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From June 22 to August 30, 2026, Nagoya Ekimen-dori inside JR Nagoya Station is hosting a summer ramen festival, with six restaurants serving cold and refreshing limited-edition noodle dishes. A digital lucky draw campaign runs alongside, with prizes including a ramen passport for all six shops.
A collaboration campaign featuring newly illustrated merchandise and themed food items from the anime Needy Streamer Overload is coming to GiGO stores across Japan from June 27, 2026, with goods on sale through July 12 and a food campaign running until August 2.
Restaurant Brasserie Laurier at Hotel Metropolitan Takasaki in Gunma is hosting a "Niigata Food Fair" from July 1 to August 31, 2026. The lunch buffet showcases carefully selected ingredients from the Chuetsu region — including Tsumari pork, Niigata wagyu, and local seafood. On two special days, fresh fish caught off Sado Island is transported to Takasaki by Shinkansen and served as nigiri sushi in a live kitchen setting.
A new lottery featuring goods from the manga A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof is now available on KONAMI Premium Kuji ONLINE, with sales running until July 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM.
The immersive 5-face LED space Wonder Box 360 at Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe has received an Excellence Award at the Digital Signage Award 2026, recognized for its outstanding immersive digital experience.
The Seoul-born lifestyle fragrance brand NONFICTION has opened its fourth store in Japan at HAERA, Nagoya's newly opened luxury mall, featuring a distinctive zelkova wood interior designed by Schemata Architects.
The NU: Carniball characters from NU: Carnival are getting palm-sized plush toys. Pre-orders are open from June 12 to July 12, 2026, with 12 varieties available at Animate stores and online.
The popular N.Y.C.SAND (New York Caramel Sand) is holding a one-week limited-time pop-up at Seibu Ikebukuro Department Store, bringing its signature caramel sandwiches along with a new seasonal creation combining peach and Earl Grey tea.
An online lottery featuring newly drawn illustrations of five characters from Omae, Tanuki ni Naranē ka? wearing animal hoods goes on sale June 19 at Kujitomo, with 33 exclusive items and guaranteed wins.
At Meipou Elementary School in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan's national butterfly — the Omurasaki (Great Purple Emperor) — has hatched again this year, giving third-grade students a hands-on encounter with this near-threatened species.
BAR PLUS on the 19th floor of Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel is rolling out summer-exclusive tropical fruit cocktails from July 1, alongside a champagne free-flow plan running through August 31, 2026.
An all-English Japanese comedy show, OWARAI ASAKUSA, is set to take the stage at Asakusa France-za Engei-jo Toyokan for two runs — 8 nights in July and 10 nights in September 2026. Inspired by a sold-out success in Chicago, the show brings top Japanese comedians performing fully translated sketch comedy to inbound audiences.