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Izu Shaboten Zoo's Original Capybara Outdoor Bath, a beloved winter tradition in Izu, returns for the 2026-2027 season from November 21 through April 4, with this season's Capybara Yuzu Bath marking its 30th anniversary.
Starting Thursday, October 1, 2026, Karuizawa Prince Hotel is marking the season with a Sweet Potato Fair, offering a specialty parfait, a stay plan built around a three-variety tasting set, and free roasted sweet potato giveaways on select autumn days.
Kasugai Seika is adding a limited-time strawberry flavor to its long-running "Milk no Kuni" candy line, with "Strawberry Milk no Kuni" and a large 1kg version launching nationwide on September 14, 2026.
Kisosansen Park Center in Kaizu, Gifu is hosting "Autumn Flower Story" from September 19 to November 3, with around 330,000 cosmos across eight varieties in bloom alongside weekend markets, stage shows, and hands-on events.
Hair goods brand Mapepe is adding a compact new option to its popular Finger Flex Brush lineup, with the Finger Flex Brush [Mini] going on sale nationwide from September 10, 2026, for ¥880, bringing the same eight-section, finger-like brushing feel to a smaller, easy-to-carry size.
A new Nintendo Direct revealed fresh details on Mega Man: Dual Override, including the first gameplay footage of Proto Man since Mega Man 10, upcoming Mega Man and Proto Man amiibo figures, and a playable exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Animax Broadcast Japan will hold the Mega Man Orchestra Concert on January 9, 2027, at Kawaguchi Lilia's Fukagawa Mirai Hall in Saitama, with Heartbeat Symphony performing a full live-orchestra medley spanning the 40-year history of the Mega Man game series.
Mesm Tokyo's 16th-floor French restaurant Chef's Theatre will serve a limited-time Traiteur Semi Lunch Buffet inspired by the food culture of Brittany and Normandy, called Autumn Table of Northwest France, from October 1 through November 30, 2026, priced at ¥7,600 per person.
SNK's METAL SLUG ULTIMATE COLLECTION, a definitive collection marking the METAL SLUG series' 30th anniversary, gathers nine mainline titles plus a previously unreleased location test version, launching in 2027 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
The free smartphone pachinko and pachislot app 777Real, operated by Sammy Networks Co., Ltd., begins offering the Eleco Co., Ltd. title Midori-Don: VIVA! Jonetsu Nanbeihen starting September 10, 2026, adding the Universal Entertainment group release to its free-to-play lineup.
From October 3 to November 29, 2026 (weekends only, reservation required), Patisserie Minimal Soshigaya-Okura is serving two new autumn desserts finished tableside by the pâtissier — a Fruit and Chocolate Parfait with Shine Muscat and grapes, and a Japanese Chestnut Mont Blanc Assiette Dessert featuring chestnuts from Kasama, Ibaraki.
Nakano Bussan's new "Tsukuyomi no Miyako Konbu," a collaboration with the film Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, is the first release in the company's new "Hako-oshi Miyako Konbu" series, on sale September 11 to 25, 2026 at the official Miyako Konbu Shop.