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Butter's Tsumi-chan, the irresistibly melty character from "Nagomiya no Sekai," is now available as figure keychains in capsule toy machines across Japan — 5 varieties including Butter Cake, Potato Butter, Pancake, and Anko Butter Toast.
ABEMA is launching a dedicated Naruto channel on June 26, 2026, broadcasting all 720 episodes of the Naruto TV anime series for free through July 25, 2026.
A 2-day, 1-night bus tour from Tokyo to Nasu Highlands offers a guided stargazing session with Vixen telescopes, a French dinner, and a Nikko Kogen beef shabu-shabu lunch, departing September 4, 2026.
The PC Chinese wuxia MMORPG New Cheon Sang-bi received a major update on June 24, 2026, adding the advance quest for the seventh-tier immortal class 天化一神, the new region 海南省, the new dungeon 海賊船, and the field boss 四凶獣.
NewMake, a circular creative community, is holding an embroidery workshop on July 1, 2026, at PATCH&PLAY in Harajuku, where participants can add custom embroidery to their own clothing and accessories using the SKiTCH PP1 machine.
Niconico has unveiled its 2026 summer anime streaming lineup, featuring 62 titles in total — including 57 with free first episodes. New episodes will be available for free during the first week after broadcast, with select titles also offered under Niconico Premium and individual rental plans.
On July 4, 2026, the Night Lantern event will light up the summer sky at Gotemba Kogen Tokinosumika. Write your wishes on a lantern and watch countless glowing lights drift into the night.
Nikko Style Nagoya's style kitchen Cafe & Bar is serving the "Peachy" parfait — layered with white peach, jasmine, and plum — from July 1 to August 31, 2026, priced at ¥2,400.
Items from the NU: Carnival POP UP SHOP held in Tokyo and Osaka are now available for online order through the THEキャラ shopping site, with orders accepted from June 25 through July 9, 2026.
Eiichiro Oda's panoramic illustration "大海賊百景" — printed on Echizen washi paper using collotype — comes to Shueisha Manga Art Heritage Tokyo Gallery at Azabudai Hills from July 8, 2026.
BIO-RESORT HOTEL & SPA O Park OGOSE in Saitama is serving a special 5-course collaboration menu tied to the new Crayon Shin-chan movie "Spooky! My Yokai Vacation" at restaurant MORINIWA from July 3 to September 30, 2026.
Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa in Nago City will host "Eisa Night," a series of 14 traditional Okinawan Eisa performances by different local youth associations, every Saturday and holiday from July 18 to September 26, 2026 — free for hotel guests.