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From July 2026, the Kyoto confectionery house Zen Kashoin is serving a lineup of cool summer sweets — a new aloe and Kotoka strawberry iced dessert, a cream anmitsu, and a chilled water jelly — at its Kyoto Muromachi main store, with two of them also available at ShinQs in Shibuya Hikarie.
A limited-time craft soft cream popup store from the beloved ice cream event あいぱく® opens at Hibiya Step Plaza in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya from July 4 to September 27, 2026.
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Court Nagoya is hosting a parent-child cooking class on July 28, 2026, where families will prepare a chilled napolitan pasta under the guidance of a hotel chef, followed by the Hokkaido Fair lunch buffet. Limited to 10 pairs; reservations required.
The Dengeki strategy guide covering Animal Crossing's Ver.3.0 free update and Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is now on sale, featuring full item data, 60 resort hotel room coordination examples, and over 130 downloadable original My Designs.
The smartphone RPG Attack on Titan Brave Order is running a new event, "They Saw the Sea That Day," from June 29, 2026, along with a new gacha featuring Sasha Blouse, Jean Kirstein, and Connie Springer, plus the addition of Chapters 38 and 39.
A Bandai Namco character goods corner called Bandai Namco Cross Spot is set to open inside Hakodate Tsutaya Bookstore in Hokkaido on July 4, 2026 — the first appearance of the concept at a bookstore in Hokkaido.
Korean beauty brand BBIA has released a new Nudy Lip Pencil designed to perfect the lip line, available in 7 skin nude shades at 1,200 yen.
BLDB, a D2C brand for high-precision metal models, launched its Rebellion Core series in Japan on June 29, 2026 — a cyberpunk-themed 3D metal assembly kit featuring fully screw-fastened construction, 1mm-thick SUS304 stainless steel, and functional internal gear drives.
Buttery Honten, a butter-focused patisserie near Nagoya Station, launches new summer sweets on July 2, including a revamped lemon cookie tin and limited-quantity peach desserts.
Pre-orders open July 3, 2026 on TAITO GEAR&GOODS for the Dokyuto jumbo plush of Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, standing approximately 100cm tall.
From July 11 to 20, 2026, Chichibu Yumoto Buko Onsen in Yokoze Town, Saitama will host a series of events timed to the Chichibu Kawase Festival, including a welcome movie at the entrance, free ice candy for visiting children, and a festival-exclusive soft-serve ice cream.
CREPE & GALETTE TOOTH TOOTH in Kobe's Toa West district launches a limited-time summer menu featuring a peach mille crepe and seasonal galettes starting July 2, 2026.