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Link Catering, a Kyoto-based catering and event-space production brand, has launched a new Japanese-style catering plan that pairs authentic washoku cuisine with traditional decor such as wagasa umbrellas and kimono textiles, aimed at MICE events and receptions.
A prize-only caramel cheese popcorn multi-box inspired by Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion- comes with Kirarin Shizuku stickers and arrives at arcades and online crane games nationwide from the second week of August 2026, alongside the rerelease of the Soul Gem Lip and Cheek Charm from the TV anime.
Maebata Inc., a tableware maker headquartered in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, is releasing a new Disney & Pixar Toy Story lineup of stainless steel tumblers, stainless mugs, and coasters featuring Woody, Buzz Lightyear, the Aliens, and Lotso, with sequential sales beginning in early August 2026.
Enjyukaku Bekkan, a nationally registered cultural property inside Marugame Castle, is opening as a one-group-a-day private villa stay with optional cultural experiences. Reservations open August 1, 2026, with check-ins starting September 1, 2026.
MFC STORE is restocking every item in its SpongeBob SquarePants collaboration collection after the original release drew a strong response, with all nine styles - seven T-shirts and two Hawaiian shirt designs - back on sale from July 29, 2026, at MFC STORE stores and the official online store.
Otsuka Foods adds a spicy new flavor to its long-running Micro Magic French Fries line, a black pepper variety made for grown-up snacking that goes on sale nationwide on August 24, 2026, and cooks up box and all in the microwave.
Asahi Group Foods is adding two new fruit tablets to the MINTIA Regular Series - "MINTIA Marude Torotto Mango" and "MINTIA Marude Torotto La France" - the brand's first tablets to recreate a thick, fruit-like texture, arriving nationwide September 7th.
From August 1 to mid-September 2026, Lounge Flora on the 1st floor of Miyako Hotel Gifu Nagaragawa is serving a dessert plate built around Okinawan mango, pairing cut mango with a fruit sorbet to highlight its melt-in-the-mouth texture and rich sweetness.
Lifestyle brand macaroni edge is teaming up with mojojojo, the brand of plush artist Ayumi Ozaki, for a handmade collaboration collection of seven yarn-textured accessories — including mascot straps, pouches, and key cases — with sequential sales starting July 31, 2026.
Netmarble has released a new update for the action RPG MONGIL: STAR DIVE, adding new 5★ character Mabel, a three-week special event story, limited-time missions, and a new epic quest.
Morozoff adds "Tsutenkaku® Sable" to its Take-Home Tsutenkaku® lineup, a new Osaka souvenir combining butter and cocoa sablé cookies, going on sale in stages from August 5, 2026 in three sizes to mark Tsutenkaku's 70th anniversary.
MegaHouse's popular Palm-Sized Eris figure returns in a new Sleeping Together, Nya! Ver., priced at 9,350 yen (tax included) and scheduled for release in late January 2027, now available for pre-order at AmiAmi.