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Kawagoe Prince Hotel will hold a 35th anniversary special show, Kinpare: What Do You Do with Rakugo and Painting?, on August 11, 2026, pairing illustrator Kin Shiotani's live drawing performance with rakugo storytelling by Tatekawa Harunosuke, alongside a pre-show lunch buffet at the hotel's Prince Hall.
Kawagoe Prince Hotel's Lobby Lounge will serve a limited-time menu inspired by the movie Minions & Monsters from July 17 to August 31, 2026, timed to the film's August 7 Japan release.
KADOKAWA's Kujibikido online lottery service will launch a "Killed Again, Mr. Detective?" online lottery on July 24, 2026, offering original prizes tied to the release of Volume 7, including a choice of big acrylic stands, acrylic plates, and can badges.
Kobe Port Tower and Dick Bruna TABLE add Miffy tote bags, keyholders, stickers, and other Day and Night themed goods, plus new collaboration food and a city-wide stamp rally, to their Kobe Waterfront summer event running July 30 to September 30, 2026.
KOKO HOTEL Residence Tokyo Oshiage, a new 25-room apartment hotel just a 5-minute walk from Oshiage Station and about 10 minutes from Tokyo Skytree®, opened on July 16, 2026, with spacious kitchen-equipped rooms and a rooftop terrace for families, groups, and long-stay travelers.
KURAGARI Village's "Egg Café," about 30 minutes from Osaka with views over Mount Ikoma and Kuragari Pass, is rolling out a summer-only menu from July 18 through October 31, 2026. The lineup includes fluffy omurice and tamago-kake gohan sets made with same-day eggs, plus shaved ice, seasonal sodas, and draft beer.
A limited-time story-style aquarium, "Kurashiki Goldfish Museum — Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai Goldfish," opens July 17 at Aeon Mall Kurashiki in Okayama, taking visitors through six themed spaces populated by about 40 species and 1,000 goldfish across a single night from midnight to dawn.
FENETRE Co., Ltd. debuts a new baby clothing brand, L’AUBE bébé, tailored with the same aesthetic as its womenswear label L'AUBE BLANC. A two-day launch event takes place in Daikanyama on July 18 and 19, 2026, ahead of the collection's online debut on July 24.
Nature Lab's premium home care brand Laundrin is adding a limited "Mint Tea" scent to its GOOD TEA TIME tea fragrance line, with fabric softener, fabric mist, and paper fragrance versions arriving August 1.
Mexican goods brand Letra has released PLAYFUL ASSORT, a one-of-a-kind, limited-quantity collection of hand-woven mercado bags in vibrant, sun-soaked colors inspired by Mexico's streets, available exclusively through its official WEB SHOP, with pop-up shop events also taking place at Matsuzakaya Shizuoka and Tokyu Department Store Kichijoji.
LinksMate, the MVNO service for gamers operated by LogicLinks, has added room6's Rogue with the Dead: Idle RPG to its count-free option starting July 16, 2026.
Yellow Co., Ltd. is releasing a "Magical Girl Pink Blue" can badge collection based on manga artist Ikiro's debut serialized work, arriving in capsule toy machines from early July 2026.