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Ryota Kohama of ONE OK ROCK is teaming up with Alche, Inc. to launch Melty Island, a new project blending original music, art, and gameplay inside Fortnite, starting July 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM Japan time.
New Comiket 108 merchandise from the TV anime Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy, featuring newly drawn White Cat and Bunny Girl themed artwork, goes on sale at Tokyo Big Sight on August 15 and 16, 2026, with pre-orders also open through Chugaionline.
Ahead of its 4th full album The Golden Age, Nagoya instrumental rock band mudy on the 昨晩 released the digital single The Farewell on July 15, 2026, alongside the day-by-day lineup for its 20th-anniversary two-day concert, ALL SUPER MAXXXXX!!, this November.
French knife brand Opinel has introduced a new "Sport Line" series built for extreme outdoor environments — mountaineering, the sea, and canoeing — with three models, the neo7 ALPINE, HORIZON No.08, and OCEAN No.09.
A limited-time "magic hour" themed afternoon tea collaboration between Oriental Hotel Fukuoka Hakata Station and Instagram influencer "aco" will be served at Cafe & Bar CROSS POINT from August 1 to September 30, 2026.
PUMA's "PUMA BASKETBALL INFORMATION" newsletter highlights two new basketball shoes launching in July 2026, plus a basketball camp for middle and high school students in Saitama that PUMA is sponsoring this August.
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.