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Pre-orders are now open for a new line of original merchandise based on the TV anime Shugo Chara!, featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters with a ribbon and teddy bear theme. Items include can badges, charms, acrylic stands, and more.
An in-game update released June 26 adds the free Crimson Butterfly costume for Hinako in SILENT HILL f, inspired by protagonist Mio Amakura from FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE.
A Sonic the Hedgehog × ROUND1 collaboration campaign is set to run at ROUND1 locations across Japan from July 10 to October 12, 2026, featuring collab menus, collab packs, crane game prizes, a collab room, and more.
The historic Kashiwaya inn at Okabe post town in Fujieda is holding a family-friendly Tanabata evening event on July 4, featuring nagashi-somen, a portrait drawing corner, a food marché with five local stalls, and a children's exploration tour of the museum.
THE LEGIAN TOKYO in Shibuya will offer "Peach & Blossom Summer Afternoon Tea" from July 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring a theatrical cotton candy dessert, free-flow drinks, and seasonal peach sweets at the top-floor resort restaurant.
Toit Vert, a regional food brand in Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido, is releasing a new flavor called "Toit Vert Rich Ice — Double Cheese Indulgence" on June 24, 2026, available through the official EC site and select retailers.
Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel is renovating 594 of its 830 guest rooms around an "Ariake — Moon at Dawn" theme, with soft indirect lighting and improved in-room functionality. The lobby is also set for a grand reopening on July 15, 2026, complete with a new Packing & Dressing Room.
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New SSR+ character [Opera Holder] Repellista, a red-attribute support unit, has arrived in the smartphone RPG TOWER OF GOD: NEW WORLD. Pre-registration for the major 3rd anniversary update scheduled for July 22 is also underway.
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Ultraman series, ABEMA is opening a dedicated "Ultraman 60th Anniversary Channel" from July 3 to July 29, 2026, with 23 series airing daily for free.
Antlar and Red King from the historic 1966 Ultraman Teodori soft vinyl hand puppet series are getting a full reproduction release, faithfully recreating the original size, sculpt, and feel in Tokyo-made PVC. Pre-orders open through July 31, 2026.
An online lottery featuring newly illustrated WIND BREAKER Animal China themed character goods — including card cases, acrylic stands, and can badges — is now available on Marukuji through July 26, 2026.
A BATHING APE is releasing the SENJAFUDA COLLECTION on June 27, 2026, blending traditional Japanese senjafuda culture with contemporary streetwear design.