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A new Happy Kuji lottery, Sanrio characters PUNKS Party 〜Halloween2026〜, dresses up ten popular Sanrio characters — including Pompompurin, Cinnamoroll, and Kuromi — in a cute, black-based punk rock theme, with sales starting September 18, 2026 at Lawson, FamilyMart, Lawson Store 100, bookstores, and hobby shops.
From September 1 to 30, 2026, Sapporo Grand Hotel is offering discounted restaurant plans across three venues for Silver Week and Respect for the Aged Day, including buffet and shark fin lunch specials for guests 65 and older, and a free-flow plan for guests 70 and older.
From October 1 to November 30, 2026, Sapporo Prince Hotel is serving an "Autumn Harvest Festival" menu at its restaurants and lounge, featuring a seasonal lunch and dinner buffet, a Chinese course dinner, and a Wagyu steak dinner, alongside a sky-high afternoon tea on sale from September 1.
Cygames is bringing its next-generation digital card game Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond to Latin America on October 8, 2026, with Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, and English support, region-specific pricing, and a card modeled after a beloved local dog.
A new multi-story dining building called Shimakaze Champuru Village opened in Naha's Matsuyama district on August 21, 2026, bringing together izakayas, yakiniku, sushi, and other restaurants behind a fully glass-walled, LED-lit facade.
A pop-up shop for the TV anime Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is coming to Shinjuku Marui Men from September 4 to September 13, 2026, offering new merchandise built around newly drawn "if the two worked at the same job" illustrations, along with a no-loss purchase lottery and standee displays.
From October 1 to November 17, 2026, TAVERN by the green at The Strings Omotesando in Tokyo is offering the "Triple Premium Mont Blanc Afternoon Tea," featuring three kinds of Mont Blanc alongside amber-hued autumn sweets and savories built around sweet potato, chestnut, and pumpkin.
Needs Co., Ltd. and Sun Family Co., Ltd. have launched a Colander Slicer Set that combines five interchangeable slicer blades, a peeler, and a colander that lifts out to reveal a bowl underneath, priced at ¥1,628 (tax included) and available nationwide from August 20.
A pop-up store for the anime A Sign of Affection, themed "Into the Storybook," is coming to Ikebukuro Loft from September 11 to September 27, 2026, offering advance sales of new merchandise with original artwork by Suu Morishita and event purchase bonuses.
A whisky lucky draw available exclusively on Amazon.co.jp has launched with 466 slots, priced at ¥4,880 per slot with free shipping. The top prize is Hakushu 18 Years Old, one of the most sought-after bottles in Japanese whisky.
Rickshaw operator Jidaiya in Asakusa is turning its traditional Kura studio into a private VR horror experience featuring SHIRAI-SAN (Stare) VR, running August 21 to September 9, 2026, as a chilling way to beat the summer heat.
From September 1, the 28th-floor bar lounge at Asakusa View Hotel is serving an autumn edition of its Sky View Afternoon Tea, with fig, grape, chestnut, and other seasonal flavors across 11 sweets and 5 savories, alongside nine new free-flow mocktails.