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Hotel New Grand introduces an autumn French course menu featuring roasted duck, scallop quenelle, and Ezo deer loin, available from October 1 to November 30, 2026 at Le Normandie.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari is offering a new "nui-katsu" stay plan for spending time with a favorite stuffed animal, available from August 8, 2026 through March 31, 2027, with perks that include a mini bed for the stuffed animal, matching eye masks, and a colored drink voucher.
C4 Connect's mobile RPG Idle Girls ~The Girls of One Hundred Flowers~ has launched the large-scale summer event "Kyoraku Chronicle," set in the otherworldly city of Kyoraku and running August 4–17, 2026, introducing new EX sub-general Phantom Abe no Seimei and new UR sub-general 月見月夜光.
iFace adds a Mickey Mouse-themed grip holder to its MagSafe-compatible MagSynq series, combining a three-dimensional Mickey icon with drop prevention and stand functions, available in three colors from August 5, 2026.
Enoteca will begin selling two natural wines from Jean-Yves Millaire, a biodynamic producer in Bordeaux's Fronsac appellation, starting in August — a single-varietal Cabernet Franc and a Petit Verdot, each priced at ¥4,180 tax included.
Family restaurant chain Joyfull is running Waves 3 and 4 of its Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba collaboration campaign, adding seven new character-inspired menu items alongside continuing favorites, limited novelties, capsule toys, and SNS giveaways from August 18 through September 29, 2026.
Sync Innovation Co., Ltd. has opened pre-orders for new TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen merchandise featuring mini characters from the popular Chipokke series, with can badges, stickers, and more in the lineup.
Kanesada opens fish cake specialty shop Neriden Hanare Osu Yokocho Store on August 8 and hot dog shop GABU DOGS on August 11, marking the company's return to Nagoya's Osu Shopping Street, where it was founded, after almost 95 years.
The 5th KAWASAKI NIGHT MARKET returns to the area around JR Kawasaki Station's east exit, pairing the Kawasaki Soul Food Stalls — now running three consecutive days including a weekday Friday — with the expanded, newly ticketed Kawasaki Bar Festival.
Ken's Cafe Tokyo is adding a new East-meets-West sweet to its lineup, "Premium Chocolate Yokan," combining chocolate with the smooth texture of traditional red bean paste, available from August 8 at Tokyo stores and pop-up shops nationwide.
KEYUCA has added a 20cm shallow strainer and a 21cm stainless steel plate to its dishwasher-safe Looza Series, letting the same piece carry ingredients from prep and draining straight to the table so there are fewer dishes to wash.
Chugoku Kappo Ryokan Kikusuitei in Tokorozawa, Saitama, is holding a one-night-only "Autumn Chef's Dinner" at its restaurant Tengaiten on September 26, 2026, featuring a Chinese cuisine tasting course built around premium seafood, with an optional wine free-flow and live piano performances.