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D3PUBLISHER is releasing a single Nintendo Switch 2 package that bundles together three previously released stick-figure minigame collections, offering 655 stages across 16 minigames along with online ranking boards.
ATAMI Sekaie in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, is offering a new "Sleep Retreat Plan" from September 3, 2026, combining TENTIAL sleep items, a plan-limited Japanese-cuisine dinner and natural hot springs, with an optional 60-minute personal conditioning session, for stays from September 14.
On October 15, 2026, Phoenix Seagaia Resort's teppanyaki restaurant "Fukami" will host a one-night maker's dinner pairing six wines from Italy's Banfi winery with a specially crafted teppanyaki course, with Banfi's North Asia Area Manager Paolo Fassina in attendance.
From September 19 to 23, 2026, Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel's Lake View Dining Biona (37F) welcomes three-generation families with an autumn Shiga gourmet buffet, offering one child under 7 free for every two adults.
AMNIBUS, an online shop for original anime and manga merchandise, has begun taking pre-orders for eight types of BLACK TORCH goods, including trading acrylic stands, trading acrylic keychains, and more.
Amusement park Yomiuriland is holding a Halloween-season collaboration with TV anime Blue Lock from October 2 to November 1, featuring newly drawn villain-costume character illustrations, newly recorded cast voice lines, special photo spots, collaboration merchandise, themed food, and a voice-featuring attraction.
IP4 Co., Ltd. will release the "Bonobono Face Squeeze Keychain" capsule toys (400 yen per play, tax included, 6 designs total) at capsule toy corners nationwide from early September 2026, featuring squishy, face-shaped keychains of Bonobono, Chipmunk, and Raccoon.
Caffarel, the Turin chocolate brand celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2026, joins Italia Fair 2026 at JR Kyoto Isetan from September 9 to 14, bringing gelato-filled brioche and other sweets crafted by its Kobe Kitano pastry chef.
Calbee's seasonal thick-cut potato chips, A・La・Potato Jaga Butter Flavor and Usushio Flavor, go on sale nationwide from September 14, 2026, made with freshly harvested Hokkaido new potatoes, alongside a limited freshly fried version at Calbee+ shops.
Four new models join Converse's "MADE IN JAPAN" series for fall/winter 2026, featuring reworked colors and materials across the ALL STAR J and ONE STAR J lines, launching from September 2026 at the Converse Official Online Shop and select retailers.
At Taiyo no Oka Engaru Park's Cosmos Garden in Engaru Town, part of Hokkaido's Okhotsk region, around 10 million cosmos flowers across roughly 20 varieties are in full bloom over 10 hectares, with the current Cosmos Festa running through late September.
The 13th edition of "Kobe-ichi," a pop-up gathering of local Kobe and Hyogo flavors, goods, and culture, runs at Daimaru Kobe from September 9 through September 14, 2026. Highlights include traditional sweets from the Kobe Senbei Association and a movie-themed zone marking 130 years since Japan's first movie screening, held in Kobe.