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NEKO LAB is opening general sales of two cat-themed blankets, the Shimaenaga Blanket and the Koneko Blanket, that were previously offered only to members, starting August 12, 2026.
New Era and Timberland are releasing a limited "Timberland® × New Era® Collection" on August 16, featuring 59FIFTY® and 19TWENTY® caps for four MLB teams alongside a Timberland waterproof boot in New York Yankees colors, fronted by a campaign starring Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.
TGK Ltd.'s meat and omurice specialty restaurant Niku to Tamago opens its sixth location and first Shimbashi store on August 12, 2026, introducing a steam convection oven and a free soft drink campaign with every omurice order through August 31.
Japanese leather brand objcts.io introduces a new drawstring-style Purse Bag crafted from glossy, water-resistant lamb leather, available in three carry styles alongside a matching iPhone accessory purse.
To mark the start of Obon on August 13, 2026, Chiba confectionery shop Okashi no Taiyo is offering a limited-quantity sale of handmade tsukitate mochi and omukae dango — pounded the traditional way with a mortar and pestle from premium Chiba-grown Mangetsumochi and Koshihikari rice.
From September 1 to 9, 2026, Tsubaki in Okuyugawara Onsen is offering a limited-time gourmet plan for the Chrysanthemum Festival (Choyo no Sekku), featuring chrysanthemum sake and chestnut rice made with Hokkaido-grown Yumepirika rice.
Park Hyatt Kyoto's first-floor venue "The Living Room" is offering two autumn-limited tea menus — afternoon tea SUNLIT and evening high tea AFTERGLOW — featuring seasonal fruit and rich autumn ingredients paired with Japanese teas and wine. Available from September 19 to November 30, 2026.
Piccoma Kuji is launching Piccoma Kuji Mini, a lower-priced, faster-shipping version of its no-lose online lottery, debuting on August 12, 2026 with merchandise from Little Squirrel Is a Hard Worker.
PISTA & TOKYO, a pistachio sweets specialty store, will open a limited-time pop-up at Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store from August 19 to September 1, 2026, offering vividly green pistachio sweets including its popular Pistachio Sand and a limited-quantity Sable Sand Pistarche.
PRESS BUTTER SAND is relaunching its Chestnut Butter Sand this autumn with a newly developed Italian chestnut butter caramel, going on general sale September 1, 2026, with early access for BAKE Membership Program members from August 15.
From September 16 to December 8, 2026, Risonare Shimonoseki's main dining restaurant OTTO SETTE SHIMONOSEKI is serving a limited-time autumn course built around fugu, in-season venison, and amadai tilefish, of which Yamaguchi Prefecture lands the largest catch in Japan, paired with local sake and wine.
Rosy Rosa's popular Multi Foundation Puff is getting a new pentagon-shaped design with a pointed corner and an arch, made to fit small areas of the face and the curve of the lower eyelid. The Multi Foundation Puff 3P launches Wednesday, August 12, 2026, priced at ¥946 tax included.