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A new limited-quantity canned chu-hai featuring 5% domestic Japanese pear juice is set to hit shelves nationwide on August 18, with an autumn-themed package design capturing the fragrant sweetness of ripe wanashi.
THE KOBE DINING CRUISE will host its Ashiya Fireworks Cruise on Saturday, August 1, 2026, aboard the Concerto and Luminous Kobe 2, offering fireworks-deck viewing, chef-prepared courses, and live music from Kobe Port. Some plans are already sold out, with limited seats remaining on the rest.
An Attack on Titan-themed fair is coming to Animate stores across Japan starting October 3, 2026, featuring newly illustrated "Guard and Prisoner" concept merchandise, with an online pre-order campaign already underway from July 9.
MegaHouse's G.E.M. series adds palm-sized completed figures of Eren and Captain Levi from Attack on Titan, now available for pre-order at AmiAmi. Each figure is priced at ¥8,800 (tax included), with release planned for late December 2026.
Awaji Island Cheese Factory, known for housemade fresh cheese crafted from milk delivered every morning by local dairy farmers, relocates to the hot spring resort Aqua Ignis Awaji Island on August 3, 2026, opening its first dinner service in a dining room where every seat looks out over the Seto Inland Sea.
A pop-up store for "Azur Lane Summer Fair 2026," featuring new "swimsuits and wet hair" themed artwork of five characters, opens at Amiami Akihabara Radio Kaikan, AKIHABARA Gamers Main Store, and Gamers Namba from July 31, 2026.
From July 21 to September 13, children in middle school or younger accompanied by a guardian can play billiards free for up to two hours at BAGUS amusement locations across Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, and Nagoya.
Bandai Namco Entertainment is running a Steam key code sale on Amazon, with discounts of up to 79% on select titles including ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN, running through July 13, 2026.
The Nyanko Summer Festival, the first real-life event to bring together The Battle Cats, 『パズルで豊作！にゃんこ村』, and Nyanko Daishoten in one place, opens July 24, 2026, with festival games, character encounters, and a mall-wide stamp rally at three venues in Nagoya, Saitama, and Yokohama through late August.
A Nendoroid of Ako Amau, the executive officer of Gehenna Academy's Disciplinary Committee in the popular game Blue Archive, is now available for pre-order as of July 10, 2026, with a scheduled release in December 2026.
TV anime Bungo Stray Dogs and avatar communication app Pokecolo Twin are running a collaboration from July 13 to July 30, 2026, offering free character-themed avatar items, a limited-time gacha, a special photo event, and campaigns to win real-life goods such as acrylic stands and can badges.
BUNZABURO, a Kyoto shibori (tie-dye) fashion brand born from tie-dye specialty shop Katayama Bunzaburo Shoten, opens a limited-time store in the AIRPORT MALL on the fourth floor of Narita Airport's Terminal 2 main building starting July 17, 2026, with a bag-centered lineup that highlights shibori's textured beauty.