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PASONA HARBOR STAGE, a permanent offshore art stage set on the sea along the east coast of Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, opens on July 17, 2026, with opera, ballet, dance, and taiko drumming performed against the backdrop of Osaka Bay.
Fair trade brand People Tree is expanding its popular yokan lineup with a new coffee flavor, blending organic coffee from Peru with muscovado sugar and specially cultivated Hokkaido azuki beans. Available from June 26, 2026, at the People Tree Jiyugaoka store, online shop, and nationwide retailers.
Perfect Space Curtain Hall, one of Japan's largest online curtain retailers, has launched a new Mexican category featuring a collaboration with Mexico City-based designer Ana Requena and a lineup of original designs inspired by Mexican culture and landscapes.
BLANC, a character from illustrator rurudo's doujinshi LOVEIT, is now available as a 1/6 scale completed figure from Pink Charm, sold exclusively at AmiAmi and select distributors. The figure features a fully swappable body to recreate the reverse bunny look, with a November 2026 release.
Saburoubei, the beloved Ishikawa restaurant chain with 75 years of history, is now offering an online-exclusive gift set featuring its signature all-purpose sauce and torikawa (braised chicken skin), ideal for summer gift-giving.
Seven-Eleven Japan has released the Seven Premium Rich Guava Cider (500ml), a tropical carbonated drink packed with intense guava flavor, now available at Seven-Eleven stores nationwide.
Pre-orders are now open for a new line of original merchandise based on the TV anime Shugo Chara!, featuring newly drawn illustrations of the characters with a ribbon and teddy bear theme. Items include can badges, charms, acrylic stands, and more.
An in-game update released June 26 adds the free Crimson Butterfly costume for Hinako in SILENT HILL f, inspired by protagonist Mio Amakura from FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE.
A Sonic the Hedgehog × ROUND1 collaboration campaign is set to run at ROUND1 locations across Japan from July 10 to October 12, 2026, featuring collab menus, collab packs, crane game prizes, a collab room, and more.
The historic Kashiwaya inn at Okabe post town in Fujieda is holding a family-friendly Tanabata evening event on July 4, featuring nagashi-somen, a portrait drawing corner, a food marché with five local stalls, and a children's exploration tour of the museum.
THE LEGIAN TOKYO in Shibuya will offer "Peach & Blossom Summer Afternoon Tea" from July 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring a theatrical cotton candy dessert, free-flow drinks, and seasonal peach sweets at the top-floor resort restaurant.
Toit Vert, a regional food brand in Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido, is releasing a new flavor called "Toit Vert Rich Ice — Double Cheese Indulgence" on June 24, 2026, available through the official EC site and select retailers.