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The first lineup has been revealed for Orion Island Waves -Beachside Music Festival-, a two-day music festival taking place on April 18-19, 2026, at the outdoor special venue on Senaga Island in Okinawa. The beachside festival features popular artists including ORANGE RANGE, KREVA, MONKEY MAJIK, and more.
Seven-Eleven Japan has launched a new web service that lets you create customized fan support messages in adorable lettering styles. Perfect for concert uchiwa and boards!
AmiAmi announces the release of Oshi no Ko-themed B2 tapestries and acrylic keychains featuring characters in magazine cover designs, scheduled for April 2026.
GRANADA SUITE on À TABLE, a restaurant in Nakasu, Fukuoka, has launched OT SPiCE as a new style of restaurant starting in 2025. Chef Furumasa travels across Kyushu to express inspiration from nature, producers, and landscapes through his dishes. The second edition brings a collaboration with Eminas Farm in Mashiki Town, Kumamoto, featuring strawberries.
Commseed Corporation has released the pachinko machine app P Sengoku Otome 7: The End of Sekigahara on the social game Guri Pachi, making it available to all users for free starting January 22nd at 12:00 PM.
JR East Shoji is launching a 1000-piece puzzle featuring the intricate railway network of the greater Tokyo area where PASMO and Suica IC cards can be used, available from January 23, 2026.
Fujiya's Valentine's event "Peko Poko Chocolate Labo" returns to Kintetsu Department Store Main Store Abeno Harukas. The event features Peko-chan's chocolate laboratory, collaboration with Sanrio Characters, greeting events, and exclusive merchandise sales.
Pistachio sweets specialty store PISTA & TOKYO is holding a limited-time pop-up at Iwataya Main Store from January 28 to February 10, 2026, featuring the new winter product Pistachio Roche.
Bushiroad releases The Quintessential Quintuplets Card Game Booster Pack Vol.5 Progressing Daily Life and Victory Prayer Decks (5 types) marking the start of the game's 2nd Season with exclusive cards and original artwork.
Risonare Kohamajima hosts a special spring event from April 1 to May 6, 2026, featuring 18 tropical flower varieties, guided flower walks, bath salt workshops, and a tropical hibiscus smoothie.
Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Nasu, Japan's first agritourism resort, will hold the Rice School program in 2026, offering authentic rice farming experiences and traditional hagama rice cooking. This sixth edition runs from April 12 to October 11, 2026, featuring hands-on activities including seeding, rice planting, weeding, and harvesting.
A new weekday lunch course debuts at Chinese restaurant Xiang Tao, featuring six dishes and medicinal tea designed to nurture wellness from within, based on traditional Chinese medicine principles.