Headline news for May 29, 2026

109 Cinemas , a movie theater chain operated by the Tokyu Group, has announced that it will revise its ticket prices and membership services starting June 26, 2026 (Friday). While movie ticket prices have been on the rise in recent years, 109 Cinemas' revision is unusual in that membership fees will remain the same or even decrease.
Specifically, the following changes will be made at the six theaters in Kiba, Futako-Tamagawa, Grandberry Park, Kawasaki, Shonan, and Yumegaoka. Members will generally continue to pay the current price, while non-members will see a price increase of 100 to 200 yen.
| Ticket type | Current rates | Revised rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-member | member | ||
| General | 2000 yen | 2200 yen | 2000 yen |
| university student | 1500 yen | 1600 yen | 1500 yen |
| high school student | 1000 yen | 1100 yen | 1000 yen |
| Junior high/elementary school students | 1000 yen | 1100 yen | 1000 yen |
| Toddlers (ages 3 and up) | 900 yen | 1000 yen | 900 yen |
| Senior | 1300 yen | 1400 yen | 1200 yen |
| Executive Seats | 3000 yen | 3200 yen | - |
| Late show | 1500 yen | 1600 yen | 1500 yen |
| 109 Cinemas Day | 1300 yen | 1400 yen | 1300 yen |
| First Day | 1300 yen | 1400 yen | 1300 yen |
In Tomiya, Sano, Shobu, Kohoku, Movil, Nagoya, Yokkaichi, Meiwa, Osaka Expo City, Minoo, HAT Kobe, Hiroshima, and Saga, the following applies, and members will generally receive a discount of 100 yen.
| Ticket type | Current rates | Revised rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-member | member | ||
| General | 1900 yen to 2000 yen | 2000 yen | 1800 yen |
| university student | 1500 yen | 1500 yen | 1400 yen |
| high school student | 1000 yen | 1000 yen | 900 yen |
| Junior high/elementary school students | 1000 yen | 1000 yen | 900 yen |
| Toddlers (ages 3 and up) | 900 yen to 1000 yen | 1000 yen | 900 yen |
| Senior | 1300 yen | 1300 yen | 1100 yen |
| Late show | 1500 yen | 1500 yen | 1400 yen |
| 109 Cinemas Day | 1300 yen | 1300 yen | 1300 yen |
| First Day | 1300 yen | 1300 yen | 1300 yen |
Additionally, the additional fee for SCREENX at 'Grandberry Park' and 'Meiwa' will be revised from 600 yen to 700 yen. Furthermore, the senior discount eligibility age will be lowered from '65 years and older' to '60 years and older.' On the other hand, the 'Pair Discount,' which is available anytime for pairs, will become a members-only service.
Incidentally, on the same day of the same month in the past, we published the following article.
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◆ Ideas (notes, miscellaneous things)
The culprit wore this. pic.twitter.com/a23Z2JTTs6
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◆Science (Science, Academics, Technology)
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◆Society, Politics, and Economy (Events, World News, Business)
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◆Lifestyle (Life, Living, Health)
I stopped using lunch cups after a friend taught me this method... It's called the 'Continental Shelf Method' → Some people think, 'That's clever!', while others might find it a bit strange... - Togetter
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◆IT & Gadgets (Internet, Software, Hardware, Mobile)
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◆Anime, Games, and Manga (Subculture)
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— COMITIA Executive Committee (@COMITIAofficial) May 28, 2026
★First appearance information
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COMITIA159
Date: March 14, 2027 (Sunday)
Location: Tokyo Big Sight, West Halls 1, 2, 3, and 4
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(Ku)
[Regarding the waiting lines for general attendees at #COMITIA156 and movement between halls]
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◆Sports, Entertainment, Music, and Film (Entertainment)
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— Shimofuri Myojo Seiya 🕙 (@simofuriseiyam) May 28, 2026
I'll also be in charge of the original story and screenplay. ㊗
Opening nationwide on December 18th. A thrilling story depicting the realistic youth of students resisting unjust bullying… pic.twitter.com/hCX8InPkfO
The movie ' #The Comedy That Changed My Life ' 🏫
— Official account for the movie 'The Comedy That Changed My Life' (@jinsei_conte) May 27, 2026
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Starring #Kazuya Ohashi
Original story by #Seiya ( #Shimofuri Myojo )
The highly anticipated semi-autobiographical novel is being made into a film, scheduled for release on Friday, November 18, 2026.
📢Comment video🎥 has arrived
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The movie 'Disclosure Day'
— Universal Pictures Official (@universal_eiga) May 28, 2026
Notice of change in release date
The release date for this film, which was originally scheduled for July 10, 2026 (Friday), has been changed to October 1, 2026 (Thursday).
We apologize for any inconvenience caused to customers who have been looking forward to the release, but we would appreciate your patience until then.
'We will disclose it to the whole world, all at once.'
— @maGuremono ( May 29, 2026 )
'However, Japan will be four months later.' pic.twitter.com/NjK6sRvvCQ
The postponement of Disclosure Day, for which the Toho Group is handling distribution, deserves more scrutiny. After all, Japan was the only country that didn't align with the June North American release date, instead delaying it by a month, and now they're saying things like, 'July is going to be a tough month with lots of other Toho releases, so we're delaying it even further to October...' https://t.co/XJvb9Fzii5
— GuiltyGohan (@GuiltyGohan) May 29, 2026
It's truly baffling, but in this day and age, when millions of English reviews are automatically translated into Japanese and flood the internet the moment a movie is released nationwide on June 12th, what kind of business decision would lead someone to think, 'Yes, if we delay the Japanese release by four months and release it in October, we might get more viewers'? Even the original July release was too late. They should have released it in June.
— CDB@First book now on sale! (@C4Dbeginner) May 29, 2026
◆New products (clothing, food, housing)
Garigari-kun celebrates its 45th anniversary! Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary! New packaging released | Akagi Nyugyo Co., Ltd.
(PDF file) Fujiya's popular character 'Chiikawa' is now available as a gummy candy! 'Anime Chiikawa Gummy (Super Delicious Yogurt Flavor)'
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