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From June 5 to 21, 2026, ABEMA is streaming six slice-of-life and coming-of-age anime series free of charge every weekend, with full-episode marathon broadcasts of Nichijou, Is the Order a Rabbit?, Hyouka, and more.
Starting June 4, 2026, arflex Japan kicks off a year-long 55th anniversary celebration for its iconic Marenco sofa, featuring limited stamp-color covers, an exclusive anniversary cushion, and 55 archive fabric options.
A fireworks viewing cruise featuring free-flow Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta and curated dishes by guest chefs will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, aboard boh boh KOBE sailing from Kobe Port.
From June 1 to August 31, 2026, Authent Hotel Otaru's top-floor lounge presents a seasonal afternoon tea featuring summer fruits, original mocktails, and elegant Otaru glassware, available on weekends and public holidays only.
Azumino Cha Kochouan's in-store Japanese cafe "Chamu" is rolling out a summer-limited lineup of parfaits and desserts, including a new Choco Mint Parfait alongside beloved returning seasonal favorites.
BASE FOOD's BASE Pound Cake series expands with its second flavor — a caramel pound cake featuring walnut paste, delivering 33 essential daily nutrients in just 187 kcal per bag.
The online lottery "eeo lottery" for the nurturing simulation game Bungo and Alchemist is available for limited sale at eeo Store online from June 1 through June 15, 2026, with original June Bride-themed artwork featuring six literary masters in elegant formal attire.
Starting the week of June 15, 2026, five Calbee snack products including Sapporo Potato, Saya Endo, Takoyaki Tei, and Vege Tabel will feature limited-edition summer festival packaging to mark National Snack Day on June 21.
From June 16 to September 30, 2026, the cafe "Bean there, UMEDA" at Canopy by Hilton Osaka Umeda is adding a summer-limited butter sandwich flavor — "Strawberry × Passion Fruit" — to its ongoing collaboration with popular Osaka patisserie Seiichiro, Nishizono. A frozen takeout option is also available for the new flavor.
AMNIBUS is now accepting pre-orders for eight types of Dark Moon: The Blood Altar merchandise starting May 27, including trading scene photo cheki prints, B8 hard card cases, acrylic tiles, Ani-Frame cards, and more.
Dominique Bouchet Tokyo in Ginza will hold a special makers' dinner on July 17 and 18, 2026, featuring Chisa Bize of the prestigious Burgundy producer Domaine Simon Bize.
Doremo LeTAO in Chitose has released COOORN, a new pastry filled with sweet Hokkaido corn and three types of cheese, wrapped in a chewy gluten-free special dough for a crispy, stretchy, and kernel-popping experience.