unveiled a new commissioned illustration and confirmed that an "Evangelion Unit-01" statue will return to Yamaguchi Ube Airport from mid-September. Singer Yoko Takahashi will also appear at the city's Ube Matsuri festival in November.
MAISON ICHI is rolling out its second lineup renewal on August 24, centered on a new Rustique range made with salt koji and high-hydration dough for a softer, chewier, more fragrant bite.
From August 19, Amsterdam bag brand MARREA is holding limited-time pop-ups at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store and, starting August 26 for the first time, at Ginza Mitsukoshi, showcasing its popular Midi bag in multiple colors alongside a Ginza-exclusive custom charm program.
Maruai will release the second collection in its "SUU" stationery and goods series on October 19, 2026, featuring six items — including a notebook, letter set, and stickers — designed with original illustrations by illustrator とつかみさこ.
The mobile puzzle game based on The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today anime is hosting its 31st point event featuring Magical Yukichi and other rewards through August 31, 2026.
Restaurant MOSORO at Matsue Excel Hotel Tokyu in Shimane is hosting an Autumn Dinner Buffet from September 19 to November 25, 2026, featuring live-kitchen sirloin steak, oden, saury sasazushi, and desserts made with chestnut, sweet potato, and pumpkin.
Aoyama Decarbo is releasing an evolved candy tin exclusively at Isetan Shinjuku's main store — the "Merry-Go-Round Jewel Box," a peacock-motif case co-created with ceramicist Hijiri Tougane and glass paint artist Alisa Horita, complete with four customizable magnets and rice-flour almond tuiles inside, from September 5, 2026.
Shobido has opened pre-orders for the second Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express merchandise series on its official EC site, featuring plush toys, tote bags, pouches, charms, and card cases, with shipping expected from late December 2026.
Starting September 4, 2026, merchandise from the MILKY☆SUBWAY THE GALACTIC LIMITED EXPRESS x Yokohama Marine Tower event goes on sale at 14 select Village Vanguard stores across Japan, including newly drawn illustrations by Takeuchi Ryosuke and a new Trading Hologram Clear Sticker.
Starting September 5, 2026, Minami-Chita Beachland in Aichi is launching "Sakana Quest," an AI image-recognition aquarium exploration game where visitors use a tablet to find sea creatures around the park and take on related quizzes and puzzles.