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Women's fashion brand Viaggio Blu has opened pre-orders for its spring Flower Bouquet print collection, featuring a bow tie blouse, flare skirt, and cardigan with floral prints handcrafted by Kyoto artisans. In-store release is scheduled for mid-March.
Tachibana E-Shuhan's White Day Fukubukuro Mikuji lucky bag lottery is available for reservations from February 25, 2026, with 333 limited units at 7,777 yen including free shipping. The top prize is the elusive Taketsuru 25 Year Pure Malt, alongside other rare bottles such as Hakushu 18 Year and Yamazaki 12 Year.
A new yakiniku restaurant, Yakiniku ABC, has opened in Shin-Okubo offering all-you-can-eat courses centered on wagyu, karubi, harami, and rosu — a first for an area known for pork samgyeopsal.
Bar "Jacks" on the 2nd floor of Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu is introducing the "Excellent Plan" starting March 2, 2026 — a two-hour early evening package featuring four seasonal courses and unlimited drinks.
The fifth annual YOKOHAMA MUSIC HARBOR 2026 takes over Yokohama's Minato Mirai waterfront on April 4 and 5, featuring free concerts at Cosmo Clock 21, hotel DJ nights, and music-filled boat cruises.
ABEMA has released a new key visual for the Grand Sumo March Tournament 2026, showcasing ozeki Yashoairiki — who is chasing a yokozuna promotion — alongside Atamifuji, who earns his first-ever san'yaku ranking. All bouts will be streamed for free.
Alice in Fantasy Land, the Alice in Wonderland-themed fantasy restaurant near JR Osaka Station, is hosting a limited-time Easter afternoon tea and course menu from March 1 through April 30, 2026.
Starting February 25, 2026, the mobile puzzle game Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian - Puzzle Party! is running a new high-score ranking event alongside limited-time character recruitment featuring Arya, Masha, Yuki, Sayaka, and Nonoa dressed as chocolate cafe staff.
The limited-edition H2 Moist Gel Pack "Timeless Pink" from Angelux's My NADESHICO emu skincare line sold out within just one hour of its pre-sale launch, with subsequent general sales batches also selling out within days.
A 1/7 scale completed figure of Chen Qianyu from Arknights: Endfield, produced by APEX, is now available for pre-order at AmiAmi. Standing approximately 28cm tall, the figure is scheduled for release in November 2026.
Myethos has released a deformed figure of Arknights operator Yu, depicted wielding a ladle with golden fried rice soaring from the wok. Pre-orders are now open at AmiAmi with a planned September 2026 release at a reference price of 7,480 yen.
Known as a casual meat bar chain, Beef Kitchen Stand has introduced a new tonkotsu soy sauce ramen at all locations, developed over six months using soy sauce kaeshi from a 150-year-old Yokohama maker.