Famitsu's 40th anniversary issue is more than a thick magazine. It is a reminder of how Japanese game culture used to arrive in people's hands.
Japan Is Somehow the Top Wishlist Country for a New FPS Called Everything is Gun!
Incineration Productions says Japan accounts for about 23% of Steam wishlists for Everything is Gun!, narrowly ahead of the United States.
Pinkfong’s Viral Seal Shorts Are Getting Their First Tokyo Skytree Cafe
SEALOOK Cafe & Shop runs at Tree Village Tokyo Solamachi from June 13 to July 3 with food, merch, photo spots, and a Dotzarashi greeting.
Touhou Fans Are Getting a Full Summer Takeover at Yomiuriland
Hakurei Shrine Summer Festival 2026 starts at Yomiuriland on June 20 with Touhou goods, food, attractions, a RIDDLER puzzle game, and HANA BIYORI tie-ins.
My Mai Mai Miracle Is the Madhouse Gem Returning to Japanese TV This Month
NHK E-Tele will air Sunao Katabuchi’s My Mai Mai Miracle on June 20, giving the 2009 Madhouse film a fresh discovery window in Japan.
Good Smile’s Akihabara Exhibit Is a Shortcut to Japan’s Weird New Indie Games
Good Smile Fest 2026’s game exhibition at Akiba CO Gallery gathers titles including Nekopara Sekai Connect, Magical Girl no Inshu Mura, and more.
The Summer Hikaru Died Is Opening a Horror Cafe Inside a Real Cursed Object Cafe
The Summer Hikaru Died will run a kimodameshi-themed collaboration at Cursed Object Cafe Juju in Tokyo from June 26.
NIJISANJI’s June Bride Voice Packs Are a Short-Lived Merch Window Fans Shouldn’t Miss
NIJISANJI’s June Bride 2026 and Rain Shelter voice packs go on sale June 12 with related visual cards and NIJISANJI EN store availability.
Dr.STONE Is Teaching Japan Why ‘The World Is Made of Iron’
Nippon Steel launched a Dr.STONE collaboration site and X campaign using Senku and the anime cast to explain iron, recycling, and future steelmaking.
Dragon Quest’s 40th Anniversary Eyewear Turns Slimes, Roto, and Magic Keys Into Zoff Glasses
Zoff's Dragon Quest eyewear works because it turns familiar objects like Slimes, Roto gear, and Magic Keys into quiet everyday fandom.