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Fortune-telling media outlet Denwa Uranai Mirai has released a free web tool that uses a one-oracle tarot reading to help users decide whether now is the right moment to reach out to an ex-boyfriend about getting back together.
Fuji-Q Highland's seasonal water play area for young children, Kids Jappaan!, returns for its third summer on July 18, 2026, offering cool play in Mt. Fuji's natural spring water plus a new Floating Duck Pool filled with yellow rubber ducks.
From August 9 to 16, 2026, the Fujisan View Express sightseeing train will offer a limited-time Sembikiya Premium Fruit Plan, featuring a 100% Yamanashi peach juice and original desserts created by Nihonbashi Sembikiya Sohonten, Japan's oldest fruit specialty store.
Fujiya is teaming up with the globally loved Minions for its first-ever collaboration, rolling out banana-themed cookies, candy, chocolate, and cakes inspired by the characters' playful world from July through August 2026.
Starting July 17, 2026, Fukui Station is offering a new capsule toy featuring acrylic keychains that pair playful Fukui dialect phrases with cute illustrations of local stations, trains, and station staff.
MegaHouse adds Edward Elric and Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist to its popular Look Up figure series. Pre-orders are now open at AmiAmi, with release expected in late January 2027.
Suntory is releasing five new French wines nationwide on November 19, led by the "Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2026." This year's lineup uses an unchilled "nama" process for a fresher, fruitier taste and keeps its artist-designed labels, while prices stay unchanged from last year.
Amiami is now offering pre-orders for the Rukappu Miniature Collection Gintama 4-Piece Box from MegaHouse, featuring miniature figures of Gintoki Sakata, Shinpachi Shimura, Kagura, and Toshiro Hijikata, priced at 3,520 yen (tax included) with a release scheduled for late November 2026.
On August 1, 2026, Ginza NAGANO will hold its first Alcohol Ink Art experience event, inviting guests to paint the night sky of Achi Village, Nagano Prefecture, while enjoying Nagano wine and appetizers.
Nijigen Cospa is releasing a new GIRLS und PANZER das FINALE apparel lineup featuring an Anglerfish Team jinbei, a Sensha-dō jinbei, and plaiting T-shirts for Ooarai Girls Academy, Kuromorimine Girls Academy, and the Anglerfish Team, with early sales at Wonder Festival 2026 [Summer] and the Oarai Garupan Gallery ahead of a general release in early October 2026.
New dakimakura pillow covers featuring Shiho Nishizumi and Chiyo Shimada from Girls und Panzer are now available for pre-order, with orders accepted from July 8 to July 26, 2026.
GORELAX, the totonoi sauna brand from Pine Create, is teaming up with Okinawa's Orion Beer for their first-ever collaboration, releasing a lineup of eight sauna-themed items including a sauna hat, bags, towels, and keychains from early August 2026 onward through the official online shop and stores nationwide.