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SEGA has announced a collaboration between the mobile/PC game Persona5: The Phantom X and virtual singer Hatsune Miku, complete with a special anime opening movie.
NEXCO East, Central, and West Japan are teaming up with Pokémon's 30th anniversary celebrations, bringing stamp rallies, photo panels, exclusive merchandise, and digital medals to 234 service areas and parking areas across Japan from July 1 to September 30, 2026.
Pola Museum of Art and FEILER have teamed up for their first-ever collaboration, releasing two original handkerchiefs inspired by Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" and Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Anemones," woven in traditional chenille by the German manufacturer.
New original character goods featuring newly drawn illustrations from Idol Time Pripara are now available on the online lottery service Marukuji, running from June 19 to July 12, 2026.
SEGA has announced new entries in the Puyo Puyo 35th anniversary "Dairensa!" project, including a collaboration with Shinken-Zemi Shogaku Kouza and pop-up shops at KIDDY LAND Osaka Umeda and MEDICOS SHOP Shinjuku this summer.
Three new characters with the Kirameki Aura ability arrive in Puyopuyo!! Quest alongside the 1st Utatane Maze Quest dream loop event, running from June 16, 2026.
ABEMA is streaming all 11 episodes of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 "Loss Arc" for free on June 21 (Sunday) and 22 (Monday), 2026, to celebrate the completion of the arc's broadcast. Past seasons from Season 1 through Season 3 are also available free through the end of September.
The beloved patisserie brand repos by Pâtisserie ease has reopened at the basement floor of Isetan Shinjuku with a renewed interior, seasonal fruit tarts, and limited-edition lemon cookie tins.
The immersive installation "Resonance" by HAKU by SWAG is on display at Art Area B1 in Nakanoshima, Osaka, until June 23, 2026, as part of Osaka Art & Design 2026.
The rare Sasayuri lily, a Japanese endemic species native to Rokko Mountain's satoyama countryside, is now in bloom at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, with flowers expected to last until mid-July.
Bar & Restaurant COCONOMA at Hotel & Residence Roppongi is offering a special peach afternoon tea from July 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring seven peach-themed sweets and a seasonal Peach Mojito.
Saitama City is holding its annual Hanabi (fireworks) events at three venues and a lineup of summer festivals across the city throughout the summer and into autumn 2026.