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Couture dress brand Red Carpet Dress MAMI OKANO, based in Monaco, has launched two new offerings — a Second Line Dress collection and a dress rental service — bringing its once fully bespoke, one-of-a-kind gowns within easier reach ahead of this autumn's wedding and party season.
After its July session sold out within hours, Roppongi Tea Factory will hold an additional "chazume" workshop on August 8, 2026, where participants pack tencha tea leaves into a jar to age for about three months before reuniting with their matcha this November.
Sankt Gallen brewery has begun general sales of its "Kuroneko no Okimochi" (Black Cat Feelings) beers, "Omedeto" and "Arigato," previously available only through LINE Gift, featuring a rescued black cat that now lives with the brewery's staff.
Nippon Paper Crecia's Scottie brand is adding Pokémon designs to six tissue, paper towel, and wet tissue products launching nationwide on July 27, 2026, alongside a purchase campaign offering original Pokémon goods through October 31.
Hanshin Contents Link Corporation is releasing six new Sesame Street x Hanshin Electric Railway collaboration items — including acrylic keychains, a handkerchief set, a clear file, and coin pass cases — inspired by the ELMO's HAPPY TRAIN and COOKIE MONSTER's MOGUMOGU TRAIN wrapping trains, on sale from July 24, 2026 at the Tetsudo Koshien Online Shop.
Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka will host a Chinese Liquor Seminar on September 24, 2026, exploring the charm of Chinese wine centered on Shaoxing wine, paired with an original course crafted by Chinese Restaurant Shisen.
Navi Tomo will host a special guided tour at Shochiku Otani Library on September 11, 2026, with specialist staff introducing rare kabuki-related scripts, programs, and stage photographs, plus an original, non-sale library goods gift for participants.
On July 22 and 26, 2026, PanForYou Fukudaya Kanuma in Tochigi Prefecture is hosting Shokupan Museum, a two-day event gathering distinctive shokupan loaves from bakeries across the country for visitors to browse and buy on the spot.
Fuji Boeki has released "sole," a lightweight, stackable garden chair available in six pale colors, designed to bring color to gardens, terraces, and balconies.
STANDARD CALIFORNIA and RHC Ron Herman are releasing an exclusive Football Tee, arriving at RHC Ron Herman and Ron Herman "R" stores plus the online store starting July 25, 2026.
URBAN RESEARCH’s flagship store, URBAN RESEARCH KYOTO, will host the THE FOUND. pop-up “Found in Fade.” from July 25 through August 2, 2026, featuring newly fade-dyed vintage-style T-shirts, a special-order “LOVE ARCHIVE” collection, and original artwork by illustrator Shusaku Takaoka.
THE WATER PARK, the water attraction that proved popular last year, returns to THE OUTLETS HIROSHIMA from July 25 through August 9, 2026, with two cutely designed water slides and a water play area for families to beat the summer heat.