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To mark the global launch of the animated open-world RPG The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, hololive production VTubers Nakiri Ayame and Shiranui Flare are set to stream the game on their respective channels.
SharkNinja is releasing the Shark TurboBlade Ultra-Customizable Bladeless Tower Fan in Japan on April 6, 2026, featuring 360-degree airflow and a 20-meter wind reach. The Shark FlexBreeze HydroGo Misting Fan also gets four new colors — Ivory, Green, Pink, and Purple — bringing the total lineup to seven.
A new organic cleaning line called "Shell we clean?" — crafted from discarded scallop shells sourced in Aomori — launches on March 18, 2026, becoming Japan's first detergent to earn Ecocert certification.
Café Toastina at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel is set to offer a spring-themed sweets lineup featuring flaky pastry and tart doughs, along with a seasonal afternoon tea and a sweets box — running throughout April 2026.
Buffet Dining Kessel at Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel is holding a Nagasaki Fair from April 1 to May 31, 2026, featuring rare local ingredients and regional dishes personally selected by the head chef during a visit to Nagasaki.
SLAP SLIP, the children's apparel brand from Kobe-based Bebe Co., Ltd., has launched a new collaboration collection featuring Sanrio's popular characters Cinnamoroll and Pompompurin, now available at 64 stores nationwide and the BEBE MALL online store.
Kobe-based children's apparel brand SLAP SLIP is releasing a nostalgic yet adorable collaboration collection featuring SWIMMER and Sanrio Characters, available at 63 stores nationwide and online from late March 2026.
The popular Soup Harusame brand, celebrating its 25th anniversary, is releasing a refreshing new plum and wasabi flavor on April 13, 2026, featuring Kishu Nanko-ume and Azumino honwasabi paired with a sea bream Japanese-style soup.
A new vintage of the Japanese wine "SUNTORY FROM FARM Kaminoyama Chardonnay 2025" is set to go on sale nationwide in limited quantities from May 12, 2026.
TAITO ONLINE CRANE (TAITO OLCG) is teaming up with Million Production VTuber Amakami Konomi for its first collaboration, featuring five exclusive prizes using a newly drawn "Nightwear" illustration, available starting March 26.
The in-station shops at Takanawa Gateway Station are marking one year since their grand opening on March 27, 2026, with a lineup of special events — including limited menus using locally harvested Takanawa honey and pop-up bakeries in the "Machiai" event space.
Mamoru Hosoda's beloved anime classic, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, is getting a nationwide revival theatrical run in summer 2026, this time in 4K for the very first time, to celebrate the film's 20th anniversary.