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Muji is releasing a range of chilled, easy-to-prepare foods for the summer season starting April 8, including new cold ochazuke, noodle sauce, and chilled curry lines available at stores and online nationwide.
The Sunset Marina BBQ Garden at Nagasaki Sunset Marina THE VILLAS NAGASAKI opens for the 2026 season on April 11, featuring Italian restaurant-quality BBQ with ocean views, free-flow drinks, and new children's activities.
A spring night event at the World Heritage Site Daigoji Temple in Kyoto is currently underway, featuring approximately 700 cherry trees in full bloom alongside fantastical art installations by NAKED, INC.
Two Nendoroid figures of Gyro Zeppeli from the anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run are set for release in September 2026, with the DX version bundling his beloved horse Valkyrie.
New Era and the fashion brand Kansai Yamamoto are releasing their first-ever collaboration collection on April 9, featuring caps, T-shirts, bags, and more inspired by bold Japanese design motifs.
A new lineup of merchandise from the TV anime Ninku has gone on sale to commemorate its 30th anniversary, available through the mail-order site "THE CHARA." The order window runs from April 2 to April 16, 2026.
Osaka Takashimaya's basement food floor is getting a refresh this spring with its first-ever western Japan LONDON BAKE GALLERY opening, a renewed Nespresso Boutique, a brand-new event space called NAMBA FOOD STATION, and a range of Takashimaya Osaka-exclusive limited sweets and gourmet items.
Park Hyatt Kyoto's first-floor The Living Room is offering an early summer afternoon tea from May 1 to June 30, 2026, with six kigo (seasonal haiku words) guiding each course alongside Japanese tea pairings.
Prada Beauty introduces Prada Touch, a hybrid cream-to-powder blush available in 8 shades, launching nationwide in Japan on May 1, 2026.
The salon-exclusive makeup brand rafuna is releasing a hybrid balm foundation that doubles as a concealer, delivering a luminous, dewy finish with skin-care ingredients.
AMNIBUS, an online store for original anime and manga merchandise, has opened pre-orders for 10 types of Rascal Does Not Dream series products, featuring newly drawn guitar performance illustrations of popular characters.
Merchandise from the Rascal Does Not Dream series POP UP SHOP, previously held at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, is now available for post-event online order via the THEキャラ shopping site through April 16, 2026.