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The British home appliance brand Russell Hobbs has launched a pre-order campaign on Makuake for its new Fully Automatic Café Drip coffee maker, which handles everything from bean grinding to brewing at the press of a button. General retail release is planned for August 28, 2026.
A guided hiking tour called Ryugatake THE HIKE will take place on June 5, 2026, at Mt. Ryugatake (1,099m), one of the Suzuka Seven Mountains on the border of Komono Town and Inabe City in Mie Prefecture.
Get Wrapped Up Inc. has announced that SANGOKUSHI BOND, a deck-building roguelite battle game set in the Three Kingdoms era, will launch on Steam in summer 2026 at 800 yen (tax included, one-time purchase). A Steam Playtest runs May 22–26, 2026, offering an early look at the game.
A one-night-only dinner event at Sapporo Excel Hotel Tokyu on June 26, 2026 pairs wines from Housui Winery in Iwamizawa with a specially crafted Japanese menu, with early-bird pricing available through June 5.
Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store's B1F features a seasonal selection of refreshing citrus and melon sweets from May 22 to 31, 2026, with offerings ranging from cup desserts to light cakes from popular patisseries.
Lobby Lounge "Fontaine" at Sendai Royal Park Hotel will serve a seasonal summer afternoon tea set featuring peaches from Fukushima's "Kenjou Momo no Sato" and honey from Miyagi's EIGHT CROWNS, running from July 6 to August 31, 2026.
The French restaurant Sens & Saveurs, located on the 35th floor of the Marunouchi Building in Tokyo, will close for renovation from July 1, 2026, and reopen in late October 2026, deepening the culinary philosophy of twin chefs Jacques & Laurent Pourcel.
Grand Café at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel in Maihama will serve up a North America Food Fair from June 1 to July 20, 2026, featuring buffet-style dishes from the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Shochiku Games is bringing six playable titles to BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto from May 22 to 24, 2026, featuring world premiere announcements for the horse racing sim Rival Stars Horse Racing and the football event management sim COPA CITY, along with exclusive novelties and a large-scale kabuki horse installation.
A new online lottery featuring The Idolmaster SideM's Cybernetics Wars series with newly drawn illustrations launches on Kujibikido from May 26, 2026, as the second entry in a three-part consecutive campaign.
Sophie at EDITION on the 14th floor of The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza is relaunching under a new Italian concept starting June 3, 2026, bringing handmade pasta and classic trattoria-style dining with panoramic views of the Ginza cityscape.
The dress-up and raising game Sugar Doll has added a new classic gacha themed around delicate blue flowers, available through late July 2026.