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New LINE stickers featuring characters from the TV anime "Yano-kun's Ordinary Days" are now available, allowing fans to enhance their chats with Yano-kun, Yoshida-san, and other beloved characters.
Butter Butler will participate in Amour du Chocolat 2026 at JR NAGOYA TAKASHIMAYA, featuring the exclusive Butter Crown Chocola available only at this location. The event runs from January 16 to February 14, 2026.
SNK Corporation announces a massive 67% OFF Winter Sale on FATAL FURY City of the Wolves SPECIAL EDITION across all platforms including PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. The sale offers the game with Season Pass 1 featuring guest fighters Ken and Chun-Li from Street Fighter series at just 2,613 yen until early January 2026.
Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER will host its second annual New Year's Eve Countdown Lightup on December 31, 2025, featuring the newly debuted "Tower Jewels" illumination and champagne-gold New Year's lighting until 1:00 AM on January 1, 2026.
Experience a magical bath time! Gokurakuyu and RAKU SPA team up with Puella Magi Madoka Magica for an exclusive collaboration featuring limited merchandise, themed baths, and special menu items across 19 locations.
A limited-time popup shop at Ueno Marui showcases GOODGLAS glassware including the viral oversized Hello Kitty ornament, Miffy 70th anniversary straws, and handcrafted double-wall glasses from December 22, 2025 to January 8, 2026.
Campbell Early, Fukuoka's specialty Amaou souvenir store, introduces Amaou Strawberry Gummy featuring Fukuoka-grown Amaou strawberry juice. The fruit specialty store spent 1.5 years perfecting this juicy new confection, now available starting December 19.
Contents Seed Co., Ltd. will sell Tokimeki Memorial merchandise at two special events opening January 16, 2026, at Shinjuku Marui Annex and Tokyo Dome City.
From January 2-6, 2026, Edoya Honten near Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine hosts an exhibition and sale of rare traditional Japanese crafts including tamahagane accessories, washi paper products, straw crafts, and hand-painted kites.
AmiAmi is now accepting pre-orders for the Wandering Witch Elaina Cat Ear Cafe ver. 1/7 Scale Figure from FuRyu, scheduled for release in August 2026.
Blue Bottle Coffee launches a special LOVE DAY lineup featuring chocolate drinks, new desserts, cookies, and seasonal spring menu items at cafes across Japan starting January 15, 2026.
AMNIBUS, an online store offering original anime and manga merchandise, has launched pre-orders for eight types of Haikyu!! products including trading acrylic stands, keychains, badges, and more featuring newly drawn chibi character morning illustrations.