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Yukimon, a small ice cream shop cherished by locals in Kitakyushu, opened a new store inside AMAZING SPOT MOJIKO in Fukuoka's Moji-ko district on July 24, 2026, introducing a fresh "craft ice cream" concept along with flavors available only at this location.
The seafood restaurant in Kyoto's Karasuma area, formerly known as "Yumedokoro Ryoshi Meshi Zakoya," relaunches as "Zakoya Honten" on July 29, with free "Shijimi Shukan" samples for the first 100 guests to celebrate.
Altra's Olympus 275 HiLo trail running shoe arrives on July 24, 2026, with a lighter, softer Altra EGO MAX midsole and a Vibram Megagrip outsole featuring new TractionLug traction for technical terrain.
ASAKUSA HANAYASHIKI is rolling out a range of summer heat countermeasures, including a new water play plaza, heat-reducing paint on attractions, mist and shade stations, staff care programs, and extended evening hours from August 1 to 23, 2026.
Kashiwa Takashimaya is hosting its first-ever Chiikawa POP UP STORE, held alongside a Nagano Market POP UP SHOP, from July 23 through August 12, 2026, with pop-up-exclusive merchandise and purchase bonuses on offer.
Bakery Comme'N TOKYO and INFINI, a patisserie run by chef Fumiyuki Kanai in the same Kuhonbutsu neighborhood, are releasing their second collaboration together, a limited-edition treat called "œuf bâton" in two new flavors, available from August 1 to October 31, 2026 at Comme'N TOKYO and Comme'N STAND.
Crash Fever, the mobile game from WonderPlanet, is teaming up with the hit anime Fairy Tail, bringing a limited-time collaboration gacha and exclusive quests that let players add the series' characters to their roster.
Infinite Loop has released "Calculator - Desktop Mate Widgets," a digital calculator app and sister release to the desktop mascot platform Desktop Mate, on July 22, 2026, alongside a same-day Hatsune Miku DLC, with more Vocaloid character packs planned for August.
A revival collaboration event between the arcade card-battle game EIKETSU TAISEN: Kogen Soukoku no Hasshou and manga artist Masatoshi Kawahara's works kicked off on July 22, 2026, bringing collaboration warrior cards to the battlefield through a stamp campaign running to August 19.
FRAY I.D is collaborating with Sanrio's Hello Kitty on a four-piece summer lineup, including a tulle-ribbon T-shirt, a charm, and two bags, launching online August 1, 2026, with early access at a Shibuya pop-up store from July 25.
The "Gintama POP UP STORE in LOFT" event runs from August 7 to August 23, 2026, at Ikebukuro LOFT and Umeda LOFT, featuring new merchandise with newly drawn watercolor-style illustrations themed around "Summer Steps."
The special cabins of Hakone Pirate Ship "Royal II" have been renewed with a French-inspired design, while "OWAKUDANI KITCHEN" has newly opened on the second floor of Hakone Ropeway's Owakudani Station, serving a renewed Owakudani Curry alongside new sizzling iron-pot dishes.