JR Group Shops to Sell New Train-Themed Sticker Candy
Six shops from the JR Group are working together on a new product.
They will sell a candy called BONBON DROP. It has stickers of trains.
The product is part of the JR GROUP TRAIN SERIES.
People can buy it from October 6, 2026.
The shops are inside train stations. This kind of shop is called Ekinaka.
The candy costs 550 yen.
People can buy it at many stations across Japan.
It will also be sold online. This is called mail order.
JR East Cross Station made this announcement.
Train fans may like collecting the stickers.
The stickers show trains from different JR companies.
This is a collaboration between six companies.
A collaboration means companies work together on one project.
The product is new for 2026.
Many people in Japan like train goods.
Vocabulary5 words
- JR Group
- a group of train companies in Japan
- stickers
- small pictures you can stick on things
- Ekinaka
- shops inside a train station
- mail order
- buying something by post or online
- collaboration
- when people or companies work together
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1. A candy with train stickers 2. Six 3. False
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Six shops from the JR Group are working together on a new _____.
They will sell a candy called BONBON DROP. It has _____ of trains.
The product is part of the JR GROUP TRAIN _____.
People can buy it from October _____, 2026.
The shops are inside train stations. This kind of shop is called _____.
The candy costs _____ yen.
People can buy it at many _____ across Japan.
It will also be sold online. This is called mail _____.
JR East Cross Station made this _____.
This is a _____ between six companies.
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