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Four iconic characters from Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? are being turned into palm-sized block figures as part of the first-ever Mitacle Block collaboration, available for pre-order from May 1 to May 31, 2026.
The Nintendo Switch adaptation of the popular mobile title Datsugoku Gokko has claimed the No. 1 spot on the Nintendo eShop download-only software ranking, just days after its April 28, 2026 release.
Camping car manufacturer Toy Factory will be exhibiting at FIELDSTYLE TOKYO 2026, held at Tokyo Big Sight on May 9 and 10. Three models — including family campers and a premium European motorhome — will be on display alongside the waterless clesana X1 portable toilet.
A three-day outdoor bakery market returns to the real urban forest at Otemachi Tower in central Tokyo, bringing together 19 unique bakeries from across the greater Tokyo area.
The cabin-style compact hotel near JR Akihabara Station is relaunching with renovated facilities and an expanded coin laundry, five years after it was forced to close.
Fujizakura Heights Beer is serving craft beer at THE MEAT SAITAMA 2026, a Golden Week food festival held at Keyaki Hiroba in Saitama Shintoshin from May 1 to May 6, featuring a lineup of seven varieties including limited seasonal brews.
A new FURYU Kuji lottery based on Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- is coming to convenience stores and hobby shops from May 16. The lineup features first-ever 3D figures of Heshikiri Hasebe and Shokudaikiri Mitsutada in their "Celebration Costume" outfits.
Two new titles in the Gakken Illustrated Reference Book LIVE series — covering birds and rocks/minerals/fossils — are available for pre-order at bookstores and online retailers across Japan, ahead of their June 25, 2026 release.
The capsule toy specialty store gashacoco is opening its 33rd franchise location at Haruya Bookstore MEGA Hirata in Matsuyama, Ehime on May 15, 2026 — the first gashacoco in Matsuyama and the first at a Haruya Bookstore.
The fourth story event for the iOS/Android RPG Gintama: Smartphone Battle Chronicle is now live. Collect event coins in the Yagyu Arc, pull the SSR Yagyu Kyubei character, and earn a new universal evolution material through a limited repost campaign.
Ginza Aster, known for its Japanese-style Chinese cuisine, is opening a new deli shop at Keio Department Store's Shinjuku location on May 14, 2026, offering authentic Chinese deli items and dim sum.
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Ginza Aster has reopened the Kawaguchi Hikan location on April 1, 2026, after a major interior renovation that refreshed the dining space while preserving its longstanding elegance.