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A limited-time pop-up store celebrating the 35th anniversary of MATCHLESS RAIJIN-OH opens at Kotobukiya Akihabara Building on August 7, 2026, featuring numerous new original goods with newly drawn illustrations.
A new diorama figure set from MegaHouse's Petitrama EX series recreates iconic scenes from the Godzilla film series, featuring Godzilla (1995), King Ghidorah (1991), and Godzilla (2016), and is available in limited distribution through AmiAmi and other retailers.
Starting Friday, July 10, Meiji Kinenkan's online shop is adding a new "Shio Monaka Ice" 6-piece set with matcha, hojicha, and kuromitsu kinako flavors, alongside its existing vanilla and black sesame lineup.
mezzo piano junior debuts a new room line called "Mezzo Piano Room," featuring loungewear and home items for spending special, cozy time at home. The collection launches July 10, 2026, at select stores and on the official online shop, NARUMIYA ONLINE.
Mineral cafe Mineral Muru is holding its first Kanto-region exhibition and sale of minerals, gemstones, and fossils at Stella Gallery Shinjuku on July 18-19, 2026, including a gemstone kaleidoscope-making workshop and a signing event with "The Jeweler's Maid" illustrator Chika Yamase to mark the manga's reprint.
A new CARBOTIX POP figure series brings Bob, Stuart, and Kevin from the Minions franchise to life with a robot-inspired design, LED lighting, and the series' first movable eye gimmick, releasing in November 2026 from 4,950 yen each.
From July 17 to 20, 2026, Nagoya Sakae Mitsukoshi is hosting the "Mitsukoshi Stationery Fair" together with fountain pen and paper specialty store PEN'S ALLEY Takeuchi, bringing together 24 creators and stationery brands around the theme of hanko stamps.
MUJI is releasing a new "Double Gauze" series — breathable room long pants and seamless pajamas made from soft cotton gauze — in stores and online starting July 13.
JR East Japan Urban Development is holding the 14th Musaura Ekimae Marché as a two-day night market at Musashi-Urawa Station on July 25 and 26, 2026, with workshops, general goods stalls, food trucks, and stage performances, plus part of the station's parking lot opened as a plaza for craft beer and food.
On July 15, 2026, the Kozagawa Town Tourism Association is lighting up the national natural monument Mushikui-iwa in yellow for a single night, while the roadside station Michinoeki Mushikuiiwa opens after dark so visitors can pick up local yuzu drinks, gibier, and honey.
Tokyo-based ukiyo-e artist NAGA and Los Angeles streetwear brand Philip Lumbang are releasing their first joint collection starting July 2026, featuring T-shirts that blend traditional Japanese motifs with skateboarding and breakdancing scenes.
A new all-black plush lottery from Nagano Characters — the beloved cast created by Chiikawa illustrator Nagano — goes on sale July 17, 2026, with 11 prize types and no losing draws, from a 100 cm giant plush to mini mascot badges.