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Lotte is releasing two new Detective Conan-themed slab gums on April 21st, 2026, featuring Mystery Grape and Flash Lemon flavors. Each pack includes a QR code linking to a puzzle challenge campaign where participants can win exclusive prizes.
Japanese fermentation-based skincare brand FAS has unveiled spring-limited gift wrapping designs along with a new Spring Kit, available from April 15 through May 10, 2026.
Girafe Crepe is opening its first JR station-based store at Ekimarche Osaka on April 23, 2026, bringing its signature crispy-chewy crepes to one of western Japan's busiest railway hubs.
GODIVA Japan and Chiba-based wagashi brand Nagomi no Komeya have joined forces to create the Chocolat Peanut Monaka — a limited-quantity sweet featuring peanut and chocolate filling inside a cocoa-infused monaka shell.
Japanese product brand goyemon is opening goyemon OSAKA, its largest store to date, in Shinsaibashi, Osaka on April 18, 2026. The 150-square-meter space blends traditional Japanese design elements with contemporary aesthetics, alongside exclusive in-store-only items including limited-edition footwear and apparel.
Hana Haru Festa 2026, a spring festival held at Aibahama Park in central Tokushima, brings together Awa Odori performances, food truck fare, local specialty stalls, a dance contest, and special live music over two days in April.
The Hasami Pottery Festival 2026 runs from April 29 to May 5 at Yakimono Park in Hasami Town, Nagasaki, with about 150 vendors offering Hasami ware at discounted prices along with hands-on pottery experiences.
Good Smile Company's 1/7 scale Hatsune Miku figure, based on illustrator Rella's "16th birthday" themed visual, is getting a rerelease and is now available through AmiAmi.
HOTEL NIWA TOKYO in Kanda Misakicho will hold a special evening combining traditional rakugo storytelling and seasonal kaiseki cuisine on May 16, 2026 — the 10th installment of its beloved "Misakicho Salon" cultural event series.
The mobile game Isekai Kitchen is running the revival event "Grand Opening! Isekai Chinese Restaurant" with renewed challenges, a new interior blueprint reward, and pickup gachas for ★3 characters Koushin and Furan through April 27.
To celebrate KAITO's 20th anniversary in 2026, jewelry brand LUMOTION is releasing four special accessory pieces, including a stone pendant crafted by a designated "Contemporary Master Craftsman" from Yamanashi. Early pre-orders opened April 15, 2026, with the official release set for July 13, 2026.
Color stone jewelry brand KAJITA is launching its new "Copa" collection on May 1, 2026, with an early preview at a Nagoya pop-up shop running from April 22.