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Fuji-Q Highland is turning its entire park into an immersive nighttime horror experience from July 31 to August 2, 2026, tied to director Takashi Shimizu's upcoming film The Village of Eight Graves, and introducing an "actor participation" ticket for the first time.
Women's fashion brand FURFUR has released the latest visuals for its 2026 Autumn Collection. The collection became available on July 9th at noon, with pre-orders starting on July 15th at noon through the official online store and USAGI ONLINE.
KADOKAWA's online lottery service Kujibikido is launching a Gamera-themed online lottery to mark the kaiju's 60th anniversary since its 1965 debut, its first-ever appearance in the service. The lottery runs from July 16 to August 13, 2026, with prizes including CCPJAPAN soft vinyl figures, acrylic dioramas, visual art panels, plastic lobby cards, and can badges.
A made-in-Japan mechanical watch combining The Ghost in the Shell with the traditional Japanese craft of Raden (mother-of-pearl inlay) is coming from GARRACK, its dial designed around the AI-equipped think tank Fuchikoma. Pre-orders open July 17, with sales beginning July 31, 2026.
KADOKAWA Game Linkage will publish the third volume of the official Genshin Impact illustration collection on September 11, 2026, featuring more than 160 illustrations and a limited ebtenDX Pack bonus set.
Starting July 10, 2026, GEORGE'S is releasing an original five-piece Desktop Series — mix-and-match wire mesh storage boxes and nostalgic-motif smartphone stands in pop, '80s-inspired colors — available at all GEORGE'S stores, the and ST web store, and ZOZOTOWN.
From July 16 to 26, 2026, Gallery CABaN NEWoMan Yokohama and CABaN Fukuoka are hosting an exhibition for "GIFTSHOP," a new Paris-born culture-souvenir brand inspired by the city's celebrated restaurants and cafes, with apparel, accessories, and a complimentary postcard gift for buyers.
Le-noble is hosting a limited-time promotion built around GINORI 1735, the storied Italian ceramics house, starting in Ginza on July 10, 2026 and moving on to Kyoto and Kobe, with the artist-designed Il Viaggio di Nettuno collection alongside classic lines such as Vecchio Ginori White.
A reversible sukajan jacket inspired by Girls Band Cry pairs a fully embroidered hannya design on one side with a printed illustration of the band's five members on the other, with preorders opening July 10 ahead of a late-October release.
After its predecessor sold out more than 900 units in just 10 days, Thanko has opened pre-orders for the "Gourmet Smoke Selection 2," a flame-free, USB-rechargeable tabletop smoker with a taller smoke chamber that fits a shot glass, plus six wood smoking chip flavors included.
Cygames' action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok launched July 9 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Steam, bringing new playable characters Frau and Fediel as paid DLC alongside an upgrade kit for previous owners.
Grand Theft Auto Online's newest heist, The Kortz Center Heist, goes live on July 14, sending players into one of Los Santos's premier cultural institutions to steal priceless works of art.