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On August 16, Yokohama FC will hold a Pokémon-themed J.League Special Fes for its match against Júbilo Iwata, giving eco-friendly EVO Bags to the first 50,000 attendees and rolling out new Pikachu and Clefable collaboration merchandise.
YOKOHAMA URBAN SPORTS FESTIVAL ’26 returns to the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse on October 17 and 18, 2026, with skateboarding, breaking, BMX flatland, and more, alongside the co-located ALL AMERICAN FOOD FESTIVAL ’26.
A collaboration cafe for the TV anime "You and I Are Polar Opposites" will run at motto cafe Ikebukuro from August 4 to September 13 and at motto cafe Osaka from November 6 to November 23, 2026, with the food menu and collaboration merchandise to be announced later.
The smartphone game based on the hit TV anime series Yowamushi Pedal has crossed 250,000 pre-registrations, with a celebratory follow-and-repost campaign now underway on the official X account offering an original life-size character panel.
NiNi, the 38th-floor all-day dining venue at 1 Hotel Tokyo in Akasaka, is introducing a summer edition of its popular Weekend Brunch from July 25, 2026, with new seasonal dishes and optional courses featuring FOS-certified caviar and free-flow Champagne.
From July 20, 10 Soba is expanding its lineup of cold soba served with a rich dipping broth to four tsukesoba dishes, along with a new summer-only corn kakiage, across its Kyoto and Osaka locations.
The 19th Azumino Fireworks Festival takes place on August 14, 2026, in Azumino City, Nagano, with about 4,000 fireworks including music fireworks and an extra-large starmine finale. Viewing tickets and parking passes are on sale now.
Aburaya Ryokan, the last remaining inn in Itsukaichi, Tokyo after 114 years in business, has renewed its exterior and interior and relaunched its website with an online gallery tracing the town's streetscape from the inn's 1912 founding to today.
Sync Innovation has opened pre-orders for new Ace of the Diamond act II -Second Season- merchandise featuring the "mochocho" illustration series with a monster costume theme, including can badges and stickers, from July 14 through August 4, 2026.
Since March, baby sheep, kangaroos, a Tokara goat, and three species of monkeys have been born in the Animal Forest at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka — including the first sheep birth in five years and the first Tokara goat birth in seven years.
AEON's exclusive brand "PART2 BY JUNKO SHIMADA" begins selling a new Hello Kitty collaboration collection on July 16, 2026, offering 15 items — including dresses, T-shirts, and tote bags — in a Paris-inspired tricolor design, available at around 300 AEON and AEON Style stores nationwide and on AEON Style Online.
Lifestyle brand Afternoon Tea LIVING has released a new tableware line called HAPPY TEA TIME, featuring hand-drawn floral motifs and playful rounded silhouettes, now available at stores nationwide and the Afternoon Tea official online store.