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A collaboration cafe themed on STRANGE EDEN is opening at Animatecafe Stand Ikebukuro 4th Store from August 15 to September 15, 2026, offering a limited-time menu inspired by the story's world and its seven fictional districts, alongside new merchandise and a bonus fair.
Advance mubichike tickets for the new live-action film Street Fighter go on sale at theater box offices nationwide on July 31, 2026, with card purchasers receiving an exclusive two-sticker set, alongside new online, mail-order, and convenience store ticket options.
A limited-time collaboration cafe between SwitchBot's AI companion robot SwitchBot KATA Friends and Cotti Coffee opens on July 27, 2026, at the Cotti Coffee shop near Awajicho Station in Tokyo, featuring an exclusive matcha mango smoothie, costumed character meet-and-greets, and original merchandise giveaways.
Takatsuki City in Osaka will hold the 57th Takatsuki Matsuri on August 1 and 2, 2026, a summer festival with more than 50 years of history featuring parades, stage performances by around 130 groups, and roughly 100 food stalls and kitchen cars across five venues.
Techcronoss celebrates the launch of Techcross Fest with the arrival of new character Olsen from the UNITIA crossover, a free 10-pull gacha campaign, and a lineup of in-game events running from July 27, 2026.
CUBE Co., Ltd., known for the golf apparel brand MARK & LONA, is bringing Korean golf brand TECHSKIN to Japan starting with a POPUP store at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba West, followed by an official Amazon store and expanded partnerships with shops such as Double Eagle Ebisu.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the anime The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., a Blu-ray collecting the 完結編 and Ψ始動編 arcs, complete with an original T-shirt, will go on sale December 23, 2026.
Handmade chiffon cake specialty shop This is CHIFFON CAKE. begins selling Frozen Summer Set, a limited-time online exclusive pairing a frozen melon chiffon cake with a tropical cassata sandwich, starting Monday, July 28, 2026.
To mark the 50th anniversary of Tomytec's TOMIX model train brand, Kyoto Railway Museum will hold a special exhibition tracing its history from August 29 to September 23, 2026, featuring large dioramas, product displays, weekend workshops, and limited-edition merchandise.
Munyugurumi Patio, the character goods shop operated by KThingS Co., Ltd., is holding the U*SA*HA*NA POP-UP STORE × Munyugurumi Patio at Tokyo Station Ichibangai from July 31 to August 13, 2026, with items also available online through the Tokyo Station Online Plaza during the same period.
Village Vanguard is holding a "Miffy, Connected by Handwritten Warmth" fair at its 197 stores across Japan from July 31 to August 31, 2026, giving out limited postcards and shoppers with purchases of Dick Bruna goods and running a sweepstakes offering a pair trip to Huis Ten Bosch.
VIPO's official shop on Pinkoi has released a new "Miffy Raincoat Plush Keychain" blind box series, where the raincoat can be taken off and swapped for other outfits.