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INFOLENS GEEK SHOP is opening pre-orders on September 4, 2026 for eight new official Overwatch items, including Youtooz Jetpack Cat plush toys and keychains, a serial-numbered coin, a Mercy medallion, and mystery pin badges, with releases running from late January through March 2027.
Craft Candy Theater PAPABUBBLE opens a period-limited pop-up store at Lumine Kitasenju on September 4, with an opening campaign offering a limited Kitasenju-themed lollipop to customers who spend ¥2,000 or more.
Hachette Collections Japan marks the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip with its first Peanuts partwork series, "PEANUTS MINIATURE TOWN," letting fans arrange furnishings and figures to build a miniature Peanuts world of their own. The weekly series launches on August 19, 2026.
The Powerpuff Girls official merchandise popup store "Girls' Holiday" makes its first-ever Kobe appearance at Daimaru Kobe from September 16 to September 28, 2026, with Kobe-exclusive items, pre-release goods, and limited novelty gifts.
New original TV anime SAKAMOTO DAYS merchandise featuring cool suit-and-harness illustrations is now available through Marukuji, the online lottery service, running through October 12, 2026.
Samantha Thavasa is releasing a Hello Kitty collaboration collection of bags, wallets, and charms, with online pre-orders opening September 4, 2026, ahead of a nationwide release on September 11.
Kanagawa brewery Sankt Gallen is releasing Nashi no Weizen, a wheat beer made with pears too blemished or affected by mitsusho to sell, from September 16, 2026, in a limited quantity.
New York restaurant Sarabeth's Omotesando is joining Kichijoji shaved ice specialist Kooriya Peace for two collaboration set menus, with the shaved ice lineup changing between a September 12–20 and a September 21–30 period.
Kabaya Foods Corporation is launching Sebon Star Precious Series, a new lineup of cosmetics-motif miniature charms inspired by eyeshadow, lipstick, nail polish, and perfume, arriving nationwide on September 8, 2026.
Sega has revealed full details on the SEGA/Atlus booth for TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026, its largest ever, running September 17 to 21, 2026 at Makuhari Messe, including hands-on activities for titles such as STRANGER THAN HEAVEN, Persona 4 Revival, and Metaphor: ReFantazio, novelty giveaways, and a dedicated merchandise corner.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Public Bathhouse Trade Association has launched Sento Gururi, a new video project in which comedians who love sento introduce their favorite neighborhood bathhouse along with a restaurant to visit afterward, with the first episode now streaming and new videos planned every month.
Nichigan, a long-established Japanese wooden toy maker, has created a wood-grain smartphone stand, perpetual calendar, and accessory case featuring Sgt. Frog characters, going on sale at Keroro Mart and BN Pictures Store.