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Starting April 1, 2026, Bungo to Alchemist received new story chapters related to the "Shin Tana Bungou wo Shoukan Seyo" arc, along with a limited-time gacha featuring new costumes for three characters.
Cheese Garden is releasing a limited-edition Orange Financier from April 15, 2026, combining orange peel, grapefruit peel, and the fragrant spice maqaw for a refreshing seasonal treat.
A new Japanese sweets shop, Chunchundo, is opening on the 2nd floor of JR Sendai Station on April 4, 2026, offering sparrow-shaped mochi sweets inspired by Sendai's culture and traditions.
Cinagro is introducing two new additions to its popular calzone lineup — Homemade Bacon & Corn with Tomato Cream Sauce and Homemade Genovese with Cream Cheese — available at department store food halls and Bio c' Bon stores from April 1.
From April 16, 2026, Japanese patisserie Colombin is offering four new matcha-themed cakes for a limited period, including a matcha butter cream cake and a matcha Bavarian cream dessert.
CRISP SALAD WORKS is opening its 55th location, "Mitamachi Terrace," in Minato-ku, Tokyo on April 16, 2026. The takeout-only shop offers fully customizable, healthy salads with app-based advance ordering.
Kracie's Dear Beauté HIMAWARI is launching three variants of a Moomin collaboration "Oil-In Treatment" in limited quantities on May 15, 2026, themed around the warmth of sharing happiness through letters.
Sega Fave has announced new Detective Conan merchandise, including a second volume of hologram can badges featuring eight beloved characters wearing hats.
ESPACIO Nagoya Castle is hosting "Celebration with cherry blossoms" through April 12, featuring a cherry blossom tunnel, a first-ever Pierre Hermé Paris collaboration dessert, and a lineup of spring activities including rickshaw rides, gold leaf workshops, koto performances, and nightly Jazz lives.
FamilyMart is rolling out a lineup of 9 Korean-inspired menu items nationwide from April 7, 2026, covering everything from kimbap and bibimbap to sundubu soup and samgyetang.
Floyd, a Munich-based travel and lifestyle brand known for its colorful suitcases and skateboard wheel-inspired casters, is set to arrive at the Isetan Shinjuku Store on April 15, 2026.
Forest Adventure TATESHINA in Chino City, Nagano, is reopening on April 25, 2026 with a redesigned Trek Course that lets visitors of all ages explore 9 different sites freely within a set time period.