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THE KAHALA Collection at The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama is offering a limited-quantity "Macadamia Nut Chocolate Kona Coffee Blend" from September 19, 2026, pairing the hotel's signature macadamia nut chocolate with a coffee blend made using 40% Kona coffee.
Starting October 1, 2026, Kappa Sushi is collaborating with the Korean character brand MOMOREI, giving one original can badge to each all-you-can-eat guest in elementary school or older while supplies last, with two designs to choose from.
Kappa Sushi is teaming up with Nongshim Japan's Shin Ramyun for the first time, launching a three-item "Seafood Shin Ramyun With Sea Bream Broth" series made with soup stock from freshly cut red sea bream, available at all Kappa Sushi locations from September 17 to December 9, 2026.
From September 17 to 21, the competitive shogi game KIOU brings a TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026 booth featuring a life-size recreation of its in-game cafe, an early look at the upcoming Story feature, a cast talk with a reading drama, and a talk-and-match event with professional shogi players.
From October 5 through December 23, 2026, Hakone's Kitanokaze Saryo is introducing Shion, a one-room-only guest room with a private sauna terrace, giving guests 24-hour exclusive use of a rouryu-capable room sauna, a dedicated cold-plunge bath, and an Owakudani-source milky hot spring bath.
Starting September 16, 2026, Kobe Suma Sea World will hold a new weekday-only program called Ikimono Talk Live, offering visitors a fun way to learn about the aquarium's sharks, dolphins, penguins, and other animals, with each day's theme kept a surprise until you arrive.
KOBE WINE, made with 100% Kobe-grown grapes, is releasing its new premium "Kobe Reserva" series in limited quantities nationwide from September 11, featuring two single-varietal wines from the 2025 vintage — a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Riesling.
Sync Innovation Co., Ltd. has opened pre-order sales for Limbus Company merchandise featuring the popular "mochocho" illustration series, including can badges and stickers, running from September 9 through September 30, 2026.
Lineage2M adds three new areas to Goddard Territory in the Origin World, expands the Reserve World's Equipment Transcendence Synthesis system and adds the Returning King's Valley Clan Rift, and improves the inventory and equipment enhancement UI across all worlds.
Building on the success of its 2025 limited editions, Louis Vuitton adds five new watches to its Tambour Spin Time collection, each finished in a bold color that carries the icon's spirit of travel into a new chapter.
On September 18, Maison de FLEUR opens a new store at Sapporo's Pole Town underground shopping mall, marking the brand's anniversary month with a store-exclusive Light Pink color from its Gâteau Buffet collection, an anniversary lottery, and limited novelties.
Marvel Rivals' Season 10, "Butcher's Blasphemy," begins September 11, introducing new hero Gorr the God Butcher, the new God Quarry map, new Jeff-themed events, and the return of "Galacta's Gift" Vol. 3.