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A new pickup gacha featuring ★3 Mayomu (Casual Outfit) is now available in the smartphone game Isekai Kitchen, with the character's appearance rate boosted until July 1, 2026.
TryHard Japan is setting up premium reserved viewing seats at the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival on September 18–20, 2026, offering seated views of the dramatic "Yarimaawashi" sharp-turn maneuver at the iconic Kankan-ba intersection.
Kiss Me Ferme's Rouge Act lipstick is launching two warm autumn-inspired limited-edition shades — Cinnamon Peach and Mauve Fig — on July 6, 2026, at AEON stores before a wider nationwide rollout on August 12, 2026.
Langrisser Mobile is getting a limited-time crossover with Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, bringing characters Ryza, Lila, and Claudia into the strategy RPG starting June 23, 2026.
DMM GAMES' Legeclo Legend Clover kicks off the "Thoughts Carried Across Time" gacha and event starting June 23, 2026, featuring powered-up limited versions of Hohenheim and ヤマトタケル.
Italian luxury house Loro Piana is set to open its new flagship store in Omotesando, Tokyo in October 2026, housed across four floors of a specially designed building featuring a distinctive terracotta tile facade by architect Jun Aoki.
Maison de FLEUR is releasing a special limited collection inspired by the traveling exhibition "Marie Antoinette Style" at Yokohama Museum of Art, available exclusively at the exhibition shop from August 1, 2026.
Mary Quant Cosmetics is releasing the "Moomin × Mary Quant Design Collection" — a limited-edition range of skincare products and accessories featuring beloved Moomin characters — launching July 7, 2026.
Matsumotokiyoshi Group's private brand matsukiyo is adding a limited-quantity cleansing water with azelaic acid derivative to its popular Ultra-High-Pressure Vitamin C Derivative series, on sale from July 11, 2026.
A pop-up shop featuring new illustrations by artist sidu is coming to Tower Records Shinjuku and Umeda NU Chayamachi stores from July 17 to 26, 2026, with a range of exclusive MILGRAM merchandise available for advance purchase.
To celebrate the release of the film Minions & Monsters, Sankyumart is releasing a collection of 12 limited Minions collaboration items, all priced at ¥390 (tax included ¥429), available in stores from mid-July 2026, with online pre-orders opening June 24.
The morineki area at Keitto in Daito City, Osaka, is hosting a two-day summer festival on July 18–19, 2026, featuring a VR dinosaur experience, lantern-making workshops, a yukata hair arrangement class, and an evening street fair.