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earth music&ecology Japan Label is releasing a 22-item collaboration collection featuring virtual singers Hatsune Miku and KAITO, with pre-orders opening on March 2, 2026 on the STRIPE CLUB online store.
The Hello Kitty Shinkansen, set to retire on May 17, 2026, will host a special one-night farewell event called "Dreamy Night" at Shin-Shimonoseki Station on March 28, featuring DJ Hello Kitty, a live talk show with SCANDAL, exclusive shopping, and more.
Tokyo's specialty donut shops HOCUS POCUS in Nagatacho and Omotesando are launching their new March 2026 lineup inspired by fruit, featuring flavors like apricot peach, blueberry, orange, apple cinnamon s'more, and lemon cookies and cream.
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo is offering a series of Golden Week events in 2026, led by a new evening buffet featuring live magic and piano performances, alongside a garden display of 100 koi streamers, a honey harvest stay, bread-making workshops, and a morning yoga session.
Hotel Metropolitan Marunouchi is adding a new corner-suite Train View Room accommodating up to 4 guests, set to open in spring 2026.
Researchers from the National Museum of Nature and Science have confirmed that blue stones found in a tributary of the Himekawa River in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, are lapis lazuli — the first confirmed domestic source of the gemstone in Japan.
To celebrate JJ magazine's 50th anniversary, a special collaboration pop-up store featuring Sanrio Characters is coming to the Metele Building Lobby in Nagoya on March 28 and 29, 2026, with 12 limited-edition items available.
KAYOU+, a premium stationery brand that launched in Japan in 2025, has earned recognition for all four of its debut products at the Japanese Stationery Store Awards 2026, placing in both the mechanical pencil and ballpoint pen categories.
Virtual talent Kizuna AI dropped a new single "KAMACHO" along with an official music video featuring an updated 3D model, and confirmed an online live on April 11, 2026.
Starting March 1, 2026, the Setouchi Harbor Restaurant at Kobe Suma Sea World Hotel introduces a new spring menu highlighting Hyogo Prefecture's seasonal produce, along with aquarium-inspired desserts and a refreshed afternoon tea set.
Kobe Suma Sea World introduces spring-limited menus at its three dining venues from March 1, 2026, featuring seasonal Hyogo ingredients including local fish, Kobe pork, and Awaji beef.
The mobile idle RPG LINE Omakase Rangers is holding a collaboration event with Hatsune Miku from February 27 to March 31, 2026, featuring exclusive collaboration rangers including Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Megurine Luka, and Yuki Miku 2026.