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A collaboration campaign between ROUND1 and Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- will run at ROUND1 locations nationwide from August 28 to November 29, 2026, featuring collaboration menus and packs, a themed room, original merchandise, capsule toys, and a bowling score campaign.
Ken Elephant's Sanrio Characters Coin Case series returns with a second volume featuring Pochacco, Keroppi, Pekkle, Marron Cream, Patty & Jimmy, and a newly designed Hello Kitty, arriving in capsule toy and boxed versions from mid-August 2026.
A collaboration pop-up store featuring Sgt. Frog and Sanrio Characters opens at Tokyo Station Ichibangai's Tokyo Character Street Ichiban Plaza and the Tokyo Station Online Plaza from August 7 to August 20, 2026.
A new luxury apartment, SHOGUN PRIVATE RESIDENCE Shibuya Miyashita Park, opens on August 6, 2026, just a 2-minute walk from Shibuya Station and close to Miyashita Park. The whole-floor residence offers over 70 square meters of space and sleeps up to 6 guests.
The anime-style action RPG SoulWorker rolled out the second wave of its "Fall from Grace" Episode 3.0 update on August 6, 2026, adding a new main quest, the high-difficulty raids Last Standing and Hired Muscle, a new Core Equipment gear system, and the Mystic A.R Card War Princess Arua, alongside the limited-time Fist Seal Event running through September 3.
Starbucks® COFFEE OF THE DAY is adding its first flavored variety, Café Mocha, to the bottled coffee lineup starting Tuesday, August 18 — a bittersweet, grown-up take on a Starbucks classic.
TERAVIT, the free-to-play sandbox game where players build their own worlds, has launched the limited-time "TERAVIT Summer Seaside 2026" event on August 6, adding a beach-themed water gun battle minigame, mermaid-inspired skins, and a jewel purchase bonus campaign running through September 3.
The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike is serving an autumn Japanese-style afternoon tea called "Kinshu no Minori," featuring seasonal flavors such as Tamba chestnut, persimmon, and Kyoho grape, at the historic "Saryo" tearoom on select dates from September to November 2026.
From September 16 to November 2, 2026, Cafe & Dining ZelkovA at The Strings Omotesando in Tokyo is offering a limited-time "Purple Bloom Afternoon Tea," an 11-item lineup of purple-hued sweets and savories built around sweet potato, chestnut, and Kyoho grapes.
Tiger Corporation is refreshing its long-selling vacuum bottle lineup with the ultra-light Vacuum Insulated Bottle MMP-V020/V030 and MMZ-V035/V050/V060, featuring the one-piece らくらくキャップ, dishwasher-safe parts, and an even lighter feel from Tiger's proprietary spinning process, launching September 1, 2026.
Ken Elephant is turning Toei's iconic opening visuals into capsule toys, including movie pamphlet bags, a handkerchief, an acrylic block, and a ticket case, arriving in late August 2026.
Tokyo Beer Hall & Beer Terrace 14 (Ichiyon) in Tokyo's Marunouchi introduces Jalapeño Lager, the second release in its 14th Anniversary Beer Series collaboration with Coedo Brewery, on sale in limited quantities from August 2026.