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A collaborative pop-up event featuring Taiwan-based apparel brand HUTCH and creative brand FLUPPYOOZY runs at STAYFUL LIFE STORE in Musashino, Tokyo from April 25 to May 3, 2026, with exclusive T-shirts and a limited keychain gift for qualifying purchases.
A large-scale capsule toy specialty store, Gashapon Department Store in Bookstore, has opened inside TSUTAYA Minamifuruya in Kawagoe, Saitama, on April 24, 2026, featuring 400 vending machines and an extensive product lineup.
A free, no-reservation shuttle bus runs between JR Maebashi Station and Gunma Flower Park Plus on weekends and holidays from late April through June 2025, making it easier for visitors to enjoy the park's 5,700 spring roses and hydrangeas.
The "Heel Silk Toe Rela Socks" feature toe loops to spread cramped toes, an arch cushion for stimulation, and 100% silk on the inside of the heel, now on sale for 1,848 yen at major retail stores and online.
New Kemono Friends 3 merchandise featuring Friends characters dressed in Chinese outfits has launched across two design series — original illustrations and POP Art — available online and at Anime Culture Center by eeo from late May 2026.
KOKUNEKO, a sweets brand from Hakata, has launched the Koku-Uma Langue de Chat starting April 24, 2026 — a whimsical new treat featuring brown sugar and grass-fed butter sandwiched in a light, crispy cookie with cat and paw print designs.
Kamakura-based aroma raw chocolate brand MAISON CACAO is launching a new additive-free raw chocolate for children made with Amaou strawberries, available from April 25, 2026 at all seven of its locations.
A 91-day collaboration campaign between Narumiya Characters — beloved mascots from popular 2000s junior apparel brands — and ROUND1 entertainment venues is rolling out across Japan starting April 27.
Felissimo's Cat Club has released four new collaboration items featuring Nyanko-sensei from the TV anime Natsume's Book of Friends, available online from April 17. The spring lineup includes a UV-cut cardigan, a flat pouch, a rain/shine umbrella, and a Seto pottery toast plate.
A collaboration event between SEGA NET Mahjong MJ and the pachislot game Sma-Slo Fist of the North Star: Chapter of Reincarnation 2 launched on April 20, 2026, featuring a national tournament with exclusive in-game items available for both the app and arcade versions.
The beloved ramen chain Tenkaippin has opened a new location just steps from JR Kawasaki Station, offering its signature rich kotteri soup to diners in Kawasaki City.
TSUTAYA Conditioning PILATES Kakuozan opened on April 20, 2026 in Nagoya's Chikusa Ward, marking the brand's first location in Aichi Prefecture. The studio combines instructor-led small-group classes with 24-hour unmanned self-use access.