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Japanese firms continue summer promotion wave

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Retail, food-service, and telecom firms across Japan have maintained midsummer discount waves through August 2026. Recent developments include Matsu no Ya launching an “Oni Oroshi” coupon on July 29, and takoyaki specialist Gindaco running a “one-coin” campaign from July 29–31. Gindaco also scheduled a “Silver Dolphin Day” for August 8, offering a ¥88 takoyaki set to the first 88 customers per store, alongside a “Gindaco Festival” from August 5–9. On the same day, Spaghetti no Panco introduced a “Panco Day MegaMAX” featuring an 888g pasta dish for ¥980. Food-service promotions have increasingly focused on volume and seasonal refreshment. Toriaezu Gohira announced a “Deca-mori Festival” from August 5 through early September, featuring oversized dishes like 1kg fried-rice plates. Pepper Lunch launched an Obon-season campaign from August 8–16, offering discounted steak portions and larger rice servings. In the convenience sector, FamilyMart initiated a campaign across roughly 16,400 stores to increase the volume of 13 products, such as Famichiki, by 45% at original prices. Seven-Eleven released a “Butamen Cho BIG” noodle version, and Ministop introduced a peach parfait with double the standard fruit content. As August progresses, Yoshinoya is running a takeout-only campaign through August 27, offering discounted beef bowl bento sets. Convenience chains NewDays ~~has launched a~~ and Ministop have continued volume-focused promotions. NewDays’ “Volume Increase Festival” ~~through September 7, featuring increased portions for items like BLT sandwiches. Ministop is also conducting~~ entered a second phase on August 25, featuring rice balls with 40% more ingredients and sandwiches with 50% more ham. Ministop’s “Zukkyun ~~Volume Increase~~ Zoryo Fair” ~~starting~~ is running through August ~~18. Additionally, the Tokiwatei yakiniku chain announced a “Yakiniku Day” promotion for~~ 31, highlighting heavy-duty meals such as sausage peperoncino pasta with 50% more noodles. To coincide with Yakiniku Day on August 29, ~~featuring a 29% increase in portion sizes~~ several restaurant chains launched meat-centric campaigns. Juju Karubi is offering discounted all-you-can-eat rates for ~~five popular items. To combat summer heat, manufacturers have introduced seasonal items, including Nissin Foods’ “Cup Noodle Lemon Seafood Noodle”~~ students and ~~Seven-Eleven’s “Chilled Iekei Ramen.”~~ 200 yen discounts on takeout bento boxes.

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