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Moonstar's "b/m" brand is releasing the "B/M Taobio" boot sneaker in black, pairing a side-gore boot with a platform sole for a look that's voluminous yet light and easy to wear every day.
From October 28 to November 3, 2026, the BUNGU JOSHI HAKU pop-up returns to Hanshin Umeda Main Store in Osaka, bringing together 55 stationery brands — including 12 making their Umeda debut — with more than 20,000 items to see, touch, and buy.
THE C's SKY DINING, the Italian restaurant on the 17th floor of Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower, is serving the seasonal "THE C's SKY DINING Autumn Buffet 2026" for lunch and dinner from September 1 through November 30, 2026, pairing autumn ingredients with a wine-focused free-flow drink option.
pTa.shop has added three new T-shirt designs featuring artwork by illustrator Chiba Kotaro — pinoko, LITH, and Ramen Gacho — on sale since August 10, 2026.
A digital stamp rally will guide participants through around 100 bars and restaurants near Nakano, Koenji, Asagaya, Ogikubo, and Nishi-Ogikubo stations from September 14 to 18, 2026, with prizes for visiting shops along the way.
Flying Tiger Copenhagen introduces its "Gothcore" series, part of a new 111-item Halloween lineup available at all stores and online from August 21, 2026, featuring skeleton-motif accessories, a coffin-shaped bag, and other gothic-inspired pieces.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the TV broadcast, Bandai Namco Filmworks is releasing "Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play Blu-ray BOX" (Special Limited Edition), the series' first-ever Blu-ray release, exclusively through A-on STORE on August 26, 2026, priced at ¥33,000.
AKROS is faithfully recreating the jacket that Momoka Kawaragi wears in Girls Band Cry, with pre-orders opening in August 2026 through the AKROS official site and Animate Online ahead of a December 2026 release.
pTa.shop has added three new T-shirt designs to its Grave of the Fireflies collaboration with Shinchosha, featuring watercolor art from the film's original image boards, on sale since August 12, 2026.
From August 20, 2026, the Hankyu 17-Bangai shopping complex in Umeda, Osaka is running a special exhibition of Takarazuka Revue stage costumes alongside Takarazuka-themed staircase decorations, continuing through March 16, 2027.
From September 1 to 30, 2026, Hard Rock Cafe's Universal CityWalk Osaka location is offering a limited-time menu of five dishes and four drinks in support of "Hard Rock Rising," a global contest to discover and support up-and-coming artists, bands, and DJs, whose Japan finals will also be held at the same restaurant.
Hobonichi Techo's 2027 lineup goes on sale September 1 with more than 280 new items, including fresh collaborations with Hello Kitty, Puppet SunSun, and the V&A Museum, a second-year Moomin partnership, and new Kakimori-designed stationery.