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ATELIER Spick & Span's Nagoya Lachic store is holding its annual "Matsuri" event from August 15 to 16, 2026, featuring a limited-edition novelty by calligrapher Nozomiko, a live painting session, and POP-UP items from Spick & Span, FRAMeWORK, NOBLE, and Lilas.
A new capsule toy series from THE ARTIST COLLECTION featuring Ayumi Hamasaki launches July 31, 2026, with three sets of collectible pin badges (33 designs total) based on jacket artwork from her singles and albums, from A Song for ×× to mimosa.
AmiAmi is now taking pre-orders for a 1/7 scale figure of Taihou from Azur Lane in a yukata, produced under FuRyu's F:NEX brand and scheduled to release in March 2027.
SAT-BOX has opened pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch version of Blast Off! Summer Showdown, a party game packed with 10 summer-themed mini-games for up to four players, while the Steam store page is now live as well.
Brown Dust 2 has added Character Cassette 10 "合龍伝," a new costume for Tenshu's Heir Glacia, and the limited-time season event "The Successor," along with new Daily Stories, prestige skins, and a character consultation feature.
Cheese sweets specialty store "Cheese is..." will hold a pop-up event at Hankyu Umeda Main Store's basement Tree Terrace from August 5 to 11, 2026, marking its first appearance in the Kansai region.
A new chapter has arrived in CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion Lost Stories for smartphones and PC, bringing a limited-time campaign with training materials and Sakuradite rewards, two pickup scouts introducing new pilots, and a signed shikishi board giveaway campaign.
EXNOA has launched a new scenario event, "So Hot! The Hadomakas! - Heavenly Resort Plan," in the RPG Crave Saga - Master of Bonds, running from July 29 to August 12, alongside the second part of the 3.5th anniversary eve festival campaign.
Rooftop BBQ restaurant DELTA+SKY at Omiya Rakuun is running a summer-only "cooling experience" fair, adding a frozen beer frappe, boozy shaved ice, house-made lemon sours, and sangria to its hands-free BBQ plans.
FREAK'S STORE is releasing a special SANRIO CHARACTERS collaboration collection featuring American-comic-style print T-shirts and playful charms with cute motifs that hide the characters' faces, spanning Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, My Melody, and HAPIDANBUI.
Experience exclusive seasonal dishes including seared hamo with miso and plum jelly, plus straw-grilled Miyazaki Ozaki beef tataki with a rich miso tamari sauce
AmiAmi, a major hobby retailer, is currently offering pre-orders for the GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE Cinderella Beautiful Me 1/7 Scale Figure from Good Smile Arts Shanghai. The figure faithfully recreates Cinderella's stylish apparel costume, from her striking expression to her sheer knit top.