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To celebrate the release of Toy Story 5, Seven-Eleven is launching a new Ichiban Kuji lottery on July 10 featuring 47 prize types plus a Last One prize, alongside a double-chance campaign offering about five times the usual number of winning sets.
Frontier Works is bringing the anime In a World Full of Zombies I'm the Only One Who Doesn't Get Attacked to Comic Market 108 at Tokyo Big Sight on August 15-16, 2026, featuring a zombie cosplayer photo session, themed booth decorations, and limited novelties ahead of the series' January 2027 premiere on AT-X.
INCUBE, a variety goods specialty store known for its wide selection of everyday items, is opening a new location at Aeon Mall Fukuoka Ito in Nishi Ward, Fukuoka City on September 18, 2026.
New LINE stickers and a LINE theme based on TV anime "Iron Wok Jan!" have launched on LINE STORE, giving fans a way to bring the show's over-the-top culinary chaos into their chats.
Starting July 17, 2026, Iruma City is handing out collectible trading-card certificates at local shopping streets, lighting up streetlamps in the anime's signature blue, and putting up 15-character flags, alongside a discounted Seibu Railway outing ticket available through September 23.
Kamakura Kanmidokoro Kurumi, a longtime sweets shop on Komachi-dori, is offering a new "Lemon Milk Cream Shaved Ice" and the returning "White Peach Milk Cream Shaved Ice" from July 13, 2026, for a limited time.
The Kamimizo Summer Festival takes place in Sagamihara's Chuo Ward on July 25 and 26, 2026, with twelve mikoshi and eight festival floats parading through the streets near Kamimizo Station alongside food stalls, a parade, and a tradition tracing back to the late Edo period.
From July 11, 2026, Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort is opening "Karupuri Snowland," an indoor snow play area inside the Snow House where visitors can experience real snow through the height of summer, built using the resort's artificial snowmaking technology.
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine in Saitama Prefecture has installed a "Shrine Navita" digital signage system, offering multilingual guidance on the shrine's history, festivals, and worship etiquette for its growing number of visitors.
Fuji Goko Kisen launches the new "Oishi Park Line" ferry route linking Funatsu Pier and Oishi Park on Lake Kawaguchiko from Friday, July 17, 2026, offering a new lake-based route to the popular flower-viewing spot.
A new character brand called KAWAII FRIENDS has launched from KAWAII LAB. in Harajuku, featuring five characters that debuted July 7, 2026, with tie-in summer events across Shibuya and Harajuku including a balloon park, a night market, and a pop-up store.
The idle RPG The King of Fighters AFK has launched a summer update featuring the new Legend Fighter Aqua Splash Style Mai Shiranui, seasonal pickup summon events, a new swinging-action minigame, and several other limited-time events.