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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.
Available through September 23, 2026, Shinagawa Prince Hotel's new "Lunch & Daytime Pool Pair Plan" pairs a lunch buffet at Japanese Bistro Ichozaka with access to the hotel's indoor and outdoor daytime pools, plus a dining discount for pool users at other in-house restaurants.
DMM GAMES and Tookyo Games are marking the first anniversary of SHUTEN ORDER with a sale discounting the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 download editions by 50%, running September 5 through September 18, 2026.
Smilegate has revealed the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026 booth program for MIRESI: Invisible Future and Dead Account: Two Blue Flames, featuring hands-on corners, limited novelties, a character gacha, and a guest stage with cosplayers Moe Iori and Enako at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21.
SNIDEL HOME teams up with Sanrio's Cinnamoroll for a dreamy, star-themed loungewear and accessories line, going live online September 4 and in stores from September 11.